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The Strong Towns Podcast

The Strong Towns Podcast is a weekly conversation on the Strong Towns movement, hosted by Strong Towns Founder and President Charles Marohn and frequently featuring special guests. The podcast explores how we can financially strengthen our cities, towns, and neighborhoods and, in the process, make them better places to live. Join Chuck in examining how everything from urban design to economics to systems theory to psychology helps inform this core question.

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20:03

Book Interview: Gracen Johnson

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/11/08

In this special edition of the Strong Towns podcast, we bring you a short interview with Gracen Johnson, a Strong Towns contributor and member who wrote an essay for our new book, Thoughts on Building Strong Towns, Volume II. Rachel Quednau interviews Gracen Johnson about making the hard decision to move to a new town, plus her recent wedding, her work with the Incremental Development Alliance and her philosophy that "love will save this place." Get your copy of our new book today. Mentioned in

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33:39

Russ Roberts of EconTalk

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/11/03

Russ Roberts is a fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and the host of the podcast, EconTalk. He's also starred in two rap videos about John Maynard Keynes and F.A. Hayek, and is the author of several books, including most recently, How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness. In this interview, Chuck Marohn and Russ Roberts discuss the political appeal of infrastructure spending vs. the economics perspective. They also talk about how to

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39:45

The Week Ahead - Halloween Edition

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/10/31

Chuck and Rachel discuss recent events in Madison and Texas, including a surprise meeting with the Mayor of Austin. They also welcome new members, chat about housing affordability in Portland, and invite listeners to participate in a Halloween Walking Tour. Mentioned in this podcast: Strong Towns' pitch deck (where the image on the right came from) "Spiking a Rising Tide" (Portland housing affordability article) "Halloween with Strong Towns"

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21:36

A People-Centered Transportation System

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/10/27

Chuck Marohn interviews Kate Kraft, the Executive Director of America Walks to talk about infrastructure spending and creating more walkable places across America. She advocates for a balanced, people-centered transportation system and discusses different ways to achieve that. This interview is part of our ongoing conversation on federal infrastructure spending.

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The Week Ahead, October 24, 2016

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/10/24

Chuck and Rachel discuss Chuck's busy travel schedule from last week (Thunder Bay and Bellingham), and this week's Texas tour to San Marcos, Austin, Arlington and Fort Worth (plus Rachel's speaking engagement in Madison). They also talk about Chuck's dental woes, new Strong Towns members, and housing affordability and transit issues. MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: "Distorting Housing Prices" by Chuck Marohn Spam Nation: The Inside Story of Organized Cybercrime from Global Epidemic to Your Front Door by

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01:04:47

Choosing Active Towns

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/10/20

As part of Bike Week at Strong Towns, we interviewed a long time member and friend, John Simmerman. He's the founder of Active Towns and travels around the world sharing his love of active living and promoting bikeability and walkability. John shares the many ways that towns can create a "culture of activity" in their communities—one that is welcoming and safe for people of all ages. MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST: Active Towns Shed the Monster video

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21:55

Book interview: Nate Hood and Pedestrian Safety

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/10/14

In this special edition of the Strong Towns podcast, we bring you a short interview with Nate Hood, a Strong Towns contributor and founding member who wrote an essay for our new book, Thoughts on Building Strong Towns, Volume II. Nate Hood chats with Chuck Marohn about pedestrian safety efforts—the good, the bad and the ugly—in his hometown of St. Paul, MN. Get your copy of our new book today. Special offer: We've extended the opportunity for new Strong Towns members to receive an autographed copy

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45:33

Ed Erfurt Talks Worthwhile Infrastructure Investments

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/10/13

Ed Erfurt is a long-time friend and member of Strong Towns. He recently moved to Ranson, WV and serves as Assistant City Manager there. Today, he discusses his perspective as a local leader in a small town on what infrastructure is worth investing in, how to get a real return on your investment and how to avoid getting "caught up in free money." This interview is part of our ongoing conversation on federal infrastructure spending.

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37:42

The Week Ahead, October 11, 2016

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/10/11

It's been a little while since we did a Week Ahead podcast, because Chuck's been on the road doing tons of events. In today's podcast, he talks about recent events in several cities in Oregon as well as Shreveport, LA. Chuck and Rachel also announce a new job opening. Finally, they dive into Strong Towns' newly-released book, Thoughts on Building Strong Towns, Volume II. Mentioned in this episode: Job opening Our new book Strong Towns' organizational sponsors Video tours of Edina, MN Upcoming events

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13:27

Book interview: Andrew Price and Granularity

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/10/10

In this special edition of the Strong Towns podcast, we bring you a short interview with Andrew Price, a Strong Towns contributor who wrote two essays for our new book, Thoughts on Building Strong Towns, Volume II. Andrew chats with Rachel Quednau about life in Hoboken, NJ, and takes a look back at two of his essays which are featured in the book. Get your copy of our new book today.

