{"podcast":{"title":"Unintended Consequences","slug":"unintended-consequences-6333409","podcast_index_feed_id":6333409,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/643947a1309d10001195d3e7","website_url":"https://www.cato.org/multimedia/unintended-consequences","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/643947a1309d10001195d3e7/1681475504523-083b877548b3ed611071f22874011b4a.jpeg","author":"Cato Institute","episode_count":26,"summary":"Unintended Consequences is the podcast of Regulation magazine, produced by the Cato Institute. Hosted by Peter Van Doren and Paul Matzko, the show explores how government interventions can have surprising—and often negative—consequences. Drawing from Regulation 's in-depth policy analysis and cover stories, each episode unpacks the gap between policymakers’ intentions and the real-world outcomes that follow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T22:20:33.611819+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409"},"episode":{"title":"Starter Homes, Electric Vehicles, and Poverty","slug":"starter-homes-electric-vehicles-and-poverty","published_at":"2024-02-14T17:32:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409/starter-homes-electric-vehicles-and-poverty","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409","url":"https://www.cato.org/multimedia/unintended-consequences/starter-homes-electric-vehicles-poverty","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/643947a1309d10001195d3e7/e/65ccf291835a82001659d538/media.mp3","summary":"Incentives matter, but they don’t care about your intentions. In this episode Paul and Peter start by talking with special guest and Truist Distinguished Professor of Economics at Winston-Salem State University Craig Richardson. He discusses how the federal government tried to prevent greedy banks from taking advantage of homebuyers but just ended up making it harder for first-time homebuyers, especially those from minority communities, to afford a house. They also discuss a review of Matthew Desmond’s book  Poverty, by America , as well as efforts by the Biden administration to boost the transition to electric vehicles. Featuring Peter Van Doren, Paul Matzko, and Craig Richardson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Incentives matter, but they don’t care about your intentions. In this episode Paul and Peter start by talking with special guest and Truist Distinguished…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3993,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unintended-consequences-6333409/episodes/starter-homes-electric-vehicles-and-poverty/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unintended-consequences-6333409/starter-homes-electric-vehicles-and-poverty.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}