Podcast appearances and mentions of john lorinc

Journalist John Lorinc's new memoir, "No Jews Live Here," is a documentation of four generations of his Hungarian Jewish family's journey through the Holocaust, the 1956 Revolution and ultimate settlement in Canada. Lorinc took a journalistic approach to find the facts behind the stories he heard growing up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian interviews John Lorinc. John is a Toronto freelance journalist, editor and ghost-writer. He specializes in cities, climate and technology. Lorinc has contributed to numerous national and local publications including The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Spacing Magazine, Walrus, Canadian Business, Reader's Digest, and the New York Times. He delves into why transit projects, like those by Metrolinx, are so costly and slow to complete. A University of Toronto Cities study highlights "soft costs," such as consultant fees, as a primary reason for these inflated expenses. The discussion also critiques the Triple-P model and the need to reconsider approaches like InfraOntario. This examination raises crucial questions about improving efficiency and accountability in transit infrastructure development.

Greg Brady spoke with John Lorinc, Journalist, covering cities & climate. Spacing, Globe & Mail, Corporate Knights. Editor: Coach House Books. Author Dream States (2022), No Jews Live Here (2024) about the need for Mayor Chow to push back against Doug Ford for his promise to rip up bike lanes in the city of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Greg Brady spoke with John Lorinc, Journalist, covering cities & climate. Spacing, Globe & Mail, Corporate Knights. Editor: Coach House Books. Author Dream States (2022), No Jews Live Here (2024) about the need for Mayor Chow to push back against Doug Ford for his promise to rip up bike lanes in the city of Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the infrastructure projects in some Ontario cities worth the pain homeowners, businesses, and commuters are feeling? Ontario is steadily growing but its major roads and bridges need repair and new transit is sorely overdue. What is the cost to Ontarians and will the benefits outweigh years of inconvenience? For insight, we welcome: urban affairs journalist John Lorinc; University of Toronto civil engineering professor Shoshanna Saxe; urban planner Neil Loewen; and York-Eglinton BIA managr Steven Spencer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We heard a lot about drones at the Paris Olympics, but what about in our own backyard? In this episode, Spacing's John Lorinc tells us about a piece he wrote called Eyes in the Sky, which documents the stealthy creep of the Toronto Police Service's use of drones to keep tabs on residents. Next, author and green advocate Lorraine Johnson tells us about an open letter she co-signed urging Canadian municipalities to change their outdated bylaws which prohibit growing habit gardens and other helpful plant species in our lawns and backyards. Finaly, Ingrid Buday founded No More Noise Toronto out of frustration with the city's high-volume noise pollution, especially traffic sounds. The group advocates for new bylaws protecting residents' right to peace and quiet, and gathers its own data to make the case.

In this 1380th episode of Toronto Mike'd, Mike chats with John Lorinc about his career in journalism, Spacing, and everything you need to know about what's happening at Ontario Place. Toronto Mike'd is proudly brought to you by Great Lakes Brewery, Palma Pasta, Ridley Funeral Home, Electronic Products Recycling Association, Raymond James Canada and Moneris. If you would like to support the show, we do have partner opportunities available. Please email Toronto Mike at mike@torontomike.com

Can smart cities truly deliver on their promises of innovation and sustainability? On Deep Dish, author and winner of the Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award, John Lorinc joins host Brian Hanson to navigate the intersection of urban planning technology and ethical concerns in his book Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias.  Related Content:  Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopia, John Lorinc, Coach House Books, August 23, 2022  Meet the Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award winner and finalists and submit books for the 2024 award!  2023 Pritzker Forum on Global Cities: Harnessing AI: Tools for Urban Leaders, Event, November 13-15, 2023  Your Data Were ‘Anonymized'? These Scientists Can Still Identify You, Gina Kolata, New York Times, July 23, 2019    This episode is brought to you by UL Solutions. 

