The Matt Townsend Show

Chronic Homelessness, Shakespeare, Finding Adventure


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Chronic Homelessness (13:38)
Nic Dunn is the spokesman for the Utah Department of Workforce Services, which includes the state's Division of Housing and Community Development. Dunn is a former speechwriter for Governor Gary R. Herbert, and previously worked in the broadcast news industry. He studied journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, and earned his Masters in Public Policy at the University of Utah. Nic talks about the "Housing First" program for the chronically homeless and how the State of Utah has seen succes by giving homes to the homeless.
Shakespearean Festival and Why it should matter (1:06:17)
Michael Don Bahr is the Education Director for the Utah Shakespeare Festival. He has created outreach programs including the Shakespeare-in-the-Schools Tour, a 16 week touring production that performs for 70 schools, serving nearly 40,000 students in Utah, Nevada, Arizona, Idaho and Colorado annually. Previously, he was a teacher of theatre arts in Utah and California schools. Michael Bahr explains why is it important that Shakespeare be accessible to youth and adults.
Bored? Train Your Brain for Adventure (1:37:46)
Judith Fein is an award- winning travel journalist who lives to leave. She is the author of LIFE IS A TRIP: The Transformative Magic of Travel and THE SPOON FROM MINKOWITZ which talks a lot about the emotional journey and importance of researching your own genealogy. Judith resided for more than ten years in Europe and North Africa. Today she explains how to find adventure in your own neighborhood
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