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Modern Housing w/ Gail Radford

Dec 11, 2022
02:27:15
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Gail Radford discusses the New Deal Era housing policies and Catherine Bauer's vision for a federally-backed noncommercial housing system. The podcast explores the challenges of homeownership, the evolution of American housing, Katherine Bauer's ideas on modern housing, and the impact of social housing initiatives in Europe and the US.
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  • Struggle to establish socially-focused housing during New Deal era by figures like Catherine Bauer.
  • Tension between private homeownership and universal social housing programs in shaping housing policies.

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Housing Defined American Society, Politics, and Economy

Housing was highlighted as a defining asset shaping American society, economy, and politics. It was described as a key element driving racialized wealth, power, and status, with a two-tier system prevailing. The dominant private market focused on homeownership, contrasting with stigmatized and underfunded public housing for the very poor.

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