
Infill: A YIMBY Podcast
Audio selections from YIMBY Action. Interviews, panel discussions, speeches and more, including round-table discussions on local politics and urban policy with folks across the US in the pro-housing movement.
Latest episodes

Oct 21, 2019 • 22min
Yes to People, Yes to Housing (2/2)
More amazing speeches from the YIMBY Party Party. First up, Ernest Brown from the YIMBY Action Board. Then Matthew Yglesias celebrates the growth of the YIMBY movement. Finally, YIMBY Action Executive Director Laura Foote brings it home.

Oct 21, 2019 • 20min
We are going to win. (1/2)
Elected officials at the YIMBY Party Party celebrate the pro-housing movement and share how important it has been for them. Amazing stories from Senator Scott Wiener, Senator Nancy Skinner, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and San Francisco Mayor London Breed.

Oct 7, 2019 • 46min
Up For Federal Action
YIMBY Action goes to DC to advocate with Up For Growth on several new housing bills being introduced in Congress. Hear from Up For Growth ED Mike Kingsella, Congressman Denny Heck (@RepDennyHeck) and Congressman Scott Peters (@RepScottPeters).Read more about the Build More Housing Near Transit Act and the Yes In My Back Yard Act. Take action by emailing or tweeting your Senator and Congressperson asking them to support this legislation and do more to get housing built in cities across the country!Read more on the Up For Growth Blog:https://www.upforgrowth.org/news/why-yimby-act-important-first-step-federal-housing-legislation

Aug 26, 2019 • 60min
The Rent Is Still Too Damn High
"Internet personality" Matthew Yglesias comes on the YIMBY Podcast! Laura and Matt chat about the presidential candidate housing platforms, the role of the federal government in housing, and Housing Twitter. Join Matt October 10th in San Francisco for the annual YIMBY Party Party!
Buy your tickets now: party.yimbyaction.org

Aug 16, 2019 • 42min
For All The Data Nerds
Ruth Bernstein, President & CEO of EMC Research comes on the YIMBY Podcast to chat about housing data and the changing public opinions across California about the housing crisis.

Jun 21, 2019 • 1h 12min
Say Market Rate Housing, David. Market.
Guest David Klion (news editor at Jewish Currents, writer The Nation, and internet dude) discusses YIMBY and image problem with the Left. We half-start every argument and never get to that very specific point you wish we had made.

Jun 8, 2019 • 26min
At the California Democratic Convention!
In this special episode, we talk to YIMBYs from all over the state who came to San Francisco for the California Democratic Convention. In addition to regulars Laura Foote of YIMBY Action and Scott Feeney, this episode features:
Rachel Stevens, YIMBY Democrats of San Diego / California YIMBY, Jose Trinidad Castaneda, Orange County, California Democratic Party delegate, Alfred Twu, Berkeley artist and activist, delegate, Konstantin Hatcher, Los Angeles, California YIMBY, Jeff Grafton, South Bay YIMBY / Peninsula for Everyone

May 26, 2019 • 44min
This is a Cursing Podcast
Guest Randy Shaw, author of Generation Priced Out and blogger at Beyond Chron, comes on the pod to hash over SB 50 and the politics of YIMBY.
What is dead may never die.

May 15, 2019 • 20min
HEY! Contact Your Reps!
In this short episode we sit down with Senator Scott Wiener in his State Capitol office on the eve of battle.
You, mighty YIMBY Army, are being called to arms. TO ARMS!
Email now: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/email-your-state-reps-to-support-sb-50

Feb 19, 2019 • 58min
Missing Middle with Berkeley Councilmembers
Berkeley councilmembers Lori Droste and Rashi Kesarwani join us to discuss their effort to expand missing-middle housing options.
We also talk opportunity and belonging in the Bay Area. And a fun side story: UC Berkeley students' recent advocacy for housing at 2190 Shattuck, at what Laura describes as the "F*ck a View hearing," after a memorable student sign. (The councilmembers want you to know Laura called it that, not them.)
Lori and Rashi's missing-middle legislation, which is also sponsored by councilmembers Rigel Robinson and Ben Bartlett, will be presented to Berkeley's City Council on February 26th. East Bay for Everyone has details on that hearing, if you can show up.