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Secret Tunnels

There are countless miles of hidden tunnels under our feet that we don’t really think about. In this episode of Isn't That Spatial, we're going underground to discover the tunnels - from the little-known to the downright mysterious - in our cities and towns. Who knows what's hiding down there!

Tales of Two Places

This is the final episode in our series, Spatial Topics In Film, and we're discussing Tales of Two Places - movies that depict two geographic settings as a major part of the story. Films we look at include 80s "wrong side of the track" gems, city vs. suburb "urban fantasia" films, and movies that contrast two cities.

On Gentrification

On this episode, we'll try to define the slippery term "gentrification" that refers to neighborhood change, for better or worse. Where does gentrification happen? How do we know it’s happening or when it’s coming? And what can we do about it anyway?