Everybody Gets Pie's Podcast

Abundant America
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A Political Podcast About Abundance

Episodes

  1. Should We Pay the NIMBYs w/ Adam Jentleson

    1D AGO

    Should We Pay the NIMBYs w/ Adam Jentleson

    Why do cities agree we need more housing and then fight every building that gets proposed? In this episode of Everybody Gets Pie, we talk with Adam Jentleson, founder of the Searchlight Institute, about a housing idea that sounds radical and might actually work. What if residents got paid when their city built more homes? Searchlight’s proposal would send direct checks to people living in cities that hit ambitious housing production targets. Not tax cuts. Not vague economic benefits. Real money in your pocket, explicitly tied to new housing getting built. We dig into: Why people support affordable housing in theory but oppose it in their own neighborhoodThe fears driving NIMBY politics, including traffic, crime, and neighborhood changeWhy public education and messaging usually fail on housingHow a “growth dividend” could reduce opposition without turning everyone into a housing activistWhy policy design matters more than better slogansWhat Social Security and stimulus checks teach us about durable policyThe real risks, including gaming the system and inflationIf you have ever wondered why housing fights feel impossible or what it would actually take to make building homes politically popular, this conversation is for you. Follow & Support Everybody Gets Pie X: @pie4everybody Bluesky: @everybodygetspie.bsky.social YouTube: @EverybodyGetsPie Instagram: @everybodygetspie TikTok: @everybodygetspie 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and let us know who you’d like to hear on the next episode!

    35 min

  2. 12/15/2025

    From World Leader to Transit Failure: How the U.S. Lost Its Edge with Jake Burman

    Why does public transit in the U.S. cost so much and still deliver so little? From New York’s notoriously expensive subway projects to Boston’s aging system, American cities struggle to build fast, reliable transit while peers abroad move faster and cheaper. In this episode, Jake Berman, author of The Lost Subways of North America, joins us to unpack how the U.S. fell behind cities like Madrid, Tokyo, and even Poland. We trace the history of American transit, the rise and collapse of private operators, key government missteps, and how land use and planning decisions shape whether transit succeeds or fails. We also get concrete about solutions: building near density, learning from global best practices, improving bus networks, and cutting through bureaucratic and political roadblocks. From Houston vs. Dallas to subway expansion in New York and Los Angeles, this conversation breaks down what it would actually take to fix U.S. transit—and why it matters now more than ever. Follow & Support Everybody Gets Pie X: @pie4everybody Bluesky: @everybodygetspie.bsky.social YouTube: @EverybodyGetsPie Instagram: @everybodygetspie TikTok: @everybodygetspie 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and let us know who you’d like to hear on the next episode!

    48 min
  3. The Quiet Big Bill That Could Reshape Housing w/ Rep. Josh Harder

    12/01/2025

    The Quiet Big Bill That Could Reshape Housing w/ Rep. Josh Harder

    Congress has not passed a major housing supply bill in more than 50 years. Yet in one of the most polarized political moments in recent history, a bipartisan coalition is quietly pushing forward legislation that could help create more than a million new homes. In this episode, we talk with Representative Josh Harder about the Road to Housing Act, why it passed the Senate unanimously, and how it ended up attached to the annual defense bill. We dig into the incentives that could modernize zoning codes, the outdated federal rules that hold back manufactured housing, and why local permitting still shapes so much of what actually gets built. We also explore the surprisingly cross party politics behind pro housing reforms, whether this cooperation can last, and how housing, energy permitting, and infrastructure fit into the larger abundance agenda. If you have ever wondered why it is so hard to build homes in America or why this might finally be starting to change, this episode is for you. Follow & Support Everybody Gets Pie X: @pie4everybody Bluesky: @everybodygetspie.bsky.social YouTube: @EverybodyGetsPie Instagram: @everybodygetspie TikTok: @everybodygetspie 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and let us know who you’d like to hear on the next episode!

