The Strong Towns Podcast
Strong Towns
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.
Episodes
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Jan 11, 2016 • 25min
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Chuck and Rachel discuss a recent trip to Olympia, WA for a Curbside Chat, plus diversity (or lack of it) in local government. They also discuss the question, related to a recent Strong Towns story: Should local governments run golf courses and other public amenities or not?
Jan 8, 2016 • 1h 10min
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After listening to the lecture series Redefining Reality: The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science, Chuck has some questions about whether or not modern economics, with it's Keynesian paradigm, is stuck at the Newtonian phase and is in need of an Einstein.
Jan 4, 2016 • 22min
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Chuck and Rachel return from a holiday break with updates on the Strong Towns website, a look at 2016 and some travel this week to Washington.
Dec 1, 2015 • 25min
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Chuck and Rachel discuss new members, an upcoming trip to Pennsylvania and the Syrian refugee crisis. Chuck also recommends Great Courses on Audible.com and the book, Asia's Cauldron.
Nov 25, 2015 • 25min
Joe_Minicozzi
Chuck Marohn interviews Joe Minicozzi of Urban Three about parking minimums for #BlackFridayParking week.
Nov 24, 2015 • 22min
John Anderson
Chuck Marohn interviews John Anderson about parking minimums for #BlackFridayParking week.
Nov 23, 2015 • 27min
Donald Shoup on the High Cost of Free Parking
Chuck Marohn interviews Donald Shoup, Distinguished Research Professor in Urban Planning at the University of California, Los Angeles. His book, The High Cost of Free Parking, and his extensive research into the effects of parking on cities have made him a prominent voice on these topics. He joins Strong Towns for #BlackFridayParking week.
Nov 14, 2015 • 16min
We are 1,000 Strong!
Our 1000th Member is Laura Nottingham from Omaha, Nebraska.
Nov 13, 2015 • 1h 12min
James Howard Kunstler
Author, speaker, social critique and friend of the Strong Towns movement Jim Kunstler joins the podcast to provide an update on The Long Emergency, America's ongoing struggle with economic turmoil, energy depletion and climate craziness.
Nov 12, 2015 • 23min
Jason and Rachel
Jason Schaefer and Rachel Quednau chat about the diversity of Strong Towns members, what it's been like working for the organization, and what they're looking forward to as the organization grows.
