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Pigeons are weird
11 januari 2024 · 31 min
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Did you know that the humble pigeon is related to the dodo, makes milk (pigeon cheese, anyone?) and even played a role in the French Revolution? Surely this often-dismissed bird deserves some recognition.
Well, on this episode we’re diving deep into the biology and history of Nate’s favorite overlooked animal, as explored by the brilliantly titled (and produced) podcast, What The Duck?! This absolute gem is from the Australian Broadcast Company and hosted by Ann Jones. It is so chock-full of wild animal facts that it’s a miracle they can all be contained in less than 30 minutes.
So sit back and prepare to be wowed by a bird that haters love to hate, and a podcast so fun it could make you fall in love with a speck of dust.
Featuring Rosemary Mosco, Nathan Finger, Dr Robin Leppitt, April Broadbent, and pigeon fanciers Aaron and Aria. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Outside/In is hosted by Nate Hegyi. Our team includes Taylor Quimby, Justine Paradis, and Felix Poon.
What the Duck?! Is produced and presented by Ann Jones, with Petria Ladgrove and additional mastering by Hamish Camilleri.
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The Oatly Chronicles
4 januari 2024 · 36 min
In 1994, the world’s first oat milk company was born in Sweden. Three decades later, Oatly is on a high-stakes mission to defeat the dairy industry by becoming the biggest plant-based brand the world has ever seen.
So…can a start-up from Malmö save us all through capitalism? And how much damage is our affection for dairy doing to the planet? This week, we’re featuring the first of a three-part series from the wonderful folks over at The Europeans podcast. Lees meerSUPPORT
Listen to the rest of The Europeans series on Oatly here.
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This episode was reported, written and produced by Katz Laszlo.
It was edited by Katy Lee and Justine Paradis, with editorial support from Margot Gibbs, Dominic Kraemer and Wojciech Oleksiak.
Mastering, scoring and sound design by Wojciech.
Artwork by RTiiiKA.
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Dragons, trolls and pine trees
28 december 2023 · 40 min
Even though you can explore its entirety from the comfort of a living room beanbag, the world of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (commonly just referred to as 'Skyrim') is vast. The video game contains cities, villages, high waterfalls that cascade into deep pools, and packs of wolves that roam the edges of misty alpine forests. Skyrim is celebrated for the intricacy of its environment and is one of the top-selling video games of all time.
But if you spend enough time in a fantasy, it might change how you relate to the real world.
In this favorite Outside/In episode, first released at the start of the pandemic, producer Justine Paradis speaks with the environmental artist tasked with creating one of the video game world’s most iconic landscapes, the limits of environmental design, and how Skyrim shaped his view of the actual outdoors.
Featuring Megan Sawyer, Ana Diaz, and Noah Berry. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported, produced, and mixed by Justine Paradis
Editing help from Taylor Quimby, Erika Janik, Sam Evans-Brown, and Felix Poon
NHPR’s Director of On-Demand Audio is Rebecca Lavoie
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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Baby it’s GREAT outside: 12 more tips for embracing winter
21 december 2023 · 42 min
It’s Outside/In’s annual winter “Surthrival” show, in which a panel of podcast and radio journalists serve up their personal tips for staying warm, cozy, and active all winter long. From ice-fishing to spicy novels, we’ve got suggestions that’ll get you outside when the adventurous spirit takes hold, and others for days when it’s too darn cold out.
This year, we’re joined by Berly McCoy, producer of NPR’s Shortwave podcast, Olivia Richardson, reporter for New Hampshire Public Radio, and Nick Capodice, co-host of Civics 101.
You can read our full list of suggestions on our website. We’d also love to hear from you! Send your suggestions, ideally as a voice recording, to outsidein@nhpr.org, or call our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER. We might even play them on the podcast or share your tips in our (free) newsletter.
Featuring Francis Tarasiewicz, Weather Observer at Mount Washington Observatory. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Learn more about the science and history behind wind chill.
Go to our website to read our full list of 12 tips for embracing winter.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Produced and mixed by Felix Poon
Edited by Taylor Quimby
Our team also includes Justine Paradis.
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer.
Music for this episode by Fasion, Jules Gaia, Thea Tyler, Real Heroes, Mike Franklyn, Josef Bel Habib, Jharee, Jay Varton, DJ Denz The Rooster, Frigga, Ballpoint, Dusty Decks, and Arthur Benson.
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Is 'Yellowstone' ruining Montana?
14 december 2023 · 33 min
It’s tough to see your hometown portrayed in television and movies. New Englanders roll their eyes at overly quaint shots of church steeples and fall foliage. Minnesotans balk at the over-the-top accents in ‘Fargo.’ And now Montanans are struggling with the way the state is portrayed in the hit television series ‘Yellowstone.’
