“Through the Looking Glass” Wins 2023 Housing Narrative Award for Best Podcast Episode
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Los Angeles, CA — December 21, 2023
The debut episode of REPUTATION, titled “Through the Looking Glass,” was awarded the 2023 Housing Narrative Award for Best Podcast Episode by the Housing Narrative Lab.
The Housing Narrative Lab supports storytellers and journalists working to shift public understanding of housing and homelessness through responsible, research-informed narrative frameworks.
In the award-winning episode, journalist Ethan Ward invites listeners into his personal experience of homelessness — from sleeping in his car to navigating the stigma and structural barriers that shape housing insecurity. The episode also features Saba Mwine-Chang of the Homelessness Policy Research Institute at the University of Southern California, examining the systemic and racial drivers of the crisis.
The episode was executive produced, edited, and fact-checked by Ethan Ward, with sound design and engineering by Jaeha Joshua Chang. Original theme music by James Ingram (Mega Dream Plus). Creative direction and podcast art by Kelly Bernard.
The recognition highlights HEATDRAWN’s commitment to narrative work that examines housing systems with nuance and accountability.
About HEATDRAWN Media
HEATDRAWN was founded in 2020 by award-winning journalist and executive producer Ethan Ward. The studio develops original reporting and narrative projects examining power, culture, and belonging across publishing, audio, screen, and digital platforms. Its projects include INHERITANCE, a publication examining what we carry forward from family, ambition, race, and nation; REPUTATION, an award-winning limited series podcast on homelessness and housing policy; and THE THREAD, an AI-powered narrative experiment exploring obituary data, memory, and legacy. HEATDRAWN has been recognized by the LA Press Club and supported by the Omidyar Network Tech Journalism Fund.
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