Introducing "The Planner Podcast," the official audio companion to The Planner magazine, the Royal Town Planning Institute's premier publication.
Each episode delves into the latest developments in town and country planning, featuring in-depth discussions, expert interviews, and insightful case studies.
Whether you're a seasoned professional or simply passionate about the future of our communities, "The Planner Podcast" keeps you informed and engaged with the evolving landscape of planning and development.
PlannerPod episode 11: Is this a blueprint for transforming London?
Simon, Ben and Planner regular Nicola Gooch are joined by London planning maven Brett Leahy, and there's only one thing on their minds: the recently released draft London Plan. Brett, who was recently appointed interim growth and transformation lead at Brentwood Borough Council and Rochford District Council, spent nearly a decade in high-level planning roles at Enfield and Redbridge Councils. From green belt, housing targets, and nature recovery, he's well placed to dig into whatever th...
23 Jul 2026
PlannerPod episode 10: How YoutTuber CityEd is taking planning to the masses
The tenth episode of PlannerPod sees the team welcome CityEd (AKA Ed), a YouTuber and practising planner who’s amassed 40,000 subscribers and more than more than 2.2 million cumulative views (!) across his videos. Ed sat down with Simon and Ben from The Planner to talk about all things placemaking, planning, and knitting: from his tentative first steps in creating videos to (relative) YouTube stardom. How did he get started? What sort of community has built up around his channel? ...
5 Jun 2026
PlannerPod Episode 9 | Planning to heal places after conflict
Even in places that are experiencing war, planning continues to function. But how? And how is the work of planners influenced by the need to contribute to healing in a post-conflict society? Marina Milosev, a 2026 Planner woman of Influence, has spent much of the last year working on local plans in Ukraine, on behalf of UN-Habitat. She also lived through conflict during a childhood in Serbia. In a conversation that ranges across the challenges of working in a region afflicted by armed confl...
20 Apr 2026
PlannerPod Episode 8 | A new chief, pearls of planning wisdom and the trouble with AI
In which The Planner team meets Rachel Fisher, the new chief executive of the Royal Town Planning Institute, to chat about why she applied for the role, her thoughts about the future direction of the RTPI, the importance of town planning to social cohesion and the RTPI's role in building bridges between the profession and the public. Along the way, the team also delves into the latest issue of The Planner, taking a closer look at our interview with Nick Tyler of the PEARL facility that monito...
9 Mar 2026
PlannerPod Episode 7 | Women's safety and the NPPF
In which, to mark International Women's Day, the Planner team chats with Anna Sabine, MP for Frome and East Somerset, about the failure to mention women's safety in the draft National Planning Policy Framework for England. During the course of our conversation, Anna and Laura (The Planner's news editor) discuss why women's safety in public spaces is such a pressing issue; Anna laments the absence of joined-up thinking between government departments which have failed to relate the government'...
8 Dec 2025
PlannerPod Episode 6 | Farewell to the chief
Dr. Victoria Hills reflects on her eight-year tenure as the RTPI's chief executive, discussing her achievements, challenges, and aspirations for the future of planning in this interview.
5 Nov 2025
PlannerPod episode 5 | Social media, urbanism and how to become a planning influencer
Mahsa Ige and Nouvella Kusi discuss how urban planners utilize social media to engage a wider audience on planning, urbanism, and development, expanding the profession's reach in this interview.
6 Oct 2025
PlannerPod episode 4 | Housing for a healthy economy: A planner's dream of growth?
Danny Collins and Shanika Mahendran explore the connection between housing and economic growth with Simon Wicks and Nicola Gooch, revealing what constitutes beneficial development in this interview.
3 Sept 2025
PlannerPod episode 3 | Zero sums, storytelling and the grid
Host Nicola Gooch and Ben Gosling and Simon Wicks interview Rob Shaw MRTPI about transforming the UK's electricity grid and the power of storytelling in planning.
19 Jun 2025
PlannerPod Episode 2 | MIMBYs, messaging and planning's lack of means
PlannerPod's editorial team interviews Miriam Levin and Simon Creer about public engagement, the Planner's 2025 Careers Survey, and planning's ability to better connect with the public.
6 Apr 2025
PlannerPod Episode 1 | Purpose, plans and PIB unpacked
In which the Planner's editorial team and this episode's guest, Robbie Calvert, pick out their highlights from the latest issue of The Planner magazine, chat about the sector-changing Planning and Infrastructure Bill and delve into the pressing issue of loneliness and the built environment. Can sensitive planning help to relieve social isolation? Hosts: Simon Wicks, Laura Edgar and Ben Gosling Guest: Robbie Calvert, MRTPI, head of policy and research at the RTPI Key moments: 0:53 Planner ...
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Dr Victoria Hills
Simon Wicks
Nicola Gooch
Rob Shaw MRTPI
Miriam Levin
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Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100
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