Takoma Podcast | Hyper-Local Interviews from DC and Takoma Park Maryland

Amazon can deliver a book to your door in a day. What it can't do is hand you a free coffee when you just got laid off. That's the edge Matt and Megan Bormet are betting on with People's Book in Takoma Park, Maryland—and two years in, they've both quit their day jobs to run it full time.In this episode, they break down how a community-first bookstore is not only surviving in the Amazon era but thriving in it. We get into the Harvard Business Review research that gave them confidence to take the leap, why they describe People's Book as "an event space disguised as a bookstore," the surprising profitability of zines, why they love TKPK and the #1 thing that worries Matt about the town’s future.🔔 Tap Follow in your podcast app for more stories about the people and businesses that make Takoma Park one of the most unique communities in the DC area.📍 Visit People's Book: https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/ ☁️ People's Book on Blueskey: https://bsky.app/profile/peoplesbooktakoma.com