Restorations

Brian Chandler’s Journey from Addiction to Service

Caitlyn McKenney — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 17:15:14 +0000

In this episode of Restorations, Caitlyn McKenney is joined by Brian Chandler of Seattle's Union Gospel Mission.

Homelessness CEO Spends 24 Hours Unsheltered in Seattle

Caitlyn McKenney — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:44:58 +0000

In this episode of Restorations, Caitlyn McKenney is joined by Kim Cook the CEO of Bread of Life Mission in Seattle's historic Pioneer Square.

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Addiction Treatment Should Look Like This

Caitlyn McKenney — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 22:27:15 +0000

In 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.

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A New Approach for Seattle’s Homelessness Crisis

Caitlyn McKenney — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:59:28 +0000

In 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.

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The ‘Sex Work’ Movement is a Lie

Caitlyn McKenney — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:59:16 +0000

In 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.

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Middle America Has a Lot to Teach us About Homelessness

Caitlyn McKenney — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:45:36 +0000

In 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 ›

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This Movement is Restoring Seattle

Caitlyn McKenney — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 20:06:54 +0000

Andrea 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.

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The Fentanyl Treatment Keeping People High

Caitlyn McKenney — Wed, 29 May 2024 23:19:31 +0000

On 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.

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Conservatives and Liberals Have to Come Together on This Issue

Caitlyn McKenney — Thu, 16 May 2024 22:59:26 +0000

I’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.

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