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There Goes The Neighborhood (podcast)
''There Goes the Neighborhood'' is a political podcast about gentrification. Background Season one of the podcast focuses on the city of Brooklyn and is a collaboration between WNYC Studios and The Nation. Season two of the podcast focuses on Los Angeles and is a collaboration between WNYC Studios and KCRW. Season three focuses on the city of Miami and is a collaboration between WNYC Studios and WLRN-FM, WLRN. The podcast discusses the politics and economics of gentrification as well as systemic racism and white flight. Part way through the production of the podcast co-host Rebecca Carroll learned from her landlords that her home was being torn down and rebuilt. Reception The podcast was on ''The Atlantic''s list of "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2016". References External links 2016 podcast debuts 2019 podcast endings History podcasts Political podcasts Gentrification in the United States American podcasts {{Podcasting-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Wright
Kai Wright is an American journalist, activist, author, and podcast host. He has served as copy editor at the New York Daily News, senior writer at The Root, senior editor at City Limits, editorial director at ColorLines, and features editor at The Nation. Wright's journalism has focused on social, racial, and economic justice. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Mother Jones, and Salon, among other outlets, and his national broadcast appearances include MSNBC and NPR. He is the current host and managing editor of The United States of Anxiety on WNYC. Career Kai Wright began his career as a journalist in the late '90s at the Washington Blade. His first assignment was a story looking at the disproportionate risk of HIV infection among people of color, and particularly young gay men of color. He then spent much of his early career writing about impact of HIV/AIDS on young gay men of color. Wright went on to become a favorite reporter at Type Investigations (formerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gentrification
Gentrification is the process of changing the character of a neighborhood through the influx of more Wealth, affluent residents and businesses. It is a common and controversial topic in urban politics and urban planning, planning. Gentrification often increases the Value (economics), economic value of a neighborhood, but the resulting Demography, demographic displacement may itself become a major social issue. Gentrification often sees a shift in a neighborhood's racial or ethnic composition and average Disposable household and per capita income, household income as housing and businesses become more expensive and resources that had not been previously accessible are extended and improved. The gentrification process is typically the result of increasing attraction to an area by people with higher incomes spilling over from neighboring cities, towns, or neighborhoods. Further steps are increased Socially responsible investing, investments in a community and the related infrastruct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
