Spacing Radio is very pleased to announce a partnership with The STEPS Initiative! STEPS (Sustainable Thinking and Expression on Public Space) is a national organization promoting the use of art to connect people with places, especially public spaces. STEPS is committed to enabling the use of art to challenge the ways in which public spaces are used, how citizens communicate on environmental issues, and the role of the artist in community development. Since last summer, STEPS has been conducting interviews with artists, activists, and urban planners working in Canada’s public spaces. ...

GO LISTEN TO THE NEW SPACING RADIO PODCAST! Spacing Radio is back — just in smaller doses! We're calling our new format Spacing Shorts. This means that whenever we have a story to tell we'll simply post it on the website and deliver it to you through iTunes. There will be audio postcards, urban snapshots, interviews, soundscapes, dispatches, and more... So stay tuned! To start off our new season we're talking about highrise apartment buildings. Earlier this year, a United Way report called many of ...

LISTEN TO PART III OF SPACING'S EXIT INTERVIEW WITH DAVID MILLER In this special edition of Spacing Radio, we bring you the final installment — PART THREE — of our conversation with Toronto’s former mayor, David Miller. Spacing caught up with Miller on one of his last days in office. And there was so much to talk about that we couldn’t squeeze it all into our latest episode... so we’ve posting the rest, in chunks, all this week. A big thanks to Diamond Rings — the solo project of ...

LISTEN TO PART II OF SPACING'S EXIT INTERVIEW WITH DAVID MILLER In this special dispatch, we’re bringing you PART TWO of our conversation with Toronto’s former mayor, David Miller. Spacing caught up with Miller on one of his last days in office. There was lots to talk about. Way too much to squeeze into our latest episode... and so we’re posting the rest, in chunks, all this week. Spacing’s publisher Matthew Blackett and contributor John Lorinc led the discussion. Also, a big thanks to Diamond Rings — the solo ...

LISTEN TO THIS WEEK'S PODCAST! This episode we take you behind-the-scenes. First, we go to Toronto City Hall where Mayor David Miller has packed his bags to make way for Mayor Rob Ford. Spacing publisher Matthew Blackett and contributor John Lorinc spoke to Miller on one of his last days on the job. Then we stay up into the wee hours with Edward Birnbaum and Maia Filar. The mission? To explore the late-night restaurant scene that caters to cab drivers. And finally, streetcars are an iconic part of ...

Spacing Radio is back for Season Four and we’re jumping right into Toronto’s election debate! Check out our newest episode or subscribe via iTunes. This election has been zany, to say the least. We go to Toronto Star columnist Christopher Hume for his take on why candidates have strayed so far off topic. And leading up to voting day, reporter Daniel Guillemette is on the campaign trail looking at how the front-runners are using our public spaces. Also in this episode, all the election talk about the so-called "war ...

LISTEN TO TODAY'S SPACING RADIO SUMMER SHORTS PODCAST Today we're hearing stories about Toronto's Junction neighbourhood and its former stock yards. We're shining the spotlight on interviews Spacing producer Mieke Anderson recorded for [murmur] when the digital storytelling and place-making project collaborated with the Junction Arts Festival to celebrate the neighbourhood's centennial. In this episode of SUMMER SHORTS we introduce you to James Christie and Ian Wheal. Back in the 1950's, James Christie was just a boy. He grew up around the corner from the abattoir, often helping out ...

LISTEN TO TODAY'S SUMMER SHORT 017 ON SPACING RADIO You know when you're exploring a city for the first time and you turn a corner only to stumble upon something completely unexpected? This is what happened to Spacing producer Mieke Anderson on a recent trip to London, England. Initially, it was only a faint sound barely within earshot. Then suddenly she was face-to-face with the St Mary-le-Bow Church and consumed by the ringing of its famous bells. Wandering the streets of London you'll still hear people say that you're ...

LISTEN TO TODAY'S SPACING RADIO SUMMER SHORTS If you live in and around Toronto, or have ever visited the city, you've most likely passed by Etobicoke's Richview Cemetery. Most likely in a car and traveling at a high velocity. Awkwardly situated amidst the onramps at the intersection of Highways 401 and 427, the Richview Cemetery is not your average resting place for the dead. Reporter Andrew Walsh explores this historic geographic oddity. photo by Sean Galbraith

GO LISTEN TO TODAY'S SPACING RADIO SUMMER SHORT! Think of your favorite board game. Maybe it's chess? Or Clue? Or Hungry Hungry Hippos? Now imagine it brought to life. No more fighting over who gets to be the battleship or the dog - in the case of Monopoly - because you and your friends are the pieces. And it's your city's public spaces that form the board. Gentrification: The Game! - created by the artist collective Atmosphere Industries - recently took over Toronto's ...