Audio files and transcript of an episode of the podcast That Feels Like Home by the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture, recorded July 2020 and published 4th August 2020.
The recent coronavirus pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated the already precarious housing situation for many. In this episode, Ana Baeza and David Madden (Associate Professor in Sociology and Co-Director of the Cities Programme.at the London School of Economics and Political Science) take a look at housing legislation during earlier social crises and previous regulation to protect residents. How are current campaigns tackling the basic right to an affordable home, and what scenarios can we expect over the next few months or years?