Are We Here Yet Podcast

About Are We Here Yet Podcast

We're telling the stories of entrepreneurs artists and other creative class warriors making a go of it in cities and small towns all over the country. The Are We Here Yet? Podcast blends topics of economic development, urban planning and arts and culture. We are the official podcast for SMGravesassociates.com.

Publisher

Scott M. Graves

Category

business · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Apr 2022

Latest episode

21 May 2026

Latest episodes

51 of 185 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   21 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A Southern Vermont Strategy for Housing

   Host Scott M. Graves explores a Southern Vermont strategy to align the regional economy with an industrial basis for solving the housing crisis.

2. 

   16 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What I Had Wanted to Say to the Citizens of Dorset, VT

   'My firm recently won the nod through a Request for Proposal (RFP) to build a 123+ unit mixed income development for the upscale town of Dorset, VT. In the midst of negotiating a development agreement, detractors for the project made themselves known. For several months and with our help, town leadership prepared to advocate for their efforts which had to that point totaled more than eight years and cost around $600,000.00.' 'A month prior to a second public hearing which would have featured yours truly and the SMG team to re-present the project and the principles behind our rural density concept, we received an email from the town's consultant: 'the award is cancelled, the town will proceed to a vote in 9 months in hopes to build 60 units of high-end single family housing. We will place the project back out to bid. This concludes our relationship.'

3. 

   11 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   A Small Town in Vermont Says, 'No' to Workforce Housing

   Host Scott Graves explores how wealthy individuals' opposition halts crucial workforce housing projects, impacting community development.

Inside a recent episode

A Southern Vermont Strategy for Housing

Published 21 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] No place is this more true here in New England than in southern Vermont. Comparatively speaking, our region of the state lags behind more economically robust regions, such as Chittenden County, indicated by a number of measures. For our purposes, I'm referring to southern Vermont as the counties of Rutland, Windsor, Windham, and Bennington. Here's a few points to consider. Vermont's average median income needed to own a home is around $132,000. This is similar to Boston, where the same family, a family of three, average median income to own is $140,000. Problem is, the average median income for the state of Vermont is $82,730 in 2024. […]

Who has been a guest on Are We Here Yet Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Chris Brady
• Ben Lamb
• Christina Fedor
• Compound Good founders
• supported ventures

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,590

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

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Quality

97

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

32

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