Christina Stella

Us & Them Encore: The Housing Struggle

America’s housing squeeze stretches from Philadelphia to southern West Virginia: inventories are up, but prices haven’t come back down. Us & Them digs into why costs still outpace budgets — and how even manufactured homes, once a starter option, are slipping out of reach.

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Us & Them: Rebuilding Justice In A Divided America

America’s deep social divides are colliding with a crisis of trust in the justice system. Stanford legal scholar David Sklansky tells Us & Them how practical reforms — and even the humble jury trial — can retrain us in the habits a pluralistic democracy needs. How fixing justice could help fix us.

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Us & Them: 100 Days And A Lot To Discuss At Our Dinner Party

President Trump’s first 100 days were packed with bold moves—mass deportations, federal workforce cuts, and global tariff fights. At an Us & Them Dinner Party, guests from across the political spectrum dig into a potluck and unpack the early days of a presidency already shaking things up.

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Us & Them: Substance Use Disorder — Can You Recover Without A Place To Call Home?

For many grappling with substance use disorder, homelessness, and the justice system, the struggle has never been more intense. New tough-on-crime laws—like Kentucky’s “Safer Kentucky Act”—are ramping up penalties on many crime categories that include a banon public camping, deepening the crisis. On this episode of Us & Them, host Trey Kay returns to Kentucky to explore the real-world consequences: urban areas face severe housing shortages and persistent substance use challenges, while small-town Appalachia remains even more isolated from essential support networks.

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