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Podcast Repost: Is Homeownership Still Part of the American Dream? (opens the original)
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Chuck Marohn was super gracious in reaching out to me after I recorded this podcast questioning some of the narrative on the current housing situation in the USA. Spoiler alert: I intend to follow this thread further and ask some more probing and difficult questions. Something I heard recently that really resonated is to the effect of, when there’s nearly complete consensus on an issue or narrative across all sorts of groups, it’s probably wrong. And, we need people to question that narrative. H
The Messy City Podcast - Property Taxes - How We Got Here (opens the original)
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You might wonder how a podcast on urban planning, design and development could get interested in the arcane subject of property taxes. Except that, it’s all over the news lately, and its another fundamental issue than actual normies care about. People in my city have left it because of outrageous tax re-assessments. Developers and investors won’t invest in my County because of the same. And, frankly, we are a fairly no-drama, modest cost part of the world compared to many places. So I turned to
Dissecting Euclid (opens the original)
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Returning champion Aaron Lubeck joins me to discuss his exceptional piece called, “Revisiting Euclid v. Ambler at 100,” which he posted on his Substack “On Housing.” Aaron also posts and helps curate “Southern Urbanism” - an excellent publication I highly recommend.While a lot of ink has been spilled and words shared about the impact of the Euclid v Ambler case, Aaron’s column adds some new wrinkles and information to it that even surprised me. We talk in some detail about the case its
Learning from Rocket City, USA (opens the original)
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Architect, Author, Photographer and New Urbanist Steve Mouzon joins me to tell his story about the emergence of New Urbanism in a location that many would consider unlikely. Huntsville, Alabama might be known for Space Camp, but it’s not widely known as a place to find great urban design and architecture. And that’s a shame, because there’s more lessons to learn here for most cities than by flying to a big, coastal market.Steve talks about the emergence of the <span
Overcoming the Fear-Industrial Complex (opens the original)
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We bring back my brother Dean on this episode, to talk about how we often let our fears overrun our lives, and how to get beyond them. Dean is not just one of my favorite humans on the planet, he’s also a clinical psychologist, author of a number of books on the Mississippi River, and a world traveler. His newest book, “Better Safe than Sorry: Slow Boats, Chicken Buses, and the Radical Choice to Trust the World” is coming out in late August.For people who care about
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