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Talking Headways Podcast: Why a City Is Not a Computer — Streetsblog USA
This week we’re joined by Shannon Mattern, professor of anthropology at the New School for Social Research, who talks with us about her new book, "A City is Not a Computer: Other Urban Intelligences."...
![this week we're discussing
THE CITY IS NOT A COMPUTER
3. Public Knowledge
[book cover]
Meeting Friday
October 2, 2026 • 7 PM at King Bee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreibkk2h7xxiabbdj2453hb5d4ve64aotpsgn5c5vokaitmogj2lvgi)
![this week we're discussing
THE CITY IS NOT A COMPUTER
2. The City is Not a Computer
[book cover]
Meeting Friday
September 25, 2026 • 7 PM at King Bee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreibcgmwqsljrzmdo6en3dqufnz5ynxw2gbd2fo2q5srq3hvv6u6egu)
![NO MEETING THIS WEEK!
READ CHAPTER 1
[book cover]
Regular Meetings Resume
September 25, 2026](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreieub3twyuyb4il5pkvtuum7pihwmuc43wsodawggled7xow6lyxvm)
![announcing our next read
THE CITY IS NOT A COMPUTER
Purchase your copy from The Little Gay Shop!
[book cover]
Meetings Begin
September 11, 2026 • 7 PM at King Bee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreiebqcth2czsqlh34goqtveqzotekmziy4hiwdbpvg3qdiew53yvri)
![this week we're discussing
AGAINST THE COMMONS
Conclusion: Toward a Reappropriation of Planning
[book cover]
Meeting Friday
August 28, 2026 • 7 PM at King Bee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreic5merjmehedk5qihfvozkiumt4tvpfw64mly2pvwn7lmsv5f2isa)
![this week we're discussing
AGAINST THE COMMONS
4. The Capture of Creativity
[book cover]
Meeting Friday
August 21, 2026 • 7 PM at King Bee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreifz3dkcorcvbacdlasfvifd5xsx3krtopo72pxblkg3oa3zjbjlim)
![this week we're discussing
AGAINST THE COMMONS
3. Centrality Struggles in Weimar Berlin
[book cover]
Meeting Friday
August 14, 2026 • 7 PM at King Bee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreibbh47hwnit7m2fr3dqonen5hxcfddqkztyau3wdhtzlsxnd4nmzq)
![this week we're discussing
AGAINST THE COMMONS
2. The Commons of Publicity
[book cover]
Meeting Friday
August 7, 2026 • 7 PM at King Bee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreiegcgi5u32jsu72ecwjcgcoyel5jfrjswjmgxyrop4yt3nxbezzty)
![this week we're discussing
AGAINST THE COMMONS
1. Common Land and Primitive Accumulation
[book cover]
Meeting Friday
July 31, 2026 • 7 PM at King Bee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreifmqzpla3s5qgrsat2mcoupg4deiza23pshvu7rimxjx7yks637vi)
![announcing our next read
AGAINST THE COMMONS
Purchase your copy from The Little Gay Shop!
[book cover that reads:
Álvaro Sevilla-Buitrago
AGAINST THE COMMONS
A RADICAL HISTORY OF URBAN PLANNING]
Meetings Begin
July 24, 2026 • 7 PM at King Bee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreifgoj75mwbgzr2khbe6zho7o2jmeizln7t4wg4j2waoi6hhn66pky)
![THIS WEEK WE'RE DISCUSSING
If You Want to Win... • Conclusion
[book cover]
URBAN AUSTIN READS
MEETING FRIDAY
10 July 2026 • 7:00 PM
King Bee • 1906 E. 12th St](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreiedvqdugtrsk4fi2ms7r6sa4klaalqyguwb4eibepryi3vreabonu)
![THIS WEEK
WE'RE READING
If You Want to Win...
Chapter 5
[book cover]
MEETING TODAY
12 June 2026
7:00 PM at King Bee
1906 E. 12th Street](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreiai6vsmzm6t3kt66mqxqmxota6fc3jmt2xmmvmv6d6kzqehojhusq)
![THIS WEEK
WE'RE READING
If You Want to Win...
Chapter 3
[book cover]
MEETING TODAY
29 May 2026
7:00 PM at King Bee
1906 E. 12th Street](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreihwkq26loxrzgwm6u43wcck2yn2h4fup3ggxbw6redzr24qyztybe)
![THIS WEEK WE'RE READING
If You Want to Win... • Intro & Ch. 1
[book cover image]
URBAN AUSTIN READS
MEETING FRIDAY
15 May 2026 • 7:00 PM
King Bee • 1906 E. 12th St](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreihahspxbxe7ffn3zarrypcgwhpsnslcoaz2ouhuvqie2na4mjeati)
![THIS WEEK
WE'RE READING
Solidarity Cities
Conclusion
[book cover]
MEETING FRIDAY
1 May 2026
6:30 PM at King Bee
1906 E. 12th Street](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreibns44lday2vqtvvinrznpovvk4eegusbwnnen2megujbvzu56o64)
![announcing our next read
IF YOU WANT TO WIN,
YOU'VE GOT TO FIGHT
by Carter Lavin
[book cover]
PICK UP AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING
1 May 2026 • 6:30 PM • King Bee
DISCUSSIONS START 15 MAY 2026
Intro & Chapter 1 • 7:00 PM • King Bee](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreibcdmd7okemutaor56urpl3aaplqaxep2hk6zhb5risaa47fft2va)
![THIS WEEK WE'RE DISCUSSING
Solidarity Cities • Chapter 6
[photos of Amy, Austin, and the book cover]
URBAN AUSTIN READS
MEETING FRIDAY
24 April 2026 • 6:30 PM
with Amy and Austin!