The show stars Kevin Costner as the gravelly-voiced patriarch of the Dutton ranching family. They own a sprawling cattle operation on the edge of Yellowstone National Park and they will do whatever it takes – including a whole lot of murder – to protect their way of life from wealthy outsiders.
But in the real world, Montanans are accusing the show of attracting wealthy outsiders to move to the state and change their way of life. Since the show first aired in 2018, home prices have nearly doubled, and – anecdotally – real estate agents are leaning on Yellowstone’s appeal to sell property.
Host Nate Hegyi and Rebecca Lavoie, television critic and head of podcasts at NHPR, dive deep into how a fake show is changing a very real place and what ‘Yellowstone’ gets right – and wrong – about Native Americans, women, and the West.
Featuring: Taylar Stagner, Maggie Slepian Lees meerSUPPORT
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As of December 2023, Certain Women is currently streaming for free on Tubi.
You can find Taylar Stagner’s criticism on books, television and more at High Country News.
Maggie Slepian wrote an essay about the impact of ‘Yellowstone’ on her hometown of Bozeman for Outside magazine.CREDITS
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Dear ChatGPT: Are you a climate solution? Or climate problem?
7 december 2023 · 34 min
Some people think artificial intelligence is the best thing since sliced bread. Others say it’s the beginning of a science-fiction apocalypse. At COP28 – the U.N. Climate Change Conference – tech companies are saying AI is key to unlocking a more efficient future.
But what if the truth is less sensational than all that?
In this episode, how AI tools are helping and hurting efforts to curb climate change. From satellite-based flood maps to the growing energy cost of programs like ChatGPT, we’ll survey the use of artificial intelligence as a tool for climate action… and for climate distraction.
Featuring David Rolnick and Karen Hao Lees meerSUPPORT
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David Rolnick is one of the lead authors of this paper, called “Climate Change and AI: Recommendations for government action.”
Check out ChatNetZero, an AI climate chatbot that gives you references when it answers your questions.
A University of Washington researcher estimates the energy usage of ChatGPT (UW News)
After a Greenpeace report outlined how tech giants have worked with the fossil fuel industry, Google said it would no longer make AI tools to “facilitate upstream extraction” for oil and gas firms. (CNBC)
The Climate Summit Embraces A.I., With Reservations (New York Times)
COP28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels (The Guardian)CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported, produced and mixed by Taylor Quimby
Edited by Rebecca Lavoie, NHPR’s Director of On-Demand Audio.
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How does the National Weather Service work?
30 november 2023 · 35 min
Most Americans can look down at their phone and see a prediction of the future. How is that even possible?
Well, this episode from Civics 101 is all about the weather – from early predictive methods and almanacs to the National Weather Service's modern-day practices of collecting, analyzing, and sharing a staggering amount of data.
Featuring Kris Harper and Felicia Bowser Lees meerSUPPORT
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This episode of Civics 101 was produced by Hannah McCarthy with Nick Capodice and Christina Phillips.
Outside/In is hosted by Nate Hegyi. The team also includes Taylor Quimby, Justine Paradis, and Felix Poon.
The executive producer of Civics 101 and Outside/In is Rebecca Lavoie.
Civics 101 and Outside/In are productions of New Hampshire Public Radio.
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Why did the road cross the chicken?
21 november 2023 · 32 min
For humans, roads epitomize freedom. For wildlife, it’s a different story: a million animals are killed by cars every day in the US alone.
How did our infrastructure turn so deadly? And what are people trying to do about it?
In this episode, we look at how two very different species are impacted by roads. Along the way, we visit a turtle rescue clinic, hear about a celebrity cougar that was trapped in the Hollywood Hills, and find out what it took to fund what will soon be the world’s largest wildlife bridge.
Featuring Ben Goldfarb, Alexxia Bell, Natasha Nowick, and Michaela Conder. Lees meerSUPPORT
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From bears to badgers, and crocodiles in Florida to salamanders in Vermont – check out these videos of wildlife crossings in action across the country. (NYTimes)
Check out Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, by Ben Goldfarb.
Read more about The Turtle Rescue League in Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell, by Sy Montgomery.
Engross yourself in the stories of the National Park Service’s Puma Profiles of the Santa Monica Mountains.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported, produced, and mixed by Felix Poon.
Edited by Taylor Quimby.
Our team also includes Justine Paradis.
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer.
Music for this episode by Jay Varton, Rand Aldo, and Blue Dot Sessions.
Theme music by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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The secret lives of bugs
16 november 2023 · 32 min
It’s time again for our listener mail roundup, and this week, the theme is bugs, bugs, and more bugs. We discover what’s happening inside the chrysalis of a monarch butterfly, find out why fruit flies seem to spontaneously generate from over-ripe fruit, and ask if meat-eaters really are sweeter to mosquitoes. Plus, a cautionary tale about leaving the window screens open. Lees meer
What happens inside a chrysalis during metamorphosis?