    37 min
  4. How Jake Auchincloss Plans to Build New American Cities

    11/17/2025

    How Jake Auchincloss Plans to Build New American Cities

    What if America's housing crisis needs more than just rezoning existing cities? Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) joins us to make the case for building entirely new cities from scratch. We dive deep into the practical details: site selection, tax increment financing, transit connectivity, and the politics of making it happen.  Plus, Jake explains why he prefers talking about "cost disease" over "abundance," discusses autonomous vehicles and walkable communities, and warns about the dangers of digital dopamine merchants. Whether you're a skeptic or a believer in new cities, you'll learn something new about how America can build again. Follow & Support Everybody Gets Pie X: @pie4everybody Bluesky: @everybodygetspie.bsky.social YouTube: @EverybodyGetsPie Instagram: @everybodygetspie TikTok: @everybodygetspie 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and let us know who you’d like to hear on the next episode!

    54 min
  5. The $50M Plan to Flip States by 2032 w/ Amanda Litman

    11/03/2025

    The $50M Plan to Flip States by 2032 w/ Amanda Litman

    If you want better senators in 2032, start by electing better city councilors in 2026. Amanda Litman (Run for Something) joins Everybody Gets Pie to lay out a practical path to a deeper Democratic bench, why renters should run, and how local reforms can make elections more competitive. What we cover: • Why competitive districts have declined and incumbency has hardened • How proportional representation and ranked choice voting can improve representation • The $50M Battle Up plan to recruit Gen Z and millennial candidates • Why renters in office change the housing debate • States to watch: Texas, Florida, Utah, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona, Ohio, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Iowa • Term limits, public financing, and paying local officials • Authentic messaging and winning where you live Follow & Support Everybody Gets Pie X: @pie4everybody Bluesky: @everybodygetspie.bsky.social YouTube: @EverybodyGetsPie Instagram: @everybodygetspie TikTok: @everybodygetspie 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and let us know who you’d like to hear on the next episode!

    51 min
  6. From Hollywood to Housing: Rep. Laura Friedman’s Abundance Agenda

    10/21/2025

    From Hollywood to Housing: Rep. Laura Friedman’s Abundance Agenda

    In this episode of Everybody Gets Pie, we sit down with Laura Friedman (D-CA-30), whose unique journey took her from producing Hollywood films to shaping housing, transit, and climate policy in Washington. We dive deep into her “abundance agenda,” exploring how streamlining federal approvals, cutting outdated red tape and rethinking land use can unlock affordable housing and smarter growth for communities. Highlights include: How Laura’s background in storytelling and architecture led her into public service and housing reform.The bipartisan Cut Red Tape for Housing Act she introduced, which seeks to exempt infill affordable-housing projects from the burdensome National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Why parking minimums, transit access and housing supply are deeply connected — and how California’s reforms show the way.The federal role in housing: From leveraging transportation and community-development dollars to setting national definitions of infill development.How communities can break through “not in my backyard” resistance by showing how new housing improves local economies, mobility, and quality of life.Insights into how environmental policy, trade, and local development interlock with the ability to live affordably and in the right place.Whether you’re working on zoning, housing access, infrastructure, sustainability — or just trying to figure out how we build the spaces where we live — this episode shows how change at the local level connects to decisions made in D.C., and why giving everyone a slice of the pie starts with making the pie itself bigger. Tune in for a smart, actionable conversation about building more homes, smarter cities, and a more abundant future. Follow & Support Everybody Gets Pie X: @pie4everybody Bluesky: @everybodygetspie.bsky.social YouTube: @EverybodyGetsPie Instagram: @everybodygetspie TikTok: @everybodygetspie 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and let us know who you’d like to hear on the next episode!

    35 min
  7. The War Over Building Clean Energy w/ Tom Steyer

    10/06/2025

    The War Over Building Clean Energy w/ Tom Steyer

    Everyone agrees we need to build clean energy — fast. Solar, wind, transmission lines, geothermal. But when Congress tried to speed things up, even environmentalists split. The fight over permitting reform revealed something deeper: a clash between those who want to build faster and those who want to build perfectly. In this episode of Everybody Gets Pie, we dig into why speeding up clean energy has become so hard and why even people who agree on the goal can’t agree on how to get there. We talk with investor and climate leader Tom Steyer about capitalism’s role in fighting climate change, how bad policy can stall good projects, and what it really takes to build fast and fair in America. Because if we can’t fix our systems to build clean energy quickly, we may never fix the climate at all. Follow & Support Everybody Gets Pie X: @pie4everybody Bluesky: @everybodygetspie.bsky.social YouTube: @EverybodyGetsPie Instagram: @everybodygetspie TikTok: @everybodygetspie 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and let us know who you’d like to hear on the next episode!

