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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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  • 33 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 31 min
  • English

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  • 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 6 · 33 min

    Silicon Planet

    You think the world runs on Dunkin’? Nope. It runs on silicon.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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