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Real stories, real people, real change from the street media center of our nation’s capital: empowering people experiencing homelessness and educating the public since 2003. To help make more podcasts like this happen or more information, visit www.streetsensemedia.org.
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![Street Sense Says Episode 7: Time, tide, and the ride of life](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11838614/SSS_Model_5__tmer6v_300x300.png)
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4 days ago
People say “time and tide wait for none” and nudge us to make the most of our time and the trials or treasures we experience on our way. Jet Flegette keeps perspective, even when facing trauma: valuing people (and pets) over things, staying joyous and curious in the world, and remaining compassionate in sight of struggle. She talks about navigating grief, exploring trust, and exercising empathy – all of which help her tell stories that prompt people to better see and support each other. Given the chance to relive the toughest times, Jet says she’d do it all again and challenges us to ask ourselves what it means to fully feel and deeply participate in our lives.
![Street Sense Says Episode 6: Where are you growing?](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11838614/SSS_Model_5__tmer6v_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Street Sense Says Episode 6: Where are you growing?
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
People are naturally wired to evolve: to remain agile, adaptable, and ambitious even when facing serious life challenges. Queenie Featherstone and Morgan Jones explore the process of “rebuilding yourself” and describe what they strive for and how they thrive, despite housing insecurity. They discuss how – through health, humor, hard work, and helping others – they’ve grown. They also share their goal-setting and go-getting mindsets for working, studying, creating, and giving back.
![Street Sense Says Episode 5: The many faces of home](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11838614/SSS_Model_5__tmer6v_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Street Sense Says Episode 5: The many faces of home
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
For some, housing insecurity might seem a distant or unfamiliar threat. But scenarios that can thrust someone into homelessness take many forms, and they may not be as impossible or implausible as is convenient to believe. Street Sense vendor James Davis talks about his journey of moving from a “normal” life – complete with a house, career, travel, and family – into the uncharted territory of homelessness. He shares how he used his skills to support those he now found himself in community with, and how he helped cultivate the valuable “home” that Street Sense Media represents for so many people.
![Street Sense Says Episode 4: Super, and human too](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11838614/SSS_Model_5__tmer6v_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Street Sense Says Episode 4: Super, and human too
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? How would you balance reveling in your strengths and leveraging them for the greater good? And what does it look like to be both superhuman and super humble? This special episode, a series highlight, captures a spontaneous conversation between several Street Sense vendors about the role models that mold us – and the roles or responsibilities we carry in trying to be the best humans we have the power to be.
![Street Sense Says Episode 3: Changemaking: The currency of place and power](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11838614/SSS_Model_5__tmer6v_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Street Sense Says Episode 3: Changemaking: The currency of place and power
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
While “community” can connect us, it can also mean different things to different people. Even in shared space, there can be tensions over who has the legacy or leverage to live and work there — who has the right to make it “home.” Responding to recent “not in my community” refrains, area natives Reggie Black and Robert Warren provide a different perspective, commenting on the history (and embedded inequities) of Washington D.C. housing policy.
![Street Sense Says Episode 2: Write at the root: How creativity intersects with community](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/11838614/SSS_Model_5__tmer6v_300x300.png)
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Street Sense Says Episode 2: Write at the root: How creativity intersects with community
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
When life leaves people feeling uprooted, sometimes places and spaces that feel like “home” can be especially grounding. For Frederic John, creative communities have helped him hone his craft, express his voice, and find a sense of purpose. As a D.C. native who also lived and worked in New York, he shares his unique take on this city’s historical and cultural evolutions — and on leaving a legacy through art.