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Paved Paradise Podcast
by Sue Bell Yank
A podcast on housing in Los Angeles, told by many voices. Host Sue Bell Yank.
Episodes
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The Last Skid Row in America
We explore the story of the last Skid Row in America in the face of the biggest homelessness crisis we’ve ever seen in this city. There’s a lot we can learn from Skid Row about structural inequity - and the community resiliency required to resist. See pavedparadisepodcast.com for links shared in...
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Housing Part 2: Many Failed Solutions
We explore the many failed solutions to our housing inequities over the years - public housing, Section 8, and affordable housing incentives. We also investigate models that may have promise but are not widespread - co-ops, land trusts, and other efforts that give communities control of their…
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Housing Part 1: Housing as a Human Right
We get into the weeds of our current housing affordability crisis - what got us here? We dig into global real estate speculation, weird state and local housing policies, and a deeply unsustainable addiction to the California Dream. With Hayes Davenport, Jennifer Ganata, Peter James, Betty Marín,...
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Making a Creative Place
In this episode we examine the idea of "creative placemaking" - a funder's term for using the arts and artists to revitalize parts of the city under economic or social duress. How can artists help to shape the city, and when are their efforts part of the wedge of gentrification, contributing to…
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The Frothing Reds of LA
In Episode 2, we go on a walking tour of old Sonora Town in Downtown LA to discover the rise and fall of the frothing Reds of an anarchist and socialist movement thriving in the early 20th century. The tense and often violent foment of this time was a struggle for the very future of Los Angeles –...
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Redlining
For our first episode, we investigate some of the causes of our current housing affordability crisis – namely, racist housing policies that have led to intergenerational wealth inequalities in our society. We talk about racial covenants, redlining, and the resiliency of black Santa Monica. With...
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How many episodes does Paved Paradise Podcast have?
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What is Paved Paradise Podcast about?
A podcast on housing in Los Angeles, told by many voices. Host Sue Bell Yank.
How often does Paved Paradise Podcast release new episodes?
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Who hosts Paved Paradise Podcast?
Paved Paradise Podcast is created and hosted by Sue Bell Yank.
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