Homelessness on the West Coast is rising to crisis levels at a time of historic economic growth and prosperity. Why? KNKX Public Radio and The Seattle Times' Project Homeless spent one year in a city that’s grappling with homelessness. What’s it like to live outside for months on end? What’s it like when tents come to your neighborhood? What new solutions can city leaders find? This is Outsiders.
15 Available Episodes (15 Total)Average duration: 00:34:06
Sep 07, 2022
New Podcast: The Walk Home
00:33:42
KNKX Public Radio and The Seattle Times want to share a new podcast: The Walk Home. Listen to the first episode here. To get new episodes as they come out, look for The Walk Home wherever you get your podcasts or visit thewalkhomepodcast.org.
Oct 21, 2020
Episode 10: The Streets Change You
00:51:00
This series started with Jessica. We find out what happened to her.
Oct 14, 2020
Episode 9: On the Ground
00:18:00
What’s with all the trash? Should you give cash to someone who asks for it? We took your questions about homelessness to the people best equipped to respond: those who are homeless themselves.
Oct 07, 2020
Episode 8: A Ticking Clock
00:50:00
Olympia’s response to homelessness defied conventions. Did it work? A year later, we look at the city’s results and whether they point to a way forward.
Sep 30, 2020
Announcement: Outsiders is back
00:01:00
Stay tuned for a three-episode finale that completes the story we started telling you early this year. The first of those episodes drops Oct. 7.
Mar 20, 2020
Transmission: A pandemic meets a homelessness crisis
00:17:00
When the novel coronavirus outbreak hits Olympia, it arrives in the middle of a "state of emergency" around homelessness. What happens to people surviving outside when the government says to stay at home? This crossover episode with the KNKX podcast Transmission looks at the effects of the pandemic on the homeless population.
Mar 18, 2020
Episode 7: It's the Water
00:36:00
Does something about Olympia attract desperate people from all over? We examine the “magnet theory” of homelessness.
Mar 11, 2020
Inside Outsiders
00:57:00
The Outsiders team holds a live event to explain how we made the series and what we learned. We answer listeners’ questions: Are some people homeless by choice? After a year of reporting, do we feel society is any closer to solving homelessness?
Mar 04, 2020
Episode 6: The Bridge
00:44:00
Homelessness divides Olympia and forces people to re-examine their politics. Emotions converge on an encampment under the Fourth Avenue Bridge.
Feb 26, 2020
Episode 5: Let's Dance
00:41:00
Sam Miller can help us understand how addiction and homelessness intersect because he’s lived them both. Plus he can make us laugh. He points to one reason he was able to overcome homelessness while many others get trapped.
Sep 07 | 00:33:42
New Podcast: The Walk Home
Oct 21 | 00:51:00
Episode 10: The Streets Change You
Oct 14 | 00:18:00
Episode 9: On the Ground
Oct 07 | 00:50:00
Episode 8: A Ticking Clock
Sep 30 | 00:01:00
Announcement: Outsiders is back
Mar 20 | 00:17:00
Transmission: A pandemic meets a homelessness crisis
Mar 18 | 00:36:00
Episode 7: It's the Water
Mar 11 | 00:57:00
Inside Outsiders
Mar 04 | 00:44:00
Episode 6: The Bridge
Feb 26 | 00:41:00
Episode 5: Let's Dance
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