How does bioluminescence work?
Are mosquitoes good for anything?
Featuring Karen Oberhauser, Deidre Gibson, and Lyric Bartholomay.
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Learn more about our mosquito expert, Lyric Bartholomay, in this video about her and her work.
This National Geographic article has a good overview of bioluminescence, plus some great photos.
Consumer Reports details how it tests bug spray and lists some high-performing products.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported, produced, and mixed by Taylor Quimby, Justine Paradis, and Felix Poon.
Executive producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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As American as hard apple cider: an immigrant food story
9 november 2023 · 35 min
Forget about beer, or even water; it was hard apple cider that was THE drink of choice in colonial America. Even kids drank it! And since it’s made from apples – the “all-American” fruit – what could be more American than cider?
But apples aren’t native to America. They’re originally from Kazakhstan.
In this episode we look at the immigration story of Malus domestica, the domesticated apple, from its roots in the wild forests of Central Asia, to its current status as an American icon. And we look at how apples and cider were used in some of America’s biggest migrations – from Indigenous tribes who first brought apples west across the continent, to the new immigrants who are using hard cider to bridge cultures and find belonging.
Featuring Soham Bhatt and Susan Sleeper Smith.
Special thanks to everyone Felix spoke to at the Cider Days Festival, including Judith Maloney, Carol Hillman, Ben Clark, Ben Watson, Charlie Olchowski, William Grote, and Bob Sabolefski.
Editor’s Note: This episode first aired in February of 2022. Lees meerSUPPORT
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How to Make Hard Cider
George and Ursula Granger: The Erasure of Enslaved Black Cidermakers, by Darlene Hayes.
An Apple Commons, reflections by Melissa Maddens on what it means to forage from wild apple orchards – relics of this country’s history of dispossessing Indigenous people of their lands.
Open Spaces Cider – Melissa Maddens’ cidery focuses on reparations and reconciliation for living off a land that was taken from Indigenous peoples.CREDITS
Reported, produced and mixed by Felix Poon
Edited by Taylor Quimby, with help from Justine Paradis, Jessica Hunt, and Rebecca Lavoie.
Host: Nate Hegyi
Executive producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Music for this episode by Jharee, Kevin MacLeod and Blue Dot Sessions.
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Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana
1 november 2023 · 38 min
According to our unscientific office poll, the annual changing of the clocks has all the popularity of a root canal. With few exceptions, people described the shift to and from Daylight Saving Time as disorienting, arbitrary, and unwelcome.
On a more existential level, winding the clocks back and forth reminds us that no matter how concrete minutes and hours may feel, the way we perceive time is fluid. Time flies when you’re having fun. A watched pot never boils.
So to celebrate (or perhaps protest) another year setting back the clocks, the Outside/In team has uncovered four mini-stories that will poke at, stretch, or even obliterate your perception of time. From “time expansion experiences,” to time-space synesthesia, to the slow-motion life of a fly, prepare for a totally different type of time warp.
Featuring Steve Taylor, Rhitu Chatterjee, Kevin Healy, Katherine Akey, and Patricia Lynne Duffy. Lees meerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Bat Out of Hell Ranch
26 oktober 2023 · 25 min
Depending on who you ask bats are either a favorite mascot of spooky season, a dangerous nuisance and vector for rabies, or a charismatic group of nocturnal mammals in need of protection.
So when Outside/In host Nate Hegyi moved to the countryside of Montana and discovered a colony of bats living in the siding of his new house, he was forced to make a decision. Evict the bats that pest control people suggest could be endangering his family? Or try and embrace his inner Bruce Wayne?
Featuring: Susan Tsang, Steph Holt, Mike Hegyi, Penny Hegyi, Christine Bellis Lees meerSUPPORT
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Nate Hegyi
Edited by Taylor Quimby
Our team also includes Felix Poon and Justine ParadisRebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions
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Environmental disinformation is getting weirder
19 oktober 2023 · 28 min
During disasters, people flock to social media to share warnings, coordinate in real time, and share images of the destruction. But others use the chaos of breaking news events to spread false information.
On today’s episode, we’re exploring the rise of fake news in the environmental space, from #HawaiiNotUkraine, to a news site spreading climate disinformation in Wyoming. Plus, we speak to the people fighting back, including a community fact-checker correcting earthquake disinformation on X. Lees meerSUPPORT
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This article, written before Elon Musk took over X, profiled Celeste Labedz and some other folks fighting diisonfmration on social media (Poynter)
Check out Caroline Orr Bueno’s substack newsletter, Weaponized, and her piece about the #HawaiiNotUkraine hashtag.
