The Big Politics of Tiny Houses

This week Mitch takes the lead and deep dives into the surprisingly complex discourse around the tiny house movement, and how it exists in a weird, capitalist paradox.

We talk about deceiving ‘wholesome’ reality TV shows, Airbnb’s monopoly on the short term rental market, gentrification in trendy neighbourhoods and how some renovation shows are just landlord propaganda. As always, everything is capitalism, baby.

*Note. This episode has been released on Invasion Day. We want to remind everyone to stand in solidarity with First Nations people and oppose colonialism, white supremacy and genocide in all its forms. You can find your local Invasion Day protest here. For a list of First Nations orgs to donate to, click here. Last year, we recorded an episode titled Australia Day Shouldn't Exist which you can listen to if you want to learn more about our stance on abolishing Australia Day.

 

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Sources

Wachsmuth, D., & Weisler, A. (2018). Airbnb and the rent gap: Gentrification through the sharing economy. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 50(6), 1147–1170. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X18778038

Every Melbourne suburb's median house and unit price gains in 2021 | Herald Sun

Videos:

NEVER TOO SMALL Tasmanian bed-Sit Micro Apartment - 26.5sqm/285sqft

NEVER TOO SMALL Luxury Sydney Micro Apartment - 24sqm/258sqft

NEVER TOO SMALL Off-Grid Farm Tiny Cabin - 40sqm/430sqft

NEVER TOO SMALL Melbourne Art-Deco Micro Apartment - 23sqm/247sqft