# Why American Cities Are Going Broke (And How To Fix It)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/why-american-cities-are-going-broke-and-how-to-fix-it
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/why-american-cities-are-going-broke-and-how-to-fix-it.md
Podcast: [The Strong Towns Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821)
Published: 2025-11-27T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/why-american-cities-are-going-broke-and-how-to-fix-it/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rsrukrye7zs7v5qk/STP_11-27-25_Without_Q_A9xxl8.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/episodes/why-american-cities-are-going-broke-and-how-to-fix-it
Duration seconds: 3962

## Resource

Chuck breaks down the financial math behind urban decline in this live recording of a Wilmington event, with opening remarks from Delaware Governor Matt Meyer. Learn why growth is bankrupting your city — and how to reverse it. (Note: Audio improves at 5:16 when Chuck takes over.) Additional Show Notes Check out some of the images Chuck references in the episode. Bring Chuck to your own city! Connect with Strong Towns Wilmington. Get the Finance Decoder. Chuck Marohn (Substack) This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Click here to learn more about membership.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/episodes/why-american-cities-are-going-broke-and-how-to-fix-it/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/why-american-cities-are-going-broke-and-how-to-fix-it.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.