Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat a Perfect Tuba Can Teach Us About Community and Resilience
Episode 674
Chuck is joined by Sam Quinones, author of “Dreamland” and “The Least of Us,” to talk about his newest book “The Perfect Tuba.” They discuss how a cu…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Short-Term Rentals Broke the Housing Market. Now What?
Episode 673
Chuck is joined by Joe Minicozzi, founder of the geoaccounting organization Urban3. They talk about the impact of AirBNBs and other short-term rental…
5 months ago
Want To Innovate Housing in Your State? Try Copying Michigan.
Episode 672
Michigan is on the forefront of housing innovation, with many cities throughout the state experiencing a resurgence in population and housing options…
5 months, 1 week ago
Do Highway Projects and Airbnb Rentals Help or Hurt Cities?
Episode 671
Chuck is joined by Joe Minicozzi, founder of the geoaccounting organization Urban3. They compare notes on the highway projects each of their cities i…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
How Mr. Barricade Is Shaping the Future of Street Safety
Episode 670
How do you make streets safer without gentrifying an area? Will self-driving cars change the way we build cities? Are engineers tracking congestion t…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
We Broke North American Cities. Here’s How To Fix Them.
Episode 669
How did we go from building strong, prosperous cities to weak, debt-ridden ones? In this episode, Chuck tracks the cultural and economic impacts of W…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How Traffic Engineering Made America’s Streets Deadly
Episode 668
Why are America’s streets so dangerous — and what can we do about it? In this episode, Chuck talks with Wes Marshall, author of “Killed by a Traffic …
6 months ago
James Anderson: How to Encourage Innovation in Local Government
Episode 667
Chuck is joined by James Anderson, head of the Government Innovation program at Bloomberg Philanthropies. Under his leadership, the program has helpe…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Building Strength and Connections in Pensacola, With Quint Studer
Episode 666
Chuck is joined by Quint Studer, the founder of the Center for Civic Engagement in Pensacola, Florida. They discuss Strong Towns’ involvement in Pens…
7 months ago
The Housing Market Can’t Tolerate Lower Prices. Now What?
Episode 665
No matter how easy we make it to build, the existing housing system is based on a financial model that cannot tolerate lower prices. If falling price…
7 months, 1 week ago