{"podcast":{"title":"Think and Act Locally","slug":"think-and-act-locally-7250018","podcast_index_feed_id":7250018,"rss_url":"https://feeds.godcaster.fm/player_447.xml","website_url":"https://thinkandactlocally.com/","image_url":"https://assets.godcaster.fm/image_447_1753547420.jpg","author":"Think & Act Locally","episode_count":19,"summary":"Think and Act Locally is a movement focused on empowering individuals through education, entrepreneurship and community engagement to create positive change at the local level.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T00:21:14.648927+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-and-act-locally-7250018"},"episode":{"title":"Upzoned - Can Rebuilding Make a Town Weaker?","slug":"upzoned-can-rebuilding-make-a-town-weaker","published_at":"2026-07-08T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-and-act-locally-7250018/upzoned-can-rebuilding-make-a-town-weaker","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-and-act-locally-7250018","url":"https://upzoned.strongtowns.org/e/can-rebuilding-make-a-town-weaker/","audio_url":"https://go.godcaster.fm/act/e/447/515359/57262530756/https%253A%252F%252Fmcdn.podbean.com%252Fmf%252Fweb%252Fvycfbk4ucupkiu6v%252FUPZ_7-8-26.mp3","summary":"Five years after wildfire destroyed most of Lytton, British Columbia, rebuilding remains slow despite more than $140 million in committed public funding. Norm Van Eeden Petersman talks with Michel Durand-Wood, author of You’ll Pay for This, and Graham Watt, who manages strategic initiatives and flood recovery for Grand Forks, British Columbia. They look at what happens when a small town is pushed to rebuild everything at once, while also dealing with hazardous conditions, limited local capacity, consulting costs, modern codes, and the long-term obligation to maintain whatever comes next. The money creates a promise of recovery, but Lytton shows how hard it is to turn that promise back into a town. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES \" Inside Lytton’s contentious recovery, where concerns smoulder 5 years after wildfire \" by Brenna Owen, Halifax.citynews.ca (June 2026) Norm Van Eeden Petersman (LinkedIn) Michel Durand-Wood (Site) Graham Watt (LinkedIn) Downzone: The Baby-Sitters Club Human Nature by Kate Marvel (Site) The Blackthorn Key , by Kevin Sands (Site) Theme Music by Kemet the Phantom . This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members . Thank you! Join fellow members discussing this episode in The Commons .","meta_description":"Five years after wildfire destroyed most of Lytton, British Columbia, rebuilding remains slow despite more than $140 million in committed public funding.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2983,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/think-and-act-locally-7250018/episodes/upzoned-can-rebuilding-make-a-town-weaker/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-and-act-locally-7250018/upzoned-can-rebuilding-make-a-town-weaker.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}