The Meaning of Home Podcast
Welcome to The Meaning of Home Podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness. Every month we’ll release a new episode with a range of guests to provide commentary and conversation on different themes. The Meaning of Home Podcast is hosted by Sara Christou and produced by Dave Angel. We are Doctoral Researchers at Loughborough University, part of The Harnessing Opportunities for Meaningful Environments Centre for Doctoral Training (the HOME CDT).
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Episodes
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness.
This is the final episode of the podcast, and we are joined by other Doctoral Researchers from the HOME CDT, Holly Turpin and Eszter Hegymegi, to discuss some of the findings from across our PhD research.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our guests from the past two years.
In 2022, we launched this series to challenge the stigma around homelessness. Over the last 16 episodes we have explored a range of themes, including Empathy, Belonging, Choice, Discrimination, Change, and Self-Expression.
We wanted to provide a platform to a range of voices, including people with lived experience, frontline staff, artists, researchers and activists.
And so finally to our audience - thank you all for listening to The Meaning of Home!
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness
This episode's theme is 'Self-Expression'. We discuss the importance of the arts and creativity in addressing the needs of people experiencing homelessness. Our guests are David Tovey and Matt Peacock, Co-Directors of Arts and Homelessness International.
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness
This episode's theme is ‘Disparity’. We discuss the inequitable design of cities, joined by Nourhan Bassam, Founder of GamingX and author of The Gendered City.
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness.
This episode's theme is ‘Co-Design’. We discuss the collaboration between researchers and services to improve support for people experiencing homelessness. Our guests are Mark Chandler and Sue Holyoake from The Bridge East Midlands, and Eszter Hegymegi from Loughborough University.
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness.
This episode's theme is ‘Inclusion’. We discuss the causes and impact of homelessness on LGBTQ+ young people in the UK. Our guest is Carrie Reiners, Deputy CEO of the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT).
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness.
This episode's theme is ‘Change’. We discuss what action is needed to address the national rise in homelessness. Our guest is Bridget Young, Director of NACCOM (the no accommodation network).
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Tuesday Jul 18, 2023
Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness.
This episode's theme is ‘Discrimination’. We discuss the systemic and institutional failures experienced by Black and minoritised groups in accessing housing. Our guests are Michaela Queensborough (our first returning guest), who is the Children and Young People Programme Manager at AVA (Against Violence and Abuse), and Amma Antwi-Yeboah, Corporate Manager of Housing Solutions at Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council.
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness.
This episode's theme is ‘Resilience’. We discuss how the concept of resilience is used, what it means and unpack whether this is an inherently problematic term. The podcast’s very own co-producer Dave Angel, is one of our guests, plus we are joined by George Foden, also a Doctoral Researcher at Loughborough University.
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Tuesday Apr 25, 2023
Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness.
This episode's theme is ‘Displacement’. We discuss research on how policing anti social behaviour impacts on people experiencing street homelessness. Joined by Dr Vicky Heap and Dr Alex Black from Sheffield Hallam University, and Dr Chris Devany from University of York.
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness.
This episode's theme is ‘Choice’. We discuss the need for a variety of housing options and types of support for people experiencing homelessness. Joined by Louisa Steele from Standing Together, Eilidh Stringer from Action Homeless, and Jen Kiernan from Centre for Homelessness Impact.
Welcome to The Meaning of Home Podcast
We discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness. Every month we’ll release a new episode with a range of guests to provide commentary and conversation on different themes.
Hosted by Sara Christou and produced by Dave Angel. We are Doctoral Researchers at Loughborough University, part of The Harnessing Opportunities for Meaningful Environments Centre for Doctoral Training (the HOME CDT).