I was on one of my favourite podcasts, Nostalgia Trap, with David Parsons, and we talked about the concepts of “home” and “home ownership,” and much more.
Here’s a description from the site, and you can listen to the episode here. Please subscribe if you can: this is one of the best left episodes out there.
“How does the way we live reflect all the traps of American ideology? This week, one of our favorites, writer and activist Yasmin Nair, joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on the historical, social, and economic dimensions of U.S. housing policy. From current debates around gentrification and rent strikes to the romanticized image of suburban nuclear families in pop culture, we explore how ideas of home ownership are at the core of the national-imperial project.”