<p>Rachel's guest this week is Chuck Marohn, and he recaps a recent series of events in Akron, Ohio as well as his article for today, <a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/4/23/bon-ton-gone'>The Real Reason Your Local Mall is Failing</a>.</p>
Mentioned in this podcast:
<ul><li><a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2018/4/23/bon-ton-gone'>The Real Reason Your Local Mall is Failing</a></li>
<li>Join us for upcoming public events in <a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/eventspage/2018/4/24/kennett-square-pa'>West Grove, PA</a>, <a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/eventspage/2018/5/1/wichita-ks'>Wichita, KS</a>, and <a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/eventspage/2018/5/3/chattanooga-tn'>Chattanooga, TN</a>.</li>
<li>Strong Towns members are invited to attend our April 30 <a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/eventspage/2018/4/30/ask-strong-towns-celebrity-edition-feat-joe-minicozzi-of-urban3'>Q&A Webcast with special guest Joe Minicozzi of Urban3</a>.</li>
<li><em><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Being-Mortal-Illness-Medicine-Matters/dp/1250081246'>Being Mortal: Illness, Medicine and What Matters in the End</a></em> by Atul Gawande</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.