{"podcast":{"title":"The Strong Towns Podcast","slug":"the-strong-towns-podcast-496821","podcast_index_feed_id":496821,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/podcast.strongtowns.org/feed.xml","website_url":"https://strongtowns.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/2312128/ST_Podcast_Icon9eu8p.jpg","author":"Strong Towns","episode_count":600,"summary":"A weekly conversation on the Strong Towns movement hosted by Charles Marohn. The podcast blends fiscal prudence with good urban design to highlight how America can financially strengthen its cities, towns and neighborhoods and, in the process, make them better places to live. You can support the podcast and become a member of Strong Towns at www.StrongTowns.org.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T20:20:39.703428+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821"},"episode":{"title":"From Service Cuts To Understanding City Insolvency","slug":"from-service-cuts-to-understanding-city-insolvency","published_at":"2026-03-23T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/from-service-cuts-to-understanding-city-insolvency","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821","url":"https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/from-service-cuts-to-understanding-city-insolvency/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qyrbdehb6ns59jeq/STP_3-23-26.mp3","summary":"The conversation follows Michel Durand-Wood's path from noticing small local cuts—closed pools, rising taxes—to understanding his city as structurally insolvent. Along the way, he and Chuck talk about grants, debt, Canadian and U.S. examples, and why efficiency alone hasn’t fixed anything. Additional Show Notes Dear Winnipeg (Site) You'll Pay For This! (Book) Chuck Marohn (Substack) This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Thank you!","meta_description":"The conversation follows Michel Durand-Wood's path from noticing small local cuts—closed pools, rising taxes—to understanding his city as structurally ins…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3828,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/episodes/from-service-cuts-to-understanding-city-insolvency/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/from-service-cuts-to-understanding-city-insolvency.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}