Step 33: Chuck Marohn -- Why Cities Need Artists

Published: July 19, 2021, 4:02 p.m.

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Chuck Marohn is the president and founder of Strong Towns, and the author of the book by the same name. Chuck gives a brief introduction to the work of Strong Towns and then we discuss the myriad ways we shape our human habitat and how our human habitat shapes us. We discuss how humans are like bees and chimpanzees, why everyone should read Daniel Kahneman and Nassim Taleb, the rhetorical style of Strong Towns and how they can address the most controversial issues without becoming partisan, the importance of transcending our corrosive contemporary politics and why fighting isolation may be the most important work any of us can do. We also have a rousing chat about the potential of art, artists and creativity to change the world and why cities need artists and artists need cities.

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More Strong Towns: https://www.strongtowns.org/

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The Book: https://www.strongtowns.org/strong-towns-book

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Chuck on twitter: https://twitter.com/clmarohn

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