Best Evan Engel Podcasts (2026)

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#438/Children of Genius: Llisa Demetrios + Sarah and Cameron Nims + Gabriela Liebert + Musical Guest Susan Tobocman 1:20:10

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In our continuing series, Children of Genius, we'll talk with the children of extraordinary architects. First, Llisa Demetrios, Curator of the Eames Institute and youngest granddaughter of design legends Ray and Charles Eames. Next, Sarah and Cameron Nims, children of Florida architect Rufus Nims, and later, we'll talk with Gabriela Liebert, the ar…

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#438/Children of Genius: Llisa Demetrios + Sarah and Cameron Nims + Gabriela Liebert + Musical Guest Susan Tobocman 1:20:10

23h ago1:20:10

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In our continuing series, Children of Genius, we'll talk with the children of extraordinary architects. First, Llisa Demetrios, Curator of the Eames Institute and youngest granddaughter of design legends Ray and Charles Eames. Next, Sarah and Cameron Nims, children of Florida architect Rufus Nims, and later, we'll talk with Gabriela Liebert, the ar…

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#437/USModernist Radio Retro: Harwell Hamilton Harris with Lisa Germany + Frank Harmon 42:53

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We've dug into the USModernist Radio vault to bring back a special interview on early 20th century Modernist Harwell Hamilton Harris, with author Lisa Germany and Harris' friend and executor, Frank Harmon.By george smart

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#437/USModernist Radio Retro: Harwell Hamilton Harris with Lisa Germany + Frank Harmon 42:53

8d ago42:53

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We've dug into the USModernist Radio vault to bring back a special interview on early 20th century Modernist Harwell Hamilton Harris, with author Lisa Germany and Harris' friend and executor, Frank Harmon.By george smart

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#436/Libraries with Margaret Sullivan and Jim Richard + Architects Glenda Flaim and Federico Engel + Musical Guest Matt Belsante 1:04:36

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Today on the show, George writes a song in 30 seconds. Architects Margaret Sullivan and Jim Richärd turn libraries into vibrant hubs. Glenda Flaim and Federico Engel restore a William Wurster house in San Francisco, and later we'll croon with musical guest Matt Belsante.By george smart

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#436/Libraries with Margaret Sullivan and Jim Richard + Architects Glenda Flaim and Federico Engel + Musical Guest Matt Belsante 1:04:36

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Today on the show, George writes a song in 30 seconds. Architects Margaret Sullivan and Jim Richärd turn libraries into vibrant hubs. Glenda Flaim and Federico Engel restore a William Wurster house in San Francisco, and later we'll croon with musical guest Matt Belsante.By george smart

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#435/Archispeak's Evan Troxel + Developer Ken Reiter + Architect Jason Langkammerer + Musical Guest Julianna Raye 1:21:52

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Today we welcome podcast host Evan Troxel of Archispeak; developer Ken Reiter, who answers the question, what do you do with a old Modernist school? Jason Langkammerer, founder of AT6 Architecture + Design Build, on renovating his own house; and returning podcast guest, the enchanting Julianna Raye, singer-songwriter and CEO of Unified Mindfulness,…

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#435/Archispeak's Evan Troxel + Developer Ken Reiter + Architect Jason Langkammerer + Musical Guest Julianna Raye 1:21:52

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Today we welcome podcast host Evan Troxel of Archispeak; developer Ken Reiter, who answers the question, what do you do with a old Modernist school? Jason Langkammerer, founder of AT6 Architecture + Design Build, on renovating his own house; and returning podcast guest, the enchanting Julianna Raye, singer-songwriter and CEO of Unified Mindfulness,…

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#434/Author Volker Welter + Cranbrook's Andrew Blauvelt + Musical Guests Kathy and Gregg Gelb 1:09:38

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Our first guest Volker Welter uncovers how architect Leopold Fischer fled Europe to shape Modernism in the US. We have Cranbrook Museum's Chief Curator Andrew Blauvelt, and later, musical guests Gregg and Kathy Gelb in a tribute to Paul Montgomery.By george smart

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#434/Author Volker Welter + Cranbrook's Andrew Blauvelt + Musical Guests Kathy and Gregg Gelb 1:09:38

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Our first guest Volker Welter uncovers how architect Leopold Fischer fled Europe to shape Modernism in the US. We have Cranbrook Museum's Chief Curator Andrew Blauvelt, and later, musical guests Gregg and Kathy Gelb in a tribute to Paul Montgomery.By george smart

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#433/USModernist Radio Retro: Daniel Libeskind + Moshe Safdie 39:45

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We've dug into the podcast vault to bring back two interviews with internationally respected architects Moshe Safdie and Danlel Libeskind.By george smart

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#433/USModernist Radio Retro: Daniel Libeskind + Moshe Safdie 39:45

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We've dug into the podcast vault to bring back two interviews with internationally respected architects Moshe Safdie and Danlel Libeskind.By george smart

