Closer to Home
@closertohome.bsky.social
The podcast exploring the deep need that humans have for a sense of home and why this is so often denied. We ask: ‘Are we in a home crisis as much as a housing crisis?’
A Creative Commons project by Stephen Blundell and Dr Hannah Absalom.
A Creative Commons project by Stephen Blundell and Dr Hannah Absalom.
We've allowed not just the commodification of housing, but also the very idea of home - a sense of rootedness, belonging and safety. Once people have to compete for those things as scarce, marketised resources, it starts to feel very dangerous.
October 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
We've allowed not just the commodification of housing, but also the very idea of home - a sense of rootedness, belonging and safety. Once people have to compete for those things as scarce, marketised resources, it starts to feel very dangerous.