Real Good Stuff

Chevelle and Scott sit down to talk about expressing vulnerability. Chevelle is one of the podcasting students, with Scott, and is working on creating his own podcast series Hollywood Intersectionalities and highlighting stories of people who came to LA pursuing their dreams of working in the entertainment industry. 

In this episode John Billingsley sits down with Scott to talk about the Hollywood Food Coalition. They talk about the volunteer driven nature of HoFoCo and the hundreds of volunteers a week that interact with people who are unhoused and how that can change perceptions/stereotypes about people we consider to be different from ourselves. They also talk about cross pollination and the number nonprofits in Hollywood that interact with people who are unhoused and how coming together in coalition building is key to everyone doing their part to change our culture and allow us to see people who are surviving homelessness as human beings, just like us. Follow them on social media and Check them out at HoFoCo.org 

In this episode Gess Marroquin sits down with Scott to talk about gentrification in East Hollywood, grassroots activism & Gess’s involvement in the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council. Gess & Scott met over ten years ago at LA City College where they were both student organizers. This touching episode is a decade of grassroots organizer friendship in the making.

Season 1 Producer, Cynthia Malaran sits down with Scott to talk about inclusion on the dancefloor. 

Dorit, a board member & volunteer training with SELAH Neighborhood Homeless Coalition, sits down with Scott to talk about how SELAH does outreach to their unhoused friends & neighbor. SELAH has an innovative, energetic approach offering showers, meals, outreach & shuttles to & from their resource/services locations. They understand the importance of collaboration & working together to address the crisis of homelessness in our city.

Roberta Morris sits down with Scott to talk about her decades of activism around helping people who are facing evictions, struggling with shelter, and social isolation. Roberta shares how the this crisis around homelessness has been building for decades. 

Cardborigami  director Genevieve Liang sits down with Scott to talk about their innovative cardboard sleeping shelters & collaboration. Genevieve has been collaborating with Safe Parking LA, SELAH Neighborhood Homeles Coalition, numerous nonprofit organizations & churches around Los Angeles.

Nadia Genet sits down with Scott to talk about emotional support listening & encouragement. Nadia shares about breaking down boxes & what it means to be human and listen to one another. Nadia opens up about her struggle with addiction & how a low point in her car lead her to flourish in new experiences. Nadia is an emotional support listener & encouragement to people around her.

Storytelling Coach Extraordinaire Beowulf Jones sit’s down with Scott to talk about the power of storytelling.

Laundry Love Huntington Beach CoFounder & Laundry Love new location coach Christian Kassof sits down with Scott to talk about being in community with people who are homeless, the intersection of a laundromat & the importance of clean clothes.