The Overcast

Ep. 123: Reporter Steve Miletich on "A police officer's lie, a Seattle man's suicide"

Seattle Times criminal justice reporter Steve Miletich joins Daniel Beekman from The Seattle Times and Simone Alicea from KNKX to discuss his recently story about Seattle police officer's ruse and the tragedy that followed.

Ep. 122: Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis on evictions, policing and taxing big businesses

New Seattle City Councilmember Andrew Lewis joins Daniel Beekman from The Seattle Times and Simone Alicea from KNKX to discuss the debates that have been roiling City Hall in recent weeks.

Ep. 121: 'Outsiders' podcast brings lessons from a year of reporting Olympia's homelessness crisis

KNKX's Will James and Seattle Times Project Homeless reporter Scott Greenstone discuss the yearlong reporting project on a shocking rise in homelessness near the state Capitol.

Ep. 120: Investigative reporter Daniel Gilbert on problems at WA's private psychiatric hospitals

Seattle Times investigative reporter Daniel Gilbert discusses his stunning recent series, 'Public Crisis, Private Toll,' which explored the hidden costs of Washington's mental-health industry expansion.

Ep. 119: Bundyville podcaster Leah Sottile on investigation of Washington lawmaker Matt Shea

Journalist Leah Sottile, whose Bundyville podcast has delved into extremist anti-government activity across the American West, joins The Overcast to discuss the recent release of an investigative report accusing Washington state Rep. Matt Shea of engaging in domestic terrorism.