As the state of California continues to lose residents to other parts of the country, the rate of building new homes for people to live is on the rise. Yet we always hear that we have a housing crisis and need to do more to build now and build faster. New housing analysis by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) shows that California may not have a shortage of homes after all. PPIC Senior Fellow, Hans Johnson, joins Insight to discuss the data of California’s population shift and how that’s impacted the housing market and availability of new homes.

We have a lot of options to stay informed. But most topics have a common thread. They come from the perspective of adults. A podcast from KALW is created by, about, and for teenagers. Carolina Cuadros is a producer for the podcast “tbh” and joins Insight about the new season that launches today. From the impact of ChatGPT at school to finding empowerment with climate change, and suffering loss from the fentanyl crisis, these youth are giving us a glimpse of how their lives are being shaped by the moments of today.