Moses Boyd on Music, Legacy and Home As a Place of Opportunity
For jazz drummer and composer Moses Boyd, home is more than where he lives – it’s the physical realisation of a generational dream. Moses is...
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The Modern House Podcast
On The Modern House Podcast we ask guests to pick their three favourite homes from anywhere in the world; anything from a Modernist masterpiece to a ramshackle hut in a field. We talk to arc...
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Why Do We Long for Home? | with Historian (of Emotions) Susan Matt
Why do we feel homesick when we’re away? And why can it sometimes feel so unsettling when we finally find our way back? Professor Susan J. M...
Will Fisher: The Boy Who Dreamed of Country Houses
Antiques dealer Will Fisher was obsessed with English country houses from age seven – a fascination that sparked a lifelong pursuit of beaut...
Why Home Lives in the Imagination | with Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak
For Turkish-British novelist Elif Shafak, home isn't a physical place; it lives in the stories we tell. Elif is an award-winning novelist, c...
Dan Martensen: The Fashion Photographer Who Learned to Fit In
Dan Martensen is a portrait and fashion photographer whose work appears in Vogue , i-D and WSJ Magazine. He’s also the founder of It’s Bagel...
Why Creativity Is a Human Need | With Amie McNee
Writer and creative coach Amie McNee believes that creativity isn’t a luxury; it’s a fundamental human need, and one that many of us are sup...
Rose Wylie: Nonconformity, Ageing & the Beauty of an Unruly Home
At 91, Rose Wylie has one of the most remarkable stories in contemporary British art. She stopped painting in order to raise her three child...
Is Your Home Keeping You Awake? Professor Russell Foster Rethinks the Rules of Sleep
We spend around a third of our lives asleep, yet for so many of us, getting a good night’s sleep can feel like a real struggle. Could our ho...
Charlene Prempeh: Why More Space Isn’t the Key to a Happier Home
Matt Gibberd visits writer and creative consultant Charlene Prempeh at her home in North London. Charlene is the founder of A Vibe Called Te...
Lemn Sissay: What Happens When Home Rejects You?
Lemn Sissay is a poet, playwright and broadcaster. Few people have thought more deeply about the meaning of home than Lemn. As a baby, Lemn...
Anna Jones: Why Home Is an Act of Care
Anna Jones is a cook, food writer, and one of the leading voices in modern vegetarian cooking. For Anna, making food for someone is the ulti...
Martha Beck: What Happens When Home Isn’t Safe?
Martha Beck is a sociologist, bestselling author and one of the world’s leading life coaches. She grew up in the Mormon community in Utah, i...
Jinny Blom: Why We All Need Somewhere to Hide
Jinny Blom is one of Britain's leading landscape designers. She has created over 700 gardens – and each one begins, in some way, with a sear...
Poet Jackie Kay on Adoption, Identity and the Long Search for Belonging
Jackie Kay is an acclaimed poet and novelist, who was previously the national poet of Scotland – a role known as the Makar. She’s the author...
Phin Harper: How a Breakup Helped Me Find Home
Architecture critic and writer Phineas Harper believes that good design and heritage belong to all of us. Phin lives on Vanbrugh Park, a pos...
Why Comfort Isn't Always Good for Us | With Architect Stefan Behling
Does modern design shelter us, or is it cutting us off from the world? Architect Stefan Behling believes that many of today's buildings have...
Architect Sophie Hicks on being an 80s cover girl, and why every object should have a purpose
Sophie Hicks has helped fashion brands like Paul Smith, Yohji Yamamoto and Acne Studios translate their vision into built form. But before b...
Johann Hari: How to Find Connection in a Lonely World
Loneliness, anxiety and a loss of belonging are among the defining crises of our time. Johann Hari believes they share a common cause. Johan...
Chef Margot Henderson on Home, Food & Caring for Fergus
Margot Henderson is one of Britain's most influential chefs, and a pioneer of “nose-to-tail” cooking. She's spent her career finding value i...
Can a Home Help You Heal? – With Psychotherapist Julia Samuel MBE
Today's guest is psychotherapist Julia Samuel MBE, one of Britain's leading experts on grief and trauma. Julia has worked with hundreds of f...