About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of homelessness and features an artist engaging with the unhoused community, along with a novel inspired by environmental racism.
Struggling with homelessness can make it hard to maintain simple routines. Today, the artist inviting the unhoused community to come as they are. Then, one new novel is inspired by the legacy of environmental racism.
Topics covered
- homelessness
- community art
- environmental racism
- social issues
- literature
Keywords
- homelessness
- community
- art
- environmental racism
- novel
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: new novel
Places: environmental racism
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