Podcasts
S2 Episode 11: Working Toward Better with ROC Association’s John Egan
When John Egan excused himself from a meeting for a moment as his community was discussing becoming a co-op, he …
S2 Episode 10: Building a Movement with ROC USA’s Mary O’Hara
When Mary O’Hara joined ROC USA, it was just getting started as a national organization trying to scale the success …
S2 Episode 9: A Brief History of CDFIs with Michael Swack
You’ve probably heard it before, but the very first Resident Owned Community came about as the result of a graduate …
S2 Episode 8: Infrastructure, Policy and ROC Association Updates with Board President Marjory Gilsrud
On today’s episode of Ownership Matters, Mike checks in with ROC Association Board President Marjory Gilsrud from Madelia Mobile Village …
S2 Episode 7: ‘A Decent Home’ with filmmaker Sara Terry
“When housing on the lowest rung of the American Dream is being devoured by the wealthiest of the wealthy, whose …
S2 Episode 6: A Flathead County Neighborhood Becomes Permanently Affordable
Last fall, Devynn Fetter came home to find papers stuck in the door of her home in Columbia Falls, Montana. …
S2 Episode 5: The Changing Map of Co-op Development, with Courtney Berner
Earlier this year, Courtney Berner, the Executive Director of the Center for Cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin, wrote an …
S2 Episode 4: An In-Depth Talk about Infill with ROC-NH’s Alan Blake
Does your Resident Owned Community have vacant lots? Are there homes that need replacing? Have you considered how additional site …
S2 Episode 3: Growing Up In the First Resident Owned Community, with Jason and Jeff Sirles
Nearly 40 years go, 13 homeowners in Meredith Center, New Hampshire banded together to purchase the land beneath their homes …
S2 Episode 2: Ownership Sure Does Matter, with Bev Adrian of Woodlawn Terrace Cooperative
When Bev Adrian met host Paul Bradley in the early 2000s at an event called the Meredith Institute, she had …
S2 Episode 1: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
Happy New Year! In our first episode of the new year, hosts Paul Bradley and Mike Bullard look back on …
S1 Episode 17: Talking new home purchases with Ramsey Cohen of Clayton Homes
Ramsey Cohen is the Retail Marketing Manager for Clayton Homes, a company that has been building and selling manufactured homes …
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