Episodes

  • Introducing: Outsiders, a story about homelessness

    Introducing: Outsiders, a story about homelessness
    Jan 7 2020
    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?
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    3 mins
  • Episode 1: The Rain

    Episode 1: The Rain
    Jan 29 2020
    The West Coast's homelessness crisis arrives in Olympia, Washington. City leaders scramble to respond, and wonder if they can succeed where larger cities have failed. People trying to survive outside face a choice: whether to set aside years of distrust and go along with the city’s plans.
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    37 mins
  • Episode 2: What Happened Here

    Episode 2: What Happened Here
    Feb 5 2020
    The rise of homelessness in Olympia looked different depending on where you were standing. To many people, it swept over the city like a storm in a matter of weeks. But a few could see the pressure building for decades.
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    40 mins
  • Episode 3: All My Nightmares

    Episode 3: All My Nightmares
    Feb 12 2020
    How did people end up on the streets of Olympia? Some can point to a catastrophe that bent their lives toward homelessness. For others, it almost seemed like life was moving in that direction from the very beginning.
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    42 mins
  • Episode 4: Parallel Society

    Episode 4: Parallel Society
    Feb 19 2020
    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.
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    41 mins
  • Episode 5: Let's Dance

    Episode 5: Let's Dance
    Feb 26 2020
    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.
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    41 mins
  • Episode 6: The Bridge

    Episode 6: The Bridge
    Mar 4 2020
    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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    44 mins
  • Inside Outsiders

    Inside Outsiders
    Mar 11 2020
    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?
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    57 mins