Ezra Klein

Always our final question.

What are three books you'd recommend to the audience?

Thank you.

This episode of The Ezra Klein Show is produced by Kristen Ling.

Fact-checking by Kim Frieda.

Our senior audio engineer is Jeff Gelb, with additional mixing by Isaac Jones and Aman Sahota.

Our executive producer is Claire Gordon.

The show's production team also includes Annie Galvin, Marie Cassione, Marina King, Jack McCordick, Roland Hu, Emma Kelbeck, and Jan Kobel.

Original music by Aman Sahota and Pat McCusker.

Audience strategy by Christina Simulowski and Shannon Busta.

The director of New York Times Opinion Audio is Annie Rose Strasser.

On Friday, I moderated a forum with the top five Democratic candidates for governor in California.

We invited the Republicans too, but they didn't show up.

On housing costs and housing affordability and what can actually be done about it.

I think if you're in California particularly, but even if you're not, seeing how the Democrats running to lead the largest state in the nation with arguably the worst housing crisis in the nation, seeing and hearing how they're thinking about actually trying to solve it is really, really instructive for where our politics might be going.

Enjoy.

It is my total honor and privilege to introduce to you Mr. Ezra Klein and the candidates who are participating in this event.

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We are thrilled you're here.