Nothing seems to make a city politician's eyes light up like the promise of the smart city. In his latest book, Dream States, journalist John Lorinc questions whether smart technologies live up to the hype and whether ultimately smart cities serve the interests of city dwellers or big tech companies.

Cities are phenomenally complex, living spaces that can generate an overwhelming amount of data, so collecting, managing and using that data is also phenomenally complex. There are huge pitfalls to avoid, privacy being the obvious one, and misuse by private entities another. Data is an incredibly valuable tool though, especially as we look to manage massive increases in electricity use. The “Smart City” is a concept that John Lorinc has covered in his book “Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias” and he joins the show to tell us how smart cities are operating in the real world, what's gone wrong, and what technology we desperately need to transition to a green economy.Join the Building Good community today:https://www.buildinggood.caLinkedIn

The June 26th mayoral by-election is coming up fast. We've seen plenty of debate, a crowded field of candidates, and increased voter engagement. What's next? Spacing senior editor John Lorinc, Toronto Star city hall reporter Alyshah Hasham, and Ontario reporter for The Narwhal Fatima Syed join us to talk about duelling housing platforms, the environment, the big, Doug Ford-shaped question mark, and more.

This episode of Hub Dialogues features Sean Speer in conversation with 2022 Donner Book Prize nominee and Toronto-based author and journalist John Lorinc about his nominated book Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias.The Hub Dialogues (which is one of The Hub's regular podcasts) feature The Hub's editor-at-large, Sean Speer, in conversation with leading entrepreneurs, policymakers, scholars, and thinkers on the issues and challenges that will shape Canada's future at home and abroad. The episodes are generously supported by The Ira Gluskin And Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation and the Linda Frum and Howard Sokolowski Charitable Foundation.If you like what you are hearing on Hub Dialogues consider subscribing to The Hub's free weekly email newsletter featuring our insights and analysis on key public policy issues. Sign up here: https://thehub.ca/free-member-sign-up/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The smart city movement — driven by the idea that we can leverage data and technology to optimize life in our cities — is attractive for many reasons. But critics say that smart cities may not be so wise, and in some cases, they've proven to be dangerous for democracy. In the first episode of season three, we're doing a deep dive into this very concept: What are smart cities, and who are they for? Where has smart-city technology helped, and when does it start to wade into surveillance-capitalism territory ? Adrian speaks to John Lorinc, an urban affairs journalist and the author of Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias, about how the perception of smart cities has shifted over the years, and how smart city technology can both improve and disrupt our lives. Plus, Globe and Mail reporter Josh O'Kane shares his reporting from his new book, SIDEWAYS: The City Google Couldn't Buy, which looks at Alphabet's failed attempt to build a smart city in Toronto and what that high-profile example tells us about citizen engagement and good governance around the world. 

The smart city movement — driven by the idea that we can leverage data and technology to optimize life in our cities — is attractive for many reasons. But critics say that smart cities may not be so wise, and in some cases, they've proven to be dangerous for democracy. In the first episode of season three, we're doing a deep dive into this very concept: What are smart cities, and who are they for? Where has smart-city technology helped, and when does it start to wade into surveillance-capitalism territory ? Adrian speaks to John Lorinc, an urban affairs journalist and the author of Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias, about how the perception of smart cities has shifted over the years, and how smart city technology can both improve and disrupt our lives. Plus, Globe and Mail reporter Josh O'Kane shares his reporting from his new book, SIDEWAYS: The City Google Couldn't Buy, which looks at Alphabet's failed attempt to build a smart city in Toronto and what that high-profile example tells us about citizen engagement and good governance around the world. 

