<p>Chuck and Strong Towns member and contributor, Johnny Sanphillippo discuss their recent dueling essays about Detroit.</p>
<ul><li>Read Chuck's initial essay: "<a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/6/12/a-promise-impossible-to-keep'>A Promise Impossible to Keep</a>."</li>
<li>Read Johnny's response: "<a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/6/29/the-doughnut-of-despair-not-quite'>The </a><a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/6/29/the-doughnut-of-despair-not-quite'>Doughtnut</a><a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/6/29/the-doughnut-of-despair-not-quite'> of Despair? Not Quite</a>" </li>
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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.