{"podcast":{"title":"The Brett Cooper Show","slug":"the-brett-cooper-show-7189130","podcast_index_feed_id":7189130,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/RSV6952153075","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4213cb7a-5b53-11f0-a859-1b0a4d53d995/image/035709344c6e280ff2e5b482d258dcc1.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Brett Cooper","episode_count":230,"summary":"The Brett Cooper Show explores how generational shifts and cultural trends are reshaping our values, behaviors, relationships and communities. Through a blend of video essays and interviews, Brett uncovers how we can build stronger connections with each other and foster resilience within ourselves as we navigate a world in constant flux.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T08:22:07.893782+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brett-cooper-show-7189130"},"episode":{"title":"Private Equity Is Erasing The Cities We Love","slug":"private-equity-is-erasing-the-cities-we-love","published_at":"2026-05-28T19:26:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brett-cooper-show-7189130/private-equity-is-erasing-the-cities-we-love","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brett-cooper-show-7189130","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/101/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RSV1176307199.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/101/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/RSV1176307199.mp3","summary":"People ask me if I like living in Nashville, and honestly? I kind of shrug. We live outside of Nashville intentionally, and I struggle to answer because I don't really know what Nashville's identity is anymore. I don't think it does either. That's a growing trend in rapidly expanding Sunbelt cities — Denver, Austin, and Houston. They've become homogenous caricatures of themselves, where everything from the architecture to the businesses has what one author called \"unbearable sameness.\" Main Street USA is effectively gone. So who's to blame? Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLBDwgHHalgoBmti86plt Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brett-cooper-show/id1792925325 Join the Cooper Confidential Community to get Farm vlogs, Q&As, and ad-free episodes: https://cooperconfidential.com MUD/WTR: Our listeners get an exclusive deal up to 43% off your entire order, plus free shipping and a free rechargeable frother when you use code BRETT at https://mudwtr.com Geviti: Go to https://gogeviti.com/brettcooper and get 20% off with code BRETT Good Ranchers: Support American ranchers - use code BRETT at https://GoodRanchers.com for free meat for life plus $100 off your first three orders! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"People ask me if I like living in Nashville, and honestly? I kind of shrug. We live outside of Nashville intentionally, and I struggle to answer because I…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1381,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-brett-cooper-show-7189130/episodes/private-equity-is-erasing-the-cities-we-love/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-brett-cooper-show-7189130/private-equity-is-erasing-the-cities-we-love.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}