# EP. 886: HOUSING FIRST? ft. SAM RUSSEK

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Podcast: [THIS IS REVOLUTION ＞podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-revolution-podcast-307699)
Published: 2026-06-01T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://bitterlake.podbean.com/e/ep-886-housing-first-ft-sam-russek/
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Duration seconds: 4212

## Resource

Read Sam's piece in THE NEW REPUBLIC here: https://newrepublic.com/.../houston-homeless-population... We'll talk housing with journalist Sam Russek! Check out our new bi-weekly series, "The Crisis Papers" here: https://www.patreon.com/bitterlakepresents/shop READ THE WEEKLY TIR NEWSLETTER HERE: https://www.patreon.com/collection/1853497 Thank you guys again for taking the time to check this out. We appreciate each and everyone of you. If you have the means, and you feel so inclined, BECOME A PATRON! We're creating patron only programing, you'll get bonus content from many of the episodes, and you get MERCH! Become a patron now https://www.patreon.com/join/BitterLakePresents? Please also like, subscribe, and follow us on these platforms as well, (specially YouTube!) THANKS Y'ALL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG9WtLyoP9QU8sxuIfxk3egFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Thisisrevolutionpodcast/Twitter: @TIRShowOaklandInstagram: @thisisrevolutionoakland Substack: https://jmylesoftir.substack.com/.../the-money-will-roll... Read Jason Myles in Current Affairs Magazine here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/.../donald-trump-is-a-pro...Read Jason Myles in Damage Magazine https://damagemag.com/2023/11/07/the-man-who-sold-the-world/Read Jason in Black Agenda Report: https://www.blackagendareport.com/rainbow-and-machine

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