How to build abundantly
May 27, 2025
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May 27, 2025
How to build abundantly
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Why is building affordable housing so hard these days? We talk to author Derek Thompson about his new book with Ezra Klein, <a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Abundance/Ezra-Klein/9781668023488" target="_blank">Abundance</a>, about what they believe is keeping affordable housing out of reach in high-income cities. <br /><br /><strong>Related: <br /></strong>How big is the US housing shortage? (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000677941353" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1F4DVIqpj6sjr5FIpekZxy?si=H9hsTGB3SW2bg-SEk_cNOw" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) <br />How California's speed rail was always going to blow out (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000658072824" target="_blank">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/4cLDBSwyzRrzuLKpCggCjk?si=Mes5Ws47TuKR1bUkFBg0ng" target="_blank">Spotify</a>) <br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/06/26/1184420745/why-building-public-transit-in-the-us-costs-so-much" target="_blank">Why building public transit costs so much</a> <br /><br /><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at </em><a href="http://plus.npr.org/" target="_blank"><em>plus.npr.org</em></a><em>. <br /><br />Fact-checking by </em><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez" target="_blank"><em>Sierra Juarez</em></a><em>. Music by </em><a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank"><em>Drop Electric</em></a><em>. Find us: </em><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>TikTok</em></a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/" target="_blank"><em>Instagram</em></a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney" target="_blank"><em>Facebook</em></a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money" target="_blank"><em>Newsletter</em></a><em>. </em><br /><br />See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>
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