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#432/Tulsa's Shane Hood + Iowa's Peter Maunu + Architect Emily Almloff + Musical Guests Danger Hall 1:05:39

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Shane Hood safeguards Tulsa's architectural gems. Peter Maunu lovingly restored Frank Lloyd Wright's Lamberson House in Iowa. Emily Almloff, the youngest licensed architect in the US, is transforming hospitals across the Midwest. Later, musical guests Danger Hall, with Peter Lamb and Daniel Hall.By george smart

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#432/Tulsa's Shane Hood + Iowa's Peter Maunu + Architect Emily Almloff + Musical Guests Danger Hall 1:05:39

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Shane Hood safeguards Tulsa's architectural gems. Peter Maunu lovingly restored Frank Lloyd Wright's Lamberson House in Iowa. Emily Almloff, the youngest licensed architect in the US, is transforming hospitals across the Midwest. Later, musical guests Danger Hall, with Peter Lamb and Daniel Hall.By george smart

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#431/A Fistful of Modernism: Prolific Authors Alan Hess + Dominic Bradbury + Sam Lubell + Architects Harper Halprin and Aaron Leshtz + Musical Guest Steve Rosenbloom Big Band 1:13:40

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First up, three prolific architecture authors: Alan Hess, Dominic Bradbury, and Sam Lubell. Then we meet Harper Halprin and Aaron Leshtz of AAHA Studio — a marriage proving that design collaboration isn't just for coworkers. And later, Montreal-born jazz master Steve Rosenbloom, who leads a 16-piece ensemble by night and is a psychologist by day.…

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#431/A Fistful of Modernism: Prolific Authors Alan Hess + Dominic Bradbury + Sam Lubell + Architects Harper Halprin and Aaron Leshtz + Musical Guest Steve Rosenbloom Big Band 1:13:40

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First up, three prolific architecture authors: Alan Hess, Dominic Bradbury, and Sam Lubell. Then we meet Harper Halprin and Aaron Leshtz of AAHA Studio — a marriage proving that design collaboration isn't just for coworkers. And later, Montreal-born jazz master Steve Rosenbloom, who leads a 16-piece ensemble by night and is a psychologist by day.…

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#430/Local Project's Aidan Anderson + Rattan Man Harvey Schwartz + UK's Hugh Martin 49:40

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Aidan Anderson is a former carpenter in Sydney Australia who turned a local furniture business into the Local Project, a worldwide media company for architecture and design. Trading a career a NASA for furniture, you will meet The Rattan Man Harvey G. Schwartz. And later, Hugh Martin, one of the founders of the UK Modern House Index, a huge digital…

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#430/Local Project's Aidan Anderson + Rattan Man Harvey Schwartz + UK's Hugh Martin 49:40

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Aidan Anderson is a former carpenter in Sydney Australia who turned a local furniture business into the Local Project, a worldwide media company for architecture and design. Trading a career a NASA for furniture, you will meet The Rattan Man Harvey G. Schwartz. And later, Hugh Martin, one of the founders of the UK Modern House Index, a huge digital…

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#429/USModernist Radio Retro: The Ferris Buehler House 36:50

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We've dug into the podcast vault to bring back a show from the first year of USModernist Radio. One of the best 80s films is Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Here's the plot: near the end of the school year, high school senior Ferris Bueller (played by Matthew Broderick) fakes being sick to stay home. His parents believe him, though his sister Jeanie (pla…

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#429/USModernist Radio Retro: The Ferris Buehler House 36:50

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We've dug into the podcast vault to bring back a show from the first year of USModernist Radio. One of the best 80s films is Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Here's the plot: near the end of the school year, high school senior Ferris Bueller (played by Matthew Broderick) fakes being sick to stay home. His parents believe him, though his sister Jeanie (pla…

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#428/The Complete Tom Kundig: Tom Kundig + Jim Dow + Musical Guests Veronneau 1:15:53

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Tom Kundig of Seattle's Olson Kundig is a superstar in residential architecture, and he's got a new book, Complete Houses. But you can't have a world-class architect without a world-class builder, and we'll talk with Kundig's close friend and frequent collaborator, Jim Dow of Dowbuilt. Later, you'll hear Veronneau, a husband-and-wife duo whose tune…

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#428/The Complete Tom Kundig: Tom Kundig + Jim Dow + Musical Guests Veronneau 1:15:53

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Tom Kundig of Seattle's Olson Kundig is a superstar in residential architecture, and he's got a new book, Complete Houses. But you can't have a world-class architect without a world-class builder, and we'll talk with Kundig's close friend and frequent collaborator, Jim Dow of Dowbuilt. Later, you'll hear Veronneau, a husband-and-wife duo whose tune…

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#427/YouTube's Stewart Hicks + Pinball with Brian Horowitz + Willis Wonderland with Hillary Carlip 56:32

