"There Is No Place For Us" with Brian Goldstone

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August 30, 2025 · 1h 16m · Season 1 · Episode 19

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Brian Goldstone discussing his book on homelessness and work in America.

Whoops! We skipped a month. Consider it our summer vacation. But we’ve got a big one this episode. Here’s the deal: if there is one book you should read this year it’s Brian Goldstone’s “ There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America ” The book is an incredible work of journalism as it “…follows five families in Atlanta as they struggle to find stable housing while navigating low-wage work, predatory landlords, a lack of tenant protections, and a system that prioritizes profit over people's basic need for a home.” We’re honored to have Brian on the pod with us to talk about his experience writing such an emotionally taxing work. But first: James Joyce’s love for farts. Intro: Olga Tokarczuk - The Empusium Joyce Carol Oates - Fox V.E. Schwab - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil S.A. Cosby - King of Ashes Jess Walter - So Far Gone Jess Walter - Beautiful Ruins JRR Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings Series James Joyce - The Selected Letters of James Joyce Brian Goldstone - There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America Larry McMurtry - Lonesome Dove Hugh Raffles - The Book of Unconformities: Speculations on Lost Time Katherine Boo - Behind the Beautiful Forevers…

People in this episode

Guest: Brian Goldstone

Topics covered

homelessness
journalism
housing
low-wage work
tenant protections
social issues

Keywords

homelessness
Brian Goldstone
There Is No Place for Us
housing crisis
low-wage work
journalism
Atlanta
tenant protections

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America, The Empusium, Fox, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil, King of Ashes, So Far Gone, Beautiful Ruins, The Lord of the Rings Series, The Selected Letters of James Joyce, Lonesome Dove