100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead - by Mikael Colville-Andersen

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Welcome to the happy place of Mikael Colville-Andersen - urbanist, author and host of the TV series The Life-Sized City. With this podcast, he self-medicates himself against his lifelong anxiety about the numbing certainty of mortality by taking tiny, tasty pills of positivity. He presents the 100 things he'll miss when he's dead.

Mikael Colville-Andersen


    • Jan 1, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    83 - In Praise of Apartments - Ep 26

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 32:04


    In Episode 26 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #83 on his list. In praise of: Apartments.Please support the work of me and my NGO in Ukraine: Bikes4Ukraine.orgPlease donate $€ today!:  Crowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraine

    82 - In Praise of Books - Ep 25

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 24:34


    In Episode 25 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #82 on his list. In praise of: Books.Bikes4Ukraine.org!Website: https://bikes4ukraine.orgPlease donate $€ today!:  Crowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraine

    79-81 Things - In Praise of Spices, Triple Aquarius and Walking - Ep 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2023 19:33


    In Episode 24 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #79-81 on his list. In praise of: Spices, Triple Aquarius and Walking.Bikes4Ukraine.org!Website: https://bikes4ukraine.orgPlease donate $€ today!:  Crowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraine

    77-78 - In Praise of Boredom and Displacement Activities - Ep 23

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023 15:52


    In Episode 23 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #77 and #78 on his list. In praise of: Boredom and Displacement Activities.Bikes4Ukraine.org!Website: https://bikes4ukraine.orgPlease donate $€ today!:  Crowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraine

    76 - In Praise of Bikes - Ep 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2023 24:32


    In Episode 22 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #76 on his list. In praise of: Bikes.The book: Copenhagenize - the definitive guide to global bicycle urbanismhttps://islandpress.org/books/copenhagenizeBikes4Ukraine.org!Website: https://bikes4ukraine.orgPlease donate $€ today!:  Crowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraine

    75 - In Praise of Søren Kierkegaard - Ep 21

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 13:52


    In Episode 21 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #75 on his list. In praise of: Søren KierkegaardThe synopsis of the film Mikael wrote - and mentions in the podcast: https://medium.com/@colvilleandersen/either-or-s%C3%B8ren-kierkegaard-regine-olsen-the-greatest-love-story-never-told-7972ee6409b7Bikes4Ukraine.org!Website: https://bikes4ukraine.orgPlease donate $€ today!:  Crowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraine

    72-74 - In praise of Kissing, Orgasms and Swearing - Ep 20

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2023 22:23


    In Episode 20 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #72-74 on his list. In praise of: Kissing, Orgasms and Swearing.Bikes4Ukraine.org!Website: https://bikes4ukraine.orgPlease donate $€ today!:  Crowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraine

    70-71 - In praise of Eavesdropping and People Watching - Ep 19

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2023 28:01


    In Episode 19 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #70-71 on his list. In praise of: Eavesdropping and People WatchingBikes4Ukraine.org!Website: https://bikes4ukraine.orgPlease donate $€ today!:  Crowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraine

    69 - In praise of Memories - Ep 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 27:18


    In Episode 18 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #69 on his list. In praise of: Memories.Spotify Playlist: That Window of Time When I Was Young - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5IbhnDNKDteJcPhQYFSlq7?si=422baa55c1314658Bikes4Ukraine.org! Donate Website: https://bikes4ukraine.orgCrowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraine

    67-68 Things: In praise of Humour and Conversation - Ep17

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 34:37


    In Episode 17 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #67-68 on his list. In praise of: Humour and ConversationBikes4Ukraine.org!Website: https://bikes4ukraine.orgCrowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraine

    64-66 Things: In praise of Ukraine, Trying New Things and That First Glass of Wine at Five O'Clock - Ep16

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 24:25


    And.... we're back. It's been awhile but let's get back into this! In Episode 16 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #64-66 on his list. In praise of: Ukraine, Trying New Things and That First Glass of Wine at Five o'clock.Bikes4Ukraine.org!Website: https://bikes4ukraine.orgCrowdfunding: https://fundrazr.com/bikes4ukraineInstagram: https://instagram.com/bikes4ukraineArticle about The Bicycle - a Vital Tool and Symbol in Times of Crisis https://medium.com/@colvilleandersen/the-bicycle-a-vital-tool-and-symbol-in-times-of-crisis-bb097b002ac4

    60-63 Things: In praise of Archaeology, That Place Where the River Bends, Cold and Sunny Winter Days and Sailing - Ep15

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2021 32:51


    In episode 15 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael explores #60-63 on his list. In praise of Archaeology, That Place Where the River Bends, Cold and Sunny Winter Days and Sailing.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.com

    56-59 Things: In Praise of Being on Time, Giving up Control, Wine & Making Food - EP14

