Welcome to Suburban Paradise

Kaitlin Prest transitions into a new creative phase after moving back into her parents' suburban Ottawa home, a period she labels "Suburban Paradise." This shift marks a departure from high-production, cinematic journalism toward a more intimate, resource-conscious audio format. The upcoming season of *The Heart* will feature twelve monthly episodes structured around three distinct segments: a meditative "listening" exercise, raw diary entries, and a rotating "grab bag" of content including feminist media critiques and archival audio. This evolution reflects a broader personal reckoning with North American standards of success, the financial realities of a recession, and the desire for artistic honesty over elaborate sound design. By embracing the "ignorable yet interesting" qualities of ambient media, the project documents a life lived in the "land of the parking lot palace" while simultaneously developing a long-term documentary project on capitalism.