The Geography of Everything

Ronni Ravid & Zenne Hellinga
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The Geography of Everything

Welcome to the geography of everything, the podcast where we try to figure out the geography of, well, everything. Stephen Hawking spent his life trying to come up with one equation that could describe everything in the universe. But geography, well, doesn’t really work like that. Because, in its simplest form, geography advocates for the connectivity of everything. It believes that there are a million different versions, realities, and perspectives on any phenomenon, depending on how you look at it, and from where. And more than anything, geography believes that nothing exists in a vacuum, but instead, that our world is comprised of countless chain reactions, interactions, and connections that weave together the fabric of our world. From sea turtle migration to technological innovation, pandemics to veganism, geography is everywhere, and the connections are limitless.  Each episode of this podcast will cover a different phenomenon from big to small, silly to scary, humanities to biology, with the hope of discovering the geographies of it all. Follow us on Twitter @geoofeverything and LinkedIn and feel free to contact us for any suggestions or questions via thegeographyofeverything@gmail.com. This podcast is recorded at and made possible by Utrecht University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. AUG 30

    12. The Geography of Parking with Donald Shoup

    At first glance, parking might seem like a mundane topic, but Dr. Donald Shoup shows us it is anything but. In this episode, we explore how parking policies shape our cities, influence our daily lives, and even contribute to a societal Stockholm syndrome with cars. Join us as we uncover the hidden consequences of where and how we park, and why it matters more than you might think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    41 min
  2. 11. The Geography of AI Pt. 2 with Pierre-Alexandre Balland

    11/27/2023

    11. The Geography of AI Pt. 2 with Pierre-Alexandre Balland

    From ChatGPT to AI generated art, a lot has changed since we recorded our first geography of AI episode in 2022. It seems like in just 18 months the entire AI space has transformed. We made this follow-up episode with Dr. Pierre-Alexandre Balland to better understand these changes and what they could mean going forward. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min
  3. Little Bit of Aerial Cable Cars with Santiago Cardona Urrea

    11/01/2023

    Little Bit of Aerial Cable Cars with Santiago Cardona Urrea

    Busses, bikes, trains, trams…. Aerial cable cars? In cities with uneven geographies of both physical and socio-economic kinds, can aerial cable cars solve the age old problem of urban mobility? In this episode we chat with Santiago Cardona Urrea, PhD candidate in urban geography and aerial cable car researcher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min

  4. 08/03/2023

    10. The Geography of Toilets with Chelsea Wald

    Everybody poops, but what happens next? In this episode, we sit down with Chelsea Wald, author of Pipe Dreams: The Urgent Global Quest to Transform the Toilet to learn about the past, present, and future of the toilet, and of course, how embedded it is in our everyday geographies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    59 min

  5. 06/20/2023

    9. The Geography of Migration with Ilse van Liempt

    Humans have been migrating for just about as long as we’ve been humans. While migration is nothing new, it remains one of the most politically charged topics in the world. To help guide us through the tricky world of migration and its seemingly infinite categories, we’ve invited Dr. Ilse van Liempt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    44 min

  6. 04/15/2023

    8. The Geography of Crypto with Matthew Zook

    Ever been in a conversation about crypto and realized you have no idea what anyone’s talking about? Well, us too. In this episode we discuss the history and development of crypto, policies surrounding it and if it’s truly possible for anything to be “decentralized”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    38 min

  7. 01/14/2023

    7. The Geography of Inequality with Eric Sheppard

    To say that inequality is a hot button topic these days is an understatement. But while the concept may seem straightforward, the ways in which we think about and approach inequality are much more variable than meets the eye. In this episode we talked about the fractality of inequality and how its distribution is not as simple as we may think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 5m
  8. Little Bit of Talent Migration with Philipp Koch

    11/24/2022

    Little Bit of Talent Migration with Philipp Koch

    Why is Paris a hub for fine arts and Vienna for classical music? The simple answer: migration. In this episode we chat with Phillip Koch, whose research uses Wikipedia data of famous people from the last 1000 years to demonstrate how these cities came to be. Do you want to know more about Philipp's research? The paper can be found here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    17 min
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Welcome to the geography of everything, the podcast where we try to figure out the geography of, well, everything. Stephen Hawking spent his life trying to come up with one equation that could describe everything in the universe. But geography, well, doesn’t really work like that. Because, in its simplest form, geography advocates for the connectivity of everything. It believes that there are a million different versions, realities, and perspectives on any phenomenon, depending on how you look at it, and from where. And more than anything, geography believes that nothing exists in a vacuum, but instead, that our world is comprised of countless chain reactions, interactions, and connections that weave together the fabric of our world. From sea turtle migration to technological innovation, pandemics to veganism, geography is everywhere, and the connections are limitless.  Each episode of this podcast will cover a different phenomenon from big to small, silly to scary, humanities to biology, with the hope of discovering the geographies of it all. Follow us on Twitter @geoofeverything and LinkedIn and feel free to contact us for any suggestions or questions via thegeographyofeverything@gmail.com. This podcast is recorded at and made possible by Utrecht University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Ronni Ravid & Zenne Hellinga
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ronni Ravid & Zenne Hellinga
  • Show Website
    The Geography of Everything

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