EPISODE · Jan 22, 2020 · 44 MIN
This is what it's like to be homeless in LA. An interview with Charlie, who recently spent 2.5 years on the street.
from A Developing Story. · host Charlie, Blake Atwell, Ross Furukawa
Ross talks with Charlie about his years on the street, and how it all goes down. -Scooter charging and how to hack energy. -Where his homeless hangouts -Living with a prostitute roommate in a hotel room in the Valley-Tells his story about how he became homeless, and how he got out of homelessness.-Drug use, types of drugs and who's doing them.-Safety on the streets, who is safe, how to stay safe.-Homeless people don’t want to work, work is a 4 letter word to them.-How to not appear homeless, stay clean and how to use some pretty interesting resources. -His homeless cabana on Venice beach-His friend, a former model lives in front of trashy lingerie in a tent, has been there for years. -Why Legal Marijana is a gateway, and it's way too strong. -Why Vegan homeless living on Venice beach is pretty easy.-Daily pastries and food is delivered every day on the beach.-A Wedding dress and mannequin story.-His homeless neighbor on the beach.-How it got a couch from Erhewon on Wilshre to the Pacific Palisades to live in the bushes.-Where the hot homeless spots are today.-Another homeless hustle...disabling GPS on scooters, selling them for $30
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Ross interviews Charlie, who recently spent 2.5 years on the streets of LA, Venice, and Santa Monica as a homeless person. He talks about how to make it on the streets, and shares the lowdown on hacking scooters, drug use, prostitution, how to stay clean, couches on the beach and how to not look homeless. Charlie worked 4 jobs to get out of homelessness, but doesn't think most of the folks on the street want to try.
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This is what it's like to be homeless in LA. An interview with Charlie, who recently spent 2.5 years on the street.
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