What turns a house into a home, and a neighborhood into a community?

The intention with which Mexico City-based sculptor Anamaya Farthing-Kohl and West Philly block captain Aminata Sandra Calhoun care for the spaces they call home is remarkable. While ‘home’ means something different for each guest, they’ve both expanded the definition to exist outside of their own walls. For Aminata, a clean, cared-for home includes the block it is situated within, and for Anamaya, the actual form a home takes can be ever-shifting.

Today, I talk to Aminata, block captain and civic leader, about the move back into her West Philly childhood home, the work she's done transforming a dilapidated lot into a community oasis, and why she sweeps the curb outside of her home every Sunday.

Music in this episode was created specifically for this podcast by Victor Vieira-Branco, featuring Matt Engle, while thinking about what collaboration actually sounds like.

Check out our website to read more about the musicians and our guests, and to follow their collaborations together.

Thank you to technical director Eric Carbonara at NadaSoundStudio, and to the Center for Humanities at Temple University for supporting this podcast.