347. Escaping the war in Ukraine - Oleksandra...

David Sim, author of Soft City and founder of Think Softer, joins Mustafa Sherif for a conversation about how we can create cities that make everyday life better.David reflects on the ideas behind Soft City, happiness and quality of life, living with the weather, climate responsi ...  Show more

Urbanistica Podcast is collaborating with OYSTER26, the international landscape architecture seminar taking place at Filmhuset in Stockholm on 25 September 2026.In this introduction episode, Håkan Johnsson, Landscape Architect LAR/MSA at Topia Landskapsarkitekter AB, and Rosa Dan ...  Show more

Two young women recall how they fled the Russian invasion of their homeland, and discuss their hopes and dreams for the future.Alexandra from Kyiv tells Tamasin Ford how she had to say goodbye to her parents at the packed Polish border, and now suffers survivor's guilt, living in ...  Show more

In this session Esther counsels a couple torn apart by the war in Ukraine. Young sons divided between a mother who leaves for the sake of her youngest. And a father who stays with the oldest for the sake of their country.  This episode was done in partnership with The Internatio ...  Show more

In this episode of Tak on the Pod, Andrea sits down with Mishka Mourani, a writer, educator, and storyteller whose life has been deeply shaped by the history of the Levant. Born in Alexandria and rooted in Beirut, Mishka has lived through war, displacement, and resilience, using ...  Show more

Men flee conscription into the army as referendums start in Russian occupied Ukraine.Victoria and Vitaliy take stock of an eventful week in the Ukraine war with Samantha De Bendern, a former NATO adviser and political risk consultant and former BBC Moscow correspondent, Daniel Sa ...  Show more