The Building Culture Podcast explores holistic solutions to crafting a more beautiful, resilient and thriving world through the built environment. Its host, Austin Tunnell, recently invited Strong Towns President Charles Marohn and California YIMBY’s Nolan Gray onto the show to debate the housing crisis. It was a great conversation that explores how these movements align and differ in their approaches to housing.
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<a href='https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/1/13/stpod-comparing-the-strong-towns-and-yimby-approaches-to-the-housing-crisis'>Transcript available on our site</a>.
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<a href='https://www.thebuildingculturepodcast.com/podcast-episodes/29-debate-chuck-marohn-amp-nolan-gray-strong-towns-amp-yimby-approach-to-the-housing-crisis'>The Building Culture Podcast</a>.
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<a href='https://x.com/mnolangray?lang=en'>Nolan Gray (Twitter/X)</a>.
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<a href='https://twitter.com/clmarohn?lang=en'>Chuck Marohn (Twitter/X)</a>.
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