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What exactly is a Southern home?

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Last year, over half of all new homes in the US were built in the South. And if you drive through the suburban sprawl of growing Southern cities like Raleigh, North Carolina, you can see them. Sometimes it's the same home. Over and over and over again. In many locales, mass production and cookie-cutter design have made it feel like you could be anywhere. So, how can we reclaim our sense of place, and what exactly is a Southern home?

Featuring:

  • Jeremy Markovich, writer of the 
  • Frank Harmon, architect

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Anisa Khalifa is an award-winning podcast producer and host at ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû. She grew up in a public radio household, and fell in love with podcasts shortly before her friends convinced her to start one with them about Korean dramas. Since joining ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû in 2021, Anisa has produced Me and My Muslim Friends, CREEP, Tested and Dating While Gray, and is the host of ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû's weekly podcast The Broadside.
Charlie Shelton-Ormond is a podcast producer for ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû.
Jerad Walker is ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû’s editor of narrative audio and podcasts. He joined the station in 2022 after nearly a decade at Oregon Public Broadcasting.
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