Episodios

  • How Housing After Prison Helps Everyone

    How Housing After Prison Helps Everyone
    May 25 2025
    What happens when someone finally gets a second chance and a place to call home? In this episode, we reunite with Heather, Willard, and Shanel, three people featured in our new documentary, Returning Home: Prison, Homelessness, or Housing? The Choice That Changes Everything - to explore how supportive housing after incarceration doesn’t just change lives, it strengthens communities.

    From the landlord who took a chance to the former prisoners who now thrive in stable housing, this is a raw, honest conversation about redemption, trust, and the public power of supportive housing.

    Their stories show how stable housing reduces recidivism, creates safer neighborhoods, and offers real savings to taxpayers. When we invest in people coming home from prison, we all benefit.

    CLICK HERE to watch the documentary now on Invisible People’s YouTube channel. It’s not just inspiring—it’s urgent.
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    36 m
  • They Said People Don’t Want Housing. We Proved Them Wrong.

    They Said People Don’t Want Housing. We Proved Them Wrong.
    May 18 2025
    Carter Hewgley is the Senior Manager at the L.A. County Homeless Initiative, working across 88 cities to confront one of the nation’s largest homelessness crises. In this episode, we dig into what’s actually working and why so many people get it wrong. Carter shares how programs like Pathway Home are proving that when you offer the right kind of housing with dignity and support, people say yes.

    If you’ve ever believed that homeless people “don’t want help,” this conversation will change your mind. It’s honest, hopeful, and urgently needed.
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    31 m
  • He Slept in a Car. Then Spent 40 Years Covering Homelessness.

    He Slept in a Car. Then Spent 40 Years Covering Homelessness.
    May 12 2025
    Kevin Fagan isn’t just a reporter — he lived the stories he covered. Kicked out at 16 and sleeping in cars, his experience shaped a 40-year career reporting on homelessness. At the San Francisco Chronicle, he published over 5,000 articles on the crisis, becoming one of America’s most trusted voices. In this episode, Kevin shares hard-won lessons from San Francisco’s streets, why homelessness keeps growing, and the power of telling human stories with dignity. We also dive into his new book, The Lost and the Found: A True Story of Homelessness, Found Family and Second Chances, and what it taught him about hope, connection, and second chances.

    Whether you’re a journalist, a fan of powerful stories, or want to better understand homelessness, this conversation is for you.

    To learn more about Kevin Fagan and find out where to order his book, The Lost and the Found, visit: kevinfaganwriter.com
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    35 m
  • They Were Once Homeless. Now, They’re Shaping Policy

    They Were Once Homeless. Now, They’re Shaping Policy
    May 6 2025

    They Don’t Just Share Their Story—They Make the Decisions


    Dee Martineau and Rico Morales are part of Hennepin County’s Lived Experience Advisory Group—a rare example of a system that doesn’t just ask for input, but actually gives decision-making power to people with lived experience of homelessness.


    In this moving and eye-opening conversation, they share their personal journeys, challenge tokenism, and show us what real equity looks like when those most impacted are trusted to lead.


    TThis powerful podcast conversation comes from our documentary, “Can We End Homelessness? Hennepin County Shows How.” Watch the full film here: https://youtu.be/yq1C8l4uSZc?si=wURzO38s_uxgeDw_
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    38 m
  • Speaking the Truth in Homeless Services—Even When It Hurts

    Speaking the Truth in Homeless Services—Even When It Hurts
    Apr 22 2025
    David Gillanders, Executive Director of Pathways of Hope, brings brutal honesty to this conversation. He challenges inflated success rates, explains why the system chases numbers over people, and shares how Housing First has been reduced to a checklist instead of a true support model. David speaks openly about capitalism, poverty, and the political choices that keep people homeless.


    If you’ve ever wondered why homelessness keeps getting worse despite all the efforts to solve it, this episode will give you answers most people are too afraid to say out loud.
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    39 m
  • Why Warehousing Homeless People Doesn’t Work—And What Does

    Why Warehousing Homeless People Doesn’t Work—And What Does
    Apr 14 2025
    If we want to end homelessness, we must fix the system meant to help—starting with our shelters. In this podcast episode, we speak with Sandra Clarkson, CEO of Calgary Drop-In Centre, and James Hughes, CEO of the Old Brewery Mission in Montreal—two of Canada’s largest and oldest homeless service providers. They share how their organizations are breaking away from the outdated model of warehousing people and instead embracing low-barrier, housing-focused care.

    It’s not about just giving people a bed—it’s about creating a pathway home.
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    32 m
  • 6 Overdoses to Saving Lives: A Story of Harm Reduction and Hope

    6 Overdoses to Saving Lives: A Story of Harm Reduction and Hope
    Apr 6 2025
    Guy Felicella survived six overdoses and spent 20 years in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside battling addiction and homelessness. Now he’s saving lives. In this powerful episode, Guy shares how trauma, undiagnosed ADHD, and a toxic drug supply nearly killed him—and how harm reduction and housing gave him a second chance.


    Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of why traditional approaches to addiction often fail, how stigma fuels overdose deaths, and what actually works to save lives. Whether you're in recovery, know someone who is, or care about solutions to addiction and homelessness, Guy’s story will challenge what you thought you knew—and leave you with hope.
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    33 m
  • Thrown Out, Left Behind: The Hidden Crisis Facing 2SLGBTQ+ Homeless Youth

    Thrown Out, Left Behind: The Hidden Crisis Facing 2SLGBTQ+ Homeless Youth
    Apr 1 2025

    What happens when home isn’t safe—and the shelter system isn’t either? Dr. Alex Abramovich is a Senior Scientist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, and Canada Research Chair in 2SLGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness and Mental Health. For over 15 years, he’s been a leading voice fighting to end the systemic failures that leave queer and trans youth with nowhere to turn.


    In this powerful episode, Dr. Abramovich shares what he's learned from years of research—and lived experience—about hidden homelessness, family rejection, and the urgent need for inclusive housing and mental health services. He also talks about empowering youth through film and storytelling, and what it really takes to make change.


    If you care about homeless youth, mental health, or making sure no one is left behind, this episode is essential.
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    32 m
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