{"podcast":{"title":"Harvard Thinking","slug":"harvard-thinking-6767250","podcast_index_feed_id":6767250,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/tyge_lYM","website_url":"https://harvard-thinking.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4e7f56d4-eb27-4ac4-9d9f-899ce9b93b68/f986d52c-c815-4bfd-92ae-a3fd718956ac/3000x3000/2023-11-28-gazette-ht-podcast-thumbnail-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Harvard University","episode_count":29,"summary":"A podcast where the life of the mind meets everyday life. Hosted by Samantha Laine Perfas, produced by Harvard University. Visit harvard.edu/thinking.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-thinking-6767250"},"episode":{"title":"Priced out of the American dream","slug":"priced-out-of-the-american-dream","published_at":"2026-04-01T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-thinking-6767250/priced-out-of-the-american-dream","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-thinking-6767250","url":"https://harvard-thinking.simplecast.com/episodes/housing-crisis-aSVnwqRm","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/d6acd2e7-b019-4100-836c-a98c3f2df797/ac2b9968-4d64-42e6-b97f-e96f88f429fb/episodes/audio/group/6638c872-0fb9-4ffc-b6c7-cd2a1a8fc5de/group-item/dd9c7545-9c82-4cc4-a918-f46dc278546f/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=tyge_lYM","summary":"Owning a home feels increasingly unattainable for many middle-class Americans. Last year, home prices surged to nearly five times the median income. Yet the pace of building new housing, which could create more affordability, remains slow. In this episode, host Samantha Laine Perfas talks with urban economist Ed Glaeser, former CEA chair Jason Furman, and innovative housing expert Amy Tomasso about how those hoping to buy can make sense of the current housing crisis.","meta_description":"Owning a home feels increasingly unattainable for many middle-class Americans. Last year, home prices surged to nearly five times the median income. Yet t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2060,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/harvard-thinking-6767250/episodes/priced-out-of-the-american-dream/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-thinking-6767250/priced-out-of-the-american-dream.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}