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Street Speak

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Brought to you by the staff of the Street Sheet, the nation's oldest newspaper bringing you the word on the street about homelessness and poverty directly from those who live it. We answer your burning questions about homelessness in San Francisco because we know that homeless people themselves are the experts when it comes to ending poverty.

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What is Street Speak about?

Brought to you by the staff of the Street Sheet, the nation's oldest newspaper bringing you the word on the street about homelessness and poverty directly from those who live it. We answer your burning questions about homelessness in San Francisco because we know that homeless people themselves are the experts when it comes to ending poverty.

What has Street Speak covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Episode 25: YES on I: Affordable Housing Guaranteed" (8 September 2026, 35 minutes), "Episode 24: How Proposed SF Charter Reform Threatens Democracy" (28 July 2026, 51 minutes), and "Episode 23: Let's Talk RESET Center" (3 June 2026, 48 minutes).

How often does Street Speak publish?

Street Speak publishes roughly every few months, with episodes averaging 41 minutes across 25 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Street Speak?

Booking probability for Street Speak is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Street Speak requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Street Speak's contact route on record: verified email.

Who should pitch Street Speak?

The strongest fits for Street Speak are Advocacy & Social Causes. Street Speak has a news audience.

About the host

Street Speak is a news show with 25 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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    Episode 25: YES on I: Affordable Housing Guaranteed

    Sep 8, 202635 min

    More Affordable Housing! Join us to talk about Prop I: Affordable Housing Guarantee Act with Tuesday Rose Thorton, Anti Eviction attorney and DSA member and Scott Feeney; Executive Committee member of the Democratic...

  • Episode #23

    Episode 24: How Proposed SF Charter Reform Threatens Democracy

    Jul 28, 202651 minS1

    Join us on this episode with guests Christin Evans community advocate and former member of the Homeless Oversight Commission and Ajai Nicole Duncan– a community advocate at TODCO to discuss the city’s attempt at charter...

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    Episode 23: Let's Talk RESET Center

    Jun 3, 202648 min

    Join us to discuss the opening of the RESET center in San Francisco, essentially a $21 million dollar illegal drunk tank and the city's latest attempt to criminalize homelessness and substance use. We are joined by...

  • Episode #22

    Episode 22: People's Budget Coalition

    Apr 2, 202638 minS1

    On this episode we are talking about San Francisco’s city budget, specifically the People's Budget Coalition, the group that is advocating for a budget that reflect's the City's values. We learn about some of the...

  • Street Speak

    Street Speak Gameshow Edition: Which Politician Said This?

    Feb 26, 202658 min

    Join us for a fun gameshow edition with hilarious guests Tom Ammiano, (activist and former member of California State Assembly), Sarah Shortt, (Director of counseling programs at the Housing Rights Committee of San...

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  • Episode #20

    Episode 20: Plaintiffs in COH v City of SF Tell Their Story

    Oct 2, 202543 minS1

    After years of having their belongings destroyed by city workers while homeless in San Francisco, Apple Cronk and her partner fought back through the courts. Join Apple and her partner Josh with our Host, Street Sheet...

  • Episode #19

    Episode 19: End Poverty Tows- 2025 RV Ban

    Sep 15, 202558 minS1

    On this episode we are joined by Lukas Illa, Human Rights organizer with the Coalition on Homelessness and Armando Martinez, RV resident and End Poverty Tows activist. As part of the RV ban, RV residents who were...

  • Episode #18

    Episode 18: What is Harm Reduction? With Laura Guzman and Shakema Straker

    Aug 21, 202545 minS1

    In this episode we host Laura Guzman- the Executive Director at the National Harm Reduction Coalition and Shakema Straker, human rights organizer and harm reduction advocate at the Coalition on Homelessness. Our guests...

  • Episode #17

    Episode 17: Housing First, Housing Heals with Lauren Hall from Delivering Innovative Supportive Housing

    Jun 16, 202551 minS1

    Join us this episode with Lauren Hall to chat about DISH's commitment to providing high quality permanent housing to San Franciscans who suffer from serious health issues. According to the National Low Income Housing...

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    Episode 16: San Francisco Immigrant Experience and Family Homelessness

    Apr 18, 202549 min

    On Today's episode we will be speaking to the Lucia Obregon, the director at the San Francisco Latino Party and Equity Coalition (SFLPEC) a citywide coalition of more than 22 Latinx-led and Latinx serving community...

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    Episode 15: The intersectionality of Homelessness and the Lived Black Experience

    Mar 7, 202554 min

    In this episode, we delve into the intersectionality of homelessness and the Black experience with two prominent leaders in the fight for social justice and housing equity: Shellena Eskridge, Executive Director of the...

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    Episode 14: Poets Speak Up 2023

    Jan 24, 202327 min

    Today's episode features some incredible poets reading their pieces aloud. To read these poems and many others, check out our full 2023 poetry edition of the Street Sheet, available at streetsheet.org Featured Poets...

  • Episode #1

    Episode 13: Why is the Coalition on Homelessness suing the City of San Francisco?

    Nov 21, 202229 minS2

    On September 27th, the ACLU, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights, and the Coalition on Homelessness—the organization that creates this podcast—filed a lawsuit against the City of San Francisco. They, and the seven...

  • Episode #12

    Episode 12: How A.B.O. Comix is Challenging Prisons Through Art

    Mar 31, 202228 minS1

    This podcast is created by the same people who bring you the Street Sheet, San Francisco’s street newspaper. This year's April Fools Day issue hits the streets of San Francisco full of comics that were compiled and...

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    Episode 11: Street Sheet Poets Speak

    Feb 18, 202221 min

    Today's episode features some incredible poets reading their pieces aloud. To read these poems and many others, check out our full poetry edition of the Street Sheet, available at streetsheet.org Featured Poets: Kevin...

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    Episode 10: What is the Overdose Crisis, and Why Should I Carry Narcan?

    Nov 13, 202129 min

    The overdose crisis claimed the lives of 700 San Franciscans in 2020—twice the number of COVID-19 deaths during the same period. Poverty, criminalization, and the demonization of people who use drugs has put our...

  • Episode #9

    Episode 9 - Keep SIP Hotels Open

    Oct 29, 202147 minS1

    At the height of the Delta variant spike, the City of San Francisco announced plans to close down the Shelter in Place Hotels that had kept about 2,000 people safe and off the streets over the course of the past year...

  • Episode #8

    Episode 8: How Business Improvement Districts are Privatizing the Block

    Sep 30, 202128 minS1

    This episode features an interview with Paul Boden of Western Regional Advocacy Project, a local organization coordinating a regional response to the criminalization of homeless people. We talk about Business...

  • Episode #7

    Episode 7: Why Homeless Advocates Should Support Sex Workers

    Apr 21, 202136 minS1

    This episode features an interview with Celestina Pearl, the Outreach director at St. James Infirmary. She spoke with Street Speak about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sex workers in San Francisco, the history...

  • Episode #6

    Episode 6: Connecting the Dots - Racism and Homelessness

    Mar 18, 202151 minS1

    This episode is a pre-recorded panel hosted by the Housing Justice Workgroup of the Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco exploring the panelists own experiences with racism and homelessness. The speakers draw...

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