Radar 7: Urban Politics of Truth and Wealth (+AI data centres, +extreme heat, +pick pocketing, +more)

In this episode we are joined by Dr Katie Pruszynski and Professor Rowland Atkinson to explore how political and wealth elites are reshaping cities from New York to London and beyond.

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The podcast dives into Zohran Mamdani's journey to becoming the Democratic Party's nominee for Mayor of New York City (25:10) and the pros and cons of increasing tax on the super-rich (47:26), through an urban political tour of truth and wealth.

Also on our radar:

  • The loss of pubs & representations of young people's urban lifestyles
  • AI data centres & their potential in low-income neighbourhoods
  • The past & future of pickpocketing
  • Ukrainian cities in reconstruction & resistance
  • The urban impacts of extreme heat
  • Celebrities & urban development

Guests:

Dr Katie Pruszynski is a PhD graduate in Political Psychology from the School of Sociological Studies, Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield. She has written on Donald Trump's and ‘wedge lie’ and the New American Oligarchy.

Professor Rowland Atkinson is Chair in Inclusive Societies in the School of Geography and Planning and co-lead of the Urban Institute's Urban Riches theme at the University of Sheffield. One of his many publications is Alpha City:How London Was Captured by the Super-Rich

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