Jacob Titus is a photographer, filmmaker, and designer and creator, living in South Bend, Indiana. In this conversation, we talk about the publication he started, West.SB, and how he uses photography and writing to tell the stories of his city—its people, its places.
We talk about what happens when you open your eyes to the stories around you. We talk about how art can help people see things differently and even build stronger towns. We talk about the revelations that take place when we look closely at the history of our cities. And yes, we talk a little about Mayor Pete Buttigieg too.
Additional Show NotesWest.SB website
The “More People” series on West.SB
“Lacopo’s Pizzeria” photo essay on West.SB
This Day in South Bend podcast
Jacob Titus’ website
Jacob Titus on Instagram
“Is South Bend a Prosperous College Town or a Struggling Rust Belt City?” by Emily Badger (New York Times)
“For Restaurants in the Pandemic, Immense Challenges...and a Glimmer of Hope” by Rachel Quednau (Strong Towns)
Strong Towns Action Lab
2021 Local-Motive Tour
Send us your own voicemail about the small (or big) thing you’re doing to make your town stronger. Just record a voice memo on your phone and email it to rachel@strongtowns.org.
Subscribe to The Bottom-Up Revolution on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Podbean, or via RSS.
Support this show and our many other resources for helping your town grow stronger by becoming a member today.
Help Shape the Future of the Strong Towns Podcasts
Using Strong Towns Principles to Strengthen Your Bike Advocacy
Supporting Local Food Systems Amid Covid-19
Creating a "Vision Block" for Your Neighborhood
Co-Creating Your Community on a Collaborative Map
How Have Your Community Heroes Responded to the Coronavirus?
Partnering with Neighborhood Associations to Guide Public Investment
Seeing Your City's Budget through a Strong Towns Lens
Using Local Entrepreneurs to Revive Your Main Street
Planting Street Trees to Slow the Cars
Supporting Rural Entrepreneurs
Fall Member Drive 2019: Strong Towns Member Andy Diaz Discusses Building Strong Neighborhoods
Serving the Youth in High-Risk Neighborhoods
Finding Home Wherever You Are with Melody Warnick
Fostering Micro-Neighborliness
Building Productive Places (and Showering them with Love)
Combating Food Deserts (and more) Through Corner Stores
Inspiring Grassroot Community Revitalization
Creating People-Oriented Places
Using Tactical Urbanism to Create Safer Streets
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Voices of Misery Podcast
House of Whimsical Terror
Just Dumb Enough Podcast
Stuff You Should Know
Timcast IRL