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.
Latest episodes
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34 min
New Podcast: The Walk Home
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 w…
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51 min
Episode 10: The Streets Change You
This series started with Jessica. We find out what happened to her.
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Episode 10: The Streets Change You
This series started with Jessica. We find out what happened to her. Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/support Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe
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18 min
Episode 9: On the Ground
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…
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Episode 9: On the Ground
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…
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50 min
Episode 8: A Ticking Clock
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.
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Episode 8: A Ticking Clock
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. Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/su…
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1 min
Announcement: Outsiders is back
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.
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2 min
Announcement: Outsiders is back
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.
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17 min
Transmission: A pandemic meets a homelessness crisis
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 governme…
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18 min
Transmission: A pandemic meets a homelessness crisis
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 governme…
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37 min
Episode 7: It's the Water
Does something about Olympia attract desperate people from all over? We examine the “magnet theory” of homelessness.
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36 min
Episode 7: It's the Water
Does something about Olympia attract desperate people from all over? We examine the “magnet theory” of homelessness.
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57 min
Inside Outsiders
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 rep…
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57 min
Inside Outsiders
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 rep…
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44 min
Episode 6: The Bridge
Homelessness divides Olympia and forces people to re-examine their politics. Emotions converge on an encampment under the Fourth Avenue Bridge.
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45 min
Episode 6: The Bridge
Homelessness divides Olympia and forces people to re-examine their politics. Emotions converge on an encampment under the Fourth Avenue Bridge. Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/support Sub…
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24 min
Episode 5: Let's Dance
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…
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41 min
Episode 5: Let's Dance
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…
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42 min
Episode 4: Parallel Society
Despite Olympia’s efforts, hundreds of people remain in unsanctioned camps around the city. They invent ways to stay alive and help each other survive. Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/sup…