Four Degrees to the Streets

Four Degrees to the Streets
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The Four Degrees to the Streets Podcast explores neighborhood design and urban policy topics through the critical lens of equity to give listeners the tools needed to overcome structural and institutional barriers. And examines how the built environment shapes communities for better or worse. Tune in once a month, to keep it Four Degrees to the Streets. Please rate and leave a review! Follow us on Instagram @the4degreespod. Or connect with us over email at fourdegreestothestreetspod@gmail.com. Tune in once a month, to keep it Four Degrees to the Streets. Views and opinions are our own.

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  1. EPISODE 1

    Planning, Priorities, and a Government Shut Down

    Priorities, politics, and pockets, the real PPP. If you want to know what the government cares about, check how they spend their money. In this first episode of Season Six of The Four Degrees to the Streets Podcast we discuss how the federal government spends its $1,589,000,000,000 ($1.6 Trillion) dollar budget & how that spending directly relates to the political and social issues of 2026 such as DEI, immigration, and healthcare. And of course, how each of us can influence the political and financial system to champion our causes and benefit our neighborhoods. Our civil rights go well beyond voting; to calling, showing up at offices, writing letters, donating to candidates, and organizing our communities. At the time this episode was recorded, the United States federal government was in a shut down. Congress had not solidified the upcoming fiscal year budget and technically all of the government hadn't been funded. In this episode we break down the six step process of putting together the U.S government budget, the players involved, and how a shut down happens. Share this episode with someone you know who cares about their neighborhood! Follow the podcast on instagram @the4degreespod, watch this episode on YouTube, or listen on Spotify and Apple Podcast "The Four Degrees to the Streets Podcast". If this conversation was interesting to you write us an email sending us your feedback and thoughts at fourdegreestothestreetspod@gmail.com We love to hear from you!

    33 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    Planning for Los Angeles with Roderick D. Hall

    Welcome back to The Four Degrees to the Streets Podcast! In this episode, our new-good friend, Roderick D. Hall joins the show! Roderick, is an urban planner, Los Angeles-transplant from rural North Carolina via the University of Oregon, housing advocate, former double-major in Political Science and Philosophy, and Marvel fan. Roderick is the Section Director for American Planning Association Los Angeles. APA LA is a professional development and urban planning advocacy non-profit organization, and the local arm of the National American Planning Association which has over 40K members across the U.S. Roderick joins the show to mark the beginning of their term as the first Black and non-binary Section Director of the APA Los Angeles. We have an amazing conversation about their fun dirt road country upbringing and how that shapes their service to the community, the bundle of problems that contribute to the high cost of housing in Los Angeles, the joys of having family in close proximity, and how they hope to shape the future of the Los Angeles Section of the American Planning Association. Roderick has over a decade of experience in urban planning. Rod shares insights on how urban planners and urban policy makers can and must use our existing tools to design and plan for equitable neighborhoods. Share this episode with someone you know who cares about their neighborhood! Thanks for listening! Read Rod’s full bio below: Roderick D. Hall is the Section Director for the Los Angeles Section of the American Planning Association and has been working in the field of urban planning and community development for a decade. Roderick serves as one of three co-chairs for the 2026 APA California state conference which will be held in Downtown Los Angeles October 3rd through 6th. Roderick is also a board member for the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust and Innovative Housing Opportunities, organizations that focus on the development of parks and affordable housing, respectively. In addition to volunteering their time, Roderick is an affordable housing professional and works for the Los Angeles Housing Department where they nerd out affordable housing finance and asset management. Follow the podcast on instagram @the4degreespod, watch this episode on YouTube, or listen on Spotify and Apple Podcast "The Four Degrees to the Streets Podcast". If this conversation was interesting to you write us a email sending us your feedback and thoughts at fourdegreestothestreetspod@gmail.com

    1 hr
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The Four Degrees to the Streets Podcast explores neighborhood design and urban policy topics through the critical lens of equity to give listeners the tools needed to overcome structural and institutional barriers. And examines how the built environment shapes communities for better or worse. Tune in once a month, to keep it Four Degrees to the Streets. Please rate and leave a review! Follow us on Instagram @the4degreespod. Or connect with us over email at fourdegreestothestreetspod@gmail.com. Tune in once a month, to keep it Four Degrees to the Streets. Views and opinions are our own.

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  • Creator
    Four Degrees to the Streets
  • Episodes
    56
  • Seasons
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Four Degrees to the Streets
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