Jem Bartholomew’s story about the sudden growth of a Wyoming news site that’s rife with climate disinformation (CJR)CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Jeongyoon Han
Mixed by Taylor Quimby
Edited by Taylor Quimby, with help from Nate Hegyi and Felix Poon.
Our staff also includes Justine Paradis.
Rebecca Lavoie is NHPR’s Director of On-Demand Audio.
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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Do airports dream of electric planes?
12 oktober 2023 · 36 min
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Flying is a mess. Underserved airports, a global pilot shortage, and incessant extra fees… not to mention, of course, the emissions.
But, in 2022, an aviation start-up debuted “the world’s first all-electric passenger plane.” They say that electric flight can help address not only emissions, but also entrenched problems in the entire aviation system. Can it?
Featuring Noah Karberg, Lynnette Dray, Dan Wolf, and Greg Davis, with appearances by Jim Goddard, Scott Genthner, Joe Urbanski, and Bill Guinee. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Why do airlines try to sell you credit cards? Because “airlines are just banks now.” (The Atlantic)
Experts told us the aviation system is, by and large, quite safe… but it might be more complicated. (New York Times)CREDITS
Outside/In host: Nate Hegyi
Reported, produced, and mixed by Justine Paradis
Edited by Taylor Quimby
Our team also includes Felix Poon.
NHPR’s Director of Podcasts is Rebecca Lavoie
Music by bomull, Bill Vortex, Guustavv, Xavy Rusan, Bonkers Beat Club, Nul Tiel Records, Adelyn Paik, Shiruky, Uncle Bibby, Scott Gratton, and Blue Dot Sessions.
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Close Encounters with Mato Tipila
5 oktober 2023 · 42 min
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As of late, Endless Thread co-host Ben Brock Johnson has been obsessed with a rock in Wyoming, a lot like the protagonist of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
But you won't find Ben in the kitchen, making a replica of the rock out of mud and chicken wire. Instead, you'll find him and co-host Amory Sivertson in this episode, traversing Reddit and TikTok, YouTube, and the actual state of Wyoming to find out why hundreds of thousands of people have been drawn to a monolith that has so many names and meanings.
This episode is part of Endless Thread’s latest 4-part series called Parks! Lees meerSUPPORT
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This episode of Endless Thread was produced by Ben Brock Johnson, co-hosted by Amory Sivertson, and produced by Samata Joshi, Grace Tatter, and Quincy Walters
It was mixed and sound-designed by Paul Vaitkus.
Endless Thread is a production of WBUR.
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Where there’s smoke, there’s ire
28 september 2023 · 30 min
Become a sustaining member today. For $5 a month, we'll send you an Outside/In baseball cap. The first 250 people to donate during our fall fund drive will also receive a "ginkgo love" sticker. Support Outside/In today!Earlier this year, our host Nate Hegyi picked a fight with Ryan Zinke.
Zinke is the former Interior Secretary under Trump – the guy who rode into office on horseback. In the midst of an awful few days in June, when Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed the entire east coast, Zinke took to Twitter and argued that the solution was “active forest management.”
Nate assumed that was a political code word for more logging, something Republicans have been pushing for years. But instead of firing back, he decided to fact-check his assumptions and study up. Why are Canadian wildfires getting so intense? Is it possible to stop the smoke by logging the boreal forest? And what would Teddy Roosevelt have to say about this?!
Featuring Phil Higuera, John Vaillant, Ryan Zinke, and Courtney Shultz. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Check out our episode about prescribed burns (10X10: Pine Barrens).
The NPS has a good overview of how indigenous fire practices shaped North America.
“As Canada reels from wildfire, First Nations hope for larger role” (Al Jazeera)CREDITS
Hosted, reported and produced by Nate Hegyi
Edited by Taylor Quimby and Rebecca Lavoie
Our team also includes Justine Paradis, Jeongyoon Han, and Felix Poon.
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music by Blue Dot Sessions
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The greatest disaster story of all time
21 september 2023 · 34 min
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Support Outside/In today! Lees meerFrom Dante’s Peak and Twister, to the twin apocalypse movies Armageddon and Deep Impact, Outside/In senior producer Taylor Quimby was raised on disaster movies.
But with real climate-related catastrophes popping up more and more, one has to wonder:... what is it about disaster stories that were so appealing in the first place? Do they have anything redeeming to teach us about ourselves or our planet?
Taylor attempts to answer that question (and weirdly enough, to celebrate Outside/In’s 250th episode) by looking back at one of the planet’s all-time worst disasters: The Permian-Triassic Extinction Event, or as it’s sometimes called “The Great Dying.”
Featuring Michael Benton.SUPPORT
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Taylor Quimby
Mixed by Taylor Quimby
Editing by Rebecca Lavoie and Nate Hegyi.
