18: WRAP UP, REFLECTION & REVEAL (+ Care and the city, +Aussie social media ban, +urban themes of the year and much more...)

About this episode

Beth and Tom reflect on the year's themes and discuss current stories in the final episode of Urban Radar for 2025.

This month, we (Beth and Tom) are podding alone, using the final episode of the year to reflect on some of the big themes we’ve discussed in 2025 as well as on the process of making Urban Radar. We start with our monthly radar for December, dipping into three current stories each as usual. Following this we offer some quick-fire thoughts on a number of issues and themes that have resurfaced repeatedly throughout the year and remain prominent as it draws to a close. Finally, we con...

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Hosts: Beth, Tom

Topics covered

• reflection
• urban themes
• social media
• current events
• year in review

Keywords

• urban themes
• social media ban
• current stories
• year in review
• podcast reflection

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Organizations: Urban Radar

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