Strong Towns produces three podcasts: the Strong Towns Podcast, Upzoned, and The Bottom-Up Revolution. This page is your one-stop shop for the latest episodes of all three.
Our podcasts bring you incisive and thoughtful analysis, inspiring examples of positive change, and eye-opening interviews with renowned experts. There’s something for every listener, from the passionate activist to the veteran urban planner or civil engineer.
If you like what you hear, please take a moment to help us produce more of it by becoming a member of the Strong Towns movement.
The Strong Towns Podcast
Our longest-running podcast, 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.
iTunes || Podbean || RSS
“Strong Towns takes all the Red State/Blue State “Us vs. Them” nonsense out of the conversation and explores the nuts and bolts of why some towns prosper and many others fail.
It’s an on-going comprehensive look at what works physically, economically, and culturally.”
Upzoned
Sometimes, a hot new story will cross our desks that we need to talk about right away. That's where Upzoned comes in. Join Multistudio's Abby Newsham, Strong Towns President Chuck Marohn, and occasional surprise guests to talk in depth about just one big story from the week in the Strong Towns conversation, right when you want it: now.
iTunes || Podbean || RSS
“Personally I think this podcast is top tier urban planning media and I can’t [get] enough :) !”
The Bottom-Up Revolution
The Bottom-Up Revolution features the stories of the Strong Towns movement in action. Hosted by Tiffany Owens Reed, it's all about how regular people have stepped up to make their communities more economically resilient, and how others can implement these ideas in their own places. We’ll talk about taking concrete action steps, connecting with fellow advocates to build power, and surviving the bumps along the way—all in the pursuit of creating stronger towns. Each episode features a Strong Towns advocate who is making positive change in their community.
iTunes || Podbean || RSS
Do you have a guest you would like to see on this podcast?
“Fascinating ground-up projects in so many communities. I’ve started following the work of several interviewees because the conversations were so compelling. Locally based projects can take many forms.”
Recent Podcast Episodes
Here are our most recent podcast episodes, as posted on the Strong Towns site:
Featured
Looking for older episodes? Check out the full archives here:
Over the years, Chuck has added audio clips to the Strong Towns Podcast outro music to memorialize influential moments and experiences. Today, in honor of that music being retired, he breaks down these clips, explaining why they’re significant and how these experiences influenced him and the Strong Towns movement.