Housing Affordability
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#360: The Ghost Towers of Jerusalem: Luxury for Whom?
Why are luxury towers rising in Israel's poorest city? Herman and Corn dive into the "ghost apartment" crisis and the future of urban housing.
#348: The Scuff Mark Crisis: Navigating Fair Wear and Tear
Is a tiny scuff mark a financial time bomb? Herman and Corn explore the global legal battleground of rental maintenance and tenant rights.
#327: Why We Choose to Live on Top of Each Other
From ancient Uruk to the "agricultural wall," explore why humans choose crowded cities over open spaces and the hidden costs of our urban obsession.
#316: The Broken Chain of Design
Why do we love old neighborhoods but feel uneasy in modern towers? We explore the "cult" of architecture and the quest for a human-scale city.
#302: Hardware Trust: How C2PA is Saving Digital Reality
Explore how hardware-level signatures from Sony and Google are creating a "nutrition label" for digital media to fight the rise of deepfakes.
#300: Fixing the Rental Crisis: Lessons from Around the Globe
Explore how the UK, Netherlands, and Vienna are reimagining housing as a fundamental right rather than a speculative asset.
#230: Building a Portable Home in a Brutal Rental Market
Tired of the rental grind? Herman and Corn explore how to hack your next move using military logistics, smart tech, and psychological resilience.
#229: Escaping the Rental Jungle: Why the Law Often Fails
Why does the rental market feel like a jungle despite new laws? Herman and Corn explore the gap between tenant rights and lived reality.
#217: Beyond the Mortgage: Is Home Ownership a Dying Dream?
Corn and Herman explore whether the drive to own a home is a biological instinct or an economic trap in an era of skyrocketing prices.
#204: The Ghost Towers of Jerusalem
Corn and Herman explore the rise of luxury towers in Jerusalem, the "ghost apartment" crisis, and how global cities fight urban displacement.
#149: The Infrastructure of a Desert Metropolis
Herman and Corn explore the engineering hurdles of building a sustainable, high-tech metropolis in the heart of the Negev desert.