Beyond Supply and Demand to Housing’s Unseen Financial Forces
16/03/2026 | 1h 7 mins.
Chuck walks through three ways of seeing the housing crisis: supply, demand, and the Strong Towns view that grapples with “dark finance” and capital flows. He explains why campaign-style wins and single-variable fixes rarely deliver real affordability. The episode closes with a candid update on recent leadership changes and how Strong Towns has restructured its media work over the past year.
Additional Show Notes
Chuck Marohn (Substack)
This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you!
What Comes After the Interstate Era? | New Report
26/02/2026 | 49 mins.
For years, the dominant explanation for America’s infrastructure problems has been that we haven’t invested enough. Yet federal spending on transportation is at historic highs, and frustration with the results continues to grow.
This report offers a different interpretation.
The Interstate Highway System achieved its original goal. The challenges we face today are not the result of failure, but of a system that continued long after its purpose was fulfilled. Understanding what comes after it is the work in front of us.
Additional Show Notes
Watch on YouTube.
Read the Mission Accomplished White Paper.
Chuck Marohn (Substack)
This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you!
Humility Versus Hubris in American Urbanism
16/02/2026 | 1h 34 mins.
Why 95% of planners get it wrong, how monetary policy killed Main Street, and why Chuck Marohn is optimistic about Gen Z. This wide-ranging conversation, first featured on the Yeoman podcast with Geoff Graham, explores the difference between Jane Jacobs's humble incrementalism and Robert Moses's technocratic master plans—and which approach is winning in 300+ communities.
Additional Show Notes
Chuck Marohn (Substack)
Geoff's Podcast https://yeomanpodcast.com/
Where the Strong Towns Movement Is Headed in 2026
09/02/2026 | 1h 11 mins.
In this year’s State of Strong Towns address, Chuck Marohn reflects on where the movement stands at the start of 2026 — what’s changed, what’s growing, and how the work ahead remains grounded in humility, restraint, and bottom-up action.
Additional Show Notes
Watch on YouTube.
Read the 2025 Annual Report.
Chuck Marohn (Substack)
This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you!
I am a Minnesotan
26/01/2026 | 48 mins.
Chuck Marohn reflects on what it means to say, “I am a Minnesotan,” in the current political moment.
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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