The Post-Pandemic Home

Clearstory

May 13, 202135:22Leisure

The pandemic has changed our lives and our world... but will it change our homes? Host Kevin O'Connor speaks with author and professor of architecture Sara Carr, journalist and bioethicist Elizabeth Yuko, and assistant p...

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