The term "Smart Cities" has been kicking around for about a decade now. When we began The Future Fix series, that term was headline news. Everyone, including multiple levels of governments, was being asked to imagine a new kind of urban space, where data and technology were woven into the very fabric of the neighbourhood. Since then, the Smart Cities conversation has evolved, important questions have been asked, a global pandemic happened, and we have more examples, from communities across Canada, about what works, and what to avoid. John Lorinc is a Spacing senior editor and author of the book "Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias." He's been researching data and tech as it relates to cities and urban politics and planning for years now, and his book earned the Writer's Trust of Canada Balsilie Prize for Public Policy. “Because of the pandemic and because so much of our lives had to go online for this period of time, and in many ways stay online, a lot of the ideas around Smart Cities and this hyperconnectivity and this use of big data became actually part of the way our cities our cities function. Except we stopped calling it 'Smart Cities'.” Martin Canning is executive director of government innovation at Evergreen. He tells us about what he's learned about data and technology projects in communities across the countries, through his work with the Community Solutions Network, and what makes a "Smart" project successful. "There's a dark side and there's a light side, and I'll stick to the light side, when we're thinking about the future and where technology is often driving us, sometimes pulling us. But when it comes to cities, and public sector markets, and government innovation and community innovation in Canada and around the world, what I see [...] is not just an appetite, but a culture that is opening to allow for multi-sectoral partnership like we haven't seen before." Listen to the episode to hear more about the future of "future fixes." The Future Fix is a partnership between Spacing and Evergreen for the Community Solutions Network: a program of Future Cities Canada. As the program lead, Evergreen is working with Open North and partners to help communities of all sizes across Canada navigate the smart cities landscape. The Community Solutions Network is supported with funding provided by Infrastructure Canada.

Steven W, Beattie sits down with renowned author and journalist John Lorinc to discuss his Balsillie Prize-winning book Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias. Is the ‘smart city' the utopia we've been waiting for? The promise of the so-called smart city has been at the forefront of urban planning and development since the early 2010s, and the tech industry that supplies smart city software and hardware is now worth hundreds of billions a year. But the ideas and approaches underpinning smart city tech raise tough and important questions about the future of urban communities, surveillance, automation, and public participation. The smart city era, moreover, belongs firmly in a longer historical narrative about cities ? one defined by utopian ideologies, architectural visions, and technological fantasies. Smart streetlights, water and air quality tracking, autonomous vehicles: with examples from all over the world, including New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Portland, and Chicago, Dream States unpacks the world of smart city tech, but also situates this important shift in city-building into a broader story about why we still dream about perfect places. The Ottawa International Writers Festival is supported by generous individuals like you. Please consider subscribing to our newsletter and making a donation to support our programming and children's literacy initiatives. SUBSCRIBE: https://writersfestival.us5.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=8c60faf808d54738144cc85de&id=d2443cdbd3 DONATIONS: https://writersfestival.org/about/donations

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What's so enticing about urban utopias? Why does technological innovation in urban planning never quite achieve what its purveyors promise it will? We explore this issue with John Lorinc, author of "Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias;" Josh O'Kane, a Globe and Mail technology reporter and author of "Sideways, The City Google Couldn't Buy;" and Vass Bednar, executive director, Master of Public Policy in Digital Society Program.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Toronto gets ready to vote, we are bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will break down the candidates, platforms, and issues that will shape our city for the next four years. Lorraine Lam is community organizer who works with unhoused people, John Lorinc is a Spacing senior editor, together, we try to make sense of the encampment evictions of last year, and how the next mayor and council must better serve people who are at risk in our communities.

Are there enough construction workers to build the housing we need in the U.S. and Canada? According to The Globe and Mail, the Ontario government has stated that the province will need 100,000 new construction workers and 1.5 million homes over the next decade. However, a current shortage in skilled trades and labor means that the process of building homes now takes longer than before, and the situation has only been exacerbated since 2020, as many construction workers retired during the pandemic. As such, industry leaders are not optimistic about meeting forecasted housing needs, as there are just not enough new people to replace those who recently retired—along with those expected to retire in a looming retirement boom. This is one of those acute problems that feels overwhelming to the point where you want to step back and say, "How the heck did we get here?" Tune in to today's episode of Upzoned to find out. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES “Are there enough construction workers to build the housing we need?” by John Lorinc, The Globe and Mail (October 2022). Abby Kinney (Twitter). Norm Van Eeden Petersman (Twitter, LinkedIn). Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom.

