Topic: Suburbs

3 chapters across the catalog

57: Capitol Heel
2:25:21 - 2:29:52

57: Capitol Heel

Michelle Obama, Suburban Fear Rhetoric

The hosts critique a clip of Michelle Obama claiming that Donald Trump was lying about minorities destroying the suburbs. They point out that shops were boarded up across the country on election night in anticipation of violence from "overwhelmingly peaceful" movements. They characterize her rhetoric as a "head shaker" that ignores the reality of the chaos experienced in 2020.

51: Civil Wrongs
27:38 - 32:59

51: Civil Wrongs

FHA Subsidies and the Creation of the White Suburbs

The analysis of government housing policy continues with a focus on the FHA's role in subsidizing white-only suburbs like Levittown. Developers were granted guaranteed bank loans on the condition that they excluded African Americans through restrictive deed clauses. This policy created a wealth gap and a "buffer class" of newly inducted white ethnicities, while reinforcing the image of Black Americans as "slum dwellers" due to state-enforced poverty and lack of services.

42: GBG
2:46:08 - 2:50:51

42: GBG

International Gun Smuggling and the Glock Auto-Sear

An investigative report reveals an international drug and gun conspiracy operating in the Chicago suburbs, linking local gun buys to Mexican cartels. The segment also highlights the rise of "auto-sears" or "switches," illegal parts that convert semi-automatic Glocks into fully automatic machine guns. These devices are increasingly found in the hands of young gang members in Chicago.