Weekend America: Answering the Question about the Meaning of Home
One of the most interesting programs on Radio today is Weekend America (American Public Media & National Public Radio). The program’s topic today is about the “meaning of home” and it’s an incredibly interesting and timely program. Coincidentally, yesterday I wrote a brief post about how the current financial challenges in America may change our perspectives about the true value of our homes. Are they merely an “investment” or are they more than that? Seems like a simple question but, as you’ll find, the concept of home is amazingly complex. Just click on the picture below and you will be linked to this program:
A couple of my favorite sections of the program are highlighted below. The first is “Your Stories of Home” which includes short essays by many different people around the U.S. Click on it to see more:
As a real estate agent, “The Tragedy of Stuff” strikes a particularly deep cord. In the course of doing my job, I have seen how the human tendency to accumulate things holds a deep psychological grip on our lives. Click on the picture to listen to this story.
I hope you enjoy the variety of stories told in this episode of Weekend America.
