I like Monocle 24’s The Urbanist
http://monocle.com/radio/shows/the-urbanist/
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/monocle-24-the-urbanist/id474763572
and France Culture’s Modes de vie, mode d’emploi
http://www.franceculture.fr/emission-modes-de-vie-mode-d-emploi
https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/modes-de-vie-mode-demploi/id914573850