The Missing Middle Podcast
Welcome to the Missing Middle, a podcast about why the middle class in Canada is disappearing. We hope to help you understand why life is becoming unaffordable for so many in this country, and what can be done to reverse course.
The Missing Middle Podcast
Latest Episodes
Parking Is Ruining Our Cities. Here’s Why | Henry Grabar
Why is housing so expensive? Parking might be part of the answer.In this episode of DemograFix, Cara Stern talks to Henry Grabar, author of Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World, about how parking minimums, parking costs and ca...
The "Kitchen Window Test": Why Modern Housing Fails Kids
In this episode of Classonomix, Sabrina Maddeaux and Mike Moffatt break down what actually makes a home “family-friendly,” and what a survey of 4,000 Canadians reveals about whether townhomes, strawberry-box bungalows, and apartment towers are ...
Did Ontario Turn a Blind Eye to Career College Fraud? | Alex Usher
How did hundreds of millions of dollars in Ontario student aid end up at the centre of a major funding scandal, and why did it take so long for the government to act?In this episode of DemograFix, Cara Stern sits down with Alex Usher, p...
Why Nobody Can Afford to Have Fun Anymore
Why is it getting so hard to afford a night out? From $200 dinners and sky-high concert tickets to the disappearance of cheap bowling alleys and dinner parties, having fun is becoming a luxury. In this episode of Classonomics, Sabrina Maddeaux ...
Housing Promises: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What’s Missing
With election day approaching across Ontario, are mayoral candidates offering real solutions to the housing crisis, or just slogans?Cara Stern and Mike Moffatt examine housing platforms from candidates in nine Ontario cities to see which...
