Restorations

Caitlyn McKenney

The Restorations podcast brings approachable conversation and insights to urban politics. Join Caitlyn McKenney and influential guests for a breakdown of the latest issues facing American cities. Countering the progressive ideological regime dominating media and politics, Caitlyn calls out what isn’t working and offers hope that cities can be restored and lives restored. 

Episodes

  1. 03/26/2025

    Brian Chandler’s Journey from Addiction to Service

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

    35 min

  2. 02/26/2025

    Homelessness CEO Spends 24 Hours Unsheltered in Seattle

    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. Source

    22 min

  3. 12/05/2024

    Addiction Treatment Should Look Like This

    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. Source

    48 min

  4. 11/13/2024

    A New Approach for Seattle’s Homelessness Crisis

    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. Source

    30 min

  5. 07/25/2024

    The ‘Sex Work’ Movement is a Lie

    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. Source

    48 min

  6. 06/26/2024

    Middle America Has a Lot to Teach us About Homelessness

    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 › Source

    32 min

  7. 06/13/2024

    This Movement is Restoring Seattle

    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. Source

    27 min

  8. 05/29/2024

    The Fentanyl Treatment Keeping People High

    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. Source

    34 min

  9. 05/16/2024

    Conservatives and Liberals Have to Come Together on This Issue

    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. Source

    35 min
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About

The Restorations podcast brings approachable conversation and insights to urban politics. Join Caitlyn McKenney and influential guests for a breakdown of the latest issues facing American cities. Countering the progressive ideological regime dominating media and politics, Caitlyn calls out what isn’t working and offers hope that cities can be restored and lives restored. 

Information

  • Creator
    Caitlyn McKenney
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Discovery Insitute
  • Show Website
    Restorations