Podcast Episodes

Exploring the Mechanics of an Architect’s First Small Development

We travel to the beautiful Pacific Northwest this week to talk with architect Cary Westerbeck. Cary lives and works in Bothell, Washington, a northern suburb of Seattle. He traces his path from being…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Jim Heid and the Small-Scale Developer Forum

Abby Newsham and I have some fun with a joint podcast this week, as we host Jim Heid. Jim runs the Small Scale Developer Forum, and has a new book called “Building Small: A Toolkit for Real Estate En…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Missouri's Favorite Topic: KC vs St Louis

This week, we take a little different tack and explore a time-worn Missouri rivalry: Kansas City vs St Louis. I invite two born-and-raised St Louisans, Abby Newsham and Jason Carter-Solomon to explor…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Code Reform is not just about Zoning

There’s so many acronyms in this episode, it might make your head spin. We talk about IRC, IBC, IEBC, ADA, FHA and more. John Anderson and I don’t do this to punish you, or make you feel confused. Bu…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

A Conversation with Joe Minicozzi

There’s a lot of takeaways from any conversation with Joe Minicozzi, or one of his many public presentations. Here’s mine today: omnipotent forces didn’t create our current systems, whether we are ta…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Planning Takes Center Stage in Kalamazoo

I’m not often left speechless when I’m interviewing guests, but for a few moments here I struggled to digest what Rebekah Kik was telling me about Kalamazoo. If you’re a planner, you must listen to t…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Parking Parking Parking!

We must talk about your parking regulations. In fact, we must mock them.

In no other area of life do head spins quicker, and people’s opinions take on truly bizarre forms, than we we talk about parki…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Talking Streetcars and Transit with Mr. KC Streetcar

It’s no secret in the world of transit and streetcars that Kansas City has had one of the most successful new streetcar lines in the country. For a two-mile “starter line,” it’s had an outsized impac…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

"Coach" Carson connects Financial Independence to Strong Towns

As I said right off the beginning of this interview, I really love it when worlds collide in my own life. It’s one of the more joyful aspects of doing a podcast, and talking with people in real life.…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Frank Starkey: Architect as New Urbanist Developer

Frank Starkey and his family are one of those rare breeds of Floridians that actually have deep roots in the Sunshine State. We talk about how they sought to owner their grand-dad’s wishes as they ul…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago