A Habitat for Humanity Construction Soundscape

This special bonus episode is something a little different.

Instead of narration, interviews, or structured storytelling, you’ll hear an uninterrupted soundscape captured on a Habitat for Humanity build site. Hammers striking wood. Voices calling measurements. Ladders shifting. Moments of quiet focus… and moments of shared effort.

This audio was recorded during the earliest phase of a build, when momentum is just beginning to take shape. No commentary. No music. Just the natural rhythm of people working together to build something real.

If you’ve already listened to Season One of Habitat: Heart, Hammer, and Home, this episode lets you step inside the atmosphere behind those stories.

If you haven’t yet started the series, this is a perfect companion… but we recommend beginning with Episode 1 to hear the people, purpose, and partnerships that give this work its meaning.

Many listeners find this kind of audio makes a powerful background for:

• Focused work
• Writing or creative projects
• Reflection or quiet productivity
• Simply having something grounding on in the background

There’s something steady and reassuring about hearing real work happen in real time.

And maybe, underneath it all, a quiet reminder…

If they can do it… so can you.

Please consider supporting our next build at https://PodcastAtlanta.com/donate

Some moments make the whole story visible at once.

In Episode 6 of Habitat: Heart, Hammer, and Home, hosts Mark Deal and Pat Fenner bring this documentary series to its crescendo on Dedication Day... the day when prayers, sponsorships, sweat equity, and Saturday build hours all gather on a single driveway.

Here, the mission is no longer an idea. It is a set of keys. A family standing in front of their home. A community crowding in close to bless the years ahead. Through prayers, litanies, symbols, and stories, we hear how a 25-year interfaith coalition, a local Habitat affiliate, and one determined family come together to mark the start of a new chapter.

This is the day when the heart, the hammer, and the home finally stand side by side… and when every listener has a chance to decide what they’ll build next.

• What a Habitat dedication day really feels like, from first welcome to final blessing
• How Dee and his family reached this moment through sweat equity, classes, and perseverance
• The role of coalition leaders, clergy, and staff in guiding families from application to homeownership
• The meaning behind the Bible, the hammer, and the ceremonial key… and what each symbol represents
• Why this 25-year interfaith coalition keeps showing up year after year
• How this single home points to the bigger housing need, and where you can step into the story

Dee (Future Homeowner) • Kyle Huhtanen (CEO, Northwest Metro Atlanta Habitat for Humanity) • Crystal Cooper (Director of Youth & Young Adult Ministries) • Jerry Ziegler (Volunteer & Faith Leader) • Felicia Alingu (Director of Community Impact, Habitat) • Alicia Johnson (Mission Advancement Officer) • Henry Haney (Co-Chair, Cobb Interfaith Habitat Coalition) • Paul Wilson (Co-Chair, Cobb Interfaith Habitat Coalition) • David McKay (Coalition Member & Bible Presenter)

If these stories have moved you, even a little, visit PodcastAtlanta.com/Habitat to donate, explore corporate partnerships, sponsor a build day, or learn how you and your company can help fund the next home.

Hosted by Mark Deal & Pat Fenner • Episode Production, Interviews & Story Development: Mark Deal • Editing, Mix & Sound Design: Pat Fenner

A Podcast Atlanta Production

When a company shows up on a Habitat build site, the impact reaches far beyond a single Saturday. It reaches into offices, team meetings, client calls… and into the lives of the families waiting for stability.

In Episode 5 of Habitat: Heart, Hammer, and Home, hosts Mark Deal and Pat Fenner widen the lens to explore the quieter force behind every Habitat project. Featuring the companies, sponsors, and leaders whose decisions help turn rising costs into rising walls. Through candid conversations with corporate partners, financial leaders, and culture builders, we discover how community engagement becomes a strategy for connection, morale, and legacy inside the workplace.

This episode follows three leaders whose companies invest more than dollars… they invest themselves. You’ll hear how service transforms teams, why brand values grow stronger through action, and what happens when employees build something real together. With their hands, with their hearts, and with their companies behind them.

• Why rising construction costs make corporate partnerships more important than ever
• How companies like Moore Colson use service to strengthen culture and deepen connection
• What CFOs, partners, and CMOs see when their teams build together
• How marketing and culture leaders translate mission work into authentic storytelling
• Practical insight for leaders who want to begin, scale, or strengthen a corporate partnership
• The ripple effects that return to the office on Monday morning with energy, unity, purpose

Brunella Reid (Partner & Chief Marketing Officer, Moore Colson) •

Steven Bailey (Partner, Moore Colson; Coalition Committee Member) •

David Massey (Chief Financial Officer, Fortune-Johnson)

Your company can shape culture, strengthen teams, and help families step into stability. Explore mission sponsorships, corporate build days, or partnership opportunities at PodcastAtlanta.com/Habitat.

Hosted by Mark Deal & Pat Fenner • Editing & Sound Design: Pat Fenner • Story, Interviews & Music Design: Mark Deal

A Podcast Atlanta Production

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EP5 recap

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