Shows
RestorationsBrian Chandler’s Journey from Addiction to ServiceIn this episode of Restorations, Caitlyn McKenney is joined by Brian Chandler of Seattle's Union Gospel Mission.
Source2025-03-2635 min
RestorationsHomelessness CEO Spends 24 Hours Unsheltered in SeattleIn this episode of Restorations, Caitlyn McKenney is joined by Kim Cook the CEO of Bread of Life Mission in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square.
Source2025-02-2621 min
RestorationsAddiction Treatment Should Look Like ThisIn this episode of Restorations, Caitlyn McKenney is joined by the founder of Battlefield Addiction Art Dahlen. As a former addict, Art shares personal insights on addiction treatment, the policy environment in Seattle, and the power of language.
Source2024-12-0547 min
RestorationsA New Approach for Seattle’s Homelessness CrisisIn this episode, Caitlyn McKenney is joined by Discovery Senior Fellow and former Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to discuss a new policy report we coauthored to address homelessness in Seattle. Read the report.
Source2024-11-1430 min
RestorationsThe ‘Sex Work’ Movement is a LieIn this episode, Caitlyn McKenney talks with Kristine Moreland and SarahAnn Hamilton who are helping bring women out of sex trafficking and exploitation on the streets of Seattle.
Source2024-07-2547 min
RestorationsMiddle America Has a Lot to Teach us About HomelessnessIn this episode, I’m joined by Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Marvin Olasky who is the author of 29 books, the former editor of WORLD Magazine, and has spent the last year living in homeless programs across the U.S. to learn from the people living in them. We discuss the bias of West Coast journalism, what makes programs successful, and the Read More ›
Source2024-06-2632 min
RestorationsThis Movement is Restoring SeattleAndrea Suarez, the founder of outreach organization We Heart Seattle, joins Caitlyn McKenney on this episode to talk about the power of volunteerism to restore city spaces and get people off the streets. We discuss protecting parks and green spaces, what’s going wrong in Olympia, WA, and the failures of low-barrier supportive housing.
Source2024-06-1327 min
RestorationsThe Fentanyl Treatment Keeping People HighOn this episode of Restorations, Caitlyn is joined by formerly homeless addict and convicted felon Ginny Burton. Ginny is an advocate for life transformation and a voice of reason on law enforcement, addiction, and homelessness.
Source2024-05-3033 min
RestorationsConservatives and Liberals Have to Come Together on This IssueI’m joined on my very first episode by actor Billy Baldwin and Discovery Senior Fellow and homelessness expert Robert Marbut. We talk about their upcoming documentary (Americans With No Address), our experience doing outreach on the streets of Seattle, and why the right and left have every reason to find common ground on homelessness, addiction, and untreated mental illness.
Source2024-05-1734 min