Everything Is Changing

What if soil is one of the most urgent stories of our time?With over 60% of European soils in poor health, we talk to Stephan Mantel and Cristina Mosconi about Unseen: The World of Soil – an exhibition exploring how art, science and curiosity can change the way we see the ground beneath our feet.

What happens to our phones, laptops and chargers when we no longer want them?In this episode of Everything Is Changing, Ahmetcan Uzlaşık speaks with eWAsTER project manager Ricardo Sobral about Europe’s growing e-waste problem, overconsumption, repair and reuse, and how old electronics can become valuable resources rather than waste.

Can cycling reverse rural depopulation without turning villages into tourist traps?In this episode, host Tom Lovett travels to Spain's "Empty Mountains" to meet Ernesto Pastor, a cyclist who built a 700km bikepacking route to spotlight a demographic crisis.

We dig into the rise of cycle tourism, and what is can offer rural areas. Ernesto explains why all successful routes need are simple road maintenance, how a bar in a village of 50 people found new life through the route, and why the goal isn't to make villages adapt to visitors, but for visitors to adapt to the silence.

This episode is an adaptation of a feature from REVOLVE’s Fall Magazine. Read the issue here: https://revolve.media/magazine/issue-61-fall-2026Photo: Ernesto Pastor

How can shared mobility make cities more inclusive? Esen Köse from Mpact joins us to discuss car sharing, bike libraries, adapted vehicles, and why the future of mobility must put people first.

What makes a city truly competitive? Is it the latest tech, or something more fundamental?In this episode of Everything Is Changing, POLIS Secretary General Karen Vancluysen joins journalist Ahmetcan Uzlaşık to cut through the hype surrounding automation, robotaxis, and electric vehicles. They reveal why simply switching to electric cars won’t fix Europe’s mobility crisis and discuss the urgent need to reallocate space from private vehicles to people.From chronic congestion and transport strikes to the future of industrial policy, this conversation explores how Europe’s cities are shaping a competitive, green, and people-first future. Discover why true progress lies in high-capacity public transport and bold political leadership rather than automating private ownership.Episode Chapters: 00:00 – Introduction03:35 – The Economic Cost of Unsustainable Transport06:04 – Cities as Market Shapers, Not Just Policy Implementers09:12 – Automation: Sustainability Solution or Hype?10:49 – Europe’s Path: Public Transport vs. Private Robotaxis13:30 – The Power of Cities to Regulate Urban Space 16:34 – Geopolitics, Critical Minerals, and Mobility Sovereignty18:49 – What Truly Transforms Urban Mobility? (Space Reallocation)23:23 – The Political Challenge: The Need for Bold Decisions26:10 – Winning Hearts and Minds Through Pilot Projects