Why is it so difficult to build new housing, infrastructure, or even renewable energy projects in your neighborhood? In this episode of pplpod, we dive deep into the acronym-filled world of land use politics to understand the clash between NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) residents and the rising YIMBY (Yes In My Back Yard) movement.

We explore the history of NIMBYism, a term popularized in the 1980s to describe local opposition to development. While often associated with protecting property values and "neighborhood character," we discuss how this opposition has expanded to include everything from wind farms and bike lanes to homeless shelters and dense housing. We also decode extreme variations of this sentiment, such as BANANA ("Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near  ...