YIMBY Pod – formerly The Abundance Agenda

Why it’s patriotic duty to switch on our air conditioners this summer. The NIMBY battle against a cancer hospital. And we speak to Maxwell Marlow from TYI Strategy about why phone signal in Britain is so crap – and how we can fix it.
James’s newsletter is here, and his latest is about his most left-wing opinion.
Martin’s newsletter is here, and his latest video, visiting the actual Bat Tunnel, is here.
Don’t forget to tell your friends about the pod – and leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts!
YIMBY Pod is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and hopefully wherever you get your podcasts!
You can find James on Bluesky here, and Martin here.


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.abundancepod.com

On YIMBY Pod this week:
* James and Martin get unusually mad about the latest developments in the West Yorkshire team saga. We just want a tram!
* Then James speaks to Andrew Greenway, a partner at Public Digital about his fantastic essay on fixing the Civil Service, titled ‘In Permanence Crisis’.
Noah Vickers’ reporting on the West Yorkshire tram is here.
James’s newsletter is here, his latest is not as billed on the show, but actually all about Artemis II, and why he’s still inspired despite, well, you know…
Martin’s newsletter is here, and his latest video, visiting the actual Bat Tunnel, is here.
Don’t forget to tell your friends about the pod – and leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts!
YIMBY Pod is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and hopefully wherever you get your podcasts!
You can find James on Bluesky here, and Martin here.


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.abundancepod.com

On YIMBY Pod this week:
* James talks about Tory plans for a ‘National Pothole Patrol’, and explains how AI can be used to detect potholes.
* Martin tells the story of a big NIMBY campaign to save… a car park.
* And we speak to Asif Ghafoor, CEO of BE.EV, about the bureaucratic and political challenges of rolling out electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
James’s newsletter is here, his latest on the AI/copyright debate is here.
You might also like his written piece on how AI can be used to spot potholes is here.
Martin’s newsletter is here, and his latest video is here.
Don’t forget to tell your friends about the pod – and leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts!
YIMBY Pod is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and hopefully wherever you get your podcasts!
You can find James on Bluesky here, and Martin here.


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.abundancepod.com

James gets annoyed his new build was saddled with old technology. Martin tells the story of the surprisingly futuristic British wine industry. And we speak to Thomas Ableman about his proposal for Mini-Switzerland, a plan that could make rural trains and buses… actually good?!
James’s newsletter is here, his latest on our geospatial data mess is here.
Martin’s newsletter is here, and his latest video is here.
Don’t forget to tell your friends about the pod – and leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts!
YIMBY Pod is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and hopefully wherever you get your podcasts!
You can find James on Bluesky here, and Martin here.


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.abundancepod.com

James talks about how Rachel Reeves’ plan to give mayor a slice of income tax could help get infrastructure built. Martin digs into two more BBC Local Democracy Reporting Service stories with an alarming NIMBY slant. And we speak to Simon Kaye, Director of Policy and Research at Re:State, about his new report, arguing for a more powerful London Mayor and fewer London boroughs!
James’s newsletter is here.
Martin’s newsletter is here, and his latest video is here.
Don’t forget to tell your friends about the pod – and leave us a nice review on Apple Podcasts!
YIMBY Pod is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and hopefully wherever you get your podcasts!
You can find James on Bluesky here, and Martin here.


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.abundancepod.com