Unhoused

This week's caller works in video games. The first half of the call gets into the current state of the industry and what it's like building a career in something you love. Halfway through, this caller earns a spot on one of our favorite unofficial Beautiful/Anonymous lists: peopl ... Show More

It's this caller's birthday, and she has a lot to celebrate: a career she's crushing, a new house, and the chance to provide for people she loves. The conversation is funny and charming, and then the family stories start coming out. Every family has a little chaos, but hers might ... Show More

A middle school Spanish teacher calls before first period to talk with Gethard about her deskless classroom, eating chocolate in front of her students, and finding an identity beyond teaching through slam poetry. Plus: a treacherous hike and an even more treacherous situationship ... Show More

A woman shares her struggle with addiction and homelessness and how she was able to turn it around. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

A woman who chose to be homeless (@nikitacrump) talks about her decision to live out of her car and how she survives and thrives on a daily basis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

<p>In this episode, Sara talks to Meera Mathew from the Existence Project and two storytellers to discuss how sharing personal stories can bring people from different backgrounds together and challenge the stereotypes about people experiencing homelessness. The Storyteller projec ... Show More

Mentally ill or coping in the face of adversity? You decide. This audio drama reveals the inner life and outer persona of a woman living on a deprived estate in Cardiff. 

People who have faced extreme hardships share their story and life learnings with Wendy Searle. Wendy speaks to people who have been bent by adversity, have faced it head-on and have come out the other side stronger. These people share how they overcame the dark times and what it ... Show More

Today Glenn joins Clodagh to speak about a topic Clodagh has wanted to cover since Unspoken by born, homelessness. Glenn's story centres around the heartbreaking factors that led to him living on the streets but also the humanity he found there in the arms of strangers. You will ... Show More

Anne dives into how she didn't save any homeless Americans. They transformed their own identity through running. And then transformed their lives. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/#joinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Genie talks about how she went from being a sugar baby to an OnlyFans queen bee. How she found comradery in a New York City Women’s jail while she was detained. And explains to Nina and Liam the real meaning of “supporting the troops” while she was a server at Buffalo Wild Wings ... Show More

<p>The girlies discuss the politics of involuntary commitment in light of a recent New York City law. With special guest and disability activist Stef Kaufman, they get into the nuances of the harmful correlation between homelessness, mental illness and crime, and discuss ways to ... Show More

On this episode of the Overcomfort podcast, I sit down with Elsy and go back in time where times were extra rough for her and her family. She gets vulnerable and shares unheard stories and where her life is now with her baby. After growing up in South Central LA, foster care, get ... Show More