Hi, I'm Shana Shealy. I've been a producer on Snap Judgment for nearly a decade. And years ago, I started following a small group of homeless people in Oakland, California, documenting their epic battle for their own place on their own terms.

I got totally sucked into this group's drama and I couldn't stop.

And now, we're finally bringing that story to you.

A tiny plot, a five-part series about scarcity, survival, and the one thing people in this group

wanted most. Control over their own lives. A tiny plot, a story told by the people who lived it.

A tiny plot is out now. Listen on Snap Judgment.

Music is out now. Listen on Snap Judgment. Okay, now you're going to tell me I'm wrong. I know it. There's no need to write me letters. I'm just going to tell you what happened.

See, at our old Snap Studios building, we'd bring our dogs to work, right? And I got this little three-legged pit bull puppy Georgie The nicest, friendly, as happy, A Scooby snack lovingest dog you're ever going to meet Maybe not the sharpest tool in the shed But the best dog And, and all is well. And then one day, the owner of the building, one of these fellas that wears a suit, but not a bad guy, he comes to me, and he tells me there's been some complaints.

Complaints?

About what?

Well, about dangerous attack dogs on the premises.

Dangerous?

Attack.

George's all wagging his tail, wondering which wall to lick.

Huh?

And you've got to understand.

There are certain breeds that can under no circumstances be allowed.

So if you tell me you have that breed, we can't allow it.

So tell me, what breed is your dog?

Well, he's obviously a...

Think carefully before you answer.

Well, Georgie, well, he's a...

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