The Week Ahead: Kickin' it in Kansas City
In this episode with featured guest, Chuck Marohn, Chuck discusses his complicated relationship with Kansas City, MO culminating in a recent successful event there. Chuck also introduces the newest member of his family, Gryffindor the puppy! And Rachel introduces the 3rd annual Strongest Town Contest — with some new twists.
Mentioned in this Episode
- STROADing in Kansas City by Chuck Marohn
- Nominate your city for the Strongest Town contest! Applications due February 25.
- Triumph of the City: How Our Greatest Invention Makes Us Richer, Smarter, Greener, Healthier, and Happier by Edward Glaeser
- This week's Slackchat on #slowthecars (Friday, Feb. 9 at 11:30am CT)
- The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan by Rick Perlstein
- Hildegard of Bingen: The Woman of Her Age by Fiona Maddocks
Katy Clagett is a commercial real estate appraiser and activist. She joins the podcast today to talk about the ways that bottom-up projects can build community, as well as her experiences with spearheading this kind of project.