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What Our Cities Are Missing

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Source: Andrewism
What Our Cities Are Missing

Let’s unravel the defining characteristics of third places, tap into their historical significance and evolution, and explore how we can build and nurture the enduring allure of these social sanctuaries in the modern world.

Shoutout to @COLORMIND.mp4 for his co-producing and voicing on the skit!

Introduction – 0:00
What Are Third Places? – 1:57
The Benefits of Third Places – 7:02
The Historical Power of the Third Place – 8:34
What Happened To Third Places? – 9:52
Le Third Place – 13:33
A Few Teensy Critiques – 16:08
Radical, Revived Third Places – 24:20

Title Card Music: Where We Go by Jelani Aryeh
Thumbnail Art: Ernie Barnes
Support me on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/saintdrew 
outro music: Cedar Womb by joe zempel YouTube:    / @joezempel  

Sources & Resources:
The Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/ar…
https://www.thegoodtrade.com/features…
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/th…
https://medium.com/illumination/the-d…
https://inthesetimes.com/article/big-…

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Andrew Sage is an anarchist writer, video producer, and organizer from Trinidad and Tobago. He is the founder of Saint Who and Andrewism. Follow him on Twitter @_saintdrew.

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