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Building Strong Towns after the American Decline w/ Charles Marohn

Podcast: New Polity
Published: Oct 2, 2025
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America was a place of untold wealth in the post-war period. But today, many small towns are faltering and facing financial collapse. In this podcast, Strong Towns founder and president Charles Marohn sits down with Marc Barnes and Jacob Hyman to discuss how this collapse came about, and how to rebuild the small town. Subscribe to New Polity Magazine! https://newpolity.com/magazine. Check out our books : https://newpolity.com/press Read our essays: https://newpolity.com/essays.