{"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":"How Communities Are Breaking Out of the Housing Trap","slug":"how-communities-are-breaking-out-of-the-housing-trap","published_at":"2025-12-11T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/how-communities-are-breaking-out-of-the-housing-trap","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821","url":"https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/how-communities-are-breaking-out-of-the-housing-trap/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rs9u4z9t57sdjfzm/STP_12-11-25.mp3","summary":"Why is housing so expensive, and what can local communities actually do about it? In this live recording, Chuck unpacks the roots of America's housing trap and shares actionable reforms that any community can implement. Additional Show Notes This presentation was recorded live from Wayne, Pennsylvania. Click here to bring Chuck to your own city! Check out Strong Towns’ housing toolkits for more strategies to bring housing to your community. Chuck Marohn (Substack) This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members. Click here to learn more about membership.","meta_description":"Why is housing so expensive, and what can local communities actually do about it? In this live recording, Chuck unpacks the roots of America's housing tra…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3748,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/episodes/how-communities-are-breaking-out-of-the-housing-trap/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/how-communities-are-breaking-out-of-the-housing-trap.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}