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Think and Act LocallyThe Strong Towns Podcast - The Housing Crisis Is More Than a Supply ProblemIn this episode, Chuck dives into the root causes of the housing crisis. Using clips from interviews with housing experts and reporters, he explores the popular theory that the housing crisis is caused by a lack of supply. He shows how this belief relates to the Strong Towns approach.
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Learn how to unlock housing in your city: The Housing-Ready City: A Toolkit for Local Code Reform
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Cullum Clark
Conor Dougherty
Steve Nygren
Chuck Marohn (Substack)
This podcast is...2025-07-1454 minThe Strong Towns PodcastThe Housing Crisis Is More Than a Supply ProblemIn this episode, Chuck dives into the root causes of the housing crisis. Using clips from interviews with housing experts and reporters, he explores the popular theory that the housing crisis is caused by a lack of supply. He shows how this belief relates to the Strong Towns approach.
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
Learn how to unlock housing in your city: The Housing-Ready City: A Toolkit for Local Code Reform
Hear more from…
Cullum Clark
Conor Dougherty
Steve Nygren
Chuck Marohn (Substack)
This podcast is...2025-07-1454 min
Pod Your WayUsing Radical Common Sense To Build Great Places, With Steve Nygrenhttps://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/6/23/using-radical-common-sense-to-build-great-places-with-steve-nygren; OpenAI; echo; 271690902025-07-0549 minThe Strong Towns PodcastUsing Radical Common Sense To Build Great Places, With Steve NygrenSerenbe is a unique community just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. It’s based on the development pattern of traditional English villages, with walkable, mixed-use “hamlets” surrounded by nature. In today’s episode, Chuck sits down with Serenbe founder Steve Nygren to discuss the process of developing this kind of community, as well as Steve’s development philosophy of “radical common sense.”
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
“Start in Your Own Backyard: Transforming Where We Live With Radical Common Sense” by Steve Nygren
Learn more about Serenbe.
Chuck Marohn (Substack)
This podcast is made possible by...2025-06-2351 minThink and Act LocallyThe Strong Towns Podcast - Using Radical Common Sense To Build Great Places, With Steve NygrenSerenbe is a unique community just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. It’s based on the development pattern of traditional English villages, with walkable, mixed-use “hamlets” surrounded by nature. In today’s episode, Chuck sits down with Serenbe founder Steve Nygren to discuss the process of developing this kind of community, as well as Steve’s development philosophy of “radical common sense.”
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
“Start in Your Own Backyard: Transforming Where We Live With Radical Common Sense” by Steve Nygren
Learn more about Serenbe.
Chuck Marohn (Substack)
This podcast is made possible by...2025-06-2351 min
Serenbe StoriesJosh Green on Serenbe’s Growth and Why Storytelling MattersJosh Green is an Atlanta-based journalist whose work has appeared in prominent publications such as Garden & Gun, Atlanta Magazine, and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of Urbanize Atlanta, where he covers the city’s evolving real estate landscape and development trends. Josh first visited Serenbe with his family all the way back in 2013 – and while he recognized its promise, he also saw that this budding community still had a long way to go. Since that first visit, he’s had a front-row seat to Serenbe’s evolution and he’s written extensively about the urban planning and archit...2025-05-0531 min
Serenbe StoriesSimple, Radical, Local: Steve Nygren on His Upcoming Book “Start In Your Own Backyard”If you’re a longtime listener , you already know that Serenbe is more than just a place - it’s a nature-based model for living that inspires others to challenge the status quo, embrace optimism, and reimagine their communities. And along the way, many people discover they’re reinventing themselves, too.Steve Nygren would be the first to tell you he’s learned a great deal over his 20-year journey as an “accidental developer.” Now, he’s sharing those insights in a new book, Start In Your Own Backyard: Transforming Where We Live with Radical Common Sense. It’s a call to...2025-04-2827 min
Serenbe StoriesFarm-To-Table: The Promise of Local Agriculture with Lily BaucomA strong local food system isn’t just about what’s on our plates—it’s about fostering resilient communities and ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come. This belief has always been at the heart of Steve Nygren’s vision for Serenbe and the surrounding community of Chattahoochee Hills. And now, Lily Baucom is helping shape the next chapter.As the Executive Director of the Georgia Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture and a board member of the Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy, Lily is deeply invested in the future of local farming. Last year, she authored a comprehe...2025-03-2428 min
Serenbe StoriesTwo Pioneers & an Icon Reimagine Wellness Real EstateWhen health and wellbeing is built into the very fabric of a community, traditional development gets turned on its head – and as it turns out, living somewhere that makes you feel good is in high demand. Wellness real estate is the fastest growing sector of the 6 trilliondollar wellness industry.This week on Serenbe Stories, we’re thrilled to share a recent interview from the Global Wellness Conversations podcast featuring Serenbe founder Steve Nygren – referred to here as the “godfather of wellness real estate” – alongside Chuck Heath, the founder of Ameyalli in Deer Valley Colorado, and wellness icon Deepak Chopr...2024-12-091h 16
