travis smiley. first a conversation about homelessness in america 50 years after it was first announced. he's also written homeless organizer art, we will turn to a conversation with blues guitarist kenny wayne shepherd whose latest cd pays tributes to the greats like bb king, muddy waters and those conversations coming up right now. ♪ ♪ >>> the war on poverty is now some 50 years old and the battle to end homelessness spes cificay is sadly still ranging in america. paul boden is the director of the program that launches the homelessness rights campaign. thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you so much. >> there was a time politically, i recall in the reagan era, homelessness was pretty bad but there was this activism, even media attention to this issue of homelessness, what happened? >> i think the homelessness and advocacy is still there. i think the media attention has shifted over to other areas unless it's about, oh, look they are destroying this park or we need to snip them from skid

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