Executive producer: Rebecca Lavoie
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The last great trip
14 september 2023 · 35 min
In the midst of a battle with cancer, Kathy Kral found herself facing another diagnosis: major depression.
So, Kathy signed up for a clinical study to see if psilocybin – the psychedelic compound found in “magic mushrooms” – could help her confront her fears about cancer and death, as well as her deepest inner demons.
Featuring Kathleen Kral, Manish Agrawal, and Norma Stevens. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Can Psychedelic Therapy Offer a Sense of Peace for the Dying?
The Sunstone Psilocybin Playlist patients listen to during their psychedelic trips
CitationsIn the psilocybin study Kathy Kral participated in, 80% of participants experienced a significant reduction in depression, and half were no longer depressed at all. These results were persistent even a year and a half after their psilocybin sessions.
Psychedelics cause hallucinations because they compromise the part of the brain that processes what you see, and promote communication between different parts of your brain that usually don’t talk to each other.
Risks associated with psilocybin range from nausea and increased heart rate, to Hallucination Persisting Perception Disorder where people continue having hallucinations for months or years after the trip has ended. But magic mushrooms had the lowest rates of associated emergency room visits out of any drug surveyed by the Global Drug Survey in 2019, 2020, and 2021. And researchers have found that psychedelics are not addictive in lab animals, and the lethal dose of psilocybin is so high that overdoses …
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Let's talk boundaries
7 september 2023 · 27 min
It’s time again for our listener mail round-up, and this week, the theme is borders and boundaries. We learn what it means to define the “end of an era,” explore how close is too close to a black hole, and discuss the power of animal urine. Plus, we hear the story about the time the U.S. and Great Britain almost fought a border war… because of a pig. Lees meer
How do different animals mark their territory?
How does surveying work?
How close do you have to be to get pulled in by a black hole?
How do historians decide how to categorize chunks of time?
Featuring Eric Salovich, Naoufal Souitat, Dagomar Degroot, and Christine Wilkinson.
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Edited by Taylor Quimby
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After the avalanche: rescue gone wrong
31 augustus 2023 · 38 min
On a bluebird day, in April of 2019, Snow Ranger Frank Carus set out to investigate a reported avalanche in the backcountry of Mt. Washington. He found a lone skier, buried several feet under the snow. He was severely hypothermic but alive.
Wilderness EMTs can work for decades and never encounter this particular situation. And what happened next was an attempted rescue that people in Northern New England are still learning from.
What happens when a rescue goes wrong? And how do first responders cope when an opportunity to save someone’s life slips through their fingers?
Editor’s Note: This episode first aired in May of 2022, and was later honored with a National Edward R. Murrow Award for News Documentary.
Featuring: Denise Butler, Frank Carus, Jeff Fongemie, Nicholas Weinberg
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Learn more about avalanche safety here.
Read the Wilderness Medical Society Journal article about this incident here.
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by: Jessica Hunt
Mixer: Taylor Quimby
Editing by Taylor Quimby and Nate Hegyi, with help and feedback from Rebecca Lavoie, Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, Erika Janik, Sam Evans-Brown, Jimmy Gutierrez, and Christina Philips.
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Special Thanks to: Matt Dustin, Ty Gagne, Frank Hubbell, and Andrew Parrella.
Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.
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Of lab mice and men
24 augustus 2023 · 41 min
At any given time, millions of lab mice are being used in research facilities nationwide. And yet nearly all of them can be connected back to a single source: The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine, where the modern lab mouse was invented.
What started as a research project aimed at understanding heredity is now a global business. Research on lab mice has led to more than two dozen Nobel prizes, helped save countless human lives, and has pushed science and medicine to new heights. But behind it all is a cost that’s rarely discussed outside of the ethics boards that determine how lab mice are used.
In this episode, we hear the story of how a leading eugenicist turned the humble mouse from a household pest into science’s number one guinea pig. Plus, we get a rare peek inside the Jackson Laboratory - where over 10,000 strains of lab mice DNA are kept cryogenically frozen.
Featuring Bethany Brookshire, Kristin Blanchette, Lon Cardon, Rachael Pelletier, Karen Rader, Nadia Rosenthal and Mark Wanner.
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Karen Rader’s book, Making Mice: Standardizing Animals for American Biomedical Research, 1900-1955, is a definitive source on the birth of the lab mouse…
Curious to learn more about pests? Take a look at Bethany Brookshire’s book, Pests: How Humans Create Villains.
This piece from the New Yorker questions the assumptions and ethical choices scientists have made by using lab mice in sterilized lab environments.
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What the heck is El Niño, anyway?
17 augustus 2023 · 24 min
In case you hadn’t heard, El Niño is back in the news, and this time it’s pushing global temperatures to the 1.5-degree climate threshold, giving us a sneak preview of a world scorched by global warming. But when it comes to El Niño, the first question on people’s minds is usually…wait…what the heck is El Niño again?
Well, today on Outside/In we’ve got answers. Plus, we ask how to tell if extreme weather events are caused by climate change or by El Niño, and consider what this El Niño can tell us about our climate future.
Featuring Kim Cobb, Emily Becker, and Ángel Muñoz. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Read Kim Cobb’s 2016 article, A bittersweet victory for an El Niño chaser – Cobb explains how her research on corals gives us a surprisingly accurate history of El Niño events going back as far as 7,000 years ago.
The National Weather Service for the UK has a great video explainer of El Nino, as well as over a hundred other short videos on their YouTube channel explaining various weather and climate phenomena like jet streams, global circulation, and the Coriolis effect.
For more science-talk on El Nino, check out the ENSO Blog, where climate scientist Emily Becker is a lead writer.CREDITS
Host: Nate HegyiReported and produced by Felix PoonEdited by Taylor Quimby with help from Justine Paradis and Nate Hegyi.Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive ProducerSpecial thanks to Jeongyoon Han for playing the violin, and Michael Prentky for the timpani recording.Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions, Walt Adams, and Bright… -
Drilled: The Panic
10 augustus 2023 · 38 min
At Outside/In, we often talk about the challenge of covering climate in a way that doesn’t leave us feeling hopeless or overwhelmed. For us, that’s often meant staying curious and keeping a sense of humor.
But a few years ago, investigative journalist Amy Westervelt had another idea. Why not use one of podcasting’s most popular genres—true crime—to tell the story of climate change?
From greenwashing to climate denialism and corporate propaganda, Drilled makes accountability journalism a thrill to listen to, while consistently being one of the most informative sources for in-depth climate news.
So today, we’re featuring the first episode of their latest three-part series: “Herb.” This is the story of Herb Schmertz, the political strategist-turned-oil-man who popularized corporate personhood, and how it's become one of the biggest problems facing climate action today.
Featuring Robert Kerr and Robert Bruhl
Read the episode transcript. Lees meerSUPPORT
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This episode of Drilled was written and reported by Amy Westervelt.
It was produced and sound designed by Martin Zaltz Ostwick.
Sound engineer: Peter Doff
Additional reporting by Julia Manepela
Fact checking: Wudan Yan
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If houseplants could talk: communication and the natural world
3 augustus 2023 · 26 min
It’s our listener mail round up, and this week it’s all about communication in the natural world, like: how do migratory animals teach their young how to migrate and where to go? Do sharks smell underwater? And, are plants talking to each other?
Plus, a mini-story about a lost baby squirrel and a Bluetooth speaker.
Take a listen! Lees meerHow do young animals know how to migrate?
Can plants talk to each other?
What makes an animal a pest?
How do shark noses work underwater?
Featuring: Patrik Byholm, Richard Karban, Bethany Brookshire, and Stephen Kajiura.
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Visit outsideinradio.org for video of a Bluetooth speaker-assisted baby squirrel rescue.
On animal migration:A magnetic compass aids monarch butterfly migration
Paternal transmission of migration knowledge in a long-distance bird migrant
On plants talking:
Rumor Has It…: Relay Communication of Stress Cues in Plants
Towards understanding plant bioacoustics
On what makes an animal a pest:
The long history of speed at Reuters about carrier pigeons and The Tastiest Bird You Can Legally Eat about the tastiness of pigeon meat, also known as squab
Burmese Pythons: The Giant Invasive Snake at Risk in Its Native Land
On sharks:
Check out the Shark Lab at Florida Atlantic University.
Scientists believe sharks came into existence about 400 million years ago.
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Felix Poon, Jeongyoon Han, Taylor Quimby, and Jessica Hunt
Edited by Taylor Quimby
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What's really in your wine?
27 juli 2023 · 31 min
Wine is considered to be an expression of a place and climate, a reflection of centuries-old traditions. But these days, a lot of wine is a product of an industrialized agricultural system, and just as processed as the bulk of products in the grocery store.
Today on Outside/In, we take a look at what really goes into your wine, and at a growing movement exploring just how “natural” wine can be.
Featuring Julia Furukawa, Helen Johannesen, and Lee Campbell, with appearances by Lucy Leske, Steve Paradis, Jenny Paradis, Elsie Turner Matthews, and Samuel Golding. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Lee Campbell is a partner in a Virginia winery called Common Wealth Crush.
Helen Johannesen is a partner in Jon & Vinny’s and Helen’s Wines, a wine shop and delivery club in Los Angeles. She’s also the host of Wineface podcast, with episodes covering the basics of natural wine, a deeper dive on the specific grapes (like pinot noir), and an introduction to certain styles, like orange wine.
