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Home Again is a podcast about the places we live and how they make us who we are, brought to you by the roommate site SpareRoom.

Every episode, we ask our guests to pick three homes and tell us how they shaped their lives. Whether that’s the house they grew up in, their first roommate situation or where they live now - we find out what home means to them.

This week on Home Again

This week on Home Again

Episode 1 - Stacey Dooley

Stacey is a presenter, journalist and author who’s made over 90 documentaries since starring in ‘Blood, Sweat and T-shirts’ in 2008. She’s also the UK's S16 ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ champion.

We sit down with Stacey and find out what home means to her.

Meet the hosts

Matt Huttchinson Home Again podcast host

Matt

Matt is SpareRoom’s Communications Director and he’s been our key media spokesperson since 2007.

Matt’s originally from the north of England, but has lived in London now for so long it feels like home, although home is really wherever Katy and Fred are (and preferably it has room for a few guitars). Matt also hosts the award-winning music podcast Bluegrass Jam Along.

Ella Chisom Home Again podcast host

Ella

Ella joined the communications team at SpareRoom in 2023 after moving to London with a roommate (turned best friend) that she met on the site. Now, Ella helps the team across socials and PR, putting her years of living with roommates to use.

For Ella, you can't beat tea, toast and a good TV series to make you feel at home. Along with the right people, of course.

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