Street Fight Part I: Hobos, Bums, and the Homeless

Street Fight Part I: Hobos, Bums, and the Homeless

What we call “homelessness” is a relatively modern phenomenon. Today, we tell the story of its emergence and why, in the 1980s, one woman fought so fervently for her right to live on a New York City street corner. You can hear the full series right now when you become a Longview subscriber by visiting us⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠here⁠THIS EPISODE FEATURES:Stephen EideLINKS:⁠60 Minutes segment on Joyce Brown⁠⁠Stephen Eide at the Manhattan Institute⁠⁠The New York Civil Liberties Union⁠ ⁠Jack London’s memoir of his hobo years, The Road⁠⁠Joyce Brown’s obituary⁠⁠New York magazine story on Brown⁠⁠Retro Report piece featuring Brown’s niece⁠⁠Study on homelessness mortality⁠⁠HUD’s 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (Part 1)⁠For this series we also read, and recommend, the following books: ⁠Homelessness in America: The History and Tragedy of an Intractable Social Problem⁠by Stephen Eide, ⁠Reckoning with Homelessness⁠by Kim Hopper, ⁠The Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man⁠by Nels Anderson, and ⁠Down and Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History⁠by Kenneth L. Kusmer.CREDITS:This story was reported by Emma Pettit and produced by Andy Mills, Ethan Mannello, Matthew Boll, and Simon Adler. It was mixed by Emma Munger.Music for this episode was composed by Cobey Bienert and Simon Adler.Artwork for this episode is by ⁠Jacob Boll⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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