Community discussion: What to do, or not to do, about the Jungle
The Jungle is a three mile-long homeless camp under Interstate 5. It’s been in the news frequently since a deadly shooting there on January 26.
Many of us have driven over it, maybe without thinking about the hundreds of people who live there. What brought them there? What’s it like? And why do many residents prefer it to homeless shelters?
The Seattle Public Library Central Library and KUOW hosted a discussion of the Jungle on June 3. KUOW reporter Joshua McNichols moderated a panel including current and former Jungle residents Brandie Osborne, Kevin Boggs and Donald Morehead and Real Change director Tim Harris.
Please note: This recording contains language of an adult nature.
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John O'Brien
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John O’Brien is a KUOW newsroom producer. He works with the Morning Edition and All Things Considered teams to schedule, record, and edit interviews and stories on a variety of topics, from politics and public health to arts and culture. He learned to make radio in 2006 as an intern on KUOW’s The Conversation and is a former host of KUOW's Speakers Forum.
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