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SOLVED! SAMPLE! #30 - Everything is Ugly: How Convenience Killed Beauty—And How We Can Bring It Back
Episode 30
Air Date: 12-23-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
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Ch. 1 - Why everything is so ugly these days
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Ch. 2 - The story of "Millennial Gray" and how our personal spaces are impacted by beauty
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Ch. 3 - How government intervention and regulation does (and could) impact the beauty in our surroundings
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Ch. 4 - How beauty impacts sustainability as well as our very important feelings of belonging
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BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm: Why people around the globe are unhappy despite increasing wealth and progress
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REFERENCES
Why Do All Fast Food Chains Look Like Boring Gray Boxes Now? - Delish
How Did The World Get So Ugly? (YouTube video) -Sheehan Quirke
Why Millenial's Have No Taste (Youtube video) - Answer in Progress
Trump executive order mandates classical architecture for federal buildings, discourages brutalism - CNN
'We're doing arch': Trump says his plan for DC's answer to the Arc de Triomphe is moving forward - The Independent
Zoning Incentives Mandate Private Developers Create Public Open Space - Sustainability
The Impact of Architectural Guidelines on Shaping Our Cities - Plusurbia
The most sustainable building is one too beautiful to tear down. - Lloyd Alter on Substack
Building, Beauty, and Belonging - The Public Discourse
BACKSTAGE:
The Psychological Reason You Can't Seem to Stay Happy - Very Well Mind
The world has gotten richer — so, why aren't we happier? - Vox
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