Strangers Need Strange Moments Together

What happens when strangers step outside their routines into unexpected moments of joy and connection? Strangers Need Strange Moments Together is a podcast by art and design studio Daily tous les jours, and the name of our recently published book, documenting our 15 years of experience designing public interactive artworks. Hosted by co-founders Melissa Mongiat and Mouna Andraos, the podcast dives into the playful, poetic, and often surprising ways we can connect with one another in the built environment. Through conversations with leading voices in design, art, urbanism, and architecture, each episode uncovers how creative gestures, big and small, can re-enchant our cities and invite us to imagine a future we can look forward to. Guests include Jason Bruges and Ilana Altman. Whether you're a designer, urbanist, artist, or someone craving a deeper connection with your community, this podcast offers a new lens on how we live together.

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  Episode #4

  New Choreographies with Dana Gingras

  Aug 13, 202643 minS0

  <p>Can the way we move through a city bring us closer to the people we share it with?  </p><p>Mouna and Melissa chat with Dana Gingras, a choreographer, filmmaker, performer, and founder of the multimedia dance company Animals of Distinction. A creator of boundary-pushing performances that bring together dance, music and technology, she brings her reflections on embodied experiences of the city to this episode. She was also a key collaborator on Daily tous les jours’ Choreographies for Humans and Stars.  </p><p>This conversation gets into working with technology in a way that highlights the body rather than...

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  Episode #3

  On Tricking the Brain and our Imperfect Tools with Jason Bruges

  May 14, 202641 minS0

  <p>How do you build tech magic into an artwork that must stand the test of time? </p><p>In this episode, Mouna and Melissa are joined by London-based artist and designer Jason Bruges, whose studio has worked at the intersection of architecture, interaction design, and site-specific installation for over 20 years. Recorded in LA on the sidelines of the Global Cultural District Network conference, they discuss how artists working in public space use technology to trick the brain and create enchantment, all while working within the limits of their tools and planning for longevity. </p><p>They get into the u...

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  The City as a Canvas with Ilana Altman

  Apr 9, 202642 minS0

  <p>How do you build a city that makes people feel like they belong? </p><p><br>In this episode of Strangers Need Strange Moments Together, Mouna and Melissa sit down with Ilana Altman, CEO of The Bentway, an ambitious public space and civic organization transforming the land beneath Toronto's Gardiner Expressway into a laboratory for urban life. </p><p><br>They dig into The Bentway’s landmark research into loneliness and the city, and how public programming and design for public space belong in conversations about public health. From a life-size domino trail snaking two and a half kilometres acro...

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  Strangers Need Strange Moments Together: A Manifesto

  Feb 25, 202620 minS0

  <p>When was the last time you laughed with a stranger? </p><p><br>In this first episode of Strangers Need Strange Moments Together, Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat, cofounders of art and design studio Daily tous les jours, introduce the philosophy behind their 15 years of work in public space and the ideas that shaped their new book. </p><p><br>They explore why joy is not frivolous, how collective experiences build trust, and why cities need “infrastructure for the human spirit.” From post-pandemic isolation to the role of music, play, and participation in urban design, this episode sets the founda...

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