Let's Talk Housing: A Podcast by BC Housing
British Columbia is in the grips of a housing affordability crisis decades in the making. The Province has an ambitious plan to tackle the crisis through the largest investment in housing affordability in B.C.’s history. Tasked with building tens of thousands of homes in hundreds of communities is BC Housing, the agency responsible for developing, managing, and administering a wide range of subsidized housing and homelessness services across the province. BC Housing doesn’t do this alone, they work with hundreds of partners. In this podcast, you’ll hear from those tackling the crisis head on.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 51
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
S1E9 - Innovative Housing Solutions for the Middle-Income
This episode explores how BC Housing is partnering with private developers and municipalities to increase affordable homeownership options for middle-income British Columbians. Through the Affordable…
S1E8 - Combatting the Stigma of Supportive Housing
This episode explores the challenges around proposing new supportive housing for a neighbourhood and the typical concerns and fears that come up from communities. Guests join Sara to talk about their…
S1E7 - The Shelter System
This episode discusses how BC Housing and partners collaborated during the early days of the pandemic to quickly set up effective shelter solutions and open isolation sites. We dive into lessons lear…
S1E6 - Improving Housing in First Nations Communities
This episode discusses BC Housing’s collaboration with First Nations communities around British Columbia to improve the quality and boost the amount of culturally appropriate homes. We also discuss w…
S1E5 - Encampments
This week’s episode features a discussion about homelessness, and in particular how to approach and create meaningful housing solutions with support services for people in an encampment. Episode gues…
S1E4 - Safe Havens for Women and their Children
This episode explores what women’s transition housing is, the types of housing and services provided, why this type of housing is critical, and some of the challenges that women at-risk face, particu…
S1E3 - BC’s Housing Minister
In this episode of Let’s Talk Housing we’ll discuss the provincial government’s ambitious plan to build the homes people need through the largest investment in housing affordability in BC’s history. …
S1E2 - Supporting Vancouver’s Poorest Neighbourhood
In the second episode of Let’s Talk Housing, we’ll discuss the importance of culturally safe and appropriate supportive housing, the challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness in Vancouver’s…
S1E1 - Creating Affordable Housing
This episode includes four guests, each representing organizations in B.C.’s community housing industry that are working together to help deliver affordable homes to families and individuals:
· Shay…
Teaser: Let's Talk Housing, Episode 1 - Creating Affordable Housing
Release Date: January 25, 2022 - Let's Talk Housing, Episode 1 - Creating Affordable Housing
This upcoming episode includes four guests, each representing organizations within B.C.’s community housin…
Teaser: Let's Talk Housing
Coming Soon: Let's Talk Housing
British Columbia is in the grips of a housing affordability crisis decades in the making, which has been compounded by a poisoned drug supply crisis and by the COVID-…