About this episode

The episode discusses a proposed city by tech billionaires aimed at reviving the American Dream, facing challenges like landgrabs and NIMBYism.

A team of tech billionaires and venture capitalists have proposed a city that promises to revive the American Dream. But secret landgrabs, legal disputes, and good old reliable NIMBYism stands in their way. Follow If You're Listening on the ABC Listen app . Check out our series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDTPrMoGHssAfgMMS3L5LpLNFMNp1U_Nq

Topics covered

• technology
• urban development
• American Dream
• venture capital
• NIMBYism

Keywords

• tech billionaires
• venture capitalists
• city of the future
• landgrabs
• NIMBYism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC Australia, YouTube

Places: American Dream

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