The GLaD Podcast

Episode 7: Danny Dorling (from the vault)

Today, we're reaching back "into the vault" to our Spatial Analytics and Data (SAD) interview series to bring you one of our past guests: Danny Dorling, the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. In this conversation, we'll talk about his life, times, and career, and also learn a little bit about who he would invite to a SAD dinner party! And: if you're curious about the SAD interviews, check out our Spatial Analytics and Data YouTube Channel (link) for the full back catalogue. And, if you'd like: let us know your story at thegladpodcast@gmail.com We'd be glad to hear from you! 
 
Note: we recorded this interview at the height of a global pandemic from home, while we usually record GLaD in the studio. So, we're sorry for any issues with the audio quality! We hope we've gotten better since this... and we hope you enjoy! 

Episode 6: 15 Minute Cities

(15minute) cities are hot again! The idea that you should be able to walk (or bike) to most amenities and services you rely on daily has taken a new life of its own in the last few years. In this episode, we introduce the initial notion of a 15minute city and trace its origins in urban planning and other urban disciplines, at least several decades back. We then open the "hot take" door for Rachel, Levi and Dani to discuss whether they're really new (no), and whether they are even desirable (maybe). Stay with us for the time you'd be able to sample at least three of the neighborhoods discussed in the episode!
References
The original paper that coined the term and is credited to have informed the “Paris revolution” is: https://www.mdpi.com/2624-6511/4/1/6
A popular piece in The Guardian on the main ideas behind the concept: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/25/15-minute-city-urban-planning-future-us-cities
Glaeser’s take on the term, mentioned in the episode: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/covid19/2021/05/28/the-15-minute-city-is-a-dead-end-cities-must-be-places-of-opportunity-for-everyone/ 

Episode 5: Hobbies and Hobby Horses

To an academic, doing something for “work”  can mean so many different things. Sometimes, it’s our academic hobbies—the passion projects we take on alongside our usual work—that can really shape how we view our selves and how others view us.
In this episode, we discuss the projects, perspectives, and ideas we’re passionate about as academics: not just our work hobbies but our hobby horses. Join us for a wide ranging conversation about PhD training, open science, work life balance, and how we might do academic careers differently.

Episode 4: Books

When we did our #SAD cocktail party, we were so excited about every bit of our lists that we never made it to one of the final questions we always ask: #SAD books. We more than make up for it in this episode, where we (Rachel, Levi and Dani) discuss our favorite picks for books that discuss Geography (Life) and Data. Along the way, we talk about the role books have, why we think they're (still!) important today, and how their role has changed.

Episode 3: How to Conference

In our third episode, Rachel, Dani, and Levi talk conferences: what they're for, tips for managing the seemingly inevitable stress that accompanies a conference, and what we like about them. 
To make sure we're getting a range of perspectives, we've got three guests in this episode (a GLaD podcast innovation!). Levi talks to Trisalyn Nelson, geography professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara; Dani chats with Michael Widener, geographer at the University of Toronto; and Rachel talks to Oscar Larson, conference director at the American Association of Geographers (AAG).
This is another long episode, which can easily be stretched across two or three listening sessions.
Got thoughts on "how to conference"? We'd love to hear from you!

Episode 2: It’s Spring and We Have Some (Geography + Data) Things We Are Excited For

The flowers are blooming. The days are getting longer.
Equally as exciting: there are so many things in the Geography, Life and Data world that we are looking forward to. Join your co-hosts, Levi, Dani, and Rachel for a whirlwind discussion of some of the stuff we're most excited about for the Spring of 2023.

Episode 1: SAD Dinner Parties

A callback for our original Spatial Analytics + Data (SAD) listeners who loved the part of the Interviews where we got to the SAD Dinner Party segment.
In this, our second GLaD episode, Dani, Levi, and Rachel answer the Dinner Party questions they used to ask SAD interviewees: whom would you invite? What would you talk about?
This one's a long one, so pull up a chair, go for a long walk, or maybe string it out over a few days. 
For more SAD background and Rachel's written answers to the SAD Dinner Party questions, see this SubStack essay.

Episode 0: Teaser

"So hey... it's been a while".