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On Lightness

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About this Podcast:

a conversational podcast led and produced by architect Leon Hidalgo on the meaning of the word "lightness". Three definitions are explored with a different guests every month. lightness¹ the quality of having little weight.lightness² the state of being light in color or shade.lightness³ being carefree or feeling without burden.Engineers, Biologists, Architects, Designers, and Photographers are confronted with questions about their field and how it relates to lightness in an attempt to find the essence of the words meaning. For each episode, there will be articles published with the mentioned references and further investigations. lllightness.substack.com

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Contact path

Public web form

Booking probability

27%

Guest openness

Selective

80/100
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Questions about On Lightness

What is On Lightness about?

a conversational podcast led and produced by architect Leon Hidalgo on the meaning of the word "lightness". Three definitions are explored with a different guests every month. lightness¹ the quality of having little weight.lightness² the state of being light in color or shade.lightness³ being carefree or feeling without burden.

What has On Lightness covered recently?

Recent episodes include "10. The Engineering Historian: Giulia Boller" (12 April 2026, 56 minutes), "9. The Ultralight Backpacker: Christian Handtke" (24 February 2026, 57 minutes), and "8. The Ephemeral Agent: Alessandro Pasero" (25 January 2026, 41 minutes).

How often does On Lightness publish?

On Lightness publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 53 minutes across 11 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on On Lightness?

Booking probability for On Lightness is 27%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. On Lightness requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. On Lightness's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch On Lightness?

The strongest fits for On Lightness are Architecture & Engineering. On Lightness has an arts audience.

About the host

On Lightness is an arts podcast with 11 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Apr 12, 202656 minS1

    <p>This month, I interviewed architecture and engineering historian Dr. Giulia Boller, who is a lecturer and senior postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich. We talked about her PhD and her recently published book on the...

  • Feb 24, 202657 minS1

    <p>This month, I interviewed ultralight backpacker and storeowner Christian Handtke from chrispacks, who has spend most of his lifetime in the outdoors. We talked about his experience hiking the pacific crest trail...

  • Jan 25, 202641 minS1

    <p>This month, I interviewed architect and researcher Alessandro Pasero, a PhD candidate at Politecnico di Milano. We talked about his research on performance and the histories of ephemeral architectural production, and...

  • Dec 7, 20251h 17mS1

    <p>This month I interviewed engineer Julian Lienhard, partner and founder of str.ucture and head of the structural design chair at the University of Kassel. We talked about his academic biography, working at SL Rasch...

  • Nov 10, 20251 hourS1

    <p>In this episode of On Lightness, I have the pleasure of speaking with the visionary photographer Michael Wesely. We talk about his breathtaking year-long exposure photographs, how he became the godfather of this...

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  • Oct 6, 20251h 12mS1

    <p></p><p>In this episode of “On Lightness” I am having a conversation with membrane and cable engineer Dr. Rosemarie Wagner. We are talking about her way into the world of lightweight engineering, favorite structures...

  • Sep 7, 202558 minS1

    <p>In this episode of “On Lightness” I am having a conversation with architect and industrial designer Christian Borger (aka @see_borg). We are talking about what lightness means to him, how he stumbled into becoming a...

  • Aug 3, 202555 minS1

    <p>In this episode of “On Lightness” I am talking to Nicolas Dorval-Bory, who was recently announced Director of the ENSA Versailles Architecture School. He is based in Paris, where we met in his architecture office to...

  • Jul 6, 202549 minS1

    <p>In this episode of “On Lightness” I am talking to Dr. Christoph Gengnagel, who is both partner at Bollinger+Grohmann Engineers and professor and researcher at the architecture and urbanism department of the UdK...

  • Jun 8, 202554 minS1

    <p>In this episode, I am talking to Dr. Prof. Thomas Speck about the meaning of lightness in the field of biology, exploring topics like the material efficiency of nature, biomimicry, half-timbered houses, Frei Otto...

  • Episode #0

    Introduction

    Jun 7, 20253 minS1

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Recent guests

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Michael Wesely

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Christian Handtke

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Julian Lienhard

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Christoph Gengnagel

Bollinger+Grohmann Engineers

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