Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMichael Odiari: Putting a Check on Deadly Traffic Stops
Episode 514
Please note: This episode of The Strong Towns Podcast was recorded and scheduled for publication last week, prior to the recent shooting of Duante Wr…
4 years, 11 months ago
Strongest Town Webcast: Lockport, IL vs. Oxford, MS (Audio Version)
Episode 513
Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn has a conversation with representatives from our two Strongest Town finalists: Mayor Steve Streit of Lockport, an…
4 years, 11 months ago
Eric Jacobsen: How Car Culture is Making Us Lonelier
Episode 512
“Choosing screens over people.” It’s a phrase we hear often these days in relation to smartphones and other digital devices. But, as Eric O. Jacobsen…
4 years, 11 months ago
Beth Osborne: America's Roads are "Dangerous by Design"
Episode 511
The numbers are staggering, saddening, maddening.
From 2010-2019, 53,435 people were killed by drivers while walking. That’s up 45% from the previous…
4 years, 11 months ago
Grace Olmstead: The Legacy—and the Future—of the Places We Leave Behind
Episode 510
Grace Olmstead grew up in a tiny Idaho farming community her family has called home for generations. But, as so many young people do, Olmstead decide…
5 years ago
Cullum Clark: Creating Cities of Opportunity
Episode 509
A growing body of research—including research by Raj Chetty’s Equality of Opportunity Project (now called Opportunity Insights)—is making it plain: w…
5 years ago
Rep. Jake Auchincloss & Rep. Mike Gallagher: How Congress Can Support Local Leaders and Get the Economy Going (Video)
Episode 508
Strong Towns advocates believe the way to grow stronger and more financially resilient towns and cities—and, by extension, a stronger, more resilient…
5 years ago
Joseph Kane: Prioritizing People (Not Projects) In Infrastructure Spending
Episode 507
As leaders in Washington, DC look to stimulate the American economy, one course of action with bipartisan support—as per usual—is to pour money into …
5 years ago
Dig Deep: What Does Democracy Look Like Now?
Episode 506
Since January 2017, at least once a month (and often more frequently than that), Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn has co-hosted a radio show on 91…
5 years, 1 month ago
Richard Florida: Remote Work and "The Rise of the Rest"
Episode 505
The ongoing pandemic has raised big questions about the future of North American cities. For example, we’ve heard for almost a year now that COVID-19…
5 years, 1 month ago