Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
In this week's episode, we'll start our discussion on realtors and real estate agents (no, they're not the same thing) and their impact on shaping our neighborhoods.

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Welcome to season 2! We're starting this season off by taking a look at property taxes and the inequitable distribution of those taxes based on race.

Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
Tuesday Mar 11, 2025
(Un)Fair Housing is back! Join us starting March 18 as we continue our journey discussing housing segregation and housing discrimination.

Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
This week we'll take a look at our journey through the history of housing segregation so far. But, we have only scratched the surface! So be sure to join us here in the fall for Season 2.
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Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
Tuesday Jul 09, 2024
In this week's episode we'll wrap up our discussion on "blight" and government takings under the guise of "eminent domain" by discussing the use of highways as boundaries to segregate communities.
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Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Revitalization of struggling communities should be something we can all agree on, right? Well, maybe not. In this week's episode we'll start our discussion on "blight" and government takings under the guise of "eminent domain."
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Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
This week we will discuss White Flight the phenomenon of white people fleeing urban areas for more segregated suburban neighborhoods and how this led to further clashes over integration.
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Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
In this week's episode we'll explore the doctrine of Separate but Equal and the impact on housing and schools.
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Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
Tuesday Jun 11, 2024
CONTENT WARNING: This week's episode details the violent and often deadly response to integration efforts through the country. We caution listeners that these stories will be difficult to hear, but we encourage to listen to this episode in full. The stories shared this week are true accounts and highlight the experiences of many minorities.
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Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
We'll be taking a quick break this week so be sure join to us next week as we dive back into (Un)Fair Housing.

Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
This week we are continuing our discussion on building suburbia following the civil war. We will focus on redlining, a lending practice that helped shape segregation in housing.
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Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
In this week's episode we dive into the history of public housing and its role in creating and reinforcing housing segregation.
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Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
In this week's episode we take a look at how suburban towns were built and the tools used to exclude many groups from this American Dream.
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Tuesday May 07, 2024
Tuesday May 07, 2024
On this episode we will be joined by expert Sonia Hirt, Dean and Hughes Professor in Landscape Architecture and Planning at the University of Georgia College of Environment and Design to discuss how zoning has developed in the US as a tool to separate communities of color.
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Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Join us as we lay the foundation for our (Un)Fair Housing podcast discussion and revisit this episode throughout your listening journey to get more information on how housing segregation developed throughout our nation's history.
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