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The Changing Suburban Landscape

The key to the American dream has been your own key to a home in the suburbs, with a car in the driveway and a back yard. Now, fewer people have or want that dream.

By Madeleine Brand • Aug 7, 2013 • 51m Listen

The key to the American dream has been your own key to a home in the suburbs, with a car in the driveway and a back yard. Now, fewer people have or want that dream. Guest host Madeleine Brand looks at what's driving people out of the suburbs. Also, President Obama cancels his meeting with Russian President Putin, and how a persistent drought is permanently changing the landscape in the West.

Banner image: Suburban middle class neighborhood in Layton, Utah. Photo: D Sharon Pruitt

Madeleine Brand
Host, 'Press Play'
Caitlin Shamberg
KCRW
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Sonata Lee Narcisse
Associate Producer, 'To the Point' and 'Which Way, LA?'

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To the Point

The Changing Suburban Landscape

The key to the American dream has been your own key to a home in the suburbs, with a car in the driveway and a back yard. Now, fewer people have or want that dream.

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To the Point

The Changing Suburban Landscape

The key to the American dream has been your own key to a home in the suburbs, with a car in the driveway and a back yard. Now, fewer people have or want that dream.

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