Talking Place

About Talking Place

Welcome to Talking Place The podcast that brings placemakers and storytellers together to talk about what makes a good place. The Talking Place podcast is your go-to podcast for exploring the power of storytelling in shaping narratives and identities for neighbourhoods, towns, cities, and nations. Join your host, Concept Culture’s Creative Director Tanisha Raffiuddin, as she talks with experts across the built environment, sharing their knowledge and stories on placemaking, branding, sustainability, language, finance, health, culture, and more. Whether you are an investor, developer, urban designer, architect, planner, marketeer, or simply curious about places and stories, this podcast is for you. Listen to our latest episodes of Talking Place and join the conversation on social media! Follow us on: Instagram: @talkingplacepodcast LinkedIn: Talking Place Podcast Bluesky @talkingplace TikTok: @talkingplacepodcast Web: www.conceptculture.co Host: Tanisha Raffiuddin Produced by: Concept Culture

Publisher

Tanisha Raffiuddin

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Feb 2025

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 43 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   E36: Beyond the Logo: How Hounslow Is Building a Place Brand

   Can a place brand do more than give a place a new identity? In Episode 36 of Talking Place, host Tanisha Raffiuddin sits down with Councillor Tom Bruce, Deputy Leader of the London Borough of Hounslow, and Peter O’Brien, Executive Director of Placemaking and Growth, to explore how Hounslow is using place branding as part of a bigger story about regeneration, investment, partnership and civic pride. The conversation goes behind the scenes of Hounslow’s place brand, from community e...

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   15 Sept 2026

   E35: Building for People, Not Just Profit with Hanna Afolabi

   What does people-first development actually look like? Hanna Afolabi MRICS, Managing Director & Founder of Mood and Space and CEO & Founder of Black Women in Real Estate, joins host Tanisha Raffiuddin on Talking Place to explore what it means to make development work for the people who use and live in the places being created. The conversation moves from Hanna's route into development and large-scale regeneration to a simple definition of place: people gathering. She expla...

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   1 Sept 2026

   E34: Tactical Urbanism in a War Zone: The Power of Citizen-Led Action with Mikael Colville-Andersen

   What can a city learn about resilience when people are forced to redesign how they live? Mikael Colville-Andersen, urban designer, filmmaker and host of the TV Show 'The Life-Sized City', joins host Tanisha Raffiuddin on Talking Place to explore the tactical urbanism projects he delivered in Ukraine during the full-scale war. From coordinating thousands of donated bicycles as humanitarian aid to transforming Kyiv's Kontraktova Square with volunteers, Mikael shares how cities and communi...

Inside a recent episode

013 - From Constraints to Creativity - the Joy of Delivering Retrofit

Published 22 Jul 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But yeah, it's sort of, you know, it's always quite inspiring place to start with. Yeah. And like you said, I mean, orbit was doing retrofit, even before it became a bus. Or even before it became fashionable. And now, you know, the more design -oriented practices are shifting their focus to retrofit now. Probably not a choice but more out of necessity. But as a designer, one aspect of a retrofit project is so to you most. I think, for me, it is those existing features. You know, what some of the work we do is inherited properties. And that's a really obvious statement to make when it's at a heritage property. […]

Who has been a guest on Talking Place

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rumi Bose
• Palak Jhunjhunwala
• Clare Delmar
• industry experts
• Rosa Rogina

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

6,475

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

52

Social presence

94

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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Does not typically book guests

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