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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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Thursday Apr 28, 2016
Sounds From the Street: Patty Smith Sings the Blues
Thursday Apr 28, 2016
Thursday Apr 28, 2016
Born in Mississippi, raised in Pennsylvania, Patty Smith now calls D.C. home. It’s here where she’s spent the last decade selling Street Sense. She started in 2005, two years after the paper was founded. Her life, like many struggling with housing stability, was steeped in unexpected setbacks, bad luck, bad relationships, and bad health. The one constant through the tough times has been music — Patty looooves music. She’s always singing, taking the pain and the grief of life — the blues –and transforming it into song.
A full transcript of this interview is available here.
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
Sounds From the Street: Middle Schoolers Discuss Homeless Activism
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
Wednesday Apr 13, 2016
On June 3, 2015, a group of students from Alice Deal Middle School organized a rally to support homeless anti-discrimination legislation. Guided by their teacher, Michael Martini, then-sixth graders Nico Foxley and Sofia Giorgianni worked with The National Coaltion for the Homeless and the People for Fairness Coalition. The capstone event was part of a year-long service-oriented curriculum where Alice Deal students explored the issue of homelessness. Tune in to hear two of the youngest activists ever, and their teacher, Mr. Martini.
A full transcript of this interview is available here.
Thursday Mar 17, 2016
Sounds From the Street: Advocate Kate Coventry on the D.C. Winter Plan
Thursday Mar 17, 2016
Thursday Mar 17, 2016
Though Snowzilla and the dark days of winter are fading from our memories, it’s technically not spring yet. In fact, the Interagency Council on Homelessness’s [ICH] plan to protect the homeless from hypothermic injury lasts until the end of March.
Analyst Kate Coventry of the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute is on the show to share her knowledge of the Winter Plan. She’s joined by artist and advocate Reggie Black, who has firsthand experience on both sides of the Winter Plan. Formerly homeless, Reggie is now a member of ICH and is on the diverse team of policy makers and citizens tasked with designing the multi-layered plan.
A full transcript of this interview is available here.
Thursday Mar 03, 2016
Sounds From the Street: Adam Motiwala on Digital Training for the Homeless
Thursday Mar 03, 2016
Thursday Mar 03, 2016
After weeks of walking past a Street Sense vendor selling newspapers, online marketing expert Adam Motiwala eventually asked the vendor if he was interested in an experiment. What began as a one-on-one digital marketing tutorial developed into a weekly workshop at Street Sense called Digital Hope. Adam discusses how his workshop has evolved into a groundbreaking income-generating model for homeless individuals.
A full transcript of this interview is available here.
Thursday Feb 18, 2016
Sounds From the Street: Writer Nick Flynn on Reconnecting with His Father
Thursday Feb 18, 2016
Thursday Feb 18, 2016
At age 24, Nick Flynn started working at the Pine Street Inn, the largest shelter in Boston. It was here that he reconnected with his estranged father, who was unsheltered at the time. Ten years later, Nick shared the story in his moving memoir, “Another Bullshit Night in Suck City”, which was later adapted to the big screen as Being Flynn, starring Robert De Niro and Paul Dano.
Nick explores the story behind the story while shedding light on the origins of homelessness and the subsequent explosion of shelters across the United States.
A full transcript of this interview is available here.
Thursday Feb 04, 2016
Sounds From the Street: Father Tom Weston on Addiction and Recovery
Thursday Feb 04, 2016
Thursday Feb 04, 2016
It doesn’t take much for someone to lose his or her way in life, but substance abuse certainly accelerates the process. Addiction is a painful problem that plagues people from all walks of life. No one is immune and that became abundantly clear in talking to Father Tom Weston, a Jesuit priest. The native Californian has been clean and sober for some 40 odd years. He’s spent those years working with people in recovery from Myanmar to Kitty Hawk, N.C. In this week’s podcast, he generously shares not only his personal story, but also important insights on how to live a better, more peaceful life. Father Weston is filled with wisdom. You’ll have to listen to learn what we’re talking about.
A full transcript of this interview is available here.