play Play pause Pause S2 E1 Sep 18, 2026 Social Infrastructure and Places What turns a space into a place—and how can strangers build community together? Host, Shannon Knelsen brings together two complementary perspectives on how community c...
play Play pause Pause S1 E7 Mar 21, 2026 Bonus Episode: Live from KPL To celebrate the release of the Community Design Podcast, Midtown Radio partnered with the Waterloo Region Community Foundation and the Kitchener Public Library to hos...
play Play pause Pause S1 E5 Feb 14, 2026 Won’t You Be My Neighbour As Waterloo Region grows toward one million people, this episode reveals why some of the most crucial social infrastructure isn't built from the top down, but grows fr...
play Play pause Pause S1 E4 Feb 07, 2026 Do You Hear What I Hear: Local Media When a local newspaper investigation saves taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars, it's more than just good journalism—it's infrastructure in action. In this episod...
play Play pause Pause S1 E3 Jan 31, 2026 I Can Tell That We Are Going to Be Friends: Schools as Havens From students organizing delegations at school board meetings to parents building audio libraries in 28 languages, this episode reveals the simple and profound ways th...
play Play pause Pause S1 E2 Jan 24, 2026 Meet Me at the Square Public squares have been gathering places for thousands of years, but do they truly serve everyone in today's increasingly diverse communities? This episode explores t...
play Play pause Pause S1 E1 Jan 17, 2026 More Than Books: Building Community at the Library Local expert Troy Glover shows us why social infrastructure is the invisible glue that holds a community together. Through the lens of public libraries, this episode u...
play Play pause Pause Recommended Episode S1 E6 Jan 01, 2026 Community by Design: Trailer (what is Social Infrastructure?) Join host, Jay Harrison, for a five-part series on social infrastructure in Waterloo Region. Starting January 17, 2026 you can tune in to Midtown Radio (midtownradio.c...
