Outside/In

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Outside/In: Where curiosity and the natural world collide.

Look around, and you’ll find everything is connected to the natural world. At Outside/In, we explore that idea with boundless curiosity. We report from disaster zones, pickleball courts, and dog sled kennels, and talk about policy, pop culture, science, and everything in between. From the backcountry to your backyard, we tell stories that expand the boundaries of environmental journalism.

Outside/In is a production of NHPR. Learn more at outsideinradio.org

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20 episodes
Updated Wednesday

Episodes20

Newest first

Wednesday · 31 min
Fiasco al fresco
A field trip, a play, and a producer’s case against outdoor dining.
July 22 · 31 min
Night Owls
The federal government wants to kill one owl to save another.
July 15 · 32 min
The sunscreen episode
What's the most advanced piece of modern technology you bring to the beach? It might be your sunblock.
July 8 · 35 min
How far would you go for a crow?
A group of birders visit a landfill on the southern border in search of a bird. Antics ensue.
July 1 · 32 min
The problem with pickleball
Other sports fans call foul after an "invasion" of pickleballers take up residence on one of Boston's most popular public outdoor courts.
June 24 · 31 min
You’ve got scorpion
“Why can you send live scorpions in the mail?” And other zany questions from the Outside/Inbox.
June 17 · 31 min
Big porpoise energy
Don’t be fooled by that cute face. The porpoise is actually a speed fiend with an insane metabolism and an outrageous sex drive.
June 10 · 38 min
A tinned fish renaissance
Eating sardines is sustainable… right?
June 3 · 31 min
Never add sodium to your pasta water
From the explosive nature of sodium, to the secret behind Brawndo (“It’s got what plants crave!”) — this episode is definitely worth its salt.
May 27 · 32 min
A cow named Speckles
For farm kids, 4-H programs can be a learning opportunity and a rite of passage. For one 10-year-old boy, it was a lesson in grief.
May 20 · 36 min
In defense of darkness
We live in a chronically overlit world. But this self-described “light-waste grump” thinks there’s hope.
May 13 · 33 min
Life and death and psilocybin
Can psychedelics help cancer patients confront their feelings about death?
May 6 · 33 min
Silicon Planet
You think the world runs on Dunkin’? Nope. It runs on silicon.
April 29 · 31 min
A Dry Hot American Summer
How one heat wave transformed American life.
April 22 · 39 min
Like a Dirty Rotten Whale
Dead whales, dead deer, and red headlamps. Why answer boring questions when you can answer weird ones?
April 15 · 33 min
The Dead Bird Rabbit Hole
Want to know how hundreds of millions of birds die every year? Just look out the window.
April 8 · 31 min
The Microplastics Cleanse
We’re not sure yet what microplastics are doing to our bodies… but some people aren’t waiting to find out.
April 1 · 32 min
A climate activist and a gas executive walk into a bar
How a first-in-the country geothermal project brought a pair of unlikely allies together.
March 25 · 35 min
The Raw Milk Question
Only about 1% of Americans consume raw milk on a weekly basis, but that number is growing. What's the appeal? Is it the superfood they claim? Or something to avoid at all costs?
March 18 · 39 min
Hunting Party
Producer Felix Poon exits his comfort zone and picks up a crossbow to find out if one weekend in the Catskills can convert him into a dedicated hunter.

Outside/In

Fiasco al fresco

Night Owls

The sunscreen episode

How far would you go for a crow?

The problem with pickleball

You’ve got scorpion

Big porpoise energy

A tinned fish renaissance

Never add sodium to your pasta water

A cow named Speckles

In defense of darkness

Life and death and psilocybin

Silicon Planet

A Dry Hot American Summer

Like a Dirty Rotten Whale

The Dead Bird Rabbit Hole

The Microplastics Cleanse

A climate activist and a gas executive walk into a bar

The Raw Milk Question

Hunting Party