Planning Podcasts

Podcasts have become a popular, engaging, and effective way to learn about a wide variety of topics, including timely and topical planning issues. Curated and reviewed by the PIBC Communications Committee, the podcasts listed below explore a variety of planning issues including climate change, housing, community engagement, and more. Podcasts summaries are featured in each issue of Planning West magazine and shared online here. Take a listen and let us know what you think!
 

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Got a podcast about planning you want to share? Contact our Planning West Editor with your podcast suggestion or summary at editor@pibc.bc.ca. 

*Please note: Podcast content and opinions are solely those of the podcast creators. PIBC does not endorse external third party content shared for general information, and does not necessarily endorse or share any of the information, views, or opinions expressed on any external podcasts. Podcast links and content may change without notice, and PIBC is not responsible for such changes.
 

Featured Planning Podcasts

Planning West, Spring 2026. Click here to read summaries of the podcasts below.

Planning Xchange: How AI is Transforming City Planning with Scott Matheson (Episode 132)
Host: Jess Noonan and Peter Jewell
Guests: Scott Matheson, Head of Planning at MyLot

Victoria Real Estate Podcast: What Happens if We Ignore Rural Communities? with Jada Basi
Host: Adrian Maclaren
Guests: Jada Basi RPP, MCIP, co-owner and Principal of CitySpaces Consulting
 

Planning West, Winter 2026. Click here to read summaries of the podcasts below.

City Talk Canada Podcast from Canadian Urban Institute (CUI): Barrie’s mayor on declaring an emergency over encampments
Hosts: Mary Rowe, President & CEO of the Canadian Urban Institute 
Guest: Alex Nuttal, Mayor of Barrie, Ontario

Spacing Radio Podcast, Episode 90: Bless This Urban Mess
Host: Glyn Bowerman, Spacing Radio
Guests: Dylan Reid, Zahra Ebrahim, Leslie Woo (Co-Editors of Messy Cities) and Danielle Goldfinger, Executive Director of The Laneway Project

Planning Podcasts (Past Issues)