Gimme Shelter

Actuality by American Public Media

Oct 16, 201500:22:48News & Politics

This week, Actuality examines a New York idealist's battle to win homeless people the right to shelter in the 1970s—and why modern reformers have more ambitious plans to help those left behind when the rent is too high....

Related Episodes

Continue listening to more episodes from Actuality.

Male Contraception

Jun 30, 2016 - 00:20:21

They said it couldn't be done: The "male pill." Actuality asks why men haven't seen a new reversible cont...

UnAmerican Football

Jun 16, 2016 - 00:21:51

They said it couldn't be done: Soccer makes it in America. Actuality can't turn on the TV without seeing...

Cannabiz

Jun 1, 2016 - 00:22:25

They said it couldn't be done: Ending the American war on marijuana. This week, Actuality tells the ugly...

Museums: Wherefore contemporary art thou?

May 19, 2016 - 00:16:16

They said it couldn't be done: New art in old museums. Actuality visits an auction house to see a billion...

A machine to save the world

May 4, 2016 - 00:20:58

They said it couldn't be done: Nuclear fusion. We visit scientists building a clean power plant that's ho...

Batman v Hollywood

Apr 20, 2016 - 00:24:24

They said it couldn't be done: Making superheroes into movie stars. Forty years ago, Hollywood told 27-ye...

Space Internet

Apr 7, 2016 - 00:19:38

They said it couldn't be done: Internet in space. The dream of a totally connected world is still out of...

Robot Tastemakers

Mar 23, 2016 - 00:24:23

They said it couldn't be done: Teaching robots good taste. "Actuality" visits Spotify, where algorithms t...