Best Project Homeless Connect Podcasts (2025)

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State of the Arts Summit Highlights - Part 1 30:00

12d ago30:00

30:00

We must disrupt and rebuild; our task is to shift how society thinks through art” - Ralph Remington Part one of this special episode, in collaboration with Arts for a Better Bay Area, delves into the discussions and insights from the 2023 State of the Arts and Culture Organization Summit. Host Eric Estrada and summit reporter Isa Nakazawa bring you…

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Beyond Youth Homelessness - Ethan & Matt (Lived Experience) 34:33

14d ago34:33

34:33

Beyond Youth Homelessness: Conversations that matter is a Podcast hosted and produced by grassroots organisation, Project Youth. Project Youth is working towards a future where youth homelessness doesn't exist. This podcast is hosted by one of our Peer Workers, Ethan. Ethan uses his lived expertise to unpack stories with young people with lived exp…

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"Breaking Isolation: Arts as a Community Solution" 35:45

2M ago35:45

35:45

Arts Equity, Advocacy, Impact "Artists, cultural bearers, creatives are essential contributors to the economy… so that arts are not a luxury, arts are not a hobby" – Ron Muriera This episode of Where Art Meets Impact features Kristen Sakota, Michael Alexander, Ron Muriera, Meghna Bhat, and Josiah Bruny, discussing arts advocacy, economic empowermen…

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Creative Equity: "Building Sustainable Futures for Artists and Communities" 59:28

3M ago59:28

59:28

"Artists must be at the center of decision-making, shaping policies and funding structures that directly impact their work and their communities” - Nataki Garrett Show Guests Tiara Amar Title: Advocate for Art Workers’ Rights Key Points: Advocates for fair pay and professional protections for musicians. Highlights the Fair Play Initiative for setti…

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Making the Invisible Visible - Finding Home Part 2 1:02:05

4M ago1:02:05

1:02:05

“So, if people need potable water, then we need to provide them with that. Or if people are looking for a job that we don't need to categorize that. We can start to put away our own judgment and provide them with the opportunity that they're putting in front of us versus us telling them, no, no, you need to go get treatment before you get a job”- M…

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Harnessing the Power of Arts: Advocacy, Equity, and Community Transformation 1:07:38

5M ago1:07:38

1:07:38

"For the first time, we are centering artists in our work with an equity-centered, artist-centered cultural plan... with a big emphasis on affordable housing and live-workspace for artists” - Jonathon Glus, City of San Diego In this engaging episode of Voices of the Community, we spotlight transformative policy wins and the visions shaping the futu…

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Making the Invisible Visible - Finding Home Part 1 1:01:53

6M ago1:01:53

1:01:53

"Our philosophy is simple: without rest, there is no healing. We open our doors so that people can have a safe space to rest, restoring a basic dignity often lost on the streets.”- Lydia Bransten In Finding Home, host George Koster speaks with leaders from San Francisco-based organizations committed to supporting unhoused residents. This insightful…

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Building Better Bridges in the Arts Economy - Case Making for Collaboration 1:13:29

6M ago1:13:29

1:13:29

"It’s really important for arts advocates and tradition bearers, artists, and cultural organizations to participate in the visioning and guiding principle process in your community plan, to get named in the vision statement of the community" - Tracy Hudak Join Tracy Hudak, Director of Field Engagement for California for the Arts, and Jackie Melende…

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Discover the Future of Creative Work! 1:11:42

8M ago1:11:42

1:11:42

"We’re living through the greatest art heist of all time. Billions of images, data, and content were scraped illegally, impacting creative jobs, and AI is at the forefront of this transformation." - Nicole Hendrix The creative economy is at a crossroads, grappling with issues of fair pay, technological disruption, and access to resources. The panel…

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Voices of Change: "The Intersection of Art, Equity, & Economic Empowerment" 1:01:45

8M ago1:01:45

1:01:45

“So if you have not tapped into community members that you are serving, that you are working with, then you are missing a large, piece of the solution to your problems”. - Heather Heslep Gentrification, displacement, the struggle for ownership... these are the challenges faced by many communities today. But what if art could be the key to preservin…