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Back on the show is one of our favorite guests, YouTube architecture star Professor Stewart Hicks; Brian Horowitz revives the joy and nostalgia of pinball, that midcentury pastime that was going to rot our midcentury minds; and author Hillary Carlip shares the wonderful world of Willis Wonderland, a new popup book for all ages.…

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#427/YouTube's Stewart Hicks + Pinball with Brian Horowitz + Willis Wonderland with Hillary Carlip 56:32

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Back on the show is one of our favorite guests, YouTube architecture star Professor Stewart Hicks; Brian Horowitz revives the joy and nostalgia of pinball, that midcentury pastime that was going to rot our midcentury minds; and author Hillary Carlip shares the wonderful world of Willis Wonderland, a new popup book for all ages.…

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#426/E. Fay Jones with Jonathan Formanek + Andy Whitmore + Bad Design with Maggie Weber 57:41

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E. Fay Jones is a name most architects know but the public does not. A student of Frank Lloyd Wright, Jones blurred the line between indoors and outdoors with careful use of wood, stone, and glass. It's like these buildings just emerge from the woods. Today, we've got three people dedicated to preserving Jones legacy. David McKee worked for Jones a…

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#426/E. Fay Jones with Jonathan Formanek + Andy Whitmore + Bad Design with Maggie Weber 57:41

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E. Fay Jones is a name most architects know but the public does not. A student of Frank Lloyd Wright, Jones blurred the line between indoors and outdoors with careful use of wood, stone, and glass. It's like these buildings just emerge from the woods. Today, we've got three people dedicated to preserving Jones legacy. David McKee worked for Jones a…

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#425/Michigan's Peter Forguson + UK's Michael Diamant + Musical Guest Brent Jensen 1:10:36

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We've got author and architect Peter Forguson celebrating Michigan's extraordinary collection of bold, Modernist houses with the new book Contemporary Michigan, from the UK, Michael Diamant rants against Modernism, and later on, musical guest Brent Jensen serves classic tunes made famous by Paul Desmond.…

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#425/Michigan's Peter Forguson + UK's Michael Diamant + Musical Guest Brent Jensen 1:10:36

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We've got author and architect Peter Forguson celebrating Michigan's extraordinary collection of bold, Modernist houses with the new book Contemporary Michigan, from the UK, Michael Diamant rants against Modernism, and later on, musical guest Brent Jensen serves classic tunes made famous by Paul Desmond.…

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#424/Kata Walters + Allison C. Meier + Kyle Bergman + Musical Guest Klas Lindquist 54:33

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Kata Walters went from the catwalk to the construction site, changing from an international career in modeling to building Modernist houses. Allison C. Meier shares her map of New York, uncovering hidden histories in architecture and culture from cemeteries to the streets. Kyle Bergman of the New York Architecture and Design Film Festival shares th…

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#424/Kata Walters + Allison C. Meier + Kyle Bergman + Musical Guest Klas Lindquist 54:33

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Kata Walters went from the catwalk to the construction site, changing from an international career in modeling to building Modernist houses. Allison C. Meier shares her map of New York, uncovering hidden histories in architecture and culture from cemeteries to the streets. Kyle Bergman of the New York Architecture and Design Film Festival shares th…

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#423/Children of Genius: Toby Rapson + Ron Kappe + Musical Guest Holly Cole 56:19

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We're back with one of our most popular segments, Children of Genius. Them apples don't fall too far from the tree, and today we'll hear from two that dropped nearby, Toby Rapson and Ron Kappe. They grew up immersed in Modernist design with some of the most influential architecture of the 20th century, thanks to their fathers Ralph Rapson and Ray K…

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#423/Children of Genius: Toby Rapson + Ron Kappe + Musical Guest Holly Cole 56:19

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We're back with one of our most popular segments, Children of Genius. Them apples don't fall too far from the tree, and today we'll hear from two that dropped nearby, Toby Rapson and Ron Kappe. They grew up immersed in Modernist design with some of the most influential architecture of the 20th century, thanks to their fathers Ralph Rapson and Ray K…

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#422/New Palm Springs with Jill Lewis and John Hreno + SOCOMCM's Edward Peck + Musical Guest Jaimee Paul 56:03

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You all know we love midcentury modern houses in Palm Springs, but what about new ones? These will be the houses we will tour and sip martinis at and give lectures about 40 years from now. Today we'll talk with one of those architects, Jill Lewis, about a new house in the Desert Palisades area of Palm Springs, along with the landscape architect for…

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#422/New Palm Springs with Jill Lewis and John Hreno + SOCOMCM's Edward Peck + Musical Guest Jaimee Paul 56:03

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You all know we love midcentury modern houses in Palm Springs, but what about new ones? These will be the houses we will tour and sip martinis at and give lectures about 40 years from now. Today we'll talk with one of those architects, Jill Lewis, about a new house in the Desert Palisades area of Palm Springs, along with the landscape architect for…