The Bottom-Up Revolution Podcast
1) Building Culture Around Beauty, Craft, And Daily Life
In an era of quick, generic construction, Austin Tunnell makes the case for caring about beauty and craft. He shares lessons from masonry, small‑scale development, and his own projects on creating pla...Show More
2) How One Front Yard Became a Neighborhood Pop Up
Discover how Denton mom and civic advocate Lauren Penn turned her front yard into a thriving micro market for local makers and families, all without a big budget. She shares what it took, from permits...Show More
3) From Empty Lots to Budget Gaps: Mapping Portland
Downtown Portland is full of vacant lots, surface parking, and struggling storefronts—and every one of them has a price tag. Sam and Jeremiah break down how they estimated the city’s road and pipe cos...Show More
4) From Biostatistics to Better Streets in Fayetteville
After moving through nine states, Aaron Caldwell chose Fayetteville as home—and started using his data skills to decode city finances and a key local bond. In this episode, his work on a modest South ...Show More
5) How One Tiny House Helped Shift Boise’s Housing Rules
After the recession upended her architecture career, building a tiny house on wheels helped Macy Miller recover financially and dramatically lower her housing costs. She shares what that decision has ...Show More
6) Walking, Visibility, And One Mom’s Fight For Safer Streets
After seeing a neighbor struck by a car — again — Abigail Hoiland set out to make people walking impossible to overlook. She shares how Stop Umbrella works on real crosswalks and how one quirky tool c...Show More
7) How One Ballot Initiative Could Legalize Affordable Starter Homes
Andrew Mikula is leading a grassroots campaign to put affordable housing on the Massachusetts ballot in 2026. The initiative would legalize single-family homes on smaller lots. Today, he shares how he...Show More
8) How Do You Build Safe Streets in Car-Dependent Places?
Columbia, South Carolina, is the 12th deadliest metro for pedestrians in America. Columbia resident Regan Freeman is working to change that, as the director of a statewide pedestrian and bicycle safet...Show More
9) How Floor Plans Drive Families from Cities (and What Helps Them Stay)
Most city apartments are designed for roommates, not families with babies. Bobby Fijan, co-founder of The American Housing Corporation, explains how floor plans force parents out of cities — and how t...Show More
10) Bringing the Strong Towns Conversation to a Growing City
Nick Frevold launched a Strong Towns Local Conversation in Huntsville, Alabama — and found more demand than he expected. He shares what it took to get started, build relationships, and turn concern in...Show More