John Lorinc, author, his latest book is Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias

On today's show, the Inflation Reduction Act has passed in the U.S. and a large part of the legislation has to do with energy. We chat with Markham Hislop an energy journalist and publisher of Energi News on how this could affect Alberta. Plus, street lights can spy on you and new technology is already being used in some parts of the U.S. We find out more from John Lorinc, an author whose latest book is Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias. And Canada will play a big role in the next mission to the moon. We chat with Ken Podwalski, the executive director of space exploration and the Lunar Gateway program manager at the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).

With many people still working from home, the future of Toronto's PATH system — the underground mall serving the financial towers above — is in question. Globe & Mail urban affairs reporter Oliver Moore, who wrote about this crisis, explains the situation. And Spacing senior editor John Lorinc talks about the possible implications the City's new Inclusionary Zoning policy may have on Toronto's housing and affordability crisis. Finally, as a preview of Spacing's upcoming book, Souvenirs of Toronto Sport, I talk to Ian Wolfe, archivist and member of the board of directors for the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame & Museum, about Toronto's skiing history, and the closing of one of the City's last two downhill ski facilities at Centennial Park.

Before the pandemic, the Toronto Transit Commission was actively looking for ways to grow its ridership. Now, after taking a hit in numbers during the pandemic, it's important to think about ways to recover, as we slowly vaccinate the city. TTC Commissioner and Councillor Shelley Carroll speaks about a study she proposed to look at changing rider concerns, as well as the impact of ride-hailing services like Uber. University of Toronto Professor Akawsi Owusu-Bempah talks about a study he co-authored, commissioned by the TTC, which shows Black and Indigenous people are disproportionately represented in interactions with fare enforcement and special constables, and what the service needs to do about it. And, in celebration of Spacing's latest Public Health Issue, we talk to senior editor John Lorinc about his story "Valuable Crap," all about using sewage to detect community COVID-19 outbreaks.

Toronto’s Sidewalk Labs might have started with a splash and ended with a splatter, but “smart tech” to run cities is still part of a future we cannot avoid. On today’s episode John Lorinc, Spacing senior editor and Atkinson Fellow who has been working on a series about smart cities for the Toronto Star, talks about the their potential and how the COVID-19 pandemic might have helped paved the way for a smart city future in Toronto.

John Lorinc discusses his reporting about how the run on hydroxychloroquine backfired on legacy patients, exposed profound supply chain problems, and raised questions about the ethics of publishing, and then posting online, highly preliminary research results from small sample studies.

Books and films discussed:7 Suitcases by Ahmed Marie, Farah Marie, Hala Marie and Cynthia SpringWe are Displaced: My Journey and Stories From Refugee Girls Around the World by Malala YousafzaiMy Journey by Olivia ChowThe Boat People by Sharon BalaNujeen: One Girl's Incredible Journey From Syria in a Wheelchair by Nujeen Mustafa and Christina Lamb.Resilience and Triumph: Immigrant Women Tell Their Stories by the Book Project CollectiveGrandfather's Journey by Alley SayOpen Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration by Bryan Caplan and Zach WeinersmithThe Ward: the Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood edited by John Lorinc, Michael McClelland, Ellen Scheinberg, and Tatum TaylorFor Sama (on PBS) directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward WattsAlmost American Girl by Robin HaLibrary services and partnerships discussed:Using the library if you're new to CanadaSettling in TorontoESL & Newcomer Programs at TPLCOSTI Immigrant ServicesOverDrive (Getting Started with Overdrive guides)

In this episode, we try to gain some perspective on the Covid-19 virus from the safety of our own appartments. We talk to Toronto City Councillor Josh Matlow about his experience in self-isolation, as well as tips from working at home and the importance or wearing pants. Spacing senior editor John Lorinc talks about what this epidemic can teach us about a city's resilience, and where we need to improve. Historian Adam Bunch tells us about past pandemics, how we dealt with them, and how they helped forge Toronto into the city it is today. Finally, Zahra Ebrahim tells us about a growing resource for people dealing with life during Covid-19, how you can use it, and help populate it. You can find that resource here.

