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We the Unhoused

We the Unhoused is a podcast created by Theo Henderson with the goal of uplifting voiceless citizens. Begun while Theo was living on the streets of LA for over eight years, the show provides an intimate look at the unhoused experience.

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Update frequency
every 12 days
Average duration
58 minutes
Episodes
106
Years Active
2019 - 2025
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Episode 45: If You're Going To San Francisco...

Episode 45: If You're Going To San Francisco...

If you're going to San Francisco, criminalization of the unhoused is in the air. WTU covers sex work, substance usage, domestic violence, generational trauma, life threatening illness, and family hou…

01:27:42  |   Fri 04 Jun 2021
Bonus Episode: Lexis-Olivier Ray interviews Theo

Bonus Episode: Lexis-Olivier Ray interviews Theo

Recorded live at UCLA

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01:17:03  |   Tue 11 May 2021
Episode 44: Return of the Sweeps

Episode 44: Return of the Sweeps

Sweeps: the virus continues. Coming to an area near you. Mitch Farrell lied. LAPD lied. Mayor Garcetti lied. A major military occupation on the unhoused community descended upon Echo Park Lake on Mar…

01:30:41  |   Mon 26 Apr 2021
Episode 43: Oceanside war on the poor

Episode 43: Oceanside war on the poor

War leaves nothing else if not destruction and displacement. If you consider the statement, what wars are we engaged in currently? One at the moment is the war on the poor. Who are the heroes in this…

01:06:07  |   Mon 22 Mar 2021
Episode 42: Keeping the dream alive (part 2)

Episode 42: Keeping the dream alive (part 2)

Justice is love in action. Justice for the Unhoused community is ending criminalizing them with brutal sweeps. Please hear their first hand accounts from unhoused Downtown LA residents Shirley, Rosie…

00:54:23  |   Sat 27 Feb 2021
Episode 41: Keeping the Dream Alive

Episode 41: Keeping the Dream Alive

Dr. King is known for one speech. Supporters of his speeches use it to provide the fire to continue his legacy. Detractors use it to weaponize against the people Dr. King champion. This two part epis…

01:20:30  |   Thu 11 Feb 2021
Episode 40: Santa Cruz Drowning Our Unhoused Lives and Rights Away

Episode 40: Santa Cruz Drowning Our Unhoused Lives and Rights Away

WTU travels to Santa Cruz to see the similarities and differences of how Unhoused people are treated there compared to LA. Theo interviews Unhoused community members including Alicia Kuhl, and organi…

00:54:02  |   Wed 27 Jan 2021
Episode 39: De Campesinxs A Campesinxs

Episode 39: De Campesinxs A Campesinxs

As we learn about our past, we can see our future and do things differently. How? By breaking down the walls of fear, ignorance and hatred, we can replace with respect and gratitude. The sacrifice, l…

01:03:23  |   Sat 09 Jan 2021
Episode 38: Lift Every Voice and Vote

Episode 38: Lift Every Voice and Vote

Voting is the one precious tool we have in a democracy. As the Unhoused are often ignored, Theo interviews members of the Unhoused and housed community on this subject. We learn about how the Trump p…

01:37:16  |   Tue 29 Dec 2020
Episode 37: The Way to San Jose

Episode 37: The Way to San Jose

WTU goes on the road to explore the houseless epidemic fueled by the Covid 19 pandemic economic turmoil. We compare and contrast how San Jose and Los Angeles address their unhoused residents. 

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01:20:13  |   Wed 09 Dec 2020
Episode 36: Thanksgiving Special

Episode 36: Thanksgiving Special

What better way to give thanks and educate the world is to show how San Pedro came to be. It didn't begin with harmony, but displacement, violence and a damaging narrative. We The Unhoused investigat…

01:06:39  |   Wed 25 Nov 2020
Episode 35: We Got The Power

Episode 35: We Got The Power

 

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00:45:28  |   Sat 07 Nov 2020
Episode 34: Don't let the sun set on you in Hawthorne

Episode 34: Don't let the sun set on you in Hawthorne

Theo interviews unhoused Highland Park resident Cristy on the importance of organizing, building understanding, and building community power with the tenants movement. Theo also interviews Hawthorne …

01:31:37  |   Fri 16 Oct 2020
Episode 33: Homes Not Zones

Episode 33: Homes Not Zones

A new Dante's Inferno for the unhoused in the form of Special Enforcement Zone sweeps expanding across Los Angeles, courtesy of City Hall, LAPD, and the NIMBYs. But the community coming together to s…

02:20:13  |   Thu 01 Oct 2020
Episode 32: Free Tiana Arata (Part 2)

Episode 32: Free Tiana Arata (Part 2)

This is a follow up on the injustices done to Tiana Arata and the link to the past. We The Unhoused delves deeper into respectability politics used to silence the younger generation's efforts and bra…

01:16:34  |   Fri 11 Sep 2020
Episode 31: Free Tianna Arata

Episode 31: Free Tianna Arata

This investigation into the police kidnapping of Black Lives Matter Activist Tannia Arata uncovered corruption and intimidation tactics employed by the San Luis Obisbo Police and prosecutors

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00:54:45  |   Fri 21 Aug 2020
Episode 30: Sunflowers

Episode 30: Sunflowers

In a year of social movement for change, We The Unhoused covered the rally and fight for Mely Corado who was murdered by LAPD. Family and friends came together to remember Mely and keep the calls for…

00:36:16  |   Mon 10 Aug 2020
Episode 29: A Tale of Two Boardwalks

Episode 29: A Tale of Two Boardwalks

The Services Not Sweeps coalition holds a rally for Black Unhoused Lives in rapidly gentrifying Venice. We hear from the family of Brendan Glenn, a Black Unhoused resident of Venice who was murdered …

00:59:34  |   Fri 24 Jul 2020
Episode 28: The Other First Responders (Part 2)

Episode 28: The Other First Responders (Part 2)

Theo interviews food justice advocate Melissa Acedera and Alex on how the Polo Pantry food operation has expanded. Theo also interviews LA CAN's General Dogon, Monique, and Todd about ecojustice and …

00:55:36  |   Thu 09 Jul 2020
Episode 27: Black Unhoused Lives Matter

Episode 27: Black Unhoused Lives Matter

Theo covers and speaks at the "Defund The Police: Rally For Black Unhoused Lives" in Echo Park. We hear powerful testimony from Unhoused Echo Park resident Lady Bliss, a musical performance from Unho…

01:10:09  |   Sat 27 Jun 2020
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