Housing for Good
Every person either has or wants a place to call home, and every community needs places for people to live & thrive. With years of experience and expertise, Chris Goodson and Karolyn Moore discuss housing challenges and opportunities with other experts from a variety of housing fields. They cover a myriad of factors that affect individual’s ability to find and maintain quality, sustainable housing. They also explore community, state and national responses to this basic human need -housing.
Episodes

6 hours ago
6 hours ago
On this week's episode of Housing for Good, Becky Gray, Executive Director of Building Health Incorporated, joins Chris and Karolyn this week to discuss how her organization collaborates with various agencies—including government entities, nonprofits, businesses, and others—to improve the health and lives of residents in Southeast Kansas.
Hosts: Chris Goodson, Karolyn Moore
Guest: Becky Gray
Producer: Joey Hammers

Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
Wednesday Jul 02, 2025
Chris interviews guest Dr. Lara Vanderhoof on this week's Housing for Good. They revisit the topic of human trafficking (Episode 32) and discuss what community members can do if they suspect something is wrong.
Host: Chris Goodson
Guest: Lara Vanderhoof
Producer: Joey Hammers

Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Marilyn Stanley from the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation discusses the Kansas Gap Housing Loan Guarantee Program with Chris and Karolyn on this week's episode of Housing for Good.
Hosts: Chris Goodson, Karolyn Moore
Guest: Marilyn Stanley
Producer: Joey Hammers
Runtime: 22:40

Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
Wednesday Jun 18, 2025
This week on Housing for Good, Chris and Karolyn visit with Marilyn Stanley from the Kansas Housing and Resources Corporation. They discuss the Kansas First-Time Home Buyers program. Marilyn explains the ins and outs of this wonderful program.
Hosts: Chris Goodson, Karolyn Moore
Guest: Marilyn Stanley
Producer: Joey Hammers
Runtime: 25:03

Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
This week on Housing for Good, we have a very special guest, Mr. Otis Odell, Housing & Mixed-Use Sector Leader at HED, an integrated architecture and engineering company. Chris and Karolyn interview Mr. Odell, discussing trauma-informed design for mixed-use housing, the intersection of architecture, psychology, and public health, and how to address social isolation through intentional community planning.
Hosts: Chris Goodson, Karolyn Moore
Guest: Otis Odell
Producer: Joey Hammers
Runtime: 39:14

Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
Wednesday Jun 04, 2025
This episode is Part II of Chris and Karolyn's interview with Donna Schenck-Hamlin, discussing community land trusts and the next steps involved in creating and organizing one.
Hosts: Chris Goodson, Karolyn Moore
Guest: Donna Schenck-Hamlin
Producer: Joey Hammers
Runtime: 28:28

Wednesday May 28, 2025
Wednesday May 28, 2025
In this episode of Housing for Good, Donna Schenck-Hamlin talks with Chris and Karolyn about community land trusts and how they can help make housing affordable in communities. This is Part 1 of a two part episode.
Hosts: Chris Goodson, Karolyn Moore
Guest: Donna Schenck-Hamlin
Producer: Joey Hammers
Runtime: 29:26

Wednesday May 21, 2025
Wednesday May 21, 2025
In this episode, Chris and Karolyn discuss the first housing initiative meeting between the various stakeholders in the County following the release of the housing study. The meeting was highly productive, with a great turnout of participants. There are plans for future meetings. Some great points were brought up, and on this podcast, our hosts discuss some of the more interesting and important ones.
Hosts: Chris Goodson, Karolyn Moore
Producer: Joey Hammers
Runtime: 27:08

Wednesday May 14, 2025
Wednesday May 14, 2025
This week on Housing for Good, Chris and Karolyn interview Tina Lyne from Pfizer. Tina talks about the Brush Up Mac program and how she and other volunteers from Pfizer love to help others and help make McPherson County a great place to live.
Hosts: Chris Goodson, Karolyn Moore
Guest: Tina Lyne
Producer: Joey Hammers
Runtime: 25:14

Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Small communities can grow and thrive, but as this week's guest on Housing for Good pointed out, it takes commitment from developers, local and state officials, and community organizations to help make it happen. Join Karolyn and guest host Sherrie as they interview Derek Lee, a developer in Lindsborg, Kansas.
Hosts: Karolyn Moore, Sherrie Sparks
Guest: Derek Lee
Producer: Joey Hammers
Runtime: 19:43