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The Strong Towns Podcast is a weekly conversation on the Strong Towns movement, hosted by Strong Towns Founder and President Charles Marohn and frequently featuring special guests. The podcast explores how we can financially strengthen our cities, towns, and neighborhoods and, in the process, make them better places to live. Join Chuck in examining how everything from urban design to economics to systems theory to psychology helps inform this core question.
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Has the "American Dream" Made Us Miserable?
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Author Diane Alisa just wanted her kids to have what she didn't: freedom to roam, community, and a childhood that doesn't require a minivan. Somewhere along the way, she realized the suburban dream itself might be the problem. Today, she and Chuck dig into what the Suburban Experiment cost us — and what comes next.
Additional Show Notes
- Want to hear more from Diane? Check out her episode on The Bottom-Up Revolution!
- “Love Letter to Suburbia: How to Restore the American Village” by Diane Alisa
- Diane Alisa (Instagram)
- Chuck Marohn (Substack)
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