Columbus Ohio is all too typical of the physical imprint of racism on urban spaces. Redlining, urban highways, white flite, prohibitive zoning... All of these things and more have manifested in the economic and racial segregation that plagues Columbus. This episode shares some insight on Columbus' "urban problems" and offers several resources for planners and non-planners alike to learn more and do better. Discussed in this episode: Strong Women Strong Places, Tamika Butler, Dr. Destiny Thomas, The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein, Columbus Ohio Redlining Maps, Kirwan Institute Study on Infant Mortality, 500 Cities Health Data for Columbus, University of Toronto Study, Communication So White Reading List Thanks to: Donnie 'Rosy' Ross for theme 'Feeling Fool' Aaron Thomas Art for our album cover More @ STEMS AND LEAVES . COM

Andrew joins me to discuss how the pandemic has interrupted public transit in Columbus Ohio.

This episode is weird. Life is strange these days and one of my favorite gals is here to chat about life in a pandemic. We get personal about what we lost and learned as we both have graduated from university and look towards the future. We also talk...

In this episode, we discuss an article posted on Medium by Tomas Pueyo, 'Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance'. It's an overview of the current state of COVID-19 and a summary of what measures should be implemented now in order to provide the world with our best fighting change against the virus.

Planning in Appalachia, convincing a community that you're not taking their jobs, and the future of autonomous vehicles in rural places. My guest this week, Jason Pyles, and I discuss all this in more in one of my favorite interviews yet. As a kick off to our discussions centered around Geography and Geographic Information Science, I turn to Jason for his expertise.

Back from hiatus with big news about new episodes and projects coming this season.

My friend and colleauge Tobi joins me to discuss her academic journey through the MCRP program at Ohio State and we get real about where our passion comes from in our field [ credits and links @ stemsandleaves.com ]. Disclaimer: All views and opinions expressed in this episode are strictly those of myself and my guest. We in no way represent any organizations or agencies which we are currently or have previously been associated with.

We discuss urban foraging and the legacy of food laws and foraging bans that prevent people from improving their food security (links to discussed material at stemsandleaves.com).

In this episode, we share a cool piece of research investigating urban dance culture in China and it's relevance to American urban planning.

Sujata joins me to chat about powerful women that have lead by example and how she has adapted throughout her life to incredible challenges and loss.