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We are excited to share that the Busy Leader’s Podcast is getting a new look and feel. Now introducing…. The Healthcare Plus Podcast! Over the past three years, there has been overwhelming support for the Busy Leader’s Podcast – ranking it in the top 10% of podcasts in the U.S. What began as a tool to learn from leaders as we navigated the pandemic has evolved in recent years to focus in on the changemakers moving healthcare forward. The podcast’s new look and feel is intended to reflect and ...
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We advocate for a model of development that allows our cities, towns and neighborhoods to grow financially strong and resilient.
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Swift Healthcare video podcast explores the intersection of Healthcare and Leadership with conversations to engage, restore, & transform leaders, providers, & organizations.
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Building Strength and Connections in Pensacola, With Quint Studer
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Chuck is joined by Quint Studer, the founder of the Center for Civic Engagement in Pensacola, Florida. They discuss Strong Towns’ involvement in Pensacola’s renewal and the Civic Leader Summit that will be held there in September. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Civic Leader Summit Quint Studer (site) Chuck Marohn (Substack) Want to bring the conversation to…
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The Housing Market Can’t Tolerate Lower Prices. Now What?
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No matter how easy we make it to build, the existing housing system is based on a financial model that cannot tolerate lower prices. If falling prices is the goal, then we need to build a system that can deliver on it. In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck explains how our current system prevents prices from falling and how we can buil…
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Playing the Long Game With New Zealand Infrastructure
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In this special episode, Chuck is joined by Graham Campbell, director of Economics & Research for the New Zealand Infrastructure Commission. They discuss the true cost of infrastructure — and why both New Zealand and North America are facing the same financial and structural challenges. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Chuck Marohn (Substack) Want to bring th…
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The Housing Crisis Is More Than a Supply Problem
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In this episode, Chuck dives into the root causes of the housing crisis. Using clips from interviews with housing experts and reporters, he explores the popular theory that the housing crisis is caused by a lack of supply. He shows how this belief relates to the Strong Towns approach. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Learn how to unlock housing in your city: …
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Ryan Johnson: How Culdesac Tempe Develops Freedom, Revenue, and Belonging
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Chuck sits down with Ryan Johnson, the founder and visionary behind Culdesac Tempe, the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the U.S. They discuss the realities of living in and developing a community like Culdesac, from transportation costs to working with local government. Ryan explains how they maintain walkability in an Arizona des…
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Using Radical Common Sense To Build Great Places, With Steve Nygren
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Serenbe is a unique community just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. It’s based on the development pattern of traditional English villages, with walkable, mixed-use “hamlets” surrounded by nature. In today’s episode, Chuck sits down with Serenbe founder Steve Nygren to discuss the process of developing this kind of community, as well as Steve’s developm…
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NYT Journalist Shares Why America Should Sprawl
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A few weeks ago, the New York Times article "Why America Should Sprawl" went viral, sparking a national discussion about housing and development patterns. In today’s episode, Chuck sits down with Conor Dougherty, the reporter behind the article, to discuss his perspective on housing in more depth. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Prefer to read or watch? We'v…
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4 Ways To Build Homes and Expand Opportunity
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Cullum Clark, director of the Economic Growth Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute, returns to the Strong Towns Podcast to discuss his recently published report on housing reform. Cullum highlights several reforms that have proven to be economically feasible, politically realistic, and impactful on a large scale. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES More fr…
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Escaping the Housing Crisis With Jeff Speck
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Today, Chuck is joined by Jeff Speck, a city planner, author, and principal of an urban design and consultancy firm. They discuss the ideas shared in Chuck’s book “Escaping the Housing Trap” and how those concepts play out in the real world, including examples from Jeff’s own work. Their discussion covers a wide range of topics, including increment…
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115_Healers to Leaders: Helping Physicians Build Their Leadership Path
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In this episode of the Healthcare Plus Podcast, host Dan Collard speaks with Don Taylor and Kurt Scott, co-creators of From Healer to Leader: The Path to Physician Leadership, a unique new leadership development program designed specifically for physicians. Together, they explore why physician leadership is more essential than ever—and why so many …
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On the surface, sprawl seems like an easy answer to the housing crisis. It fits with the mechanisms we have in place today, and it aligns with the lived experiences and political will of most Americans. But the reality of our housing crisis is more nuanced, and it's bigger than sprawl: The problem is the current way we develop, whether that's insid…
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ZacTax: How To Build Financially Healthy Cities
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ZacTax is a financial analysis firm that helps city officials understand their revenue streams and make smarter financial choices. Today, Chuck is joined by its founders, Chad Janicek and Patrick Lawler. They explain how they work effectively with local governments and how their work is helping drive a cultural shift toward stronger and more produc…
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114_How Mindset, Synergy, and Lifestyle Basics Help Healthcare Professionals Battle Burnout
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In this episode of the Healthcare Plus Podcast, Quint Studer is joined by Dr. Roger Kapoor, physician leader and author of Working Happy!: How to Survive Burnout and Find Your Work/Life Synergy in the Healthcare Industry. Quint and Dr. Kapoor dive deep into one of healthcare’s most urgent challenges: burnout. Drawing from personal experience, clini…
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The World Is on Fire. That’s Why We’re Here.
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Chuck reflects on the current state of the world. He explains that, when you recognize things are broken, you have two options. You can wait helplessly for someone else to fix them, or you can start rebuilding the systems closest to you. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES It's Member Week! Join the movement that's building stronger towns across North America. J…
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How To Handle the Bureaucracy of Local Government
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In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck is joined by Carlee Alm-LaBar and Kevin Blanchard, former city staff members in Lafayette, Louisiana. Carlee is now Strong Towns’ chief of staff, while Kevin is CEO of the nonprofit Downtown Lafayette, which promotes infrastructure development and business revitalization. Carlee and Kevin discuss t…
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3 Reasons This Is a Great Time for Walkable Streets
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In this episode, Chuck explains why our current situation, though tense, actually presents a great opportunity for advocates of street safety, walkability, and bikeability. He then lays out a number of common misconceptions and errors that advocates will have to avoid if they want to take advantage of this opportunity. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Chuck M…
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113_Emerging Healthcare Leaders: Recruiting, Supporting and Developing Young People who Want to Make A Difference
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In this episode of the Healthcare Plus Podcast, Dan Collard welcomes Céu Cirne-Neves, MPA, FACHE. With over 25 years’ experience as a healthcare executive, she now serves as a faculty member in the undergraduate and graduate health administration programs at Rutgers University. They discuss insights Céu has gained from her unusual path, which led h…
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Road Design Creates Aggressive Drivers. We Can Fix That.
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In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck discusses how the design of an environment affects people psychologically. He explores how cities can use that knowledge to make streets safer, using a crash in Hyattsville, Maryland, as an example. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Get the full crash report from Hyattsville, Maryland. Learn more about the Cra…
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Mark Moses: How To Understand and Fix Government Budgeting
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In this episode of the Strong Towns Podcast, Chuck is joined by Mark Moses, author of “The Municipal Financial Crisis: A Framework for Understanding and Fixing Government Budgeting.” Up for discussion today: The dangers of relying on “balanced budgets." The difference between city and business finances. The issues with privatization and regionaliza…
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