John Hockenberry's 'Home' Assignment
Host John Hockenberry joins in on the "Home Assignment," to give us a glimpse of his and his kids' ideas about what think of as representing their own home. John talks to son Zachary, who knows he's...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Shelter into a Home?
This whole week, in honor of the upcoming holidays, we’re exploring the notion of home — what home feels like and sounds like, and how you define home.We kick off the week in the simplest way: with an...
View ArticleAn Old Screen Door and the Creaking Floor Board
This week as we contemplate the holidays we've all been thinking about home. What is it? Where is it? We've been getting a lot of examples from you, and every one of them makes me think, how would I...
View ArticleYour Photos of Home
We've been asking listeners to use the new Takeaway iPhone app and call in to tell us about their idea of home. You've been sending the sound and pictures of the things that make a place a home for...
View ArticleCeleste Headlee's Idea of 'Home'
As we continue our week long series of what "home" means, Celeste Headlee, joins in on the fun. She and her kids share their idea of what "home" is, especially after having moved so many times.
View Article'Breakfast in Bed on Birthdays and Thundercake During Lightning Storms'
This week, as we inch closer to the holidays, we wonder about home. What is it? Where is it? And what are the essentials, the bare minimum to make a place home? It's a complex question for me.The image...
View ArticleHearing the Sounds of Home
A rose by any other name would still smell as sweet… but what about a song in any other key? Could the Beatles’ guitar gently weep if it were written in a major key? For that matter, would Eric...
View ArticleFor Children of Immigrants, 'Home' is a Complex Concept
As part of our week-long series, we speak with two immigrant writers whose parents were forced to flee their homelands because of political unrest, and came to rest in America. Both live outside the...
View ArticleListeners on What Defines 'Home'
In honor of Thanksgiving, all this week we’re talking about what makes a home, a home. And we’ve been hearing from lots of you via our iPhone app. Some of the latest submissions feature chickens in a...
View ArticleMaira Kalman Travels Country to Fall Back In Love with America
All week long we have been talking about the idea of "home," and the physical attributes and emotional attachments we have to our homes.We end our series by talking with artist and writer Maira Kalman....
View ArticleAmerican Values: Home Ownership
Today, we continue our week-long series on American values with an examination of land and home ownership. The desire to own land — dating back to the notion of “Manifest Destiny,” as newly-minted...
View ArticleNovember Home Foreclosures: Behind the Numbers
Over the past two years, we’ve been told to expect a silver lining to the housing crisis. At a first glance, the release of tomorrow’s foreclosure numbers should add to that optimism, as analysts...
View ArticleEd, The Quitting Playwright
Playwright Ed Schmidt takes the low-maintenance of the one-man show to the highest level. He cuts out all middlemen and performs his plays himself right out of his own living room.Since October 2010,...
View ArticleThe Archaeology of Home
Katharine Greider talks about the long history of Number 239 East 7th Street, and how, when she was told to leave her house there because it was at risk of falling down, she began an investigation into...
View ArticleYour Take: Is Home Ownership Vital to the American Dream?
A new poll by CBS and our partner the New York Times shows that Americans are split on whether owning a home is a safe investment. 49 percent of those polled said it was, while 45 percent said that...
View ArticleWhat You Need - and Don't Need - in the Kitchen
There's not a lot of storage space or counter space in most New York apartment kitchens. Melissa Clark, author of Cook This Now and the New York Times column “A Good Appetite,” discusses which kitchen...
View ArticleA Happier Home
Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project, talks about her new project to improve her home life. Happier at Home: Kiss More, Jump More, Abandon a Project, Read Samuel Johnson, and My Other...
View ArticleGet Organized
Kristin van Ogtrop, Managing Editor ofReal Simplemagazine, and Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, the founder and CEO of Apartment Therapy, offer advice on how to clear away clutter in our homes and organize our...
View ArticleHow to Live a Happier, Healthier, Uncluttered Life
Psychologist Dr. Robin Zasio, from the A&E show Hoarders gives advice on how to take control of your stuff and unclutter your lives. In The Hoarder in You: How to Live a Happier, Healthier,...
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'The Artistic and the Beautiful': Frank Lloyd Wright's Wide-Ranging Views
In 1957, two years before his death, Frank Lloyd Wright sat down with WNYC to discuss his design philosophy, exhibiting his trademark eloquence and blistering opinions. The year of this interview marks...
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