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b'In episode two of this weeklong podcast series, Charles Marohn, Jr. is interviewed by Strong Towns board member John Reuter. The two longtime friends go in-depth on Chuck\\u2019s book, Strong Towns, which releases today!\\n\\xa0\\nSpecifically, Chuck and John look at the \\u201cinfrastructure cult\\u201d that has arisen since World War Two. American leaders on both sides of the political aisle look to big infrastructure projects to spur development and create jobs. But they do so while overlooking\\xa0the longterm cost of these projects, not to mention the backlog of unfunded maintenance on existing projects. Chuck and John explore where this mindset comes from, the enormous toll it is taking on our local communities, and how to finally break free of the alluring but ultimately destructive infrastructure cult.\\n\\xa0\\nAlso discussed:\\nWhy poorer neighborhoods make the best investments\\n\\nHow the mutual-validation loops of the modern development pattern resemble the Greek oracles\\n\\n\\nThe ways in which we sacrifice stability for the sake of efficiency and growth\\n\\n\\nWhy generations of consumption have likely made a generation of "corrective sacrifice" inevitable.\\n\\nWe\\u2019re doing something unique this week. We\'re releasing one episode every day and inviting special guests to commandeer the Strong Towns\\xa0podcast microphone to talk with Chuck about his first book,\\xa0Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity. This is episode two of that series.\\n\\xa0\\nMake sure you don\\u2019t miss a single episode. Subscribe to the Strong Towns podcast on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information about the book, visit strongtowns.org/book.'