About this podcast
Welcome to Nowhere, where you'll hear from people who have lived on the boundaries of society, on the streets, on the road, past and present. I cover homelessness, community organizing, as well as the wider system of capitalism that has created these conditions. Nowhere is a lack of true home, as well as our address in this universe. I interview people from the perspective of my own lived experience of three years of homelessness around the US, as well as my own journey with addiction and recovery. This is a labor of love, and an effort to spread compassion and understanding for those who have survived or are currently surviving conditions of the utmost difficulty, as well as an attempt to give voice to those who have not survived. Thanks for listening, to support this podcast please subscribe, leave a review, and share with your friends and enemies.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 30 episodes
- Criminalization of Homelessness · 1 h 36 minIn this episode Austin is back, and we discuss the recent criminalization of homelessness across the nation, starting with the Grant’s Pass Supreme Court decision and the…
- Narratives of Homelessness - the good, the bad, and the ugly · 1 h 19 min · Season 2 Episode 19Austin is back again for another episode, this time to discuss narratives around homelessness online. We get into some areas I wasn’t expecting as much but I think was good…
- Investigating the Murder of Poe Black - Dr. TJ Payne · 54 min · Season 2 Episode 17In this episode I interview Dr. TJ Payne, an independent investigator investigating the unsolved murder of 21-year-old trans man Poe Black that happened in Slab City. So far…
- Podcast Update · 10 min · Season 2 Episode 17Just a short update here, nothing too crazy. Going to be pausing for a minute (not too long) also talking about plans for the future, stuff I’m excited about. Moving away from…
- A Nation of Fundamental Contradictions · 43 min · Episode 16In this episode I go into some recent news around homelessness including the shift in the federal department for housing and urban development away from housing first which has…
- From New Orleans: Dirty Kid Memorial · 43 minAudio in the episode from the memorial itself starts off rough for the first few minutes and then becomes more clear. I traveled down to New Orleans to attend to the annual…
- Tyler: The Chicken Whackers · 2 h 15 min · Season 2 Episode 13This episode is a lot! I interview Tyler, who lived and grew up in Grand Junction CO and experienced homelessness there, about his experiences and knowledge of the Chicken…
- Dirty Kid Memorial Gathering · 39 min · Season 2 Episode 12I interviewed Lolo, a former traveler who started the memorial gathering in New Orleans that is attended by people from the nomadic subculture I was part of, frequently referred…
- Grant and I - on the road · 1 h 22 min · Season 2 Episode 12Grant is the one on the left of the photo attached to this episode—(substack post) I’ve been working on this episode for a while. Originally, I was doing like a “memorial”…
- On The Road · 1 h 6 min · Season 2 Episode 11This episode is about my own story, mostly looking back at the end of my traveling, when I got off the road, and then also looking back at the beginning. It is mostly about my…
- Debunking Myths of Homelessness · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 10This episode looks at national news around homelessness, from Oklahoma’s sweeps led by the state to the mass shooting at a Minneapolis homeless encampment. I also talk about…
- Human + AI: the automation of connection · 1 h 13 min · Season 2 Episode 9As a continuation of my lil series on the commodification of human connection, we go to the next logical step, which is the automation of the human connection. You don’t even…
- Commodification of Human Connection: Social Media and the Algorithm · 1 h 20 min · Season 2 Episode 8This episode is the first part of a very mini series I’m working on about technology and the commodification of human connection. I decided to do this episode because I wanted to…
- Resisting ICE in Portland · 55 min · Season 2 Episode 7In the intro to this episode, I cover what ICE has been doing on a national level, how what has been happening is unprecedented, etc. If you want to skip to the interview, it…
- Our Streets Collective: community + resistance · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 6Our Streets Collective protested homeless sweeps in Pittsburgh by camping alongside community members experiencing homelessness, after attempted collaboration with the city where…
- Trump's Plan for Homelessness · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 5Okay this one is a shorter episode with essentially a single topic, you guessed it. Trump said he is deploying the National Guard to DC and has plans to round up Americans…
- The Church of the Open Sky · 1 h 3 min · Season 2 Episode 4This episode goes off topic a bit here and there (my fault), discussing conspiracy theories and the KKK in Colorado, but mostly it is about Vachel Lindsay, a poet from my…
- Peter Hough: Building Community · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 3This is a very exciting episode for me, I talk with Peter Hough, pastor at the Alton Mission in Alton, IL. I found Peter through searching for winter survival practices for…
- Finding Community · 1 h 5 min · Season 2 Episode 2In this episode I talk with my friend Ian (poet/author/monk) about finding community locally. I speak about my own experience with finding community in recovery, and Ian speaks…
- Peter Theil's obsession with the Anti-Christ · 1 h 20 min · Season 2 Episode 1In this episode we discuss recent events like the Bitcoin conference in Vegas attended by JD Vance, the SEC cases dropped on different crypto people and the open season of…
