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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…

KNKX and The Seattle Times


    • Sep 7, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 29 EPISODES

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    New Podcast: The Walk Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2022 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.

    Episode 10: The Streets Change You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 51:14


    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

    Episode 10: The Streets Change You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 51:14


    This series started with Jessica. We find out what happened to her.

    Episode 9: On the Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 18:25


    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. Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/support Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe

    Episode 9: On the Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 18:25


    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.

    Episode 8: A Ticking Clock

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 50:23


    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/support Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe

    Episode 8: A Ticking Clock

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 50:23


    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.

    Announcement: Outsiders is back

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 1:36


    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.

    Announcement: Outsiders is back

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 1:36


    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.

    Transmission: A pandemic meets a homelessness crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 17:43


    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.

    Transmission: A pandemic meets a homelessness crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 17:43


    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. Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/support Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe For more dispatches from a COVID-19 "hot spot," subscribe to Transmission by KNKX.

    Episode 7: It's the Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 36:58


    Does something about Olympia attract desperate people from all over? We examine the “magnet theory” of homelessness.

    Episode 7: It's the Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 36:58


    Does something about Olympia attract desperate people from all over? We examine the “magnet theory” of homelessness.

    Inside Outsiders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 57:07


    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?

    Inside Outsiders

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 57:07


    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? Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/support Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe

    Episode 6: The Bridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 44:42


    Homelessness divides Olympia and forces people to re-examine their politics. Emotions converge on an encampment under the Fourth Avenue Bridge.

    Episode 6: The Bridge

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 44:42


    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 Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe

    Episode 5: Let's Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 24:07


    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.

    Episode 5: Let's Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2020 24:07


    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. Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/support Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe

    Episode 4: Parallel Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 41:52


    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.

    Episode 4: Parallel Society

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 41:52


    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/support Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe

    Episode 3: All My Nightmares

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 42:32


    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.

    Episode 3: All My Nightmares

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 42:32


    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. Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/support Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe

    Episode 2: What Happened Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 40:01


    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.

    Episode 2: What Happened Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 40:01


    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. Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/support Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe

    Episode 1: The Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 37:37


    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.

    Episode 1: The Rain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 37:37


    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. Donate to KNKX: knkx.org/support Subscribe to The Seattle Times: seattletimes.com/subscribe

    Introducing: Outsiders, a story about homelessness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 3:30


    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?

    Introducing: Outsiders, a story about homelessness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 3:30


    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. Outsiders is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Subscribe now so you don't miss the first episode debuting Jan. 29.

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