The Outfall finds the stories hiding inside the infrastructure most people walk past without a second thought. From a stolen toilet to a dam that changed a river forever, we've been telling these stories since 2019. Learn More.
Become a SupporterA room full of people in an old opera house in Maine stood up and applauded a wastewater crew. Alex Wolf Lewis watched from the audience...
In 1993, Joel Jones had a wildlife biology degree from Clemson, a new fiancée, a pickup truck, and a dream of spending his life in the...
We assume the map is finished. Every inch measured, numbered, taxed, accounted for. But back East, where deeds still read like directions...
For seven years we thought we knew what this show was about. Listening back through 100 episodes proved us wrong. Episode 100 is the story...
Season 8 of The Outfall starts with a set of coordinates, a fence line, and a wife who wisely stayed in the car. What comes next is bigger...
In June 2013, a maintenance engineer at a Hampton Inn in Duncan, South Carolina noticed something strange: a septic truck kept backing up...
