Shows
Upsample with Carson Tworow & Will ChernoffGranville TimbalandWe're back from going to festivals! We kick it off in urban affairs with "The Uncertain Future of Granville Island" by Uytae Lee on the YouTube channel About Here (2:23), then swing into AI as Carson shares the Timbaland music training/generating controversy (24:31) and Will gets into The Velvet Sundown, an accelerationist mix of AI-generated everything + bot playlist marketing (47:09).Timbaland links:“Timbaland’s AI music project is a ghost in a misguided machine” by Sheldon Pearce for NPRZarah Scully claims Timbaland trained Suno using her voiceYouTube video: Curtiss King interviews Zarah ScullyVelvet Sundown links:"The...
2025-07-041h 06
The Missing Middle PodcastThe Humble Genius of Uytae Lee: The Creator of About HereHe's got 215,000 YouTube subscribers and millions of views. The urban planner and YouTube creator Uytae Lee sits down with Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt to have a fun and wide-ranging conversation about housing and the systemic hurdles to building more of it. Uytae shares insights on creating engaging content about housing, urban planning, design and the realities of YouTube monetization. The discussion also touches on the challenges of prefabricated housing, the need for innovation and some free advice for the new prime minister of Canada.Chapters00:00 Introduction 01:14 Understanding the B.C. housing situation a...
2025-05-0730 min
Now You Know BCPoop, Sewage and Public WashroomsLearn about how poop heats a Vancouver neighbourhood, hear from Uytae Lee about why our public washrooms leave a lot to be desired, and take a road trip to visit some of the most interesting toilets in the province.
2025-03-0923 min
Hey, Downtown Van!Uytae Lee: A Conversation About HimHosts Sofia Laratta and Claire Leonard chat with Uytae Lee, Creator and Producer of About Here, a YouTube channel and creative studio that makes urban planning accessible and engaging. Since 2018, Uytae has produced educational videos on key urban planning topics with partners such as the CBC, the City of Vancouver, the City of Toronto, and more.
2024-09-0451 min
Urbanism VancouverStorytelling to Inspire Engagement in Urban Planning (with Uytae Lee)Uytae Lee from the YouTube channel About Here, joins Helen Lui to chat about storytelling in urban planning, emphasizing the need for effective communication strategies to drive public engagement. They also advocate for diverse voices in advocating for inclusive urban environments.About Here: https://www.youtube.com/@AboutHere
Show Credits:Host: Helen LuiProducer: Aaron JohnsonCover Art By: the Sneaky Artist (https://sneakyart.substack.com/)Covert Art Titles: SpencerWebsite: UrbanismVancouver.comIf you want to support the podcast, you can "Buy Us A Coffee"...
2024-06-1748 min
Futureproofing CanadaWhy Do We Need Community Housing? - Demystifying Community Housing 03In this episode of Demystifying Community Housing, Hanan Ali and Natasha speak with Damian Collins, Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Alberta and Director of the Community Housing Canada Research Partnership, Marika Albert, the Policy Director of B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association and Alex Hemingway a Senior Economist and Public Finance Policy Analyst at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative’s B.C. Office. Together, they discuss what roles community housing can play in addressing the housing crisis, particularly in supporting tenant well-being, as Canada’s housing crisis wears on.
Additional resources:
• Office of the Federal Housing Advoca...
2024-05-2953 min
Radio Free UrbanismEp.20 NYC's Plate Obscuring Scofflaws (w/ Uytae Lee of About Here)In this episode Alex and Nic are joined by Uytae Lee of 'About Here' and 'Uytae Lee's Stories About Here'. They discuss NYC looking to drop the hammer on plate obscuring scofflaws, uncertain future for Banff pedestrian zone, E-scooters and e-bikes to be permitted on Vancouver's Stanley park seawall and E-bikes, baby.Send us a question: radiofreeurbanism@gmail.comAbout Here: https://www.youtube.com/@AboutHere Uytae Lee's Stories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_ZhkZ4hDkI&list=PLd9pLwfvcsdT89vpvq4kAG8Lpn4WuKahU Patreon: patreon.com/RadioFreeUrbanism...
2024-04-181h 12
Active TownsTaking Strong Towns to New Levels on YouTube w/ Mike PasternockIn this episode, I reconnect with Michael "Mike" Pasternock, who has catapulted the Strong Towns YouTube Channel to new heights in the past year. We discuss his journey from a high school teacher in the Midwest to a wedding video producer in the Phoenix area to the new face of the Strong Towns YouTube Channel based in Chicago. Thank you so much for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it with a friend and subscribe to the Podcast on your preferred listening platform, and don't forget to check out and subscribe to the Active...
2024-03-011h 02
Perspectives: A Canadian Journal of Political Economy and Social DemocracyWhat Progressives Are Getting Wrong (and Right!) About Affordable Housing with Professor Carolyn WhitzmanPerspectives Journal sat down with Professor Carolyn Whitzman to dive deeper into her Globe and Mail article published last August entitled Canada’s progressive parties have lost the plot on the housing crisis. This was a response to Prime Minister Trudeau’s earlier blunt statement that “housing is not federal responsibility” while ordinary Canadians experience an unprecedented housing crisis.In her piece, she asked:What’s with the silence from allegedly more progressive parties on the doubling of the quantum of non-market housing, a policy that has been recommended by everyone from the industry b...
