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Nocturne

Finding the Void

What makes a place home? Is it a place that feels like a refuge? Is it somewhere you sleep really, really well? What if the place that feels like home is a secret apartment in the bowels of a giant mall?

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By Vanessa Lowe • Dec 11, 2018 • 28m Listen

*Please note that this episode contains explicit language*

Music: Nocturne theme music by Kent Sparling

Additional music: Kent Sparling \ Fieldlines \ Jeffrey Foster \ Kid Otter

More information about Michael Townsend can be found at tapeart.com. See more about the secret mall apartment at trummerkind.com.

You can find a version of this episode on the podcast, 99% Invisible, entitled “The Accidental Room." Many thanks to the 99PI team.

Episode artwork: Robin Galante

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    Vanessa Lowe

    Host of "Nocturne"

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    Vanessa Lowe

    Host of "Nocturne"

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