Chuck and Rachel discuss Chuck's recent vacation, favorite summer movies, <a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/suburban-poverty'>Suburban Poverty week</a> and <a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/21/pain-or-death-the-view-from-the-balloon'>Chuck's recent essay about the future of the US economy</a>. They also touch on upcoming events in <a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/eventspage/2016/8/29/rockford-il'>Rockford, </a><a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/eventspage/2016/8/29/rockford-il'>I</a>L and <a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/eventspage/2016/8/31/minneapolis-mn'>Minneapolis, MN</a>.
Mentioned in this podcast:
<ul><li>"<a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/21/pain-or-death-the-view-from-the-balloon'>Pain or Death? The View from the Balloon</a>" by Chuck Marohn</li>
<li>Movies: <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Bourne_(film)'>Jason Bourne</a>, <a href='http://www.hellorhighwaterofficial.com/'>Hell or Highwater</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben-Hur_(2016_film)'>Ben-Hur</a>, and <a href='http://www.ghostbusters.com/'>Ghostbusters</a></li>
<li>Books: <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reacher'>Jack Reacher novels</a>, <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Between_the_World_and_Me'>Between the World and Me</a>, <a href='http://newjimcrow.com/'>The New Jim Crow</a> and <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seeing_Like_a_State'>Seeing Like a State</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/?tag=Understanding+Growth'>Tomas Sedlacek and the Understanding Growth series</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.strongtowns.org/suburban-poverty'>Suburban Poverty Week</a></li>
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Which is Better: One-Way or Two-Way Streets?

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.