John Lorinc's contribution to an early panel discussion of the Sidewalk Toronto Project, a collaboration of Google's Sidewalk Labs and Waterfront Toronto. Ethics in the City Jan 28, 2018 John Lorinc spacing.ca

"If you wander around the city, if you are able to stop and listen, the stories are all right there." - Matt Galloway What's your Toronto all about? Christina and Wendy talk about their respective Torontos. Then, Christina interviews CBC Metro Morning host Matt Galloway, and we find out about his Toronto - and also what his favourite book is this year, and why he's so important to librarians. Books, music and talks mentioned in this episode: The Art of Inclusion by Matt Galloway - Walrus Talks Books by Peter Carey Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Books by Langston Hughes Cab Calloway Count Basie Brother by David Chariandy I’ve Been Meaning To Tell You: a Letter to My Daughter by David Chariandy Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie Books by Dionne Brand How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward Warlight by Michael Ondaatje Boys: What It Means to Become a Man by Rachel Giese Motherhood by Sheila Heti Funny Boy by Shyam Selvadurai uTOpia: Towards a New Toronto edited by Jason McBride and Alana Wilcox Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto by Shawn Micallef Frontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness by Shawn Micallef Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis The Hidden Keys by Andre Alexis Scarborough by Catherine Hernandez Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures by Vincent Lam What We All Long For by Dionne Brand Love Enough by Dionne Brand Consolation by Michael Redhill Further Reading: ‘Da Kink in My Hair by Trey Anthony Kim’s Convenience by Ins Choi Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel Toronto Comics by various contributors Spacing Magazine Subdivided: City-Building in an Age of Hyper-Diversity edited by John Lorinc and Jay Pitter Towerkind by Kat Verhoeven The Ward: the Life and Loss of Toronto’s First Immigrant Neighbourhood edited by John Lorinc, Michael McClelland, Ellen Scheinberg, Tatum Taylor And, of course, browse the Local History section online, or at your local branch! Click here for a transcript of this episode. Your hosts: Christina, Mike, Jason, and Wendy Contact us at shelveunder@torontopubliclibrary.ca Please take our survey.

As Toronto gets ready to vote, we'll be bringing you regular panel discussions with journalists and experts who will help you wade through what is maybe the most confusing race in the city's history. This week we have Spacing Senior Editor John Lorinc, and Toronto Star city hall reporter Jennifer Pagliaro.

John Lorinc, Sidewalk Toronto: Ethics in the "Smart City" by Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto

Vass and Allison talk about the new ubiquity of pot shops in Toronto. Should the government be cracking down or should we be enjoying the fleeting weirdness of it? Everyone got mad at Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau again, this time because she wants more office staff. What should the role of Prime Minister's spouse really be? Then we talk to John Lorinc (of Spacing Magazine) and Jay Pitter about their new book: "Subdivided: City-building in an Age of Hyper-diversity." Jay and John tell us why diversity has to be more than a slogan. PLUS Allison surprises Vass with a pot-themed quiz.

Author John Lorinc shares stories from The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood (Coach House Books). He co-edited the collection that revives a demolished area bounded by College, Queen, Yonge and University — now the realm of City Hall. More about The Cities Podcast http://news.utoronto.ca/podcasts More about The Ward: The Life and Loss of Toronto's […]

John Lorinc is a lifelong Torontonian and current midtowner. John's words have appeared in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, and The Walrus, and he's a senior editor at Spacing, Canada's premiere urban affairs magazine. John spoke with us about his Hungarian Jewish roots, how he became a Hogtown expert by accident, and what it was like to suffer four years of the Fords. He also talked about being independent in a Left and Right world, whether some version of John Tory will rule Toronto for eternity, and why, despite all of our faults, he still loves Toronto.