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CA Arts & Culture Summit "Arts and Health" panel 1:08:31

10M ago1:08:31

1:08:31

"At the structural level, we don’t make decisions based on evidence. If we did, we would have universal healthcare and basic income. The arts can be part of this shift” - Tasha Golden Join Nefesha Yisra’el from California for the Arts as she introduces our second episode, featuring a powerful panel discussion on the intersection of arts and health.…

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The Future of Arts & Culture in California: Keynote Insights from the California Arts & Culture Summit 59:16

11M ago59:16

59:16

"Together we can create a world where arts and culture are recognized and invested in as essential to society, embedded in community life, and intersecting with broader policy change to reshape systems towards equity and justice." - Julie Baker Join us as we kick off our second season, celebrating the vibrant and resilient arts and culture scene th…

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Discover the Artist Space Trust: Unlocking the Future of Housing for Creatives! 38:25

1y ago38:25

38:25

"The interesting thing about a Land Trust is that it's a split title, we'll split the title and the land trust will own the land forever. And then we'll either sell or lease the housing or creative space on top of it to artists" - Meg Shiffler Welcome to the finale of our series on affordable housing for the creative workforce, brought to you in pa…

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How to Buy Your Performance Space | CAST & CounterPulse Real Estate Model 1:00:31

1y ago1:00:31

1:00:31

"The resilience that we have to live through booms and busts and pandemics and continue to serve the community, continue to drive foot traffic, continue to create economic opportunities for local people to have jobs and work and express themselves is just incredible. So if you're struggling with a storefront or a vacancy or empty space, just rememb…

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REP-SF’s Citywide People’s Plan for Affordable Housing 32:59

1y ago32:59

32:59

“It's about forcing the city to make sure that they build affordable housing. And there's lots of, programs that we have in the Citywide People's Plan that can make, huge steps towards, building affordable housing” - Dyan Ruiz This episode is part of our ongoing Special Series on How the Arts and Culture sector is coming back from the covid 19 pand…

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Proposition E, 2018 & Arts Impact Endowment Update & Discussion & Grants For The Arts 1:16:20

1y ago1:16:20

1:16:20

"I think the action and the continuity of the coalition from Prop S to Prop E went from 40 organizations to 140 organizations. That was something that was huge” - Vin Seaman In this seventh episode of our series focusing on the arts and culture sector's recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, we bring you highlights from the Co-Production of Arts For …

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How Do Community Based Arts Orgs Secure Sustainable Funding? 1:13:07

1+ y ago1:13:07

1:13:07

“Bringing the scale of human life to the community again so that we can kind of start seeing our humanity and our everyday Experiences” - Melissa Abercrombie This episode is from our November 4th 2023 live event co-production with the Petaluma Arts Center, our broadcast partners KPCA 103.3fm and Petaluma Community Access TV and BAVC Media. This spe…

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Meredith Winner - Paint the Void & Lyzette Wanzer - Author of Trauma, Tresses & Truth 33:00

1+ y ago33:00

33:00

“I think really being open minded and also really trusting artists is a really big, important factor because. Artists know what they're doing, at least when it comes to making the artwork, that's why people hire them and allow them to have the most creative freedom as possible, really. Usually allows the project to be as best as it can be or as goo…

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Fernando Pujals & Rachel Osajima- How their using the Arts for Economic & Community Development 29:33

1+ y ago29:33

29:33

"So of course, the pandemic was a struggle for all of us, and so we all know the arts organizations are the first to close and last open, especially the performing arts are really still struggling" - Rachel Osajima This episode is the long form of our one-on-one interview with Fernando Pujals, the Deputy Director of the Mid-Market Business Associat…

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Regional Economic Recovery Through the Arts 59:52

1+ y ago59:52

59:52

"There's been a lot of talk about, how do you make this sustainable, and there's not one answer, but one piece that is core to that, is really galvanizing and cementing around this notion that arts and culture is already right here and we need to lean into it and value it and uplift it. And in that way it won't be able to be ignored'“ - Fernando Pu…