Julia Furukawa is the host of All Things Considered at New Hampshire Public Radio. Check out her investigative reporting on a lack of evidence for some claims of Abenaki ancestry in New England.5 tips for navigating the world of natural wine
1. As Helen Johannesen likes to say, “wine is for enjoying and wine is for everyone,” but it’s also a luxury. Still, you can get natural wines for $20 a bottle or less. The hard part is finding them.
2. If you’re trying to figure out whether a wine is natural or not, turn the bottle around and look at the importer on the back. There are certain importers who seek out small producers who are aligned with the natural wine movement. A couple of importers with such a reputation are Zev Rovine and Jenny & Francois.
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Oppenheimer's omission
20 juli 2023 · 36 min
With 'Oppenheimer,' director Christopher Nolan has turned the Manhattan Project into a summer blockbuster. The film is set in Los Alamos, one of the primary places where the first atomic bomb was developed. But fewer people know the history of Carrizozo, a rural farming area downwind of the Trinity test — and a community still dealing with the fallout to this day.
Radioactive fallout from the bomb settled on everything: the soil, gardens, and drinking water. Cow’s milk became radioactive. Later, hundreds of people developed radiogenic cancers.
The people of Carrizozo were among the first people in the world exposed to a nuclear blast. More than 75 years later, their families are still fighting for medical compensation from the federal government.
Host Nate Hegyi traveled to New Mexico to visit the Trinity Site, and to hear the stories of so-called ‘downwinders.'
Featuring: Paul Pino, Tina Cordova, Ben Ray Lujan
Editor's note: A previous version of this description incorrectly described Los Alamos as the site of the first atomic bomb test. The actual test took place in the White Sands Missle Range.
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The federal government has produced a few studies on the fallout from Trinity. This one from Los Alamos found that there was still contamination in the area in 1985.
Another, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, produced one of the most in-depth histories of the fallout from Trinity and the government’s reaction.
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Shhhhhh! It’s the sound and silence episode
13 juli 2023 · 33 min
Humans are noisy. The National Park Service estimates that all of our whirring, grinding, and revving machines are doubling or even tripling global noise pollution every 30 years.
A lot of that noise is negatively affecting wildlife and human health. Maybe that’s why we’re so consumed with managing our sonic environments, with noise-cancelling headphones and white noise machines — and sometimes, we get into spats with our neighbors, as one of our guests did…
So for this episode, producer Jeongyoon Han takes us on an exploration of three sonic landscapes: noise, silence, and something in between.
Featuring Rachel Buxton, Jim Connell, Stan Ellis, Mercede Erfanian, Nora Ma, and Rob Steadman. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Behavioral ecologist Miya Warrington and her colleagues found that Savannah sparrows changed the tune of their love songs as a result of noisy oil fields in Alberta, Canada (The New York Times)
Bats have changed their day-to-day habits because of traffic noise, according to research conducted in the U.K.
Natural sounds are proven to improve health, lower stress, and have positive effects on humans. Rachel Buxton and her colleagues wrote about that in their study from 2021.
Erica Walker’s organization, the Community Noise Lab, monitors noise levels in Boston, Providence, and Jackson, Mississippi. You can read more about her work in this article from Harvard Magazine.
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Shrimp on the line
6 juli 2023 · 41 min
We love shrimp in the United States. As a country, we eat over 2 billion pounds a year, making it the most consumed seafood in the country. So times should be really good for shrimpers, right? In this episode, our friends at the Sea Change podcast from WWNO and WRKF head to the docks and out in the bayous with shrimpers fighting for a livelihood and a culture that has been here for centuries.
This narrative episode goes on a journey from the fishing docks to shrimping in the bayous exploring land loss, climate change, and other issues endangering the future of the Gulf shrimp industry. We also uncover the threats imported shrimp pose to a way of life and human health.
Featuring Justin Kennedy, Thomas Gonzales, Acy Cooper, Gary Mayfield, Eddy Hayes, Donald Dardar, and Steve Morris. Lees meerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Do your doo diligence
29 juni 2023 · 30 min
Most dog owners know they’re supposed to scoop the poop.
But when a pup does the deed off the trail, a lot of otherwise responsible citizens find themselves wondering… Is it really better to pick it up in a plastic bag and throw it in the garbage? Isn’t dog poop… natural?
Listen to the latest edition of This, That, or The Other Thing: our series about the little decisions we make in life to try and build a more sustainable world – whether they have any effect and what we can do instead if they don’t.
This time, we’re wrestling with a major ick factor: should I leave my dog’s poop in the woods, or put it in a plastic bag and entomb it forever in a landfill? And why do otherwise environmentally-minded folks look the other way when it comes to the impact of our furry friends?