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18:14

Book Interview: Daniel Herriges and the Overton Window

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/10/07

In this special edition of the Strong Towns podcast, we bring you a short interview with Daniel Herriges, a Strong Towns contributor who wrote an essay for our new book, Thoughts on Building Strong Towns, Volume II. Daniel chats with Rachel Quednau about the inspiration for his essay, "Moving the Overton Window," his vision for the Strong Towns movement, and his experience as a masters student in the urban planning program at the University of Minnesota. Get your copy of our new book today.

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30:15

Former US Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, on...

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/10/06

Ray LaHood served as the United States Secretary of Transportation from 2009-2013. Prior to that, he served in the House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 18th congressional district. In this interview with Chuck Marohn, Mr. LaHood discusses bipartisan collaboration on infrastructure decisions and his views on the presidential candidates' position on drastically increasing infrastructure spending. He answers questions like, "If we're going to invest in infrastructure, where should that

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27:49

Former Mayor Michael McGinn on our Infrastructure Crisis

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/09/29

Former Seattle Mayor -- and friend of Strong Towns -- Mike McGinn joins us to talk about the nation's infrastructure crisis and what he would do to make sure that a surge in federal infrastructure spending isn't wasted.

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The Week Ahead, September 26, 2016

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/09/27

On the day of the first presidential debate, Chuck records a solo Week Ahead podcast to look back at last week's event in Knoxville, this week's event in Edina and a little annoucement on next week.

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44:07

A Small Business Owner who's Working to Make his Town...

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/09/22

Jonathan Holth is a Strong Towns member from Grand Forks, ND. He's a restaurant owner, he's on the board of the downtown business association, he's an active citizen and he's a father of three girls. In this interview with Chuck Marohn, Jonathan discusses his work and vision for a better downtown Grand Forks, as well as his perspective as a small business owner and a parent, working to incrementally build a Strong Town. Jon and Chuck talk about local businesses, parking issues, housing and making

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The Week Ahead, September 19, 2016

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/09/19

The Week Ahead podcast is back! After some technical issues over the last few weeks, we're in the swing of things again, talking about upcoming and past events, a recent #StrongSchools campaign, our ongoing #InfrastructureCrisis conversation and book recommendations too. Mentioned in this podcast: "Infrastructure Spending for Dummies" by Charles Marohn Knoxville event, September 22 "Understanding the Mysteries of Human Behavior" from the Great Courses American Character by Colin Woodard

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59:51

Steven Shultis on Urban Schools

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2016/09/15

Steven Shultis is a long-time member of Strong Towns and a strong advocate for urban public education, having raised his own children in the inner city of Springfield, MA. In this follow-up to his 2015 podcast interview, he shares his perspective on raising a family in a walkable neighborhood and choosing to send his kids to an urban school, for Strong Towns' Schools Week. You can read more from Steven Shultis on life in a traditional urban neighborhood and urban education on his blog, Rational

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01:00:14

Paul Stewart from Oswego, NY

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/09/08

Chuck Marohn interviews Paul Stewart, the Executive Director of the Oswego Renaissance Association in Oswego, NY. It's a small town like so many others, that has lost population and jobs in the last several decades and is struggling to create lasting solutions to its economic challenges. Stewart talks about his transition from being a citizen rehabbing his historic home—to an activist who started an organization to help revitalize Oswego neighborhoods and preserve homes all across the city. He

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45:17

Elizabeth Kneebone on Suburban Poverty

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/09/01

In this belated interview from Suburban Poverty week, we had the chance to speak with Elizabeth Kneebone, a fellow at the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings and co-author of the book, Confronting Suburban Poverty in America. Her work primarily focuses on urban and suburban poverty, metropolitan demographics, and tax policies that support low-income workers and communities. This conversation focuses on the causes of, impacts on and responses to suburban poverty in America. We dive into

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26:22

Which is Better: One-Way or Two-Way Streets?

The Strong Towns Podcast ·

2016/08/25

Rachel Quednau and Andrew Price debate the merits of one-way vs. two-way streets in this podcast. MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST: 3 Reasons to Turn These One-Way Streets into Two-Ways by Rachel Quednau The Case for One-Way Streets by Andrew Price Small Bets by Andrew Price

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