{"podcast":{"title":"The Argument","slug":"the-argument-7510944","podcast_index_feed_id":7510944,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2541989.rss","website_url":"https://www.theargumentmag.com/s/the-argument-podcast","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/bb2xld0b9syshjzu9w1dmr8yfbqo?.jpg","author":"Jerusalem Demsas & Matthew Yglesias","episode_count":37,"summary":"Has affirmative action gone too far? Should we abolish internet anonymity? Is liberal hypocrisy worth defending? Welcome to The Argument, a weekly podcast from Jerusalem Demsas and Matthew Yglesias, where two friends argue about politics, policy, and whatever else is on their minds. This is a debate show for people who want the nitty-gritty without the typical screaming matches or softball interviews. Each week, one host argues a distinctive point of view — armed with facts and research, not just pundit bluster — and then Matthew and Jerusalem hash it out. New episodes post every Thursday. You can find The Argument on Substack, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. www.theargumentmag.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-09T16:20:30.719361+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944"},"episode":{"title":"Why NIMBYs Oppose Housing (with Chris Elmendorf)","slug":"why-nimbys-oppose-housing-with-chris-elmendorf","published_at":"2026-01-19T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944/why-nimbys-oppose-housing-with-chris-elmendorf","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944","url":"https://www.theargumentmag.com/s/the-argument-podcast","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2541989/episodes/18531300-why-nimbys-oppose-housing-with-chris-elmendorf.mp3","summary":"NIMBYism is usually explained as selfishness: homeowners protecting property values, or neighbors who just hate change. But a growing body of research suggests something simpler and harder to argue with: aesthetics. What if people oppose new housing not only because of who might move in or what it might do to traffic, but because the building just looks “wrong”? In this episode, Jerusalem Demsas talks with UC Davis law professor Chris Elmendorf about new experiments that test what actually mo...","meta_description":"NIMBYism is usually explained as selfishness: homeowners protecting property values, or neighbors who just hate change. But a growing body of research sug…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4060,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-argument-7510944/episodes/why-nimbys-oppose-housing-with-chris-elmendorf/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-argument-7510944/why-nimbys-oppose-housing-with-chris-elmendorf.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}