This podcast is a must-listen for anyone concerned about why the U.S. doesn’t have enough housing, market or affordable, and how different housing policies make that worse or sometimes better. Exposes practitioners to research that they probably didn’t even know existed.

This is a fantastic podcast for understanding the state of the research on housing economics and affordability. I appreciate that they interview the authors of the papers in a way that makes the content accessible to non-economists while preserving accuracy and nuance.

Love the topic, but unfortunately these episodes too often devolve to wishcasting. In the current series on pathways to homelessness episode 1 clearly states that the base issue in areas of high homeless is a lack of available units in which to live and the costs that scarcity drives. So why no follow up episodes on high density building, alternatives to traditional housing (beyond apartments/condos/sfh), breaking down govt regulation and bureaucracy to speed development, post pandemic commercial to residential transition, etc?

Really appreciate this as a way to get deeply informed on housing issues while on the go. The Pathways Home series is particularly great: very relevant, important and accessible. Will share with friends.

I love this podcast! Amazing coverage of housing policy across the globe. I work in housing in the capital region of Michigan and this podcast has been exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you for all of your hard work!

Excellent quality podcast 👌👌

I redact this review below. I was pressured to write this at the time. Shane has tried to ruin my reputation multiple times publicly. Verbal abuse and recording private conversations and threatening to disseminate without consent is not okay. —————————- This isn’t just a good podcast, it’s truly one of its kind and one that we need! For starters, I know nothing about the world of affordable housing. I’ve been curious about following the current events / efforts, but didn’t know where to start. After listening to the first episode however I was hooked! Why? Rarely do we hear from the leaders in this field (which are the hosts and their guests) on the work they’re doing to make affordable housing a reality for all. Not only this, but they do an excellent job to break down housing policies and the research driving them in an entertaining and informative way for all to understand. I hope they continue to make more episodes because this is THE podcast that will help us carry on this important conversation into the future. I’m so glad I subscribed to this podcast, what’s stopping you from doing so too?

I came for the IZ discussion with Emily Hamilton and stayed for pretty much ever other episode. I’m a housing advocate in a pricy Boston suburb and I have learned sooo much going through all of the back episodes.

These types of podcasts are super important - ones that make a technical topic like housing approachable and accessible, not overly academic. They have great varied topics and i wish there were similar podcasts on other policy topics.

Finally a podcast about housing that gets into the weeds! Really can’t say how much I appreciate the nuance. By one critique: to be truly accessible please avoid acronyms. I can appreciate how hard it is to catch since you use them all the time in your daily life as planner/academics but it gets really confusing to follow for those of us not in that world. Thank you so much for your work!!

If you’re interested in housing policy, live in a Major metropolitan area in the US, or just love humans trying to create better cities for themselves, this is it. And even as a Trojan, I have to admit - UCLA is doing it right. Listen to this. It’s worth your time. If you live in Los Angeles, this is MANDATORY.

Every episode is very well explained, the hosts are knowledgable and entertaining, and the subject matter is always very interesting

As said by others, they do a great job converting something very technical, and often hard to understand, into something very digestible, easy to understand for the masses, ect.,

I listen to a lot of housing podcasts. This one is the most informative that I have found!

They do a fantastic job of converting academic research on housing policy into easily digestible conversation. Highly recommend.

Every episode is super comprehensive, all the guests are great. If you wanna learn more about housing stuff and building more functional cities this podcast is a great resource!

Great way to learn about housing policy research and hear directly from a wide range of scholars representing a variety of perspectives.

This podcast is an excellent resource for people like me who are interested in learning more about housing and land use in California and elsewhere. It’s got excellent interviews with authors of published studies in urban planning and economics discussed in a way that is very accessible to non-expert casual listeners.

Not only one of the best housing policy podcasts, but one of the best academic podcasts. Be sure to follow the hosts (and guests) on Twitter!

Exactly what I've been looking for.