Dwelling

Dwelling

Finding and fighting for feelings of home. As the housing crisis deepens, home is becoming increasingly difficult to find. Join host Marnie Woodmeade as we speak to the people seeking alternatives. From abandoned buildings to lost rivers, they redefine what a home can be. But as restrictions on alternative lifestyles tighten, how can they protect their sanctuaries, sites of resistance and dwelling?

Episodes

February 17, 2023 1 min
When you think of home, what do you think of? In the face of a housing crisis with home becoming harder to find, meet the people who are seeking alternatives. 

Brand new series dropping 6th of March
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Squats have been demonised by the media, but how have empty buildings supported the feminist, environmental and black power movement?

Voices include Hollis from the Advisory Service of Squatters, Ross and other anonymous contributors. Special thanks to Lambeth Archives for the permission to use the archives of Remembering Olive Morris. 

Produced and hosted by Marnie Woodmeade 
Cover art by Marnie Cox
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March 5, 2023 31 mins
Boats are booming, as more and more people take to the rivers and canals. But what does this mean for the waterways they call home? 

Voices include Maddie, Colin from National Bargee Travellers Association and Paul Powlesland. 

Produced and hosted by Marnie Woodmeade
Cover art by Marnie Cox
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The boom of vanlife has often meant vans are presented as a ‘nomadic dream’. But what is it really like for vehicle dwellers? 

Voices include Adam, Shannon Lawford, Robin and Finn. 

Produced and voiced by Marnie Woodmeade
Cover art by Marnie Cox
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March 12, 2023 30 mins
You can’t tell the history of nomadism and home without speaking to Roma communities. This episode explores how family and community have created homes, whether nomadic or static, in the face of appalling discrimination.

Voices include Gemma Lees, Rosamaria Kostic Cisneros, Millie Cooper and Richard O'Neill.

Dramaturgy and consultancy by Alessandra Davison

Music:  Hometime and Long Way Home by Mirco...
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A small island in Twickenham, once only accessible by boat turned into one of the greatest music venues of the 70s and then the largest commune in England. Can anarchy create home?

Voices include Robin Hunter, Canadian Chris and Weed.

Produced and presented by Marnie Woodmeade

Music: Excerpts from Moon River
Mons Jacet - Chanting Waves
Spider Bags - El Rock and Roll
Paul Collins Beat - R...
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With the future of home uncertain, co-ops are the mythical unicorn of an answer. But what is home like there, and can it be replicated on a wider scale?

Voices include Levent Karimol, Sim, Iain Tuckett and other anonymous contributors. 

Produced and presented by Marnie Woodmeade

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Hello Dwelling listeners! Thank you so much to everyone who listened to the first series, the response has been incredible. We are coming back for a second series, and this time, we want to hear from you. If you have a story of home that you want to share email marniewoodmeade@gmail.com or dm me on instagram @marnie.wm. 

If you're a renter, a homeowner, you live in social housing or just want to chat about housing I w...
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