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Welcome to the Good Pod! Goodness Village is an affordable tiny home program in Livermore CA that provides our formerly unhoused neighbors a safe and supportive community to live independently, heal, and thrive. The Good Pod (short for "The Goodness Village Podcast") exists simply to tell stories from the Village and humanize the individuals who call this community HOME. This podcast, hosted by Hunter Van Dam, captures the conversations he shares with neighbors, staff, and volunteers who make Goodness Village a success.

Goodness Village


    • Nov 22, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    S2 BONUS EPISODE: Bob Weiss & The World Of DAFs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 39:53


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    S2 BONUS EPISODE: The Good Neighbor Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 8:02


    S2E7: Margaretann Fortner

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 23:35


    S2E6: Terri Kendro

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 18:13


    S2E5: Carrie Varoquiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 11:54


    S2E4: LuluBell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 26:45


    S2E3: Ray Zarodney

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 16:43


    S2E2: Shaunette Buchanan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 11:05


    S2E1: Officer Andy Graycar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 21:11


    S2. Welcome To The Good Pod

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2024 0:56


    Hello there! Welcome to the Good Pod. Goodness Village is an affordable tiny home program in Livermore CA that provides our formerly unhoused neighbors a safe and supportive community to live independently, heal, and thrive!This podcast exists simply to tell the stories from the village. Our vision is to transform the way our community understands homelessness and to bring dignity back to our unhoused brothers and sisters. By sharing the conversations I have with neighbors, staff, volunteers, and community leaders, we hope to paint a fuller picture of the Goodness Village story. Thanks for listening, and welcome to... The Good Pod!

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    S1 (Bonus Episode): Kevin F Adler

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2024 80:22


    BONUS EPISODE! During a recent live event, Executive Director Kim Curtis interviews Kevin F Adler, CEO of Miracle Messages and recent author of When We Walk By, on what it means to make a meaningful difference in the lives of our unhoused neighbors.

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    S1E9: Sandi Wiley

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2023 21:01


    Concluding season 1 of The Good Pod... We wrap things up with a fun and engaging conversation with volunteer Sandi Wiley, as discover how the GV community encompasses so much more than just our 28 neighbors.

    S1E8: Sly

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 13:13


    Work... School... Family... it's a wonderful and busy life for Sly, as he shares what it's like being one of Goodness Village's first neighbors.

    S1E7: Sofia Acero

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 13:13


    Sure, we all love the idea of Goodness Village, but what is it really like to next to a bunch of formerly unhoused folks? Well – CrossWinds Church's Creative Arts Pastor Sofia Acero, who lives onsite at the historic Freisman Dairy, gives us the inside scoop of what Village life is all about.

    S1E6: Daryl

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 13:38


    We sat down with one of our newest neighbors to see what all the fuss is about over at Goodness Village.

    S1E5: Don Osean

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 12:06


    What does it mean to be a volunteer at Goodness Village? We talked with Don on how fun and easy it can be to make a BIG different here at the Village.

    S1E4: Jonny

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 16:39


    Sharing his firsthand experience of being a neighbor at Goodness Village, we sit down with Jonny to talk all things GV.

    S1E3: Matt VanGent

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2023 12:57


    We journey to the far away land of CrossWinds Church (right across the street from Goodness Village) and talk with Executive Pastor Matt VanGent.

    S1E2: Jackie Ayo

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 10:16


    In this week's episode, we sit down with GV's Volunteer Coordinator Jackie Ayo

    S1E1: Kim Curtis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2023 18:59


    We kick off The Good Pod with Goodness Village's Executive Director Kim Curtis.

    Welcome To The Good Pod

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2023 0:57


    Welcome To The Good Pod!

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