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Revisiting Artists’ Housing Solutions 50:02

1+ y ago50:02

50:02

"So looking at how do we build an ecology where affordable housing isn't just a place you stay, it's a place you stay and work and build a business and raise a family and, you know, build the economic resources,for the next step. " - Josh Simon This episode is part of our special series on how the arts and culture sector is coming back from the Cov…

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Ralph Remington of San Francisco Arts Commission - Interview at Arts for a Better Bay Area State of the Arts Summit 8:24

1+ y ago8:24

8:24

“One of the things that I, would say to this community coming from a repressed community is let’s turn to each other, not on each other. Let’s bond together, and find our commonality, not our differences. Because the enemy, I’ve seen the enemy in Arizona, and it is not us. So when we have small differences with each other, let’s recognize them for …

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Arts for a Better Bay Area State of the Arts Summit – “Economic Recovery in the Arts: Regaining Patrons and Artistic Engagement” Ep 3 53:26

1+ y ago53:26

53:26

"It's all about partnering artists with small businesses to create site specific installations and that way create more exposure both for the business and for the artists and also to revitalize those corridors" - Vanessa Wilson This is our second episode from the co-production with Arts for a Better Bay Area of the re-launch of the State of the Art…

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Maria Jensen of SOMARTS Cultural Center - Interview at Arts for a Better Bay Area State of the Arts Summit 14:13

1+ y ago14:13

14:13

“This is a time when the art community's creative expertise and skills and talents are being relied upon. And finally, really seen as major contributors to the local economy.” – Maria Jensen This interview with Maria Jensen is part of our co-production with Arts for a Better Bay Area of the re-launch of the State of the Arts Summit on June 28th, 20…

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Jonathan Moscone Interview at Arts for a Better Bay Area State of the Arts Summit 7:51

1+ y ago7:51

7:51

"A clean city is not what San Francisco is. San Francisco is a messy city. It’s politically messy, it’s diverse. It fights amongst itself. It is San Francisco and it’s never not gonna be. So, let’s lean into the right kind of messy of San Francisco and artists can get messy. So, let’s get messy." — Jonathan Moscone, Executive Director,California Ar…

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Arts for a Better Bay Area State of the Arts Summit - Opening & Keynotes Ep 2 52:06

1+ y ago52:06

52:06

“This is a time when the art community's creative expertise and skills and talents are being relied upon. And finally, really seen as major contributors to the local economy.” – Maria Jensen This is our first episode from the co-production with Arts for a Better Bay Area of the re-launch of the State of the Arts Summit on June 28th, 2023 . This epi…

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“The State of Our Arts & Culture Organizations” - Ep 1 Board & Governance 1:09:05

2y ago1:09:05

1:09:05

"We wanna incentivize and give board love too. I think the board is often like the scary people or viewed as the scary people behind the curtains that are doing the work or maybe overseeing or assessing” - Michelle “Mush” Lee, Youth Speaks Our first episode of the special series titled "Insights for Building Your Nonprofit Arts and Culture Board" f…

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Foundations for Social Change 44:13

2+ y ago44:13

44:13

"There's still a lot of public resistance to the idea of giving people in homelessness cash, because, the public doesn't trust people in poverty or people in homelessness, I think that has to be corrected and addressed" - Dr. Jiaying Zhao One of the topics we have focused on through our special Covid-19 series is our unhoused neighbors' lives by or…

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San Francisco's Department of Homelessness & Supportive Housing 1:12:20

2+ y ago1:12:20

1:12:20

“I volunteer at a safe sober space. I serve on the board of a retreat for healing that happens once a year. I serve on the Board of StartOut which helps LGBTQ + entrepreneurs gain access to mentorship and resources and fundraising to increase our representation as founders of companies. I will always do this work, because these are the same kind of…

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Miracle Money Pilot Program Update 48:34

2+ y ago48:34

48:34

“It breaks my heart as a mother and a teacher almost the, majority of people who are unhoused are families with children. Sleeping in cars, sleeping in garages, and that these families, these moms and dads, aunts and uncles, they work, but again, they can't get enough together to secure safe and affordable housing”-Elizabeth Softky Welcome to our a…

