Episodes

  • S4 E6. ANNEMARIE GRAY
    Feb 19 2025

    Rafael and Kirk talk to Open NY Executive Director Annemarie Gray about a wide range of topics, including faith-based housing, zoning reform, the state's role in pushing towns to legalize homes, and the growing political clout of the YIMBY movement.

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    50 mins
  • S4 E5. KEN KEARNEY
    Feb 5 2025

    Rafael and Kirk talk to firefighter-turned-developer Ken Kearney about his unusual journey and what it takes to break into housing development from scratch.

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    51 mins
  • S4 THP HOT TAKES: CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION
    Jan 22 2025

    Mayor Eric Adams just created a Charter Revision Commission focused on making it easier to build housing. Rafael and Kirk give their hot take, including who's on it, what changes the Commission could propose, and the use of executive power in a housing emergency.

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    36 mins
  • S4 E4. KATHY WYLDE
    Dec 3 2024

    Rafael and Kirk talk to Kathy Wylde, president & CEO of the Partnership for NYC, about City of Yes, why it's so expensive to build housing, and the economic toll the housing problem takes on cities like New York.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • S4 E3. CEA WEAVER
    Nov 12 2024

    Rafael and Kirk talk to Cea Weaver, coalition director at Housing Justice For All, about the ideological diversity of the pro-homes movement, what exactly is social housing, and the housing deal Governor Hochul struck with the State Legislature. Also, how can we protect tenants while ensuring there are adequate resources to invest in maintaining and upgrading properties?

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • S4 THP HOT TAKES: CITY OF YES
    Oct 22 2024

    As the New York City Council holds its public hearings on City of Yes, Rafael and Kirk give their hot take on what impact the plan will have, whether its critics have a point, and if Mayor Adams' legal troubles will jeopardize the most significant effort to solve New York's housing crisis in decades.

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    34 mins
  • S4 E2. AMY HOVEY
    Oct 9 2024

    Rafael and Kirk talk to Amy Hovey, CEO of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, about how she's made government work more efficiently, Governor Whitmer's approach to housing, the political dynamic in the Midwest, and how states can cut local red tape.

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    58 mins
  • S4 E1. PETE HARRISON
    Sep 25 2024

    Rafael and Kirk talk to Pete Harrison, Connecticut Director of the Regional Plan Association, about the CT Zoning Atlas, transit-oriented development, builders remedies, and the DesegregateCT approach to changing NIMBY hearts and minds.

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    1 hr and 10 mins