Good Design Is Empathetic - An example of a home that feels for its inhabitants. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 12: Good Design Is Empathetic. Image: The climbing library of the Schönberg Residence, 2010, Toby Witte. (Photo by Armando Bellmas.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-12-good-design-is-empathetic About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

For You - What you deserve and should ask for. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 11: For You. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-11-for-you About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

McMansions - Why builders build big. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 10: McMansions. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-10-mcmansions About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

A conversation with the craft building duo Mike Masto and Ryan Dennison of Spoke & Hammer, a North Carolina construction company known for its custom energy-efficient homes, impeccable customer service, and an incredible eye for every detail. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Mike and Ryan about the craft of building, passive house design features, and what future homeowners can expect. Image: Spoke & Hammer Spoke & Hammer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spokeandhammer The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/spoke-hammer-a-chat-mike-masto-and-ryan-dennison About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

Good Design Is Intimate - An example of a home that builds on a sensual connection. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 09: Good Design Is Intimate. Image: Backside of the freestanding wall segments leading into the foyer of the Woung House, 2015, Toby Witte. (Photo by Armando Bellmas.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-09-good-design-is-intimate About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

Builders Build - Who designs your home? Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 08: Builders Build. Image: Suburban Sprawl, Las Vegas. (Courtesy of tupungat/123RF.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-08-builders-build About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

A conversation with Mr. Modernism about the incredible building stock of midcentury modern homes in North Carolina and the USA and the archival efforts of NC and US Modernist. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with George Smart, the “accidental archivist and architect” who has helped archive thousands of midcentury modern homes nationwide. Images: George Smart NC Modernist: https://www.ncmodernist.org/ US Modernist: https://usmodernist.org/ Matsumoto Prize: https://www.ncmodernist.org/matsumotoprize.htm George Smart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-smart-382145162/ The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/nc-us-modernist-a-chat-with-george-smart About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

A look behind the curtain of an architectural historian’s Instagram account for midcentury modern and innovative architecture in the US. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Paige Claassen, an architectural historian about her Instagram account Claasshaus. Images: Paige Claassen Claasshaus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claasshaus Claasshaus: https://www.claasshaus.com/ Habitat 67, Moshe Safdie, Montréal, Québec: https://www.instagram.com/p/DCrfis8vLEt/ Biosphère de Montreal, Shoji Sadao and Peter Floyd (with Buckminster Fuller), Cambridge Seven, Frank Heger (Simpson Gumpertz & Heger), Montréal, Québec: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDH0Qeyuol3 Mummers Theater / Stage Center, John M. Johansen, Oklahoma City, OH: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSo5w3cL_JY/ Gropius House, Walter and Ise Gropius, Lincoln, Massachusetts: https://www.instagram.com/p/C9fN7VaOLU7 The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/claasshaus-a-chat-with-paige-claassen About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

A new look at the Edith Farnsworth House, the masterpiece by architect Mies van der Rohe - About the research, book, its architecture and its three lives. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” chats with Michelangelo Sabatino, a historian, curator, preservationist, professor of architectural history and heritage in the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, as well as author of “The Edith Farnsworth House. Architecture, Preservation, Culture” and “Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-1975”. Image: Michelangelo Sabatino Michelangelo Sabatino: https://michelangelo-sabatino.com/ Michelangelo Sabatino, IIT: https://www.iit.edu/directory/people/michelangelo-sabatino Michelangelo Sabatino on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelangelo-sabatino-phd-900aa628/ The Edith Farnsworth House: Architecture, Preservation, Culture: https://www.phaidon.com/monacelli/architecture/the-edith-farnsworth-house-architecture-preservation-culture-9781580936194/ Modern in the Middle: Chicago Houses 1929-75: https://a.co/d/f7OnN4I The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/the-edith-farnsworth-house-a-chat-with-michelangelo-sabatino About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

Some Myths around House Ownership - Census numbers that tell a story. Toby Witte, author of the award winning book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek” reads Chapter 07: Some Myths around House Ownership. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-07-some-myths-around-house-ownership About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-06-two-planes About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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 The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/the-motor-age-a-chat-with-peter-norton About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-05-the-mudroom About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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.) The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-04-the-kit About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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/ The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/cohousing-a-chat-with-kyle-barker About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-03-the-luxury-of-excess About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-02-the-ad About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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. The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast The Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-book Show Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-01-a-sense-of-home About Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

Toby Witte reads the introduction to his book Supersizing Bliss and gives a sketch of what is to come.