Jul 15, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min · 14 segments
Hasan sits down with author and economic commentator, Kyla Scanlon, to discuss affordable housing in America, Gen Z’s financial nihilism, how the housing crisis is impacting birth rates. Fix your bug…
Hasan MinhajHost
Kyla ScanlonGuest
[upbeat music] If you're in America, you're probably feeling broke, angry, and exhausted.
Budgeting in America in 2026 is basically survival at this point.
Six hours to make $50.
$50.
Bruh, how [beep] hard do I have to work in order to [beep] survive, bro?
Why isn't anyone having children? Gee, I wonder.
I think what older generations are having a really hard time conceptualizing is that we're [beep].
We're all gonna get priced out.
I did everything right.
Can't get ahead.
They just think they can squeeze more and more and more.
It's gonna collapse.
Now, obviously there are a lot of reasons to feel [beep] about the economy, but the one thing that may connect them all, housing.
Home ownership feels increasingly out of reach for many American families.
More than 75% of homes across the US are unaffordable for the average household.
Since the start of the pandemic, home prices across the country have soared nearly 50%.
Today's median price: $416,000.
The median age of first-time home buyer, 40 years old.
[upbeat music] If you're in America, you're probably feeling broke, angry, and exhausted.
Budgeting in America in 2026 is basically survival at this point.
Six hours to make $50.
$50.
Bruh, how [beep] hard do I have to work in order to [beep] survive, bro?
Why isn't anyone having children? Gee, I wonder.
I think what older generations are having a really hard time conceptualizing is that we're [beep].
We're all gonna get priced out.
I did everything right.
Can't get ahead.
They just think they can squeeze more and more and more.
It's gonna collapse.
Now, obviously there are a lot of reasons to feel [beep] about the economy, but the one thing that may connect them all, housing.
Home ownership feels increasingly out of reach for many American families.
More than 75% of homes across the US are unaffordable for the average household.
Since the start of the pandemic, home prices across the country have soared nearly 50%.
Today's median price: $416,000.
The median age of first-time home buyer, 40 years old.
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