Podcast Episodes

From Small Developer to Mayor

Kevin’s note: Apologies on the audio quality. Riverside did something funky to this episode, and I did my best to correct it.

We all love to study success, and learn how to emulate it. Allan Branch li…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

A Conversation with Nolan Gray

Nolan Gray is the author of the very successful book, “Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It.” If you’re in the planning and zoning world, you’ve likely heard of it or…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Is the Vibe Shift Bad for Cities?

A developer colleague recently said to me, “I’ve only lived and worked in an era where cities are getting better. Now, I’m not so sure that’s the case anymore.” His comment along with a whole lot of …

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

The Changing Face of Household Types

Mike Hathorne has been around the New Urbanism movement for over twenty years. That means he has that rare combination of idealism, practicality, and persistence. Nowadays, you can find Mike with Vis…

Published on 4 months ago

From House Hacking to Building Success in Real Estate

If you’re fortunate and diligent, you’ll encounter people in your field that are just supremely knowledgable about the details, and willing to talk about them. Audrey Navarro, the Managing Partner of…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Development is Harder Than You Think

You’re not going to find too many movies with developers as the hero. For most of the public, their opinion of developers is somewhere below Congress. And that’s saying something.

I find that all unfo…

Published on 5 months ago

Discussing Messy Cities on the Challenger Cities Podcast

From Iain, whose excellent site you can find at this link:

The term 'messy' is a growing one when it comes to cities just now, and it's a refreshing one in what has for the last little while been the …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Pay Attention to What is Happening in Memphis

Usually when a Kansas Citian talks about Memphis, it’s to discuss their bbq vs ours. And trust me, they do make some good ribs on Memphis. But today we are here to learn about housing and redevelopme…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Creating a Small Developer Ecosystem

Jed Byrne is a man of many hats, but what he really cares about is demystifying real estate development for ordinary people. Jed’s podcast, Dirt NC, focuses primarily on issues in North Carolina and …

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Past and Future of Retailing

One of the critical dilemmas of our time for people in retailing is, how do you get people to put down their devices and come out to shop in the real world? Jaime Izurieta of Storefront Mastery, talk…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago