| 41 | An Engaging Conversation 2023-06-17 |
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| 42 | Hitting the High Notes - Steve Quartermain 2023-06-10 |
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| 43 | Licensed to Il 2023-05-13 |
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| 44 | Life Lessons 2023-05-06 |
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| 45 | All politics is local 2023-04-22 |
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| 46 | No hope? 2023-04-01 |
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| 47 | A conversation with Bethany Cullen 2023-03-18 |
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| 48 | Planning for a Feminist City 2023-03-08 |
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| 49 | Life on the Front Line II 2023-02-25 |
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| 50 | What does a good local plan look like? 2023-02-04 |
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50 Shades of Planning
50 Shades of Planning was Sam Stafford’s attempt between April 2019 and October 2024 to explore the foibles of the English planning system and it's aim was to cover the breadth of the sector both in terms of topics of conversation and in terms of guests with different experiences and perspectives. 50 Shades episodes include 'Hitting The High Notes', which are a series of conversations with leading planning and property figures. The conversations take in the six milestone planning permissions or projects within a contributor’s career and for every project guests are invited to choose a piece of music that they were listening to at that time. Think Desert Island Discs, but for planners. Sam is on Bluesky (@samuelstafford.bsky.social) and Instagram (@samuel__stafford), and his blogs can be found here: http://samuelstafford.blogspot.com (from where you can also sign up for his newsletter). The 50 Shades platforms were expressions of Sam's personal opinions, which may or may not represent the opinions of his past, present or future employers. The 50 Shades of Planning Podcast and YouTube channels were produced in partnership with Cratus Group. Why Fifty Shades? Well, planning is not a black and white endeavour. There are at least fifty shades in between....
