Did you know that developers in some gentrified neighborhoods are flipping houses for over 50% profit in a six-month turnaround? They're called "hipster flippers." No relation to dolphins.

In the inaugural episode of Boombox, we look at gentrification as an entry point to a larger conversation on widespread income inequality, and Tim and Anand discover that artisanal mayonnaise is oh so real. 

Notes and resources:
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/economy/weekly-wrap/weekly-wrap-gentrification-and-and-jobs-report
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/01/the_gentrification_myth_it_s_rare_and_not_as_bad_for_the_poor_as_people.html
http://nymag.com/news/features/gentrification-2014-2/ 
http://www.marketplace.org/topics/economy/york-fig/york-fig-how-gentrification-flips-neighborhood

Boombox 101: Gentrifiers on Gentrification

Samir's pissed -- and not just because he's been snowed in for the better part of three weeks. One Uber is bad enough, he thinks. But fifty Ubers? A hundred? A thousand? When will it stop?!

This week on Boombox, we discuss whether the on-demand economy impacts our brains and social inequality, and Tim goes straight to the source on Uber with our first-ever interview.

Notes and resources: http://www.boomboxpodcast.com/102-on-demand

Boombox 102: On-Demand Everything

Here's more of Tim's interview with Susan from Boombox 102: On-Demand Everything.

Boombox 102: Bonus - Interview With Susan

It's Oscar season! Or, well, it was until yesterday... This week, we talk about the Academy Awards: why we didn't like The Imitation Game, whether we should #BoycottOscars, what the point of movies is anyway, and whether Michael Bay will ever direct a Robot Selma.

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