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SKYWATCHERS Ensemble 1:03:48

2+ y ago1:03:48

1:03:48

"It’s the chemistry of people, who come from very different backgrounds, you have gay, transgender, straight, and different talents and different abilities coming together and making this music and magic"-Shavonne Allen This episode features the voices of the founder of ABD Productions and the Sky Watchers Ensemble program, Anne Bluethenthal, along…

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Election 2022 - California & San Francisco Propositions Explained 1:14:42

2+ y ago1:14:42

1:14:42

“We provide education to encourage people to vote and participate in government”-Michelle Moritz Welcome to our 2022 Election Show. Given all the propositions on both a State of California level as well as the usual too many propositions to understand on the City of San Francisco level we wanted to bring together two wonderful subject matter expert…

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The Red Shades - A Trans Super Hero Rock Opera & Z Space 32:26

2+ y ago32:26

32:26

“The Compton, Cafeteria Riots and Felicia Elizondo's life living in the Tenderloin in the 1960s and trans sex workers who were fighting for their right to survive, connected with the ideas that were coming out of my mind”-Adrienne Price In this our one hundredth episode of our special series on the impact of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic on our non…

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The Reinvention of Downtown San Francisco Part 3 52:23

2+ y ago52:23

52:23

“I think the, first one that stood out to me is unlike some other cities, the San Francisco city government, is not pushing for these downtown office to housing conversions”- Sarah Wright This is part three of our three episodes exploring how the Covid-19 pandemic is impacting San Francisco's downtown neighborhood and economy along with the efforts…

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The Reinvention of Downtown San Francisco Part 2 48:29

2+ y ago48:29

48:29

“San Francisco’s tax structures are incentivizing companies to, in some cases just move entirely out of San Francisco”-Anna Tong This is part two of the three stories we are covering on how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted the downtown of San Francisco and the efforts to address the issues and the reinvention of downtown San Francisco. In this ep…

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Flower Piano - Music for Plants and People in a Park 41:50

2+ y ago41:50

41:50

“I always say that music is a healthy thing that we do. It's something that we strongly believe that even the flowers and the plants and the trees really enjoy having music being played for them”-Mauro ffortissimo One of the topics we’ve covered in our two plus years of producing this special series on the Covid-19 Pandemic’s impact on our communit…

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Mission Asset Fund - How Finance Changes Lives 1:17:00

2+ y ago1:17:00

1:17:00

“We heard of neighbors helping neighbors, of people dropping off food on their friends’ doorsteps, of mutual aid groups, of people becoming champions and ambassadors in their community and, showing the way to access resources and support”-Elena Fairley As millions of families accessed and received billions of dollars of financial support from the U…

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The Reinvention of Downtown San Francisco Part 1 44:03

2+ y ago44:03

44:03

"I think that there is a recognition that we're all interconnected and that this area is important. It's essential for, the City and the region. I think that there is a, great opportunity for all these groups to come together and to build something great." - Chris Wright This episode focuses on the impact the COVID 19 pandemic is still having on th…

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Roots Community Health Center- Healing our Community Within 1:13:08

2+ y ago1:13:08

1:13:08

"We are taking charge of our community. And Dr. Aboelata has coined this phrase years ago, healing our community from within. And we do have to look into ourselves to help heal what ills our communities"-Aquil Naji Over the past two-plus years, our community health care centers have faced many challenges in an ever-changing landscape, forcing them …

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San Francisco Mime Troupe - "Back to the Way Things Were" 44:27

3y ago44:27

44:27

“Zoe is grappling with how to be an adult or starting to be an adult in a world in which she feels, there's not really a space for her to imagine a future”- Alicia MP Nelson as Zoe In this episode, we are following back up with The San Francisco Mime Troupe who we interviewed two years ago in episode four. Back in June of 2020 with the beginning of…

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Music & Writing to Express and Process Trauma | John Hopkins researcher and Ellery lead singerTasha Golden. 36:24

