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The Homing podcast explores the importance of home in shaping who we are. Join Matt Gibberd, author and co-founder of The Modern House, as he takes listeners inside the homes of inspiring guests to examine what really happens inside our walls – how they influence our emotions, creativity and sense of self. Featuring leading voices from art, film, wellbeing and beyond, Homing is a thoughtful journe... more

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Lemn Sissay is a poet, playwright and broadcaster. Few people have thought more deeply about the meaning of home than Lemn.

As a baby, Lemn was separated from his Ethiopian mother and placed into foster care with a white family. He grew up believing... more

Anna Jones is a cook, food writer, and one of the leading voices in modern vegetarian cooking. For Anna, making food for someone is the ultimate act of care.

She began her career working alongside Jamie Oliver, before becoming one of Britain's best-... more

Martha Beck is a sociologist, bestselling author and one of the world’s leading life coaches. She grew up in the Mormon community in Utah, in a home that was a source of shame for her and her siblings.

Her childhood was one of profound anxiety and d... more

Jinny Blom is one of Britain's leading landscape designers. She has created over 700 gardens – and each one begins, in some way, with a search for security.

Jinny trained as a psychologist and psychotherapist, working for many years in mental health... more

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Lemn Sissay
Poet, playwright and broadcaster
Guest on Homing
Episode: Lemn Sissay: What Happens When Home Rejects You?
Anna Jones
Chef and writer
Episode: Anna Jones: Why Home Is an Act of Care
Martha Beck
Sociologist, best-selling author and life coach
Episode: Martha Beck: What Happens When Home Isn’t Safe?
Jinny Blom
Landscape designer; former psychologist and psychotherapist; specializes in nature-health relationships
Independent designer / collaborator with hospitals and notable figures
Episode: Jinny Blom: Why We All Need Somewhere to Hide
Jackie Kay
Poet and novelist, former national poet of Scotland (Makar)
Episode: Poet Jackie Kay on Adoption, Identity and the Long Search for Belonging
Phin Harper
Architecture critic and writer
The Modern House / architecture media
Episode: Phin Harper: How a Breakup Helped Me Find Home
Stefan Behling
Senior partner at Foster and Partners, architect
Foster and Partners
Episode: Why Comfort Isn't Always Good for Us | With Architect Stefan Behling
Sophie Hicks
Architect, former fashion executive, and designer of her own West London house
Episode: Architect Sophie Hicks on being an 80s cover girl, and why every object should have a purpose
Johann Hari
Author and public thinker known for Lost Connections and Stolen Focus
Author
Episode: Johann Hari: How to Find Connection in a Lonely World

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Matt Gibberd
Host of Homing

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 961 ratings
  • Bring on the paywall

    Loved this podcast until it brought in the paywall to hold back from people who don’t have the same level of disposable income as others. Plus the change in focus with the ‘hoping’ shift is boring. It’s more about people than place now

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Ohaihowru
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Loving the new direction of the show 💕

    Really enjoying the variety of guests and topics. Love listening to this pod on my commute. Thanks Matt!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DaisyPod6
    United Kingdoma month ago
  • Great show🏅

    Interesting interviewees and topics. Intelligent and human. Great value even for non British listeners.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Leandro S.
    Germanya month ago
  • Homing is excelling

    I am so pleased to have discovered Homing. Honest, interesting, fascinating and my newest and best podcast. Excellent work from the team behind Matt (who is so natural - I feel like he’s a real and warm friend).

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jac Ty-Isha
    Australiaa month ago
  • Personal and insightful

    Personal and insightful interviews with interesting people. There’s a sense of heart, care and integrity in this podcast.

    Matt Gibberd has genuine curiosity and seems to have a knack of asking the questions I want to know the answer to in interviews with people I find intriguing. It’s broadened my view on what home is and how that sense of home is developed to grow. It’s diverse, and at times fragile.

    My favourite podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Pearlathome
    Australia4 months ago

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High-quality production and a soothing, reflective tone.
The host listens deeply and guides with empathy, not questions.
Guests bring candid personal stories, making spaces feel alive.
Thoughtful, intimate conversations that feel like a warm, design-forward chat.

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#19
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#3
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#6
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#50
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#8
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#36
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Anna Jones: Why Home Is an Act of Care
Q: What role does the home play in her work and identity as a cook and author?
The home is both a sanctuary and a working space where recipes are developed, tested, and filmed; it anchors her creative process in authenticity, tying her writing to real family life and experiences.
Anna Jones: Why Home Is an Act of Care
Q: How did her early family life and the Lockerbie tragedy shape her sense of home?
The Lockerbie loss created a lifelong sense of responsibility to be strong for family, and the experience instilled a drive to live life fully and to support others, which in turn influenced her approach to care, community, and motherhood.
Anna Jones: Why Home Is an Act of Care
Q: How did Jamie Oliver's 15 course influence her career?
The program offered a pathway from a conventional economics/PR track into the restaurant and publishing world, providing hands-on kitchen training, mentorship, and a network that helped her transition into professional cooking, styling, and recipe development.
Anna Jones: Why Home Is an Act of Care
Q: What was the unlocker for Anna to pursue cooking as a career?
Anna describes how an article in the Times Literary Supplement urged following the clue you reach for first in the Sunday paper, which helped her realize cooking was her true calling, prompting her to seek out cooking courses and eventually join Jamie Oliver's 15 course.
Martha Beck: What Happens When Home Isn’t Safe?
Q: What strategies helped you move from trauma to a sense of home?
She details creating softness in the environment, cultivating compassionate self-talk, and using meditation to rewire the nervous system, alongside engaging in creative practices that connect her to joy and presence.

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A thoughtful, design-leaning interview show that centers on the meaning of home, belonging, and memory. Across episodes, conversations weave personal life stories with insights from architecture, art, food, and wellbeing to explore how spaces shape emotions, identity, and relationships. Notable is the host's empathetic, curious style that often surfaces intimate, practical takeaways about how to craft spaces that nourish people. Listeners tend to be design-curious and interested in human-centered storytelling, often drawn to guests who connect place with memory, care, and community.

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Recent guests on Homing include:

1. Lemn Sissay
2. Anna Jones
3. Martha Beck
4. Jinny Blom
5. Jackie Kay
6. Phin Harper
7. Stefan Behling
8. Sophie Hicks

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