Welcome to the Dallas Public Library podcast hub! Here you can enjoy a variety of content, such as: book and movie reviews, author interviews, and community stories. Checkout Techni-Color for a diverse look at all things nerdy. Or, listen to PLP Fiction (But Not Just Fiction) for fun book discussions with Dallas librarians! More content is always on the way, so be sure to follow us for updates. And, if you're interested in making your own podcast in DPL's Story Center and local to DFW or jus ...
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Features one-on-one conversations between library customers experiencing homelessness in Dallas and Dallas Public Library’s homeless engagement coordinator, Suzanne Glover. The in-depth interviews touch on issues of mental health, surviving extreme Dallas temperatures, finding love and being in a relationship, and other personal experiences. Hear from people like Carlton, who explains why he doesn’t stay in a shelter; Nicholas, whose schizophrenia led to homelessness; Jennifer and Martin, wh ...
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Technic-Color Holiday Special: So...You Have To Get A Gift For A Nerd?
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What has been Eddy's favorite holiday gift? Do you know where to go in Dallas for your nerd? Find out in this episode of the Technic-Color podcast!If you would like to submit any questions, comments, or concerns; please feel free to do so by sending an email over to technicolor214@gmail.comBe sure to visit our Twitch channel over at twitch.tv/dalpu…
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Teens Talk IRL: Teens Talk School Hierarchy
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Welcome to Teens Talk IRLIn this episode, teens discuss the truths and preconceived notions of high school hierarchies and what their social circles are like.If you have something you want to share, you can send listener letters to teensatdpl@outlook.comद्वारा Dallas Public Library
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Teens Talk IRL: Teens Talk What Ifs?
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Welcome to Teens Talk IRLIn this episode, teens take turns asking and placing each other in what-if scenarios dealing with topics ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to what they would do if Beyonce was on their doorstep.If you have something you want to share, you can send listener letters to teensatdpl@outlook.com…
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Teens Talk IRL: Teen Talks With Mom
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Welcome to Teens Talk IRLIn this episode, daughter (Dolly) and mother (Bee) take turns asking each other questions ranging from funniest shared memories and daily perspectives of one another to aspirations of the future in order to understand one another better.If you have something you want to share, you can send listener letters to teensatdpl@out…
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Teens Talk IRL: Teens Talk Mental Health
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Welcome to Teens Talk IRLIn this episode, teens will discuss the coping mechanisms and self-care practices they implement when dealing with the stresses of social media, school, and everyday life.If you have something you want to share, you can send listener letters to teensatdpl@outlook.comद्वारा Dallas Public Library
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Street View New Voices - Love on the Streets
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On this episode we hear stories from people who have found or lost love on the streets. We are also joined by an ordained minister who shares his experiences of performing weddings for individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Street View New Voices - Reflections on the Streets
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On this episode, we hear from Jonathan, Nicholas & Tyron who have experienced or are currently experiencing homelessness and what their views of the street life are.
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Street View New Voices - Jennifer & Martin: Transitions
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On this episode we hear from Jennifer and Martin, two individuals who have previously experienced homelessness. They discuss their transitions from street life to shelters to ultimately finding housing.
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Street View New Voices - Christopher: Self-Made
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On this episode, we hear from Christopher to discuss individualism and how each situation on the street is different related to one's motivations, routines, and daily challenges.
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Street View New Voices - Carlton: Weather and On the Street Life
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On this episode we speak with Carlton, who chooses to not stay in shelters. We also hear about his experiences in dealing with Texas weather.
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Street View New Voices - Stories from the Backpack Challenge
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On this episode we hear from attendees at the Back Pack Challenge and meet the new Street View crew!
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Series Finale: All Good Things...
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After nearly 2 1/2 years, the Street View Podcast team comes together one last time to give some insight and perspective on the issue of homelessness. The team talks mental health, affordable housing, drug abuse, rehabilitation, tent cities, parting thoughts and how everyone you meet is on their own timeline. As much as we want people to be on our …
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Season 3, Episode 7: To Conform or Not to Conform?
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Rashad is joined by colleagues Corey, Vanessa and Nick as they explore the ins and outs of conformity.
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The women take over Street View Podcast as Rashad takes a back seat and hears the female perspective on homelessness and life in general. The episode features Adena Jones, one of the library's CitySquare AmeriCorps members who serves with the HELP Desk.
