{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/57cc3c7d-b0fd-4930-9279-4e84c75df457/65202edd8e657c001134de5e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Checks and Balance: A yard act to follow ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62e286a834d4d9a8af874246/1696607576762-0a4b1e54e2202e795a0f0a9e4de5b20a.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>America doesn’t have enough homes. The “yes in my backyard”, <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/international/2023/09/06/the-growing-global-movement-to-restrain-house-prices?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=checksandbalance&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">or YIMBY</a>, movement believes that making it easier to build is the best solution. To what extent would building more help solve America’s housing problem?</p><p><br></p><p>John Prideaux hosts with Charlotte Howard and Daniel Knowles. They’re joined by YIMBY activist Sonja Trauss and law professor Michael Allan Wolf. <em>The Economist</em>’s Stevie Hertz reports from New York.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ now and get 50% off your subscription with <a href=\"http://www.economist.com/podcastsplus-checks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">our limited time offer</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>You will not be charged until Economist Podcasts+ launches. If you’re already a subscriber to <em>The Economist</em>, you’ll have full access to all our shows as part of your subscription. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our <a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">FAQs page</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Economist"}