    43 min
  8. Why Voters Don’t Trust Democrats on the Economy w/ Senator Ruben Gallego

    09/22/2025

    Why Voters Don’t Trust Democrats on the Economy w/ Senator Ruben Gallego

    Voters consistently rank inflation, cost of living, and the economy as their top concerns—and they trust Republicans more on every one of them. In this episode, Senator Ruben Gallego explains why Democrats are losing ground on economic trust and how they can win it back. We dive into housing costs, the childcare crunch, skyrocketing energy bills, and why permitting reform could be key to lowering prices. The conversation also covers manufactured housing, the federal role in unlocking supply, and what it would take for Democrats to credibly promise prosperity again. Follow & Support Everybody Gets Pie X: @pie4everybody Bluesky: @everybodygetspie.bsky.social YouTube: @EverybodyGetsPie Instagram: @everybodygetspie TikTok: @everybodygetspie 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and let us know who you’d like to hear on the next episode!

    42 min
  9. Why Democrats Lose & How Abundance Can Win with Matt Yglesias

    09/08/2025

    Why Democrats Lose & How Abundance Can Win with Matt Yglesias

    Democrats aren’t just up against Republicans—they’re wrestling with their own identity. From climate activists protesting Matthew Yglesias over fracking, to internal fights about whether to go big on cultural issues or focus narrowly on economic growth, the left feels more fractured than ever. In this episode of Everybody Gets Pie, Justine Underhill, Burhan Azeem, and Armand Domalewski sit down with Matt Yglesias—author of the Slow Boring newsletter and the “Common Sense Democrat Manifesto”—to ask: what’s next for Democrats? We dig into: Why climate activists confronted Yglesias and what it reveals about progressive tensionsThe case for a bigger Democratic tent on social and cultural issues“Big ass truck abundance” and how to make growth and prosperity resonate with swing votersLessons from housing reform, YIMBY victories, and the broader abundance agendaWhat Democrats need to prioritize heading into 2026 and beyondThis conversation isn’t about left vs. right—it’s about whether Democrats can deliver on abundance, build a coalition that lasts, and stay competitive in a changing America. Links & References: A Common Sense Democrat ManifestoBig Ass Truck AbundanceSlow Boring NewsletterFollow & Support Everybody Gets Pie X: @pie4everybody Bluesky: @everybodygetspie.bsky.social YouTube: @EverybodyGetsPie Instagram: @everybodygetspie TikTok: @everybodygetspie 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and let us know who you’d like to hear on the next episode!

    1h 11m
  10. The Law That Stopped California with Sen Scott Wiener & Asm Buffy Wick

    08/26/2025

    The Law That Stopped California with Sen Scott Wiener & Asm Buffy Wick

    For decades, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) was untouchable. Originally passed to protect the environment, CEQA evolved into a sprawling law that let almost anyone sue to block nearly any project, not just oil refineries, but also student housing, food banks, daycare centers, bike lanes, and even high-speed rail. Reform was considered politically impossible. Then, in the final hours of June 2025, that changed. Governor Gavin Newsom called it “the most consequential housing reform we’ve seen in modern history.” CEQA was dramatically scaled back and projects like urban apartments, child care centers, and climate infrastructure were suddenly freed from decades of red tape. In this episode, hosts Justine, Armand, and Burhan break down how it happened, why it felt impossible until it wasn’t, and what lessons this victory holds for solving other gridlocked challenges. We’re joined by the lawmakers who authored the reforms Senator Scott Wiener and Assemblymember Buffy Wicks for an inside look at how they overcame entrenched interests, shifting political alliances, and years of frustration to deliver a landmark win. This is a hopeful story about persuasion, persistence, and the power of building movements that make the impossible inevitable. Follow & Support Everybody Gets Pie X: @pie4everybody Bluesky: @everybodygetspie.bsky.social YouTube: @EverybodyGetsPie Instagram: @everybodygetspie TikTok: @everybodygetspie 🎙️ Subscribe, share, and let us know who you’d like to hear on the next episode!

    45 min
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