Show overview
The Strong Towns Podcast has been publishing since 2015, and across the 11 years since has built a catalogue of 619 episodes. That works out to roughly 450 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 28 min and 58 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Government show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 26 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2016, with 105 episodes published. Published by Strong Towns.
From the publisher
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.
Latest Episodes
View all 619 episodesThe $1 Trillion Infrastructure Backlog Cities Aren’t Counting
This Atlanta Corridor Makes Walking Normal and Deadly
America’s Half-Funded Highway System
A Better Block Versus Years of Planning
The Transit Tradeoff No City Can Escape
Why Great Streets Are Not Enhancements
The Deadly Road Design We Keep Defending
Inside the Strong Towns Leadership Transition
What's the Housing Crisis Beneath the Housing Crisis?
Rethinking the Federal Role in Transportation
Illinois Housing Reform Gets Practical
The Neighborhood Outside the Church Doors
A Congressman Makes the Case for Local Power
Why Manchester’s Boom Isn’t the Whole Story
How Inner City Highways Bankrupt Downtowns And How We Rebuild
New Zealand Keynote Planning In A World Of Limits
Why Persuasion Fails When You Lead With Data
Why Messy Cities Depend On People Who Take Action
Gas Taxes, Freeways, And What Washington Should Fund Now
Ep 696Balancing Big Experiments And Neighborhood Fixes In California Housing
In this moderated panel at the REACH Ideas + Action Summit, Chuck Marohn and California Forever’s Jim Wunderman tackle California’s housing crisis from two very different angles: maturing existing neighborhoods and building a brand‑new city. Together they wrestle with whether local reforms, new towns, or both can deliver real affordability in places like Santa Barbara and beyond. Additional Show Notes California Forever (Site) REACH (LinkedIn) Jim Wunderman (LinkedIn) Jocelyn Brennan (LinkedIn) Chuck Marohn (Substack) This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you!