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Brian Goldstone on the Rise of the Working HomelessIn this powerful WAHNcast conversation, Angie Truitt and Jean Dahlquist sit down with award-winning journalist and anthropologist Brian Goldstone, author of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America.Through the stories of five Atlanta families, Goldstone exposes a deeply troubling and increasingly common reality: the rise of the working homeless. These are parents with full-time jobs — cleaning airports, stocking shelves, driving for Uber, caring for children and elders — who still cannot secure stable housing.They are not visible in encampments. They are not disconnected from work. They are living in cars, extended-stay hotels, doubled up with family: America’s hidden homeless.In this conversation, Brian shares:The moment he realized employment no longer protects families from homelessnessHow precarious work, rising rents, and broken systems intersectWhy homelessness is not a charity issue but a justice issueThe emotional toll of witnessing families fight daily for stabilityHow we can move from compassion fatigue to targeted, productive angerThis is not a light conversation but it is a necessary one.The paperback edition of There Is No Place for Us releases March 3 and will be available anywhere you buy books. Brian encourages readers to consider purchasing through Bookshop.org to support local independent bookstores.This episode is essential listening for everyone.

