More People artwork

More People

8 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -

A podcast about how South Bend lost 50,000 people in 50 Years, and what we can do about it.

History Society & Culture Documentary census population south bend city community rust belt midwest west.sb joe molnar
Homepage Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Episodes

South Bend Survived

December 03, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline. In this episode, we discuss the message of Joe's final article, "South Bend Survived," how the series is being received online, and what is coming next for More People. Read the series: Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 Years Part One: No Neighborhood in South ...

The Cost of South Bend's Decline

November 12, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline. In this episode, we discuss the message of Joe's sixth article, "The Cost of South Bend's Decline," how the series is being received online, and what is coming next in the series. Read the series: Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 Years Part One: No Neighborhoo...

The Great Annexation War of South Bend and Her Suburbs

October 15, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 64 MB

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline. In this episode, we discuss the message of Joe's fifth article, "The Great Annexation War of South Bend and Her Suburbs," how the series is being received online, and what is coming next in the series. Read the series: Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 Years Pa...

Jobs Stayed in South Bend, but Employees Left

September 17, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline. In this episode, we discuss the message of Joe's fourth article, "Jobs Stayed in South Bend, but Employees Left," how the series is being received online, and what is coming next in the series. Read the series: Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 Years Part One: ...

The Worst Decade in South Bend History

September 03, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline. In this episode, we discuss Joe's third article, "The Worst Decade in South Bend History" and continue to explore why this series matters in 2020. Read the series: Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 Years Part One: No Neighborhood in South Bend Avoided Decline P...

Suburbanization, not Studebaker

August 20, 2020 09:00 - 1 hour - 53.4 MB

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline. In this episode, we discuss Joe's second article, "Suburbanization, not Studebaker" in which he pushes against the commonly held belief that South Bend was doomed to decline when Studebaker closes its doors. We also discuss the public response to the series so far, and some of the ...

How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 years

August 05, 2020 17:00 - 1 minute - 828 KB

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline. Read the series: Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 Years Part One: No Neighborhood in South Bend Avoided Decline Part Two: Suburbanization, not Studebaker Part Three: The Worst Decade in South Bend History Part Four: Jobs Stayed in South Bend, but Employees Left...

No Neighborhood in South Bend Avoided Decline

August 05, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MB

More People is a new article and podcast series by Joe Molnar that will explore the process of how South Bend, which had grown for nearly its entire 120-year existence up to 1960, began a half century of decline. In this episode, we learn about Joe's long family history in South Bend and discuss his first article, No Neighborhood in South Bend Avoided Decline. Read the series: Introduction: How South Bend Lost 50,000 People in 50 Years Part One: No Neighborhood in South Bend Avoided Declin...

Twitter Mentions

@josephrmolnar 8 Episodes