# S7E6: Rethinking Rural Housing w/ Wendy Smith

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Podcast: [The Mountain Spirit](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mountain-spirit-6689500)
Published: 2025-06-10T04:01:00+00:00
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## Resource

When the country faced a housing crisis in 2008, Kentucky was already immersed in it. Affordable and reliable housing in rural communities is facing many challenges, with countless homes needed to be built on an inadequate budget. Facing this rural housing crisis head-on is Wendy Smith, the Deputy Executive Director of Housing Programs at Kentucky Housing Corporation. Join us in this season finale, as Wendy explores the needs in rural housing and her hope for the future. Visit Kentucky Housing Corporation website .

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