WEBVTT 00:00:06.639 --> 00:00:09.439 Hello and welcome back to Cities Reimagined. 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:11.820 I'm your voice of choice Johannes Riegler and 00:00:11.820 --> 00:00:15.240 this is a trailer for season 3 of Cities Reimagined. 00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:17.980 So just a quick sign of life of what is happening. 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:27.899 When I started Cities Reimagined or when I launched 00:00:27.899 --> 00:00:32.109 it in 2023, there was a consensus, or at least 00:00:32.109 --> 00:00:33.869 to me, it seemed like that cities are changing. 00:00:34.070 --> 00:00:36.090 They are changing and transforming to meet the 00:00:36.090 --> 00:00:39.009 climate targets. They're transforming to become 00:00:39.009 --> 00:00:41.409 more fair and just and provide opportunities 00:00:41.409 --> 00:00:44.189 for all. That's essentially also why I started 00:00:44.189 --> 00:00:46.909 Cities Reimagined, as a space for conversation 00:00:46.909 --> 00:00:50.909 which falls somewhere in between a formal presentation 00:00:50.909 --> 00:00:55.189 and an informal coffee table chat. And soon after 00:00:55.189 --> 00:00:57.450 starting Cities Reimagined, I actually realized 00:00:57.450 --> 00:00:59.850 that this podcast or this show became something 00:00:59.850 --> 00:01:03.109 else. It became a tool to dig deeper, to mix 00:01:03.109 --> 00:01:07.569 personal stories with lived experience and knowledge 00:01:07.569 --> 00:01:10.989 for relearning that people get inspiration from 00:01:10.989 --> 00:01:14.049 and can draw for their work and for their everyday 00:01:14.049 --> 00:01:23.180 life. Now, one and a half years, almost two years 00:01:23.180 --> 00:01:26.280 into the show, after founding or launching Cities 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:28.260 Reimagined, a lot has changed. There's a lot 00:01:28.260 --> 00:01:30.719 more uncertainty. There's a lot more chaos in 00:01:30.719 --> 00:01:33.159 the world, if you will, political chaos. There's 00:01:33.159 --> 00:01:35.680 also the climate crisis is more and more becoming 00:01:35.680 --> 00:01:38.459 evident and having effects on our cities. There's 00:01:38.459 --> 00:01:41.000 a rise in populism. There's a climate neglect 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:45.189 and a very, very strange new conservatism. and 00:01:45.189 --> 00:01:47.790 i think for everybody of us these changes at 00:01:47.790 --> 00:01:50.849 times feel very confusing and overwhelming and 00:01:50.849 --> 00:01:54.790 disoccurring as well but i would argue that that 00:01:54.790 --> 00:01:58.890 is not really an option and even if you feel 00:01:58.890 --> 00:02:01.209 overwhelmed at times you might need a little 00:02:01.209 --> 00:02:03.950 push to keep going to make this planet a better 00:02:03.950 --> 00:02:08.909 place or at least to not harm it as much And 00:02:08.909 --> 00:02:10.849 that is exactly what we're going to do in Season 00:02:10.849 --> 00:02:14.050 3 of Cities Reimagined. We will bring you the 00:02:14.050 --> 00:02:17.050 stories of people and projects which are making 00:02:17.050 --> 00:02:20.490 cities better, places for all. Season 3 is now 00:02:20.490 --> 00:02:23.830 in full production and I can already tell you 00:02:23.830 --> 00:02:26.009 that there are some very, very exciting conversations 00:02:26.009 --> 00:02:29.330 coming up which bring you fresh insights on urbanization 00:02:29.330 --> 00:02:32.280 processes. In season three we will talk about 00:02:32.280 --> 00:02:34.860 urban mass tourism and its effect on the everyday 00:02:34.860 --> 00:02:38.919 life of people and places. We will go to Ljubljana 00:02:38.919 --> 00:02:41.860 in Slovenia to talk about that. how to mobilize 00:02:41.860 --> 00:02:45.400 underused spaces throughout cities. We will talk 00:02:45.400 --> 00:02:47.620 to the city administration in Ghent about their 00:02:47.620 --> 00:02:50.620 rewilding strategies. We will go to Mechelen, 00:02:50.719 --> 00:02:53.860 also in Belgium, to talk about urban nature and 00:02:53.860 --> 00:02:56.620 biodiversity and water quality in the river. 00:02:56.939 --> 00:02:59.659 We will also talk about the nighttime economy. 00:02:59.879 --> 00:03:01.960 That's the episode for you if you're into partying 00:03:01.960 --> 00:03:05.860 or working at night. We will talk also about 00:03:05.860 --> 00:03:09.300 a lot of personal journeys, so of people who 00:03:09.300 --> 00:03:11.900 built a career around cities, what led them there, 00:03:12.060 --> 00:03:15.240 what mobilized them, what motivated them also. 00:03:15.620 --> 00:03:18.199 We will also go to Bruges in Belgium to talk 00:03:18.199 --> 00:03:20.939 about their connection with the water and what 00:03:20.939 --> 00:03:23.460 it has to do with the extreme drought situation 00:03:23.460 --> 00:03:27.520 they have in Flanders. And that is just the beginning 00:03:27.520 --> 00:03:31.500 of season three. There will be a lot more. I 00:03:31.500 --> 00:03:34.139 would suggest you subscribe to Cities Reimagined 00:03:34.139 --> 00:03:36.840 to not miss an episode. You can also follow us 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:40.319 on Instagram to find out more about the background 00:03:40.319 --> 00:03:43.319 of the podcast, about background stories and 00:03:43.319 --> 00:03:46.340 so on. You can reach out on LinkedIn or via email. 00:03:46.479 --> 00:03:50.659 That is at johannes at Anthropocene .city. So 00:03:50.659 --> 00:03:52.560 all in all, there's a lot going on in Cities 00:03:52.560 --> 00:03:55.500 Reimagined headquarters and a lot coming up in 00:03:55.500 --> 00:03:57.979 the next weeks and months. And I hope to catch 00:03:57.979 --> 00:03:59.300 you soon. Bye bye.