There's a housing crisis? An introduction to Rest Assured!

My name is Gautam Iyer, and I'm the host of Rest Assured, a podcast generally about the San Francisco Bay Area's housing crisis. On this episode, I'll introduce the Bay Area's housing situation. I'll establish that we're in a housing crisis and explain the importance of housing by drawing on statistics, some expert analysis, Bay Area geography and demographics, and a few interesting anecdotes.

I'll also talk briefly about what this podcast is going to look like; beginning with the next episode, I'll discuss the history of the larger California housing crisis. Then, I'll do a deeper dive into the current housing situation and explore the state of California housing politics. After that, I'll move to my hometown of Mountain View, California, where I'll focus on the several housing-related issues that dominate local politics and that continue to affect residents of all walks of life.

Episodes will be released on a weekly basis.

Thank you to Duke University's Kenan Institute for Ethics for giving me the opportunity to pursue this project.

Credit and thanks to:

• KTVU Fox 2 for the news clips in the intro.
• Fatcat beats (yes, Fatcat beats) on Youtube for the intro and outro music.
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLWKQpphd7k
• Kevin MacLeod for several pieces of music that were used on this episode and that will be used on future episodes.
  • Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License
  • Source/artist: https://incompetech.com/
• Liam Dillon of the LA Times for sharing his knowledge of housing affordability issues with me.