Supersizing Bliss – Details, episodes & analysis

How we should be greeted by our home. Toby Witte, Author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 05: The Mudroom.

Image: Inviting entry of the Gerendák Residence accessed from the garage or by foot, 2022, Toby Witte. (Photo by Amanda Anderson.)

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How we have created houses for a century. Toby Witte, Author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 04: The Kit.

Image: Modern Homes Catalog, Page 38, The Norwich, 1936, Sears, Roebuck & Co. (Courtesy of the Internet Archive.)

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-04-the-kit

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How cohousing might provide a better stage for life than single family homes. Toby Witte, Author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Kyle Barker, founding Principal of Primary Projects and expert on cohousing.

Image: Kyle Barker, Primary Projects

Primary Projects: https://primaryprojects.org/

Primary Projects on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primaryprojects/

Kyle Barker on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barkerkl/

Primary Projects on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/primary_projects/

The Cohousing Association of the United States: https://www.cohousing.org/

Kathryn McCamant: https://www.cohousing-solutions.com/our-team

Charles Durrett: https://www.cohousingco.com/charles-durrett

Vandkunsten in Denmark: https://vandkunsten.com/en

R50 by ifau, Jesko Fezer, and Heide & von Beckerath in Berlin:

https://heidevonbeckerath.com/single/r50-cohousing

Nightingale by Breathe in Australia: https://www.nightingalehousing.org/

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/cohousing-a-chat-with-kyle-barker

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The uncomfortable truth about the luxury of single-family homes. Toby Witte, Author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 03: The Luxury Of Excess.

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How a piece of advertising provides a surprising mirror image of our expectations. Toby Witte, Author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 02: The Ad.

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-02-the-ad

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Thoughts about the idea of home and the call for luxury. Toby Witte, Author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 01: A Sense of Home.

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I am Toby Witte, Author of “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed out homes and the happiness we seek”. In the following episodes I will read chapters from the book and interview a few guests from my world of modern and energy-efficient, luxury homes.

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The Farnsworth House - a convincing example from history. Toby Witte, Author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 06: Two Planes.

Image: An exterior view of the Farnsworth House, 1951, Mies van der Rohe. (Photo by Mike Crews.)

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-06-two-planes

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How the automobile won the battle over the American streetscape, changed our lives, and will impact our future. Toby Witte, Author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Peter Norton, historian, academic, and author of “Fighting Traffic - The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City”.

Image: Peter Norton

Peter Norton, University of Virginia: https://engineering.virginia.edu/faculty/peter-norton

Peter Norton, Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Norton_(historian)

Peter Norton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdnorton/

Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City: https://a.co/d/as8HF5u

Autonorama: The Illusory Promise of High-Tech Driving: https://a.co/d/1MDPHSn

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Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/the-motor-age-a-chat-with-peter-norton

About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/