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 ‘’ and the .
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 .