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Season 3, Episode 5: If It's Broken, Fix It
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Join the team for a special "Folk" edition of Street View Podcast. The team is joined by Bill Smith, a library associate on the Fine Arts floor and one of his guitar students, Wayne. The library's music classes are open to anyone - from home school kids and homeless adults - and have successfully ignited people's passion for music. Wayne shares his…
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Season 3, Episode 4: State of Homelessness
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Cindy Crain, the new CEO of Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA) joins the team to talk about homelessness in Dallas and MDHA's new strategies to understanding the issue and coming up with creative solutions, including increasing the number of volunteers who help with the annual Point In Time Count each January and increasing street outreach staff…
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Season 3, Episode 3: Compassion Fatigue
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Pastor Wayne Walker, Executive Director of Our Calling, joins the Street View Podcast team again to discuss Compassion Fatigue, Tent City and the new Our Calling app for iPhones and iPads, Help I'm Homeless, that offers people instant access to resource referral to help someone experiencing homelessness and better coordinates existing resources.…
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Season 3, Episode 2: Time and Energy
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In episode two of the new season, the original crew, Rashad, Jasmine and Ryan discuss some topics that are weighing heavy on Rashad, including relationship problems, stagnancy, time and energy, selflessness, low-rent housing conditions and living life without regrets.
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Season 3, Episode 1: Streets, Shelters and Society
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The crew is back for an all-new season of Street View. On the season premiere, Rashad, Antoinette, Ryan and Jasmine catch up and talk about a variety of topics, including how respect is learned, the library's new projects, being named Best Local Podcast by Dallas Observer, conformity, capitalism and the idea of self-sufficiency in an increasingly i…
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Season 2, Episode 10: The Vagabond
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The Street View Podcast Team catches up on the past year and what the future holds for the podcast and the library's Homeless Engagement Initiative. Rashad reflects on how much life has changed since the podcast started almost two years ago, how much the library has meant to him in that time, and his inner conflict about currently being stable and …
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The Street View team is joined by new library staff person, Shonta Bradford, library regular Charlie Piano and library volunteer Luis Cabrera. The team discusses the struggles of ex-offenders in seeking work as well as the resources available to those in need at the library. Luis was released from a 14-year sentence in November 2013 and found his w…
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Season 2, Episode 8: Linking Arms, Hands and Hearts
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Brother Bill Thompson, Executive Director of Union Gospel Mission (UGM) visits with the Street View team about the services available through UGM and its affiliate shelters and services, including emergency shelter for men, women and children, and vocational training. UGM has served Dallas area residents in need since 1949. Brother Bill has served …
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Season 2, Episode 7: Mental Illness
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According to John Dornheim, Special Projects Manager of NAMI Dallas, National Alliance on Mental Illness, one if four people are affected by mental illness. Many times it is more than just the person who suffer, it is his/her friends, family, co-workers and acquaintances. John joins the Street View Podcast team to talk about mental illness, mental …
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Season 2, Episode 6: Relentless Determination
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Brenda Street, founder of God's Truest Miracles joins the Street View Podcast team to talk about her transitional housing programs and her personal story from pulling herself out of alcoholism and homelessness to establishing God's Truest Miracles. Brenda shares some 'Brenda-isms' and her personal philosophy on success and how she tries to instill …
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Season 2, Episode 5: Where Hope Lives
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Pastor Len Taylor of The Lord's Hands and Hearts Ministries joins Rashad and the team to talk about hope and homelessness. Pastor Len provides service at Solomon's Porch on Saturday mornings as part of the ministries. Rashad and Pastor Len met for the first time while both were staying at Dallas homeless shelters. Pastor Len who was raised in by a …
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Season 2, Episode 4: What Does Home Mean To You?
