Understanding the Unhoused

For the 20th episode of UtU, I present the story of Tompson. He is living in Colorado, working through the traumas of growing up in an abusive household, being taken advantage of by those closest to …

For the 19th episode of Understanding the Unhoused, I talk with Oklahoma City's first parental advisor for the Homeless Commission, OK Commission on Children & Youth, Daryl Savell. He goes into the w…

Jill and I discuss just how quickly homelessness can happen to anyone. She & her husband were both working, scrapping by day to day, and then the thing that has put so many people into homelessness, …

Here comes the story of Amanda, who had to leave home at a young age and has been struggling ever since. She's one of the working homeless, an even less discussed group of individuals who can't affor…

Here comes my in-person chat with Robin, a formerly homeless woman who is using her lived experience and skills in moderation to keep an eye on the r/Homeless subreddit! She sat down with me in her h…

In here is the story of Shevvy from Brunswick, Maine. He started out in Augusta, but is finally feeling some peace in Brunswick, and has some thoughts on the system in our frank and open discussion …

And here comes the story of Ali, an unhoused person who is also blind and partially deaf. He tells me about what brought him to his situation, why Kalamazoo is the best possbile place to be blind, an…

I talk with Cyrus, who reached out to me via the r/homeless Subreddit, about their life in a terrible part of Texas, being unhoused and living with POTS. Despite their many struggles their attitude r…

The second part of my two-part interview with Kelly & Andi, the founders of GROW (Grass Roots Outreach Warriors) Concord, a group trying to help the unhoused in and around Concord, CA. In this episo…

The first part of a two-part interview with Kelly & Andi, the founders of GROW (Grass Roots Outreach Warriors) Concord, a group trying to help the unhoused in and around Concord, CA. The ladies disc…

Alexis is the first interview I've conducted with someone out of state, but as you can imagine her story is no less heartbreaking for it. Tune in to hear the dangers she and her friend face living in…

The latest episode of Understanding the Unhoused is with Tammy, a person working in the homeless services industry trying to bring an end to homelessness. Tammy's had a lot of struggle in her life an…

In this episode I talk to Betty, a woman I met at a food bank who makes the best out of living in a unique situation. Her story is tragic but full of hope. Please give it a listen, and reach out via …

In the latest episode I talk with Heather, an unhoused artist in Concord, CA. During our talk to speaks of the circumstances that led her to be unhoused, what her day-to-day is like and how she stays…

It took longer than I'd like, but episode 6 is now live! The story of Bob, a current unhoused San Franciscan. He recounts the reasons for his unhoused status, the problem with the homeless system, an…

Nichole is an unhoused woman living in Concord, trying to get through each day, plauged by health issues and a justified distrust for those living with the simliar struggles. She manages to remain ho…

We hope you can appreciate and empathsize with the struggle this Mike goes through on the streets of San Francisco every day.

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Latest episode with Nathaniel, who I ran into on the streets of San Francisco. He tells me about the trials & tribulations that got him into homelessness and the work he is doing to get out of it.

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My first interview for UtU; Irene, a woman who has been unhoused for decades. She is the de facto leader of an encampment in Fremont, CA and her story is fascinating. Thank you for listening!

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