Room to Think
Room to Think
Lyssia Katan
The Streets We Stopped Walking
53 minutes Posted Jun 9, 2026 at 4:00 am.
Freedom From The Car
Meet Paul Stout And His Work
Salzburg Shock And Walkable Living
How Car Centric Cities Change Us
Learning The Language Of Place
The Skill Of Asking Why
Bauhaus History And Design Culture
Sense Of Enclosure And Human Scale
Neighborhoods That Get It Right
Why Developers Avoid Risk
Vistas Sublime Moments And Awe
Does Planning Control Behavior
Cities To Visit For The Aha
Copenhagen And Missing Middle Housing
Parking Minimums And Convenience
Ride Share And The Future Of Parking
Make Your Backyard A Real Room
Childhood Wonder And Final Takeaways
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In this episode, Lyssia sits down with Paul Stout, the creator behind Talking Cities, whose content has helped millions of people understand why some places feel alive and others feel completely soulless. Growing up in Los Angeles and experiencing walkable city life for the first time in Salzburg, Austria, Paul became obsessed with one question most of us never think to ask: why do some cities feel good to move through, and others make you want to leave as soon as possible? The conversation b...