King Bee • 1906 E. 12th St](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreieadbubjkkoqncj7igd4htkj5jlcmemajmc6jk5sjqhaubejepfde)
![THIS WEEK
WE'RE READING
Solidarity Cities
Chapter 5
[book cover]
MEETING FRIDAY
17 April 2026
6:30 PM at King Bee
1906 E. 12th Street](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreigejeodxupc2me3fed3nevcpndkbo4ifjb6tg2tk3myhnlg7wwn5y)
![NO MEETING THIS WEEK!
READ CHAPTER 4
TO GET AHEAD FOR NEXT WEEK!
[repeated three more times]
URBAN AUSTIN READS logo](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreia3eyf3fapwrjg4jfqz65sjqzlstpm5njuxc5zp3potm3yepwn6yu)
![THIS WEEK WE'RE DISCUSSING
Solidarity Cities • Introduction
[book cover]
URBAN AUSTIN READS
MEETING FRIDAY
6 March 2026 • 6:30 PM
Central Machine Works
4824 E. Cesar Chavez](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreigwhhi54yenued6cxxahzlsguj77ppuiw5sezttcnmnd34qzdisri)
![announcing our next read
SOLIDARITY CITIES
by Safri, Pavlovskaya, Healy, and Borowiak
[book cover]
PICK UP AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING
27 February 2026 • 6:30 PM • Walter's Tavern
DISCUSSIONS START NEXT WEEK • INTRO
6 March 2026 • 6:30 PM • Location TBD](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreidrn4hnikyjqcdzwkg7xk7yybtd5w7vriwjcysmajalpruucpkzky)
![THIS WEEK
WE'RE DISCUSSING
The Anatomy of Fascism
Chapter 7
[Book cover]
MEETING FRIDAY
20 February 2026
6:30 PM Walter's Tavern
2336 S. Congress Ave](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreih3s5oeladxillobkz4avabmgvmnbjtzmx5s2aci5s6iq4jfdesaq)
![THIS WEEK
We're discussing
The Anatomy of Fascism
Chapter 5
FRIDAY at 6:30 PM
Walter's Tavern
2336 S Congress Ave
Austin, TX 78704
[three book covers]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreid7hk5ag7s3ax7llaovx27wyqogww3twq6zyroolgbsqgppmslulm)
![THIS WEEK
WE'RE READING
The Anatomy of Fascism
Chapter 4
[Book cover]
MEETING FRIDAY
30 JAN 2026 | 6:30 PM
Walter's Tavern
2336 S Congress Ave](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreicmlrjjmnhhgsj3nzbfcvxnewdaa56b32tt6xdlv6uyglslhn3bqy)
![TODAY WE'RE DISCUSSING
The Anatomy of Fascism
Chapter 2
[Book cover]
MEETING TONIGHT
16 January 2026
6:30 PM at Freddo ATX
2336 S Congress Ave](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreid4tdoy267pe244ybawemokmvgjy4x2ybzgct3etpwh4t2nnze2rm)
![Women Changing Cities Book Talk &/or Bike Ride
Join us for an inspiring afternoon with authors
Melissa and Chris Bruntlett to hear more about their new book, Women Changing Cities.
[book cover + photo of the authors]
Women Changing Cities highlights the groundbreaking work of female mayors, planners, advocates, and policymakers in reshaping urban spaces for the better. Through real-world success stories and powerful insights, this book proves that when cities are built with women in mind, they become more liveable for everyone. Whether you're passionate about gender equity, sustainable transport, or urban design, Women Changing Cities is a call to action and an inspiring blueprint for the future. Thank you to Mueller Residential Group for use of their offices!
Saturday, January 17, 2026
Mueller Residential Group, 4646 Mueller Blvd#1052, Austin TX 78723
Book Talk 2:30 PM & Bike Ride 3:30 PM
Join us after for a community bike ride with Melissa and Chris!
BYOB (Bring Your Own Bike)
Feel free to join us for either event—or double the fun and attend both!
The Mueller Residential Group offices have a door facing Mueller Blvd. You can get there via bike, #10 bus, walking, or parking on the street.
[logos for Urban Austin Reads, Reconnect Austin, Austin History Center Association, and Safe Streets Austin]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ilzcjlp5epmxywwhfpxgd65b/bafkreig6xh44na2eeh6hdv2cujsl37fb2ef2d4a67jndixdwsp3b7zmjm4)
