The hotel for homeless people

At least once in a lifetime, everyone has a great business idea. They often come when life events force us to experience things from a different angle. This year, the city of Liverpool in north England set about finding these “hidden entrepreneurs” with the help of an organisatio ...  Show more

In Bergen, Norway, a two-day ageing festival is testing out new ways to build an age-friendly society—through culture, conversation and shared experiences. Myra Anubi joins in, meeting the people finding creative answers to loneliness, mental health, care and belonging, and heari ...  Show more

There are nearly 15,000 homeless people living in hotels across England right now. They were moved there at the start of lockdown to keep them safe and stop the virus spreading. But in just over two weeks' time hotels can reopen for business again. So what happens to the homeless ...  Show more

How do you stay at home if you are homeless? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at how cities across the U.S. are handling the homeless crisis during the coronavirus pandemic and why everyone's health matters. To learn more about how CNN protects listener priv ...  Show more

For many old hotels and motels, the most reliable guests may be ghosts in the attic. Unfortunately, they’re not paying the nightly rate. Worse, many hotels with empty rooms are surrounded by communities suffering housing shortages. Instead of closing their doors, they’re being co ...  Show more

99% Invisible producer Katie Mingle had already been working on a series about unhoused people in the Bay Area for over a year when the current pandemic began to unfold. Suddenly, this vulnerable demographic was cast into the spotlight due to the virulent spread of COVID-19. I ...