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Go Cultivate!

A podcast for community builders. Discussing ways to grow financially resilient, resource-conscious, and people-friendly cities.

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Affordable housing & incremental development

Affordable housing & incremental development

It's a crossover episode! Kevin Shepherd (along with our friend Monte Anderson) was recently interviewed on an episode o... Read more

11 Dec 2019

1hr 5mins

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23 – Co-creating the city you want to live in, with Ben Orcutt

23 – Co-creating the city you want to live in, with Ben Orcutt

Attention Podcast Land! Could you take a moment to help us make this podcast more relevant or interesting to you? We're ... Read more

29 Jan 2019

1hr 7mins

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Chuck Marohn and the revolution we need

Chuck Marohn and the revolution we need

In this episode, we welcome back Chuck Marohn, Founder and President of Strong Towns, to talk about some of the themes f... Read more

5 Dec 2019

1hr 13mins

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28 – A small city does the math on new development

28 – A small city does the math on new development

Hey listeners! If you're a Strong Towns follower, don't forget that March 10 is the deadline to submit your city to the ... Read more

5 Mar 2019

1hr 7mins

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BONUS: A student's perspective on engineering

BONUS: A student's perspective on engineering

Kevin sits down with VERDUNITY's summer intern Nadia Whitehouse for a brief chat on the ways the engineering profession ... Read more

24 Aug 2018

20mins

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Are We Doing This Right? // Placemaking Edition (Part 1)

Are We Doing This Right? // Placemaking Edition (Part 1)

Placemaking is one of those ubiquitous urbanist buzzwords these days. Yet it can be difficult to get a broadly agreed-up... Read more

30 Oct 2019

1hr 4mins

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18 – Monte Anderson on incremental development (Part 1)

18 – Monte Anderson on incremental development (Part 1)

We’ve talked about the value of small investments on this podcast before, and in this episode we sit down with someone w... Read more

21 Dec 2018

58mins

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05 – Math, maps, and money: How fiscal analysis can change the conversation in communities

05 – Math, maps, and money: How fiscal analysis can change the conversation in communities

VERDUNITY's Felix Landry joins the show to discuss the importance of understanding the fiscal consequences of our develo... Read more

15 Sep 2018

1hr 28mins

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So your city's on its way to going broke — Lynda Humble

So your city's on its way to going broke — Lynda Humble

Verdunity CEO Kevin Shepherd sits down with Lynda Humble, city manager of Bastrop, Texas, to talk about what she learned... Read more

3 Oct 2019

56mins

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Who do you trust? [Part 1]

Who do you trust? [Part 1]

What happens when the public doesn't trust planners? What does that even mean? And how can we work to build trusting, re... Read more

10 May 2019

46mins

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29 – [PART 1] Revitalization without gentrification?

29 – [PART 1] Revitalization without gentrification?

On this episode, we talk with Bianca and Derek Avery of COIR Holdings about what it means to be a responsible developer ... Read more

14 Mar 2019

34mins

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03 – "No is an acceptable answer"

03 – "No is an acceptable answer"

Many citizens think their local government has enough money to maintain its infrastructure and keep up services, because... Read more

28 Aug 2018

48mins

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Are We Doing This Right? // Food Trucks & Pop-ups Edition

Are We Doing This Right? // Food Trucks & Pop-ups Edition

For the December installment of 'Are We Doing This Right?’ on the Go Cultivate! podcast, we’re diving deep into the worl... Read more

20 Dec 2019

1hr 2mins

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04 – Using the arts to connect neighbors and cultivate inclusivity

04 – Using the arts to connect neighbors and cultivate inclusivity

Joanna Taft of the Harrison Center discusses the role of the arts, place, and story to humanize, connect, and empower a ... Read more

7 Sep 2018

1hr 14mins

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What did we learn about housing in 2019? — w/ Daniel Herriges

What did we learn about housing in 2019? — w/ Daniel Herriges

Friend of the show Daniel Herriges, senior editor at Strong Towns, joins us to talk about some important housing-related... Read more

7 Jan 2020

53mins

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Are We Doing This Right? // Single-Family Zoning Edition

Are We Doing This Right? // Single-Family Zoning Edition

Across the country, cities big and small are facing a housing affordability crisis, yet many single-family houses sit va... Read more

23 Jul 2019

1hr 4mins

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Are We Doing This Right? // Public Engagement Edition (Part 1)

Are We Doing This Right? // Public Engagement Edition (Part 1)

For the November installment of 'Are We Doing This Right?’ we’re tackling public engagement. What does it look like when... Read more

27 Nov 2019

56mins

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15 – Is debt a bad thing for cities?

15 – Is debt a bad thing for cities?

[Some of you may have had a sound issue at the beginning of this podcast. We've fixed it but it still might show up for ... Read more

30 Nov 2018

1hr 10mins

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Are We Doing This Right? // Granny Flats Edition

Are We Doing This Right? // Granny Flats Edition

Cities across the country face a shortage of affordable housing, despite a nationwide glut of single-family homes. Acces... Read more

4 Sep 2019

56mins

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30 – [PART 2] Revitalization without gentrification?

30 – [PART 2] Revitalization without gentrification?

We're back with the second part of our interview with Derek and Bianca Avery, incremental developers and community build... Read more

21 Mar 2019

37mins

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