2023-12-2039 min
Feeding Off Each OtherEp 70. Uytae Lee on Bike Lanes, Urban Planning and How to Solve TrafficUytae Lee is the creator of "About Here", an awesome YouTube channel all about understanding cities. He joined us to discuss how to solve traffic, the housing crisis, bike lanes, the truth about homelessness in Vancouver, how we can shape our cities, and more!
2023-12-141h 20
The Burn Your Mortgage PodcastThe Burn Your Mortgage Podcast: Fixing Housing Supply in Canada with Uytae LeeWelcome to the Burn Your Mortgage Podcast. I’m Sean Cooper and it’s great to be back for another episode. On today’s show, I’ll be talking to Uytae Lee.
Uytae Lee is the creative mind behind ‘About Here’, a YouTube channel dedicated to covering the complex issues surrounding our cities. In addition to the channel, Uytae produces the CBC series ‘Stories About Here.’ Check out more of his work at YouTube.com/abouthere
In my interview with Uytae, we discuss addressing the missing middle, the heritage dilemma, and a “special” solution to the housing supply.
2023-05-1925 min
This is VANCOLOUR#196 - Uytae Lee (About Here) / Kyla's Court (Kyla Lee)Uytae Lee is a video journalist with an expertise on the urban planning challenges that cities face today. He is the host of the YouTube channel "About Here" and the creator of the CBC series “Stories About Here".Kyla's Court features prominent criminal defense lawyer - and VANCOLOUR fan-favourite - Kyla Lee (Acumen Law Corporation) providing a legal perspective on issues that need clarity.
2023-03-1721 min
Urbanarium City TalksThe Trip DiaryWe are sharing an episode from our friends at SFU’s Vancity Office of Community Engagement. It is a Below the Radar mini-series called The Trip Diary that focuses on accessible, sustainable and equitable transportation in urban spaces.
In this instalment called B-Line to the Future, SFU Urban Studies alum and host Steve Tornes speaks with Bowinn Ma and Uytae Lee about their engagement work involving transit systems, as well as the possible futures of getting around in the Lower Mainland.
Listen to the full Trip Diary series: bit.ly/3Ise6F3
2022-08-1954 min
Below the RadarThe Trip Diary: B-Line to the Future — with Bowinn Ma & Uytae LeeOn the fourth and final episode of The Trip Diary, Steve Tornes speaks with Bowinn Ma and Uytae Lee about their public engagement work involving transit systems, as well as the possible futures of transportation in the Lower Mainland. Bowinn and Steve have a conversation about INSTPP and B-Line/rapid bus initiative in West Vancouver, while Uytae described how his series, “Uytae Lee's Stories About Here,” brings awareness to urban planning concepts to a larger audience.
Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/series/the-trip-diary/182-b-line-to-the-future.html
Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/182-b-line-to-the-future.html...
2022-07-2657 min
Along the Fraser RiverGeography 261: Encountering the City: Lets build Missing Middle Housing in VancouverThis episode I discuss the missing middle in the Metro Vancouver area and its implications on people, cars, and housing affordibility. Anderson, S. (2021, December 1). Metro Vancouver’s cheapest neighbourhoods to rent (MAP) | Urbanized. DailyHive. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/metro-vancouver-cheapest-neighbourhoods-rentCheung, Christopher. (2017, March 26). The “Missing Middle” in Vancouver’s Housing Density Debate. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36rjxnrukc4James. (2019, August 26). Delta family pushes alternative idea to deal with housing crisis—CityNews Vancouver. City News Everywhere. https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2019/08/26/delta-family-alternative-housing-crisis/Jonas, A. E. G., McCann, E., & Thomas, M. (2015). Urban Geography: A Critical In...
2021-12-0805 min
Design UnmutedVancouver vibes: the good, bad and uglyOn this episode, Uytae and I talk all things Vancouver. Uytae Lee is an
urban planner and videographer who is the creative producer and director of
About Here.
2021-12-0100 min
Canadian CivilMan With Covid Talks About Industrial ZoningFresh off a diagnosis with Covid Uytae Lee of About Here turns up the heat on his fever and issues with land redevelopment.
Cutting Room: Uytae talks about the downsides of converting industrial lands. What happened to Vancouver when it was starved of its industrial lifeblood.
Talk Shop: Paige gets the About Here from its PLANifax origins and the struggles of maintaining independent when you have a large household name as a client.
Checkout Uytae's Vancouver based Urbanism Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpA8SRNrqDpq3Ad7lOCfCLg
2021-04-111h 09
The Pulse on CFROThe Pulse on CFRO: Thursday, July 2ndWhat’s next for Translink? We talk to Uytae Lee, video columnist with CBC's The Early Edition, about how Translink can recover from the pandemic.Plus our headlines and news.
2020-07-0230 minThe Pulse on CFROInterview: Uytae Lee (About Here, CBC's The Early Edition)What’s next for Translink? We talk to Uytae Lee, video columnist with CBC's The Early Edition, about how Translink can recover from the pandemic.Uytae's YouTube channel, About Here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpA8SRNrqDpq3Ad7lOCfCLg
2020-07-0223 min