The roots of homelessness

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, News, Politics, News Commentary, Philosophy

4.6 • 10.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Sean Illing talks with writer and reporter Jerusalem Demsas about the causes of homelessness in America. They discuss our ideas of home ownership, and how our country’s cultural expectations and policies are working against us. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area Guest: Jerusalem Demsas (@JerusalemDemsas) staff writer, The Atlantic References: “The Homeownership Society Was a Mistake” by Jerusalem Demsas (The Atlantic; Dec. 20, 2022) “The Obvious Answer to Homelessness and Why Everyone’s Ignoring It” by Jerusalem Demsas (The Atlantic; Dec. 12, 2022) “The Billionaire’s Dilemma” by Jerusalem Demsas (The Atlantic; Aug. 4, 2022) “Stuck! The Law and Economics of Residential Stagnation” by David Schleicher (Yale Law Review; Oct. 2017) “Black Americans And The Racist Architecture of Homeownership” by Alisa Chang, Christopher Intagliata, and Jonaki Mehta (NPR; May 8, 2021) Enjoyed this episode? Rate The Gray Area ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of The Gray Area. Subscribe in your favorite podcast app. Support The Gray Area by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by: Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Patrick Boyd Editorial Director, Vox Talk: A.M. Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:59.7	Think about where you live.
1:10.7	Why do you live there?
1:12.7	And since 2020 do you find yourself wanting a different home somewhere else?
1:19.7	Since that landmark year, the American home buying and rental markets have gone from
1:24.4	hitting record lows to exceeding record highs.
1:29.2	And a pandemic era economic changes are the driver.
1:34.1	Many of us are now working from home, and we're rethinking where we want to live and how
1:40.5	we want to live and what makes sense for our families and what doesn't.
1:45.6	Which means people are moving.
1:47.1	In fact there are fewer homes available for sale than ever.
1:50.7	There just isn't enough supply for all the demand.
1:58.0	And that has all kinds of ripple effects, especially on those who are unhoused or on the verge
2:04.2	of losing their homes.
2:06.3	In this country there isn't a safety net if you're on the edge.
2:10.2	So the number of people experiencing homelessness is on the rise.
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