Featuring Stephanie Chow, Anthony Drouin, Ben Goldfarb, Rebecca Perlstein, Forrest Schwartz, Jennifer Williams
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The Leave No Trace organization studied how to get more people to pick up after their dogs in Boulder’s Open Space and Mountain Parks.
Dog waste is a major source of water pollution.
“Dogs are a beach’s worst nightmare” according to Ben Goldfarb in Hakkai Magazine.
Stephanie Chow of Pet Poo Skiddoo breaks down which dog waste bags are truly compostable here.
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Jessica Hunt.
Mixed by Taylor Quimby.
Edited by Nate Hegyi and Taylor Quimby, with help from Justine Paradis and Rebecca Lavoie.
Executive producer: Rebecca Lavoie.
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The Call of the Void
22 juni 2023 · 30 min
[Editor's Note: This episode first aired in April 2022]Last year our host, Nate Hegyi, was on the edge of a very high cliff in Utah’s Zion National Park when he heard a little voice inside his head whisper… “jump.”
He didn’t heed the call, thankfully, and when he got down safely he discovered that more than a third of all people might feel this urge, ominously known as “the call of the void.”
Most of us can wave off these impulses. But what if you couldn’t? What if the call of the void was so intense that you almost acted? Is there a cure?
This episode contains a contextual reference to suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling with depression, anxiety, or just needs someone to talk to, reach out to the folks at the Crisis Text Line, a texting service for emotional crisis support. To speak with a trained listener, text HELLO to 741741. It is free, available 24/7, and confidential.
Featuring: Jennifer Hames, Stephen Hunt Lees meerSUPPORT
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This 2020 study, in BMC Psychiatry, looks at the prevalence of high place phenomenon and whether it’s connected to suicidal ideation.
Read Jennifer Hames’ paper in The Journal of Affective Disorders on the “call of the void”: “An urge to jump affirms the urge to live: an empirical examination of the high place phenomenon.”
The Imp of the Perverse, by Edgar Allen Poe
Marconi Union, “Weightless”
Listen to our previous episode “Even Hikers Get The Blues”CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by: Nate Hegyi.
Mixer: Nate Hegyi and Taylor Quimby
Editing by Taylor Quimby, with help from Justine Paradis, Jessica Hunt, Felix Poon and Rebecca Lavoie.
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The carbon in your closet: cotton vs. polyester and other fabricated dilemmas
15 juni 2023 · 34 min
When it comes to the environment, are natural fabrics better than synthetics? The answer might surprise you.
It’s the latest installment of This, That, Or The Other Thing, a series about the decisions we make to build a more sustainable world, and to make a difference in our communities.
In this episode we compare the carbon footprints of polyester versus cotton, we ask the experts whether our waterproof clothes are killing us, and for those of us who find this all too overwhelming, we talk about the number one thing you can do to make more sustainable clothing choices.
Featuring: Lucy Allosso, Jessian Choy, Joel Svedlund, and Akiera Charles. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Lucky Sweater is an app for trading clothes, and they’ve also got an “approved brand” list of companies that make more high-quality garments and provide livable wages across the supply chain.
There’s lots of other buy/sell/trade sites online like noihsafbazaar.com and Sell Trade Slow Fashion on Instagram. You can also use gem.app to search many resale sites at once, but you’re also likely to find local groups near you by simply searching for clothes swaps, Buy Nothing, or buy/sell/trade on Facebook and Google.
If you’re looking for slow fashion brands, some companies take preorders and only manufacture the amount ordered, reducing waste from unsold clothing. Elizabeth Suzann and Gustin are examples of this model.
Here are other actions you can take for a safer and more sustainable wardrobe:Look for third-party certifications, like GOTS 7.0, OEKO-TEX (specifically M…
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When protest is a crime, part 2: city in a forest
8 juni 2023 · 50 min
After the gathering at Standing Rock, legislators across the United States passed laws in the name of “protecting critical infrastructure,” especially pipelines.
At the same time, attacks on the electrical grid have increased almost 300%. But that threat isn’t coming from environmental activists.
It’s coming from neo-Nazis.
This is the second episode in our series examining the landscape of environmental protest in the United States, from Standing Rock to Cop City and beyond. Listen to the first episode here.
As the space for protest in the United States shrinks, this year marked a major escalation: the first police killing of an environmental protestor in the United States, plus the arrests of dozens of people at protests under the charge of domestic terrorism.
Featuring Naomi Dix, Lauren Mathers, Jon Wellinghoff, Will Potter, Hannah Gais, Alex Amend, Aurielle Marie, and Madeline Thigpen.
Special thanks to Micah Herskind, Mike German, Yessenia Funes, Clark White. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Further reading on the ideology of far-right accelerationism by Alex Amend
Hannah Gais’ reporting on Atomwaffen and the planned Baltimore grid attack
Check