Home Truths Castos https://home-truths.castos.com A five-part documentary series that dispels the myths of homelessness. (First broadcast in 2018.) Every day thousands of Australians are living just one pay slip away from homelessness. A failed business, job loss, sickness, or the death of a loved one can leave families at risk of losing their home. So, homelessness could affect any of us at any time (here are some numbers). There are 116,427 people homeless in Australia on any given night. This includes 43,552 people under the age of 25, and 18,625 aged 55 and over. Each year more than 123,000 Australian parents and their children don’t have a safe place to call home. To put this in perspective, there are more homeless people in Australia than members of both the Liberal and Labor parties combined. Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:34:47 +0000 en © 2026 AU AU AU https://episodes.castos.com/609e8125a49075-52479025/images/podcast/covers/c1a-z9mpd-9j20xx0mt3v2-tajxlt.jpg Home Truths https://home-truths.castos.com A five-part documentary series that dispels the myths of homelessness. (First broadcast in 2018.) Every day thousands of Australians are living just one pay slip away from homelessness. A failed business, job loss, sickness, or the death of a loved one can leave families at risk of losing their home. So, homelessness could affect any of us at any time (here are some numbers). There are 116,427 people homeless in Australia on any given night. This includes 43,552 people under the age of 25, and 18,625 aged 55 and over. Each year more than 123,000 Australian parents and their children don’t have a safe place to call home. To put this in perspective, there are more homeless people in Australia than members of both the Liberal and Labor parties combined. Craig Garrett and Kim Stewart episodic A five-part documentary series that dispels the myths of homelessness. (First broadcast in 2018.) Every day thousands of Australians are living just one pay slip away from homelessness. A failed business, job loss, sickness, or the death of a loved one can leave families at risk of losing their home. So, homelessness could affect any of us at any time (here are some numbers). There are 116,427 people homeless in Australia on any given night. This includes 43,552 people under the age of 25, and 18,625 aged 55 and over. Each year more than 123,000 Australian parents and their children don’t have a safe place to call home. To put this in perspective, there are more homeless people in Australia than members of both the Liberal and Labor parties combined. Craig Garrett monotrememedia1973@gmail.com false https://feeds.castos.com/2mn88 yes <![CDATA[Finding Your Power]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:34:47 +0000 Craig Garrett and Kim Stewart https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71023/episode/2533989 https://home-truths.castos.com/episodes/finding-your-power In this series we’ve looked at some of the life challenges that sometimes result in men becoming homeless. Despite those challenges, everyone we spoke to had some light in their lives, something that gives them happiness and hope. Here, we get Tom, Charley, Ashley, Red and Nigel to explain where they find their power.

Reconnecting to community is important for people experiencing homelessness. Through music and the amazing songwriting work of Tom Smith, we were able to create a musical community to allow stories to flow naturally and in an environment of equality. I hope this series helps listeners better understand the challenges of men’s homelessness and dispel some of the myths around why people become homeless. The series is advocacy journalism in action.

Produced by Kim Stewart, Craig Garrett, Renee Jones, and Nic Huntington.

]]> full 5 false In this series we’ve looked at some of the life challenges that sometimes result in men becoming homeless. Despite those challenges, everyone we spoke to had some light in their lives, something that gives them happiness and hope. Here, we get Tom, Charley, Ashley, Red and Nigel to explain where they find their power.

Reconnecting to community is important for people experiencing homelessness. Through music and the amazing songwriting work of Tom Smith, we were able to create a musical community to allow stories to flow naturally and in an environment of equality. I hope this series helps listeners better understand the challenges of men’s homelessness and dispel some of the myths around why people become homeless. The series is advocacy journalism in action.

Produced by Kim Stewart, Craig Garrett, Renee Jones, and Nic Huntington.

]]> 00:27:56 <![CDATA[Love Hurts]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:33:01 +0000 Craig Garrett and Kim Stewart https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71023/episode/2533986 https://home-truths.castos.com/episodes/love-hurts As you may have already guessed, homelessness is complex, and being homeless is not a flaw or a failure of an individual, it’s the result a series of dense and tangled events that exert pressure over one another. Thing is, each event is dynamic, so can be both cause and result, so one single event can be a trigger for homelessness as well as being an explanation for why someone remains homeless.

We speak with Rod Jones, B-rad, Mark and Ashley about how relationships have been both problems and solutions to hard times.

