Podcast • espresso? on Spotify
The fourth series of the espresso? podcast, Infrastructuring Systems Change, invites listeners to rethink infrastructure—not just as physical systems or service delivery mechanisms, but as powerful tools for shaping collective well-being, equity, and systemic transformation.
In five brief but thought-provoking episodes, André Nogueira, Deaa Bataineh, and Carlos Teixeira explore how infrastructures—when intentionally designed—can catalyze long-term change across health, energy, social care, and beyond. Drawing from fieldwork and conceptual frameworks, the series moves from rural India to behavioral care systems in the U.S., offering practical insights into how infrastructures are designed, for whom, and to what end.
Together, the hosts unpack critical concepts such as:
The limits of legacy infrastructure and outdated mental models
The Intersection Model for actionable systems change
The role of algorithmic and behavioral dimensions in infrastructural design
New care infrastructures, including Neighborhood Nursing and Social Prescribing
How prototyping can bring equitable futures into being
This series challenges the listener to move beyond surface-level reform and into deeper questions of purpose, power, and design intent. If you are working to align systems with justice, resilience, and long-term societal value—this series is for you.