3y ago36:24

36:24

Lead singer from the great indie band Ellery, Tasha Golden, is also a scientific researcher at John Hopkins' International Art+ Mind Lab on the subject of Art's impact on Health. Touring the world's stages Tasha encountered many people who'd come to her after shows to share with her previously untold stories of pain and trauma. It stuck with her. W…

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Art at Meta | Meta Open Arts' Josephine Kelliher on art at work for innovation, community and wellness. 46:56

3y ago46:56

46:56

Art and creativity are not what one usually thinks of as core needs in a technology business or larger corporate environments. Well, think again. In a post-pandemic world where employees are less connected and engaged, where competition is fierce, creativity might just become the key differentiator in workplace culture, wellness but also in innovat…

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Look Again, like the FBI | Amy Herman on using art to teach spies, doctors and others to observe, communicate and live better. 38:03

3y ago38:03

38:03

What do the FBI, NYPD, Department of Homeland Security, many US Hospitals, Johnson & Johnson, Planned Parenthood, and a group of nuns have in common? Amy Herman. Amy is a lawyer and art historian turned expert on seeing. For 14 years, she has been providing art-based leadership training to top officers in the United States military, law enforcement…

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Your Brain on Art | UPenn's Anjan Chatterjee on the neuroscience behind artistic experiences 38:01

3y ago38:01

38:01

"It's not obvious how or why art meets a need. We don't eat it, we don't have sex with it. Yet we are drawn to it and we've been making art since the begining of civilization" Today's guest is Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, Neurology professor at the University of Pennlysvania. He is a prominent neurologist, former Chief of Neurology at the Pennsylvania Hos…

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CalNonprofits Policy & Legislation 52:05

3y ago52:05

52:05

"CalNonprofits was pushing for relief for the sector and contract flexibility so that we could be as responsive as possible to our communities while they were dealing with the pandemic”- Lucy Salcido Carter We know from our interview in January 2021 with Jacob Harold and Anna Koob of Candid that from their extensive study they estimated that over 4…

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Street Symphony | Classical music for the homeless : a story of dignity and human connection. 37:44

3y ago37:44

37:44

✨This is about the healing and humanizing powers of classical music. I spoke with Dustin Seo, a classically trained cellist and Artistic Director of Street Symphony, a Los Angeles based non-profit that brings classical music to homeless communities to build connection and human dignity. ❤️‍ Street Symphony was founded in 2011 by Vijay Gupta, A high…

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Spraying Joy | Street artist Jason Naylor on the role of Positivity on city walls and in daily lives. 37:26

3y ago37:26

37:26

When you see amazing street art, how do you feel? what do you think? what difference does it make to you? I spoke with acclaimed street artist Jason Naylor in his Studio. His works are all over New York City walls, and far beyond: colorful and uplifting designs with a touch of punk. Jason's distinctive touch is an explicit intent to spread messages…

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Arts & Culture as Economic Drivers in Our Communities 1:07:04

3y ago1:07:04

1:07:04

“First responders save lives; second responders help put people’s lives back together. Artists are essential workers in our society and our economy, helping us recover, reflect, and rebuild”-Julie Baker This episode is focused on the importance and economic impact of the arts, culture and artists on both our economy and our communities. We are host…

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The Value of Taste | Cultivating your "Aesthetic Intelligence" for business and personal growth. 38:40

3y ago38:40

38:40

What is taste and why does it matter? 👩Columbia Business School professor and former LVMH Chairman Pauline Brown talks to me about the need and value of cultivating "aesthetic intelligence" aka Taste in business and beyond. 💄🟧 This is a small departure for a pure "art form" topic but I thought that the subejct of taste and how it's built, what appe…

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A new way to talk about art | Build empathy and self-knowledge at the museum. 40:36

3y ago40:36

40:36

☝️This episode is for anyone who ever found themselves in a museum thinking “I don’t get this, this has nothing to do with me” . 🟧 I spoke to the amazing Sam Ramos, from the Art Institute of Chicago, who is well known for his unique emotion-driven approach to talking about art. � Sam’s job is Director of Innovation and Creativity. His goal is to th…

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