Chuck and Rachel ask for help choosing new intro music for this podcast (<a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/survey'>vote here!</a>). Then they recap recent events in Florida and share the best podcasts of 2017. Finally, they close with Chuck's favorite books from the year.
Mentioned in this podcast:
<ul><li>Vote for our new podcast music: <a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/survey'>https://www.strongtowns.org/survey</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/12/8/our-best-podcast-episodes-from-2017'>Our Best Podcast Episodes from 2017</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/12/11/favorite-books-from-2017'>Favorite Books from 2017</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Speaking-Faith-Religion-Matters-About/dp/0143113186'>Speaking of Faith: Why Religion Matters--and How to Talk About It</a> by Krista Tippett</li>
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The Week Ahead: Welcome to 2018

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.