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<!--Generated by Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.166 (http://www.squarespace.com) on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:31:07 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Strong Towns Podcast</title><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/</link><description>A discussion on how to strengthen America's towns and neighborhoods.</description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:21:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright>Strong Towns</copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace V5 Site Server v5.13.166 (http://www.squarespace.com)</generator><itunes:author>Strong Towns</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>For those passionate about the future of America's towns and neighborhoods.</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary>For decades we have avoided a difficult truth: Our pattern of development – the very way we build our towns and neighborhoods – costs more to maintain than it generates in return. We’ve masked this reality by inducing more growth through transfer payments between governments, reactionary transportation spending, debt and a Ponzi scheme of local government incentives. Our ability to use these mechanisms of growth is waning. Our cities and states now face a financial crisis of tremendous proportions. We can cut spending and we can raise taxes, but we will not be on a path to sustained prosperity unless we are willing to reform our approach to growth. Strong Towns is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on the root of these systemic problems: our land use patterns—the way we have designed our towns and neighborhoods.</itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>Strong,Towns,Charles,Marohn,Jon,Commers,Ben,Oleson</itunes:keywords><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Charles Marohn</itunes:name><itunes:email>marohn@strongtowns.org</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/object2/1315/93/n156392276602_187.jpg"/><itunes:category text="Government &amp; Organizations"><itunes:category text="Non-Profit"/></itunes:category><item><title>Show 140: Urbanism without Effort</title><dc:creator>Charles Marohn</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:18:04 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/6/13/show-140-urbanism-without-effort.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297651:6425537:33899408</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>An interview with author and Seattle-based attorney Chuck Wolfe on his new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Urbanism-Without-Effort-ebook/dp/B00CGRHBN4" target="_blank">Urbanism without Effort</a>. The book is part of <a href="http://islandpress.org/essentials.html" target="_blank">Island Press' e-ssentials series</a> and can be purchased in digital format for any platform.&nbsp;</p>]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.strongtowns.org/storage/podcasts/2013/061313_Wolfe.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="61524931"/><wfw:commentRss>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/rss-comments-entry-33899408.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Show 139: NextGen Debate on Transit</title><dc:creator>Charles Marohn</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:00:45 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/6/5/show-139-nextgen-debate-on-transit.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297651:6425537:33854170</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>At CNU 21, two teams squared off against each other in a great debate over the proposition, "To be successful, a city must have transit."&nbsp;&nbsp;Mike Lydon and Ian Rasmussen argued in favor of the proposition while Andrew Burleson and Edward Erfurt argued against. Three judges weighed in with their thoughts and reactions; Howard Blackson, Hazel Borys and John Anderson. With Chuck Marohn moderating, what turned out was both informative and entertaining.</p>]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.strongtowns.org/storage/podcasts/2013/060413_NextGenDebate2.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="69587991"/><wfw:commentRss>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/rss-comments-entry-33854170.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>CNU 21: Howard Blackson</title><dc:creator>Charles Marohn</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 05:17:01 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/5/30/cnu-21-howard-blackson.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297651:6425537:33787387</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Andrew Burleson sits down at CNU 21 with Placemaker Howard Blackson.</p>]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.strongtowns.org/storage/podcasts/2013/052913_Blackson.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="28969882"/><wfw:commentRss>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/rss-comments-entry-33787387.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Show 138: John Backman</title><dc:creator>Charles Marohn</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 14:30:33 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/5/23/show-138-john-backman.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297651:6425537:33754039</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>An interview with John Backman, author of <a href="http://www.skylightpaths.com/page/product/978-1-59473-443-4" target="_blank">Why Can't We Talk?: Christian Wisdom on Dialogue as a Habit</a> of the Heart. John blogs at <a href="http://www.dialogueventure.com/blog/" target="_blank">www.dialogueventure.com</a> and can be found on twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/backwrite" target="_blank">@backwrite</a>.</p>]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.strongtowns.org/storage/podcasts/2013/052313_Backman.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="80054107"/><wfw:commentRss>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/rss-comments-entry-33754039.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Show 137: Lynn Peterson</title><dc:creator>Charles Marohn</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:00:56 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/5/16/show-137-lynn-peterson.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297651:6425537:33720564</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Chuck Marohn interviews Washington Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson.</p>]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.strongtowns.org/storage/podcasts/2013/051613_Peterson.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="54293820"/><wfw:commentRss>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/rss-comments-entry-33720564.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Show 136: Tony Dutzik on Peak Driving</title><dc:creator>Charles Marohn</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:37 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/5/14/show-136-tony-dutzik-on-peak-driving.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297651:6425537:33712823</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Tony Dutzik of the Frontier Group, one of the authors of&nbsp;<a href="http://uspirg.org/reports/usp/new-direction" target="_blank">A New Direction; Our changing relationship with driving and the implication's for America's future</a>, talks with Chuck Marohn about the impacts of peak driving on transportation policy, budgets and America's cities.</p>]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.strongtowns.org/storage/podcasts/2013/051413_Dutzik.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="88448817"/><wfw:commentRss>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/rss-comments-entry-33712823.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Podcast Extra: Edward Erfurt</title><dc:creator>Charles Marohn</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:35:26 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/5/10/podcast-extra-edward-erfurt.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297651:6425537:33683487</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Edward Erfurt is running for the CNU Board of Directors. Chuck interviews him about his objectives and visio for CNU.</p>]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.strongtowns.org/storage/podcasts/2013/050913_erfurtCNU.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="34068148"/><wfw:commentRss>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/rss-comments-entry-33683487.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Show 135: CNU 21 Preview</title><dc:creator>Charles Marohn</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:33:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/5/9/show-135-cnu-21-preview.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297651:6425537:33683480</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>A preview of upcoming events at CNU 21 in Salt Lake City.</p>]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.strongtowns.org/storage/podcasts/2013/050913_CNUpreview.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="37801568"/><wfw:commentRss>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/rss-comments-entry-33683480.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Show 134: Progress</title><dc:creator>Charles Marohn</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 19:48:59 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/5/2/show-134-progress.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297651:6425537:33528554</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Strong Towns Fellow Andrew Burleson joins Chuck Marohn to talk about progress and how the top down, centralized approach can help or hinder.</p>]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.strongtowns.org/storage/podcasts/2013/050213_progress.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="110489477"/><wfw:commentRss>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/rss-comments-entry-33528554.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Show 133: A Better Brainerd</title><dc:creator>Charles Marohn</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:47:49 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/2013/4/27/show-133-a-better-brainerd.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">297651:6425537:33510928</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Strong Towns kicks off the A Better Brainerd initiative, the first in Operation More George, with a comunity meeting and a talk by Chuck Marohn.</p>]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.strongtowns.org/storage/podcasts/2013/042513_abetterbrainerd.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" length="54002293"/><wfw:commentRss>http://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-podcast/rss-comments-entry-33510928.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>