Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Having a full-time job doesn’t guarantee a roof over your head. While many Americans still equate homelessness with unemployment, the reality is that 40 to 60 percent of unhoused people in this country are working. This week, Adam sits down with anthropologist Brian Goldstone—author of There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America—to examine the harsh truths behind America’s narrow understanding of homelessness. Find Brian's book at factuallypod.com/books

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