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Strangers Need Strange Moments Together by Daily tous les jours

Melissa Mongiat and Mouna Andraos

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

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45:37

Trees Talk with Caroline Monnet

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2026/09/24

What does it mean to be in relationship with the places we live? Mouna and Melissa welcome Caroline Monnet, a Montreal-based artist of Anishinaabe and French ancestry whose multidisciplinary practice examines the lasting effects of colonialism through Anishinaabeg methodologies. The conversation follows Caroline from her beginnings in sociology and film to Man-made Land, her large-scale installation at the ICA Boston, and a collaboration with Daily for the future visitor center at Rouge

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42:55

New Choreographies with Dana Gingras

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2026/08/13

Can the way we move through a city bring us closer to the people we share it with? 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

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40:49

On Tricking the Brain and our Imperfect Tools with...

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2026/05/14

How do you build tech magic into an artwork that must stand the test of time? 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,

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41:11

The City as a Canvas

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2026/04/09

How do you build a city that makes people feel like they belong? 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. 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

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Strangers Need Strange Moments Together: A Manifesto

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2026/02/25

When was the last time you laughed with a stranger? 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. 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

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