Global Wellness ConversationsSteve Nygren, Chuck Heath, Deepak Chopra – Two Pioneers & an Icon Reimagine Wellness Real EstateIn this very special episode host Kim Marshall talks to two real estate development pioneers—Steve Nygren of Serenbe and Chuck Heath of AMEYALLI—as well as wellness icon Deepak Chopra about wellness real estate, the fastest growing sector of the global wellness economy according to the Global Wellness Institute. Steve shares why he founded Serenbe 20 years ago near Atlanta, Georgia, and how it developed into an award-winning neighborhood known for pioneering biophilic design, sustainability, and health-forward intergenerational living. Joining Steve is 40-year veteran of real estate development, Chuck Heath, who is building AMEYALLI near Deer Valley, Utah. Developed arou...2024-11-211h 15
Perform Beyond - Learning & Development with VPSWhy Outsourcing Learning and Development Works: The Final EpisodeWhy Outsourcing Learning and Development Works: The Final Episode Host: Louise Brogan Guests: Colin Lauder (Operations Manager), Maureen Owens (Learning Manager), Priyesh (Shared Service Centre Manager), Pontus Nygren (Service Centre Manager, EMEA) In the final episode of Perform Beyond, Louise Brogan wraps up the podcast series by diving into why companies should consider outsourcing their learning and development needs to VPS. Joined by Colin Lauder, Maureen Owens, Priyesh, and Pontus Nygren, the team discusses the many advantages outsourcing can provide, including cost savings, increased efficiency, and access to industry-leading expertise. The conversation...2024-11-0116 minPerform Beyond - Learning & Development with VPSBehind the Scenes: Logistics and Learning Administration at VPSIn this episode of *Perform Beyond*, Louise Brogan explores the behind-the-scenes operations of VPS's logistics and learning administration services. She is joined by Colin Lauder, Priyesh, and Pontus Nygren, who provide insight into how VPS supports clients through centralised training administration, learner care, and data management from their service centre in Barcelona. The conversation highlights how VPS has built a global network for learning support, including managing multilingual training across multiple industries. Priyesh shares the background of the 20-year journey of the Barcelona service centre and the different ways it has evolved to meet the n...2024-11-0113 min
Behind the Balance Sheet#39 The OptimizerBill Nygren has been at Harris Associates for over 40 years and considers himself a value investor. Yet his portfolio has owned Netflix, Amazon and Meta recently, while Alphabet is his largest position. Bill explains his unusual but highly effective approach to value investing.
Harris has also constructed a unique organisational methodology to handle investing mistakes – I have never encountered a process in which the analyst is changed when the stock doesn’t go to plan. Bill explains why and other techniques in this fascinating discussion. Steve was so looking forward to this conversation and Bill didn’t disapp...2024-09-191h 06
Biophilic Solutions: Nature Has the AnswersBiophilic Leaders Fireside Chat: Ryan Gravel, Michael Phillips & Steve NygrenIn this episode of Biophilic Solutions, we are presenting a Fireside Chat recorded live at the 2024 Biophilic Leadership Summit, a multi-day conference for leaders in the Biohpilic world to come together, share ideas, and learn from one another. This features Serenbe founder, Steve Nygren, moderating a conversation with Ryan Gravel, Atlanta BeltLine creator, and Michael Phillips, President of Jamestown. Ryan discusses the process behind developing the BeltLine and explains how incorporating biophilia in Atlanta’s architecture has and will continue to help change the city for the better. Similarly, Michael shares his perspective as a key player in...2024-06-2546 min
Elevate EldercareBuilding Intentional, Active Communities for Elders — and Everyone ElseSteve Nygren, visionary founder of the Serenbe community outside of Atlanta, returns to the podcast to discuss his vision for intentional communities where elders can age well — but not because they’re designed exclusively for older adults, but for people of all ages to stay active, stay connected, and stay engaged with day-to-day life. If you missed Steve’s first appearance on the podcast, check out episode 87, “The Serenbe Story of Biophilic Living,” to learn more about his background as a visionary developer and the tenets of biophilia. Learn more about Serenbe: https://www.serenbe.com/ 2024-05-2946 min
Serenbe StoriesKeeping Up with Collin & Sydney JonesOver 6 years ago, Collin and Sydney Jones moved with their two young boys from Roswell, Georgia. It was a surprise weekend away for Collin that turned into a home purchase 9 days later. During that weekend, they happened upon a party at the Grange Green, discovered golf cart charcuterie and met a family who encouraged them to tour homes while that family watched their son. Serenbe turned out to be the community they didn’t know they needed. In today’s episode, Steve Nygren and I catch up with the Jones and we not only do we find out what they...2024-05-1338 min
Breaking GreenThe Navajo Nation's Battle with Uranium Mining's Toxic Legacy with Justin AhasteenSend us a textChristopher Nolan's movie Oppenheimer captured the imagination of the nation as it dramatized the super-secret Manhattan Project that was responsible for creating the first atomic bomb. But what about the legacy of radioactive waste that the US weapons Development Program left across the United States? According to victims whose diseases were caused by exposure to US weapons development programs, the movie's oversight of the project's toxic legacy was an insult. Now a bill in Congress may help address some illnesses caused by nuclear weapons development. It may also recognize victims exposed to radiation...2024-04-2640 min