Produced by Kim Stewart, Craig Garrett, Renee Jones, and Nic Huntington.

]]> full 4 false As you may have already guessed, homelessness is complex, and being homeless is not a flaw or a failure of an individual, it’s the result a series of dense and tangled events that exert pressure over one another. Thing is, each event is dynamic, so can be both cause and result, so one single event can be a trigger for homelessness as well as being an explanation for why someone remains homeless.

We speak with Rod Jones, B-rad, Mark and Ashley about how relationships have been both problems and solutions to hard times.

Produced by Kim Stewart, Craig Garrett, Renee Jones, and Nic Huntington.

]]> 00:27:53 <![CDATA[Violence]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:29:52 +0000 Craig Garrett and Kim Stewart https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71023/episode/2533983 https://home-truths.castos.com/episodes/violence We speak with Rod Jones, Charley and Nigel about the long-lasting impacts of violence in the lives of people experiencing homelessness.

Home Truths is the product of a series of weekly radio and music groups at OzCare men’s homelessness shelter facilitated by 4ZZZfm and Tom Smith with the Whoopeedo Crew. Over five months in 2018 relationships, stories and songs developed into an enlightening and poignant illustration of how music can connect people to community.

Produced by Kim Stewart, Craig Garrett, Renee Jones, and Nic Huntington.

]]> full 3 false We speak with Rod Jones, Charley and Nigel about the long-lasting impacts of violence in the lives of people experiencing homelessness.

Home Truths is the product of a series of weekly radio and music groups at OzCare men’s homelessness shelter facilitated by 4ZZZfm and Tom Smith with the Whoopeedo Crew. Over five months in 2018 relationships, stories and songs developed into an enlightening and poignant illustration of how music can connect people to community.

Produced by Kim Stewart, Craig Garrett, Renee Jones, and Nic Huntington.

]]> 00:27:56 <![CDATA[Coping (or not)]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:25:20 +0000 Craig Garrett and Kim Stewart https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71023/episode/2533979 https://home-truths.castos.com/episodes/coping-or-not Homelessness is the result of interconnected events and factors that influence each other in tangled ways. While each of these factors is its own distinctive variable, they are not mutually exclusive.

We talk to Rod Jones (a mental health, alcohol and drugs expert), Ashley Cobbo (recently homeless) and Tom (Whoopeedo Crew) about the relationship between addiction, anger and homelessness, and some of the issues faced before, during and after being homeless.

Produced by Kim Stewart, Craig Garrett, Renee Jones, and Nic Huntington.

]]> full 2 false Homelessness is the result of interconnected events and factors that influence each other in tangled ways. While each of these factors is its own distinctive variable, they are not mutually exclusive.

We talk to Rod Jones (a mental health, alcohol and drugs expert), Ashley Cobbo (recently homeless) and Tom (Whoopeedo Crew) about the relationship between addiction, anger and homelessness, and some of the issues faced before, during and after being homeless.

Produced by Kim Stewart, Craig Garrett, Renee Jones, and Nic Huntington.

]]> 00:27:49 <![CDATA[Music Connects]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:22:46 +0000 Craig Garrett and Kim Stewart https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/71023/episode/2533976 https://home-truths.castos.com/episodes/music-connects Domestic and family violence is one of the top reasons people seek support from homelessness services. One woman is killed every week as a result of domestic violence. This threat to safety means women and children are forced to leave their homes, often with nowhere to go.

We talk to Mark (OzCare worker) about how his life experiences have led to his work helping people in crisis, and Tom (Whoopeedo Crew; musician) who, for the past four years, has captained the Whoopeedo Crew: a songwriting and performance group that helps people put their stories to music.

Produced by Kim Stewart, Craig Garrett, Renee Jones, and Nic Huntington.

]]> full 1 false Domestic and family violence is one of the top reasons people seek support from homelessness services. One woman is killed every week as a result of domestic violence. This threat to safety means women and children are forced to leave their homes, often with nowhere to go.

We talk to Mark (OzCare worker) about how his life experiences have led to his work helping people in crisis, and Tom (Whoopeedo Crew; musician) who, for the past four years, has captained the Whoopeedo Crew: a songwriting and performance group that helps people put their stories to music.

Produced by Kim Stewart, Craig Garrett, Renee Jones, and Nic Huntington.

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