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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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  • 32 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 29 min
  • English

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  • July 29 · 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 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 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.

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