UCLA Housing Voice Ep. 100: The Big 100!! Listener Questions, (Re-)Meet the Hosts, and Book Club
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Oct 22, 2025 The hosts celebrate a milestone with personal anecdotes, revealing unexpected backgrounds. They introduce a book club featuring 'Stuck' by Yoni Applebaum. Discussions dive into the complexities of zoning reform and the debate between prioritizing social vs. market-rate housing. They also analyze California's housing laws and tackle the lessons learned from New York's congestion pricing. Finally, the hosts reflect on their podcast journey and express gratitude to listeners.
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Join The Housing Voice Book Club
- Read Yoni Applebaum's Stuck with the Housing Voice book club over four episodes to deepen understanding and debate the book's claims.
- Join planned discussion spaces (Substack, Discord, or voice memos) to contribute questions and reactions to each installment.
Nontraditional Path To Housing Policy
- Shane Phillips described a nontraditional educational path: community college during high school, skipping classes, and never finishing high school formally.
- He later earned a BA and master's and now works in housing despite lacking a diploma or GED.
From PoliSci To Housing Research
- M. C. Lens traced his route from Macalester to an MPP at Michigan, then PhD advisors Ingrid Ellen and Kathy O'Regan steering him toward housing research.
- He noted personal hobbies like karaoke and being an active youth soccer referee.
