Amanda and Jason discuss housing inequality in America. Jason shares how the soil in the ground where we live is a better determinant of white attitudes toward race than any other measurable factor. Is it possible that a glacier moving millions of years ago still influences voter turn-out in 2020? Demographics along the "black belt" of the south say yes. Amanda discusses the socio-economic ramifications of gentrification of the Gullah people on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. How could it be that people drive up to 4 hours to get to work in a place they can't afford to live, but was once their home? Jason contends that the federal government has a constitutional obligation to remedy housing segregation in America, as a vestige of slavery. As it turns out it's only been 60 years since the supreme court even acknowledged segregation in housing was a vestige of slavery. We have a long way to go to get things fixed.
Books referenced in this episode:
"Deep Roots: How Slavery Still Shapes Southern Politics" by Avidit Achara, Matthew Blackwell, Maya Sen.
"The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America" by Richard Rothstein
Ep. 42 Hot Shots
*Bonus Episode* A True Bug Story
Ep. 41 Southern Fried Armchair Psychology
Ep. 40 The Elephant in the Room
Ep. 39 Underwear Perverts and Their Downslide Into Murder
Ep. 38 Andrews in Power, Why so Bad?
Ep. 37 It's Always Funny in Asheville
Ep. 36 Welcome to the Jungle
Ep. 35 Power to the Beeple
Ep. 34 Biden's Massive Package
Ep. 33 The Democrats Cancelled Dr. Potato Head
Ep. 32 Psychic Snowflakes
Ep. 31 Nerdy Money
*Bonus Episode* Black Lives Matter pt. 6
Ep. 30 Where Have All The Trump Flags Gone?
Ep. 29 We Got Game(Video)
Ep. 28 We Got Trashed
Ep. 27 Our Quest For Knighthood
Ep. 26 Wild Wild Wilmington
Ep. 25 Knee Deep In It
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