{"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":"Why American Cities Are Going Broke (And How To Fix It)","slug":"why-american-cities-are-going-broke-and-how-to-fix-it","published_at":"2025-11-27T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821/why-american-cities-are-going-broke-and-how-to-fix-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-strong-towns-podcast-496821","url":"https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/why-american-cities-are-going-broke-and-how-to-fix-it/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rsrukrye7zs7v5qk/STP_11-27-25_Without_Q_A9xxl8.mp3","summary":"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.","meta_description":"Chuck breaks down the financial math behind urban decline in this live recording of a Wilmington event, with opening remarks from Delaware Governor Matt M…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3962,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"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","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/why-american-cities-are-going-broke-and-how-to-fix-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}