Urbanism

Join Felix Mercer as he reveals hidden arguments in streets, buildings, and highways—decisions that shape who belongs in our cities. This podcast explores visionaries, villains, and neighborhoods that make urban spaces brilliant yet isolating, uncovering stories behind the concrete you'll never unsee.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Felix Mercer explores the paradox of urban life: cities foster creativity, tolerance, and freedom while creating anonymity, stress, and isolation. From Simmel's 1903 insights to modern research, he examines how density produces both innovation and loneliness, revealing these opposing forces are inseparable features of city living.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Felix Mercer traces how 1938 redlining maps still dictate American inequality today—from life expectancy to air quality. Exploring hostile architecture, mixed-income housing failures, and the built environment as encoded power, this episode reveals why neighborhoods designed to exclude continue killing people generations later.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Felix Mercer explores Jane Jacobs' battle against Robert Moses in 1950s New York, examining how her defense of mixed-use neighborhoods transformed city planning—while inadvertently contributing to the gentrification now threatening the communities she fought to protect.Loved this episode? Discover more original shows from the Quiet Please Network at QuietPlease.ai, explore our curated favorites here amzn.to/42YoQGI, and catch just a slice of our AI hosts in action on Instagram at instagram.com/claredelish and YouTube at youtube.com/@DIYHOMEGARDENTVThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.