Press Play with Madeleine Brand
A Day in the Life of a Woman on Skid Row
Los Angeles County officials have called the homeless crisis a humanitarian disaster. About 47,000 people are living on the streets. Why are women becoming homeless at a much faster rate than men? What are social service providers doing to help this particularly vulnerable segment of LA’s homeless population?
By Madeleine Brand • • 53m ListenLos Angeles County elected officials have called the homeless crisis a humanitarian disaster. About 47,000 people are living on the streets. But who are these men and women? Press Play producer Anna Scott recently spent a day on Skid Row with a woman named Dawn Lee Ghan. Ghan is among a growing number of women finding themselves homeless in LA. What are social service providers doing to help this particularly vulnerable segment of LA’s homeless population? Then, the latest terrorist attack in Turkey has further shaken the country’s carefully-curated image as a liberal beacon among Islamic countries. What impact will it have on Turkey’s fragile EU prospects? Next, Claire Hoffman joins Press Play to talk about her childhood in a Transcendental Meditation community, which is the subject of her new book titled, “Utopia Park: Surviving a Transcendent Childhood.” And finally, “Tangerine” star Mya Taylor says goodbye to Donut Time.
Photo: Dawn Lee Ghan Credit: Anna Scott
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5 storiesA Day in the Life of a Woman on Skid Row
As part of a collaboration with dozens of other LA and San Francisco media outlets, KCRW focused an entire day of coverage Wednesday on the issue of homelessness. The homeless crisis in Los Angeles County has gotten so bad, elected officials have called it a humanitarian disaster. About 47,000 people are living on the streets.
Read the story13 minWomen are Becoming Homeless in LA at a Much Faster Rate Than Men
Most of the homeless in Los Angeles County are men, but women are becoming homeless now at a much faster rate than men. Three years ago there were about 9,000 women living on the streets; now there are more than 14,000.
Read the story7 minTurkey’s Fragile EU Prospects
Turkey observed a national day of mourning Wednesday a day after a terrorist attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport killed dozens and injured hundreds of people. This latest attack has further shaken Turkey’s carefully-curated image in the region.
Read the story9 minLessons from 'Utopia Park'
Claire Hoffman was only three years old when her meditation teacher whispered her own personal secret mantra to her – the mantra she could use to meditate, which would lead to personal enlightenment and world peace. Hoffman grew up in Utopia Park, a trailer park on the campus of Maharishi University in Fairfield, Iowa.
Read the story14 min'Tangerine' Star Says Goodbye to Donut Time
Another Hollywood landmark has shut its doors for good. Donut Time, the donut shop at the corner of Santa Monica and Highland in Hollywood, was the backdrop for the 2015 award-winning indie film Tangerine.
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