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 29:57


    In Episode 14, Mikael explores how he'll miss Being on Time, Giving up Control (welcome to the no control segment of this episode...), Wine and Making Food.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.com

    55 Things - In Praise of Departing, Arriving and All the Movement in Between

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 26:57


    In episode 13 of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, Mikael sings the praise of departing, arriving - and all the movement in between.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.com

    53-54 Things - In Praise of Words and Storytelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 40:03


    Episode 12 is in praise of Words and Storytelling.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.com

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    51-52 Things - In Praise of Sweat and Maps

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 34:51


    Good to be back.Episode 11 is in praise of Sweat and Maps.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://buymeacoffee.com/MIKAELhttp://colville-andersen.com

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    47-50 Things: In praise of Donkey Kong, The Prairies, Tattoos and Hitchhiking

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 28:51


    Episode 10 is in praise of Donkey Kong - and the arcade game era, The Prairies and other Flat Expanses, Tattoos and Hitchhiking.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.com

    44-46 Things: In praise of Bridges, Crying and Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 23:26


    In Episode 9 of The 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, I will explore Bridges, Crying and Cinema.There is so much naturally-occurring poetry and beauty in the very idea of bridges. Crying? It's really just a sad orgasm, if you think about it. And sitting in a cinema will always feel like I’m a secret and privileged spectator to other peoples’ dreams.Buy Me a Coffee! http://buymeacoffee.com/MIKAELMy urbanism podcast The Life-Sized City is also available wherever you get your podcasts. Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.com

    42-43 Things: In praise of Trains and Hotel Rooms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 22:13


    Episode 8 is all about trains and hotel rooms.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.comMusic by Phil Creamer and Mikael Gjøl

    36-41 Things: In praise of Hangovers, Living Life Like a French Film, Red Lipstick, Burnt Orange Peels, Photography

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 27:14


    In Episode 7, Mikael explores Hangovers, Living Life Like a French Film, Red Lipstick & Nailpolish, The Scent of Burnt Orange Peels, Photography and Street Photography.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design, author and host of the TV series The Life-Sized City. He's not at all happy about the inevitability of mortality and is trying to deal with it.http://colville-andersen.comhttp://lifesizedcity.com

    31-35 Things: In praise of: Rabbit Holes, Being Naked, Bacon, Stairs and Watching My Children Grow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 30:29


    In Episode 6 of The 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead, I'll wrap my brain around Rabbit Holes, Being Naked, Bacon, Stairs and Watching My Children Grow.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.comBuy me a coffee!

    26-30 Things: In praise of: Not Owning Stuff, Missing My Mother, Spreadsheets, My Supernose and Lighting a Cigarette

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 30:05


    In Episode 5 of the 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead I'll be covering Not Owning Stuff, Missing My Mother, Spreadsheets, My Supernose and Lighting a Cigarette.Buy me a coffee at http://buymeacoffee.com/MIKAELMikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.comMusic by Phil Creamer and Mikael Gjøl

    Number 25: In Praise of Crossing Borders

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 31:57


    Mikael talks about Number 25 on the list of 100 Things he'll miss when he's dead: Crossing Borders. Even though borders are a new thing in the history of homo sapiens, they possess an inherent charm and... stress. Mikael tells about his first international border crossing, his longest and then gets carried away with his coolest experiences.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.comhttp://lifesizedcity.com

    16-24 Things: Including Sillage, Keys, Making Plans, Constructing a Fine Sentence, Losing and Twentysomethings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 26:01


    In Episode 3, Mikael explores Sillage, Keys, Making Plans (That Might Never Happen), Constructing a Fine Sentence, Knowing When a Painting is Done, Catching Something Falling, Losing, Satisfying Bodily Functions and Twentysomethings.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.comhttp://lifesizedcity.com

    8-15 Things: Including Coffee, Winter Bathing, Languages, Two Hamburgers & Small Fries, My Toolbox, Biting Nails and Waving

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 27:46


    Mikael Colville-Andersen continues his list of "100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead" in episode two. He introduces Coffee, Winter Bathing, Languages, Two Hamburgers and a Small Fries, My Toolbox, Biting My Nails, That Wind Before the Rain and Waving.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which he feels good about.http://colville-andersen.comMusic by Phil Creamer and Mikael Gjøl.

    1-7 Things: Including Waking Up, The Gradual Advance of the Light, Cleaning, Voting, Throwing Things and Handwriting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 26:10


    Mikael introduces the podcast and then casts himself headlong into the list of 100 Things I'll Miss When I'm Dead: Waking Up, The Gradual Advance of the Light, Cleaning, Voting, Throwing Things, The Varying Salinity of Oceans & Seas and Handwriting.Mikael Colville-Andersen is an urban design expert, author and host of the urbanism documentary series The Life-Sized City. He was still very much alive while writing this. Which is a good thing.http://colville-andersen.com

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