Enjoy our special holiday season podcast exploring how communities create joyful experiences through reimagined public spaces, experiential programming, and cutting-edge engagement strategies.  Host Joe Schwieterman sits down with All Together principals Rachael Aziz and Marisa Schulz “on the road” at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. The conversation quickly moves from design and branding to novel public outreach to capture “the spirit of a place and its people.” Marisa and Rachael’s impressive backgrounds include time at DePaul’s Chaddick Institute and support for the Municipal Design Review Network.

Duration: 36 minutes. To play, click the icon or click here. Play on Spotify. On Soundcloud

Show notes: All Together website, about Marisa and Rachael. Finding Joy on Public Transportation. Lemonster Days. Municipal Design Review Network. Photo caption, from left, Schwieterman, Aziz, and Schulz

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Thanks to our podcast manager: Blythe Chesney