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The Street View Podcast team is joined by SMU Professor of Creative Advertising, Willie Baronet. But it's not his work in Creative Advertising that has brought him to the show,. Willie has made quite a name for himself through his art using cardboard signs he purchased from homeless individuals on the street. Willie has been collecting them for ove…
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Season 2, Episode 3: Broken isn't a Bad Word
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The Street View Podcast team reunites with Pastor Wayne Walker, Executive Director of Our Calling. Pastor Wayne was featured on one of our most popular episodes from last season, "When Sin Takes Over," which stirred up some controversial ideas about sin and homelessness. He joins us again to talk more about the general dysfunction that all humans d…
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Season 2, Episode 2: Back on My Feet
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In Episode 2 of the new season of Street View Podcast, the team is joined by Gina Parker, Executive Director of Back on My Feet Dallas, one of eleven chapters of the successful program model across the U.S. Back on My Feet uses running and physical exercise to improve the self-esteem and self-worth of homeless individuals as well as an avenue to de…
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Welcome to Season 2 of the Street View Podcast! The team is back and we have a new team member, Malcolm Varner. Malcolm joined the Dallas Public Library in October 2014 and serves as the library's Homeless Engagement Coordinator thanks to a Special Projects grant from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and the Institute of Museum and L…
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Episode 9: A Jeep, A Boxer and An Apartment
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In Episode 9 of Street View, the team reclaims its old studio, complete with Destiny's Child poster and graveyard of antiquated equipment, for a nostalgic look back at where it all began. Rashad, Jasmine, Ryan and Ann reflect on the podcast series so far, how it has changed them, and what they still want to hear. The team is joined by Antoinette Ca…
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Episode 8: Compassion for the Homeless
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In Episode 8 of Street View, you meet Mike Faenza, President of the Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA), a non-profit that serves as the coordinating entity for the $16 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding shared among forty-four area homeless service agencies. In addition to stewarding these funds, MDHA is re…
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Episode 7: Charity is Not the Solution
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In Episode 7 of Street View, you meet Larry James, author of The Wealth of the Poor, and President and CEO of CitySquare, a Dallas-based social justice agency dedicated to fighting the root causes of poverty through service, advocacy and friendship. Discussion revolves around CitySquare and Larry's strong vision of how to approach change in housing…
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In Episode 6 of Street View, you meet Jon Edmonds, Executive Director of Austin Street Center, a faith-based emergency shelter in Dallas. Jon discusses how community building and community development is key to solving many issues related to homelessness and the need to uncover the vast array of hidden talents and skills among the homeless. Joining…
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In Episode 5 of Street View, you meet Dr. Susan Spalding, Director of Parkland Hospital’s Homeless Medical Services, including five HOMES mobile units. As Dallas County’s safety net hospital, Parkland continues to develop to meet growing demands for medical services to low-income families and adults, including the homeless and the poorest among us,…
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In Episode 4 of Street View, you meet Rev. Dr. Bruce Buchanan, Executive Director of The Stewpot, a safe haven for the homeless and at-risk founded by First Presbyterian Church in 1975. Bruce gives a glimpse of the past and future of homeless services in Dallas through the many projects initiated by First Presbyterian, including upcoming plans for …
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In Episode 3 of Street View, you meet Pastor Wayne Walker, Executive Director of Our Calling, a faith-based non-profit dedicated to serving the homeless. Wayne provides insight into the realities of homelessness and the faith-based perspective that dysfunction has taken over the soul and only a relationship with God can help - a belief shared by ma…
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Episode 2 - Protect and Serve Who?
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Meet Ron Cowart with the Dallas Police Department's Crisis Intervention unit about the ambivalent relationship the police have with the homeless. Discussion continues with Chris and Kiki, homeless individuals sharing their own experiences on the streets and with the police. Street View Podcast is a part of the Dallas Public Library’s ongoing Homele…
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Part 3 of 3 of Street View Podcast Episode 1: Meet Rashad Dickerson, host of Street View (www.streetviewpodcast.com), and learn more about the Dallas Public Library's Homeless Engagement Initiative from library staff, Jasmine Africawala and Ann Bever, as well as the Director of Libraries, Jo Giudice. Street View Podcast is a part of the Dallas Publ…
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Part 2 of 3 of Street View Podcast Episode 1: Meet Rashad Dickerson, host of Street View (www.streetviewpodcast.com), and learn more about the Dallas Public Library's Homeless Engagement Initiative from library staff, Jasmine Africawala and Ann Bever, as well as the Director of Libraries, Jo Giudice. Street View Podcast is a part of the Dallas Publ…
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Part 1 of 3 of Street View Podcast Episode 1: Meet Rashad Dickerson, host of Street View (www.streetviewpodcast.com), and learn more about the Dallas Public Library's Homeless Engagement Initiative from library staff, Jasmine Africawala and Ann Bever, as well as the Director of Libraries, Jo Giudice. Street View Podcast is a part of the Dallas Publ…
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