Home. Made. Podcast

As a teenager, Ling Pai had barely settled into her new home, in a new country, when she learned she was losing her sight.

Jazzmyn Cramer and Chris Phillips arrived in Chama, New Mexico, with plans to build a home together. But in a flash, everything changed. Suddenly, Jazzmyn found herself alone, broke, and in a town where she knew no one.

Brandon Smith was raised by a family of public servants, a couple of wrong turns after college landed him in prison. While in prison he became a volunteer for Fire Camp, and helped California tame its wildfires. And it helped him find out where he belonged. 

Kim Ceurstemont always knew she wanted to be a mother. In her late 30s and still single, she opted to become pregnant through a donor.

Robert and Dareda owned 7 homes – including lakefront property and a 50-acre farm. And then it all came crashing down. But that didn’t quite spell the end of their opulent lifestyle...

Explore the legacy of segregation in Detroit and a community’s efforts to preserve the Birwood Wall - built to keep Black residents out of white neighborhoods.