Program 510a: Megalopolis; Copenhagen's Christiania; Teenagers in Europe

An architecture professor from Italy compares the scope of today's mega-cities with the more human scale of Venice. A pair of documentary producers tell us what they found when they got to know the residents of a legendary commune in the middle of Copenhagen. And we get mom-tested advice for making everyone happy on an overseas trip with teenagers.

• Dr. Salvatore Settis, professor at Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy, and author of "If Venice Dies" (New Vessel Press)
• Richard Jackman and Robert Lawson, documentary filmmakers of "Christiania: 40 Years of Occupation."
• Ashley Steel, co-author of "Family on the Loose" (Rumble Books)
• Tina Hiti, tour guide from Slovenia

• Dr. Salvatore Settis is a professor at Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy, and wrote "If Venice Dies" about the challenges facing Venice, and how it serves as a model for the rest of the world to learn from.
• Richard Jackman and Robert Lawson spent several years producing the documentary "Christiania: 40 Years of Occupation."
• Culture Trip profiles the "Freetown Christiania" neighborhood.
• Tina Hiti's website is called PG-Slovenia.
• Ashley Steel is the co-author of "Family on the Loose" and "100 Tips for Traveling with Kids in Europe."
• Tina and Ashley discussed taking younger children to Europe on Travel with Rick Steves program #490 in July 2017.