SOLD OUT: Rethinking Housing in America

About SOLD OUT: Rethinking Housing in America

The third season of Sold Out examines the intersection of the climate and housing crises. Hosted by Erin Baldassari, the series tells the stories of families and communities throughout California, as we all grapple with the ways that climate is challenging our very idea of home, and our ability to live there. We shine a light on the solutions that can help us all face the future, highlighting the people who are actively working to protect their communities. We question assumptions that dictate how and where people live, while examining the barriers – whether political, financial or social – that hold us back from embracing or realizing change.

Publisher

KQED

Category

news · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Sept 2020

Latest episode

5 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

32 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Mar 2025

   How We Rebuild - Part 3

   Gas or electric? It’s a question more homeowners are asking as they build, rebuild or refurbish their homes. Going electric is one of the best ways for homeowners to reduce the kinds of emissions that increase global warming. But it comes with challenges. Climate reporter Laura Klivans joins SOLD OUT host Erin Baldassari in the third installment of a limited series about what it takes to recover from catastrophe and build for the future. Klivans shares details of two experiments in Santa Rosa and Oakland, where residents made the choice to ditch gas appliances.

2. 

   19 Feb 2025

   How We Rebuild - Part 2

   KQED’s housing and climate reporters team up for a special series on what it takes to recover from catastrophic wildfires, as the focus in Los Angeles shifts from the immediate emergency to rebuilding. In this second episode, past fire survivors reveal how they rebuilt with resilience in mind and worked with their neighbors to make their communities safer. We also talk to KQED reporters Danielle Venton and Ezra David Romero about how the recent Los Angeles fires are impacting an already unstable insurance industry—and what to expect from future fires and floods.

3. 

   12 Feb 2025

   How We Rebuild - Part 1

   KQED’s housing and climate reporters team up with a special series about what it takes to recover from catastrophe. In this first episode, we visit Los Angeles, a city in the earliest stages of recovering from devastating fires. The narrative that people quickly devolve into their worst after a disaster could not be further from the truth. What our reporters find instead is an outpouring of altruism and a community coming together.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

389 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

34 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

60

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

91

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