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This week the Digital Library committee encourages you to get some exercise.  Take a walk and exercise your mind with these suggestions for podcasts.

U.S. Modernist Radio   https://usmodernist.org/usmodernistradio.htm

This podcast arises from the sponsors of the US Modernist website, but its scope extends beyond the mid-century residential buildings featured online. Its 60+ episodes include discussion of a Calatrava public housing development, a conversation with the author of “Gordon Bunshaft and SOM,” an interview with the head of New York City’s Skyscraper Museum and many more.

Windy City Historians  http://windycityhistorians.com

Two amateur historians trace Chicago’s history through engaging interviews with a variety of experts. Starting with a revisionist theory about where Marquette and Joliet arrived in the Chicago area, they are working their way through a number of “firsts” – the first settler, the first murder, the first star. Plus, they’ve thrown in an unplanned episode about how Chicago responded to the Spanish flu in 1918. Co-host Patrick McBriarty is the author of “Chicago River Bridges.”

About Buildings + Cities   https://aboutbuildingsandcities.org

Rated one of the best 15 architecture and design podcasts by DeZeen magazine, two British architects discuss writings, buildings and styles, usually with a skeptical or critical eye. Some are a bit obscure, but many are entertaining and insightful, especially for people who don’t mind a bit of snark. With commentary on topics as varied as Michelangelo’s buildings, Le Corbusier’s grand designs for cities, Ayn Rand, “Blade Runner,” and Zaha Hadid, there’s something for everyone. (Almost all of the episodes are available free. A few episodes of bonus content are only available to paid members of the host site, patreon.com)

A Lot you Got to Holler  https://design.newcity.com/a-lot-you-got-to-holler-podcast/

Hosted by Newcity design editor Ben Schulman and Chicago architectural journalist Zach Mortice, this podcast explores Chicago’s singular history of architecture, design and urbanism, with an emphasis on pop culture.

Let’s Talk Architecture   Danish Architecture Center https://dac.dk/en/podcasts/

Join the Danish Architecture Center for conversations with some of the world’s leading architects, designers, planners, and engineers about their work and ideas. Many are hosted by Jen Masengarb including a one with Danish architect Bjarke Ingels, the founding partner of Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) Ingels sat down with DAC’s Jen Masengarb in a lively chat on a range of topics – from philosophy to technology to the architect from history he’d most like to meet.

The following lists will lead you to many more.

The Best 71 Podcasts for Architects https://architecturequote.com/blog/the-best-71-podcasts-for-architects/

Architecture is constantly evolving. This website is the collection of the 71 most popular and visionary podcasts for architects that teach, inform, and inspire.

The Six Most Mind-Blowing Architecture and Design Podcasts https://www.ortalheat.com/6-mind-blowing-architecture-design-podcasts/

Aimed at contemporary architects and designers looking or the latest trends, this website has some of the most informative, most entertaining, and most thought-provoking podcasts out there about architecture.

Up next: Based on your interest in finding visual images, we will focus on sources for these in our next edition, coming in two weeks. Stay tuned.