{"podcast":{"title":"Think and Act Locally","slug":"think-and-act-locally-7250018","podcast_index_feed_id":7250018,"rss_url":"https://feeds.godcaster.fm/player_447.xml","website_url":"https://thinkandactlocally.com/","image_url":"https://assets.godcaster.fm/image_447_1753547420.jpg","author":"Think & Act Locally","episode_count":19,"summary":"Think and Act Locally is a movement focused on empowering individuals through education, entrepreneurship and community engagement to create positive change at the local level.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T00:21:14.648927+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-and-act-locally-7250018"},"episode":{"title":"The Strong Towns Podcast - What's the Housing Crisis Beneath the Housing Crisis?","slug":"the-strong-towns-podcast-what-s-the-housing-crisis-beneath-the-housing-crisis","published_at":"2026-06-15T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-and-act-locally-7250018/the-strong-towns-podcast-what-s-the-housing-crisis-beneath-the-housing-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-and-act-locally-7250018","url":"https://podcast.strongtowns.org/e/whats-the-housing-crisis-beneath-the-housing-crisis/","audio_url":"https://go.godcaster.fm/act/e/447/496821/56210775307/https%253A%252F%252Fmcdn.podbean.com%252Fmf%252Fweb%252Fwv2wxmn4cudi7gs5%252FSTP_6-15-26_REV.mp3","summary":"Lars Doucet digs into a problem that shows up in expensive cities, sprawling suburbs, and even countries Americans often point to as models: land. Monopoly, he argues, became frustrating by design because it captured something real about how land markets work. The episode connects that lesson to housing costs, land value tax, Henry George, Norway, Texas, sprawl, and the uncomfortable question every city eventually faces: who gets the value created by a place? Additional Show Notes Lars Doucet (LinkedIn) Land Economics (Site) Land is a Big Deal (Site) Enacting Land Value Return in your hometown (Substack) Chuck Marohn (Substack) This podcast is made possible by Strong Towns members . Thank you! Join fellow members discussing this episode in The Commons .","meta_description":"Lars Doucet digs into a problem that shows up in expensive cities, sprawling suburbs, and even countries Americans often point to as models: land. Monopol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4114,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/think-and-act-locally-7250018/episodes/the-strong-towns-podcast-what-s-the-housing-crisis-beneath-the-housing-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/think-and-act-locally-7250018/the-strong-towns-podcast-what-s-the-housing-crisis-beneath-the-housing-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}