Podcasts · Government
The Strong Towns Podcast
196 episodes · 4 with AI analysis
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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Farm Consolidation and Scale EconomicsCommodity Trap EconomicsRural-Urban Political DivideAgricultural Debt and Financial FragilitySmall Town Economic DeclineFood System ResilienceIntergenerational Farm SuccessionDirect-to-Consumer Agriculture ModelsDairy Industry ConsolidationAgricultural Policy and Government Intervention
Analyzed Episodes
Dec 8, 2025
How To Build Resilience in Struggling Rural Communities
Farm Consolidation and Scale EconomicsCommodity Trap EconomicsRural-Urban Political Divide
View AnalysisDec 11, 2025
How Communities Are Breaking Out of the Housing Trap
Housing affordability crisis and price-to-income ratiosZoning reform and code modernization for entry-level housingMortgage securitization and housing financialization
View AnalysisFeb 9, 2026
Where the Strong Towns Movement Is Headed in 2026
Federal Highway Trust Fund reauthorization and interstate highway system mission completionMunicipal financial insolvency and growth Ponzi schemes in city development patternsHousing code reform and incremental housing implementation toolkits
View AnalysisDec 15, 2025
The Hidden Costs of "Improving" This Minnesota Highway
Highway interchange design and safety trade-offsState transportation funding mechanisms (Corridors of Commerce program)Business district access management vs. highway safety
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