In this episode, I sit down with Brett Feldman, one of my all-time favorite people and a national leader addressing homelessness through street medicine. Brett directs USC Street Medicine, which provides healthcare in Los Angeles to homeless people living unsheltered under bridges, in riverbeds, and in encampments because for many people experiencing homelessness, reaching a clinic is impossible.

Over the years, we have worked closely together, including traveling to four cities across California to follow and document street medicine teams serving homeless communities. In this conversation, Brett explains why outreach alone does not work, how street medicine improves housing outcomes, and why treating homelessness as a public health issue matters. We also talk about why street medicine does not just save lives. It saves taxpayer money by reducing emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and preventable public health crises.

If you care about homelessness, public health, or real solutions that work in Los Angeles and beyond, this episode matters.

PLAYLIST: Street Medicine in California: Health Care to Homeless People https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL51CPD51hq2SUwXSPw3cHNE9jsxN_62t-&si=M0tZiHwjsxev1YV0

We Can't Let Homeless People Die: USC Street Medicine on Skid Row https://youtu.be/RWVt_arzYoA?si=B4Yxdoos82aOosA8

Homelessness isn’t getting worse because solutions don’t work. It’s getting worse because we keep ignoring the real cause — the lack of affordable housing — while misinformation falsely blames addiction and harm reduction.

In this podcast episode, I talk with Daniel Malone, Executive Director of Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC) in Seattle, one of the most effective homelessness organizations in the country.

DESC houses people with the most complex needs, reduces public suffering, and saves lives every day — yet the very approaches that work are under attack.

We break down why Housing First works, why forced treatment keeps failing, and why harm reduction keeps people alive long enough to get better.

If you care about real solutions, this conversation matters.

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Shared housing is one of the most overlooked and misunderstood tools we have to help solve homelessness.

In this episode, we dig into how shared housing actually works, who it can help, and why choice and agency matter when people decide who they live with. We talk about affordability, social connection, and why shared housing should not be treated as a last resort but as a legitimate housing option.

This is a follow-up conversation with Kris Freed. The first time Kris joined us, we planned to talk about shared housing, but the conversation shifted to her personal story, which was raw, powerful, and absolutely worth hearing. That episode is linked below.

Shared housing is not a one-size-fits-all solution, but it is a critical option we cannot afford to ignore. When done right, it creates affordability, builds social connection, and gives people real choice over where they live and who they live with.

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Kris's first interview: This Can’t Be My End – From Addiction to Leadership https://youtu.be/-wlSv06E_iI?si=qdlIpifNFIKiEQ63

Cities across the country are making it harder to help homeless people, and what’s happening in Kensington, Philadelphia, shows exactly why this matters.

In this episode, we talk with Sarah Laurel, Founder and Executive Director of Savage Sisters Recovery, about addiction, recovery, and why harm reduction services are under attack. Since our last visit to Kensington, the city has shut down services, increased police presence, and forced life-saving outreach into the night. These policies don’t reduce homelessness or addiction. They make everything worse.

We also just released a new documentary where we followed Sarah and her team on night outreach in Kensington, documenting how police enforcement and new restrictions are changing what it means to provide help on the streets. The film is linked in the description and show notes.

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Kensington: Making It Impossible to Help Homeless People https://youtu.be/2xwFXkoXaB8?si=DQ6HItIsl1rTzc7k

The Shocking Truth About America’s Illegal Drug Trade https://youtu.be/vlb5XhTDXAY?si=WQ32jz1lxwY32kvl

When the Mayor of Allentown reached out to say he listens to Homeless Unfiltered, it confirmed something big: this podcast is reaching the leaders who are actively looking to learn, grow, and find real solutions to homelessness. In this episode, Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk and former Rockford, Illinois, Mayor Larry Morrissey sit down for an unfiltered conversation about what mayors are actually facing on the ground. We get into the truth about PIT counts, the impact of Grants Pass, the pressure to “clean up” homelessness, why cities stay stuck, and what approaches actually work. If you want a rare, honest look at how city leaders think about homelessness, this is an episode you’ll want to watch and share.