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Supersizing Bliss

Toby Witte of Wittehaus reads chapters from his book “Supersizing Bliss - How we have betrayed our homes and the happiness we seek”. Occasionally he throws in extra anecdotes and interviews with folks out of his world of modern, sustainable, luxury homes in the Southeast of the US. For more info on the book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/ About Toby and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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00:06:57

Chapter 12 - Good Design Is Empathetic

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2025/03/20

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy:

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00:09:17

Chapter 11 - For You

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2025/03/06

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-11-for-you About Toby Witte and Wittehaus:

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00:07:57

Chapter 10 - McMansions

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2025/02/20

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-10-mcmansionsAbout Toby Witte and Wittehaus: https://www.witteha.us/

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00:43:15

Spoke & Hammer - A Chat With Mike Masto and Ryan...

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2025/02/06

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:

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00:06:06

Chapter 09 - Good Design Is Intimate

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2025/01/23

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy:

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00:04:43

Chapter 08 - Builders Build

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2025/01/09

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes:

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00:28:24

NC/US Modernist - A Chat With George Smart

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2024/12/26

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 SmartNC Modernist: https://www.ncmodernist.org/ US

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00:27:05

ClaassHAUS - A Chat With Paige Claassen

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2024/12/12

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 ClaassenClaasshaus on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/claasshausClaasshaus: https://www.claasshaus.com/Habitat 67, Moshe Safdie,

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00:41:41

The Edith Farnsworth House - A Chat With Michelangelo...

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2024/11/28

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

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00:05:50

Chapter 07 - Some Myths Around House Ownership

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2024/11/14

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes:

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00:05:34

Chapter 06 - Two Planes

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2024/10/31

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes:

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01:07:06

The Motor Age - A Chat With Peter Norton

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2024/10/17

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 NortonPeter Norton, University of Virginia: https://engineering.virginia.edu/faculty/peter-nortonPeter Norton, Wikipedia:

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00:03:34

Chapter 05 - The Mudroom

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2024/10/03

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy:

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00:05:20

Chapter 04 - The Kit

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2024/09/19

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes:

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00:44:27

Cohousing - A Chat With Kyle Barker

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2024/09/05

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 ProjectsPrimary Projects: https://primaryprojects.org/Primary Projects on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primaryprojects/Kyle Barker on LinkedIn:

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00:07:04

Chapter 03 - The Luxury of Excess

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2024/08/22

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-03-the-luxury-of-excessAbout Toby

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00:03:19

Chapter 02 - The Ad

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2024/08/08

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-02-the-adAbout Toby Witte and

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00:04:00

Chapter 01 - A Sense of home

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2024/08/02

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/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/chapter-01-a-sense-of-homeAbout Toby Witte and

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00:03:40

Trailer: Introduction - A Word Of Caution

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2019/05/28

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.The Podcast: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcastThe Book: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/Purchase a Copy: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/store/p/supersizing-bliss-the-bookShow Notes: https://www.supersizingbliss.com/podcast/trailerAbout Toby

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