UrbanTalk Podcast

About UrbanTalk Podcast

Join our host Belinda Barnett as we explore what makes our cities tick. The UrbanTalk Podcast aims to spark a thriving, inclusive and progressive dialogue around urban planning, design and development. We‘ll be inviting industry professionals and representatives from the public to discuss issues and areas of concern in an effort to promote a shared understanding of cities and the people living in them.

Publisher

UrbanTalk

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Sept 2021

Latest episode

26 May 2026

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 May 2026

   23 - Community Voice and Advocacy in the Redfern-Waterloo Area

   REDWatch is one of the most well established community organisations in Sydney and has spent the last 20 years maintaining a website, sending email notifications and holding monthly meetings that keep their community up to date with what is going on in the area. We had the pleasure of speaking with the Spokesperson of REDWatch, Geoff Turnbull—a treasure trove of local knowledge. Visit the UrbanTalk website - https://www.urbantalk.com.au/

2. 

   9 Apr 2026

   22 - Building and Strata Reforms for the Housing Crisis

   Much of the discourse around the housing crisis is examined through the lens of planning, which we were fortunate enough to explore last year with the NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Paul Scully. However, the other side of housing involves construction and the regulation that surrounds new builds, renters and strata schemes. In this episode we had to opportunity to focus on this side with our guest, NSW Minister for Building and Minister for Better Regulation and Fair Trading, Anoulack Chanthivong. Visit the UrbanTalk website - https://www.urbantalk.com.au/

3. 

   10 Dec 2025

   21 - Sydney YIMBY & the YIMBY Movement

   Sydney YIMBY is a group advocating for more development in response to Australia’s housing crisis. In this episode of the UrbanTalk Podcast, we’re joined by Sydney YIMBY Deputy Chair, Melissa Neighbour. She talks about the YIMBY or “yes in my back yard” movement, what the group is trying to achieve and why it’s important. Visit Sydney YIMBY - https://www.sydney.yimby.au/ Visit the UrbanTalk website - https://www.urbantalk.com.au/

Who has been a guest on UrbanTalk Podcast

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

• Guy Gibson
• Ika Trijsburg
• Anthony Burke

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,600

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

4.1 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 31 / 100

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

Quality

7

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

68

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.