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Episode 404
Our cities are struggling financially. But culturally, we lack a common understanding to explain why this is, let alone decide what to do about it.
M…
7 years, 4 months ago
Ten Years, Getting Stronger
Episode 403
A decade ago, I sat down and wrote a series of blog posts, inaugurating a space that would eventually grow into the worldwide phenomenon known as Str…
7 years, 4 months ago
Carmel is Not a Strong Town
Episode 402
In our last podcast, I spoke with Aaron Renn, the Urbanophile, about the city of Carmel, Indiana. It was an opportunity to learn more about Carmel's …
7 years, 4 months ago
Upzoned #5: Opportunity Zones, But For Whom?
Episode 401
.... But where's that familiar intro music?! If you're looking for the regular Strong Towns Podcast, never fear—it'll be back next week.
Today we're …
7 years, 4 months ago
Carmel's Billion-Dollar Bet
Episode 400
Can you build a better kind of city, one that will hold its value through the ages, through sheer brute force and debt—lots of debt?
This is the bet …
7 years, 4 months ago
The Roots of the Opioid Epidemic: A Conversation With Sam Quinones
Episode 399
Strong Towns President and Founder Chuck Marohn is an avid reader, and every year, at the end of the year, Chuck publishes a short list of his favori…
7 years, 5 months ago
Democratizing Local Public Finance by Bringing Back Small-Scale Investors
Episode 398
The way we finance our cities has a huge impact on what gets built, when, and where. So if you’re inclined to think the municipal bond market is the …
7 years, 5 months ago
Beyond the Buzzword: Innovation and How it Can Help Local Government Create Meaningful Change
Episode 397
This bonus episode of the Strong Towns Podcast is cross-posted from our other podcast It's the Little Things.
Want to better your community but don’…
7 years, 5 months ago
Peak Delusion of the Long Emergency
Episode 396
Last week, Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn spoke at the International Conference of City Managers in Baltimore. He described the reaction in the…
7 years, 5 months ago
Downshifting into a Meaningful Life: A Conversation With Ruben Anderson
Episode 395
In July, fresh out of a particularly useless focus-group session of the type with which all planners and local government types are familiar, Strong …
7 years, 5 months ago