120 Inhabiting Suburbia with Johnny Sanphillippo

Root Simple Podcast

On this episode of the root simple podcast I speak with Johnny Sanphillippo about the opportunities and challenges of inhabiting suburbia. Johnny asks some provocative questions in our discussion and on his blog Granola Shotgun. Can we make old communities better? How do we deal with the housing affordability crisis? What does the future hold for suburbia?

Johnny describes himself as an amateur architecture buff with a passionate interest in where and how we all live and occupy the landscape, from small rural towns to skyscrapers and everything in between. During the podcast we mention:

• The video Johnny shot of us.
• David Holmgren’s book RetroSuburbia: the downshifter’s guide to a resilient future
• Buying a house in Cincinnati.
• Johnny’s house in Sonoma County.

How do you inhabit suburbia? Join the discussion by leaving a voice mail at [phone]. We’ll play your comments on the next podcast.

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