Media & Consulting
The New Suburbia: Downloads
Book Flyer
Media Kit
Media: op-eds, interviews (select list)
August 15, 2024: “To Understand What Could Happen on Election Day, Understand the Suburbs,” Time Magazine, Made by History column.
April 12, 2024 | “Goodbye, Beaver Cleaver” Political Junkie podcast with Claire Potter, Becky discusses The New Suburbia and the state of American suburbs.
March 27, 2024 from 10:40-11am PST: Becky discusses The New Suburbia with Larry Mantle on “Air Talk,” LAist 89.3 FM, NPR.
February 10-11, 2024: Interview on “Postwar Lakewood and Mass Consumption,” for the Swedish Public Television Documentary “Events that Changed the Climate,” Faktabruket / Nordic Eye Productions. (Airdate TBD)
September 28, 2023: “Can’t Afford a House in LA? Here’s How that Happened,” Los Angeles Times
September 9, 2021: "The Suburb Reader," with Roifield Brown, MidAtlantic Podcast
April 6, 2013: "Suburban Disequilibrium," with Andrew Wiese, New York Times, Sunday Opinion section
Consulting
Becky provides research consulting for a variety of media and history projects. She is a co-founder of History Studio, a partnership of award-winning scholars providing expert research, script vetting, and original content for the entertainment industry. She has consulted on a number of historical projects, including:
Film, television, and podcast projects
Public history projects, including Survey LA, and projects for the City of Los Angeles, LA Conservancy, state of California, and other clients
To discuss your research needs with Becky, please go to the Contact Page.