Outside Podcast

Outside

Outside’s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will both entertain and inform listeners. We launched in March 2016 with our first series, Science of Survival, and have since expanded our show and now offer a range of story formats, including reports from our correspondents in the field and interviews with the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and the outdoors.

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Mar 12, 2025 · 3 min
Introducing the NEW Outside Podcast With Host PaddyO
We have some fun, exciting news! Longtime Outside Podcast contributor, Paddy “PaddyO” O’Connell is taking over as host of the show
Mar 5, 2025 · 35 min
The Unexpectedly Joyful History of Black Surfing
The first written accounts of surfing in Africa predate accounts of surfing in Hawaii by 100 years. In his new movie Wade in the Water, documentarian David Mesfin asks: what else have we glossed over in the history of black surfing?
Feb 19, 2025 · 27 min
The Cold Hard Facts of Freezing to Death
What happens to your body when you get lost and confused on a mountain in the bitter cold of a winter night?
Jan 29, 2025 · 30 min
Surviving at Sea on a Surfboard
Matthew Bryce went surfing alone. Would he die alone, too?
Jan 15, 2025 · 48 min
How to Keep Your Chin Up When It Hurts
When John Orth, a violin maker from Colorado, set out to break his own world record for the most pull-ups in 24 hours, he had no idea he was competing against a college kid from Virginia.
Dec 18, 2024 · 29 min
Who’s Got It Worse, Ass-Pens or J-Holes?
Outside spends a lot of time ranking the best mountain towns in the country, but which one is the worst?
Dec 11, 2024 · 42 min
Shaun White's Next Twist
Shaun White has been the face of snowboarding for two decades. So what’s he doing in retirement? A lot.
Dec 4, 2024 · 29 min
Up A Tree Without A Paddle
It was the trip of a lifetime. Several months paddling the Amazon, trying to eat without being eaten. It almost all went to plan.
Nov 20, 2024 · 42 min
A Bull Named Party Bus and the Rodeo Clown Showdown
JJ Harrison is the only person at a rodeo who is supposed to get hit by the bulls
Nov 13, 2024 · 33 min
How We Survive
The US military is responsible for the emission of more greenhouse gasses than any other single institution in the world. It is actively planning for the consequences of climate change, but is it doing anything to prevent it?
Nov 6, 2024 · 42 min
Alone and Broken in the Desert
Claire Nelson was more than a mile off the trail when she fell 30 feet in Joshua Tree National Park.
Oct 30, 2024 · 43 min
Navigating a Class V Marriage
When Katie Arnold and her husband Steve were invited to run the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, it was a lifelong dream come true. But then disaster struck
Oct 23, 2024 · 27 min
A Holiday in Hell
Camping in 120 degree heat can be deadly. But can it also be beautiful?
Oct 16, 2024 · 28 min
Butterflies on the Wall—Part 2
The border wall had an all star cast of political operatives trying to get it built. The butterflies had Marianna Trevino Wright
Oct 9, 2024 · 28 min
Butterflies on the Wall—Part 1
How did a US congressional candidate and the director of the National Butterfly Center end up in a physical altercation on the US border with Mexico?
Oct 2, 2024 · 29 min
The Disappearance of the Monarch King—Part 2
Was Homero’s death an accident? Or murder? And who would want Homero dead?
Sep 25, 2024 · 23 min
The Disappearance of the Monarch King—Part 1
Monarchs are considered the king of the butterflies. In Michoacan, Mexico conservationist Homero Gomez Gonzalez was considered the king of the Monarchs. Until one day in 2020, when he disappeared without a trace
Sep 19, 2024 · 30 min
A Suspiciously Straightforward Treasure Hunt
The world's most interesting video game designer just hid a treasure in the woods. What's he up to?
Sep 11, 2024 · 31 min
Ada Limon Wants Picnic Tables to Make You Feel Something
When Ada Limon, America’s first Latina poet laureate, was tasked with bringing poetry to people who otherwise might not be exposed to it, she knew just where to put it: National Parks.
Aug 28, 2024 · 33 min
The Banks Growing Money on Trees
A quarter of the money at the world’s largest banks goes directly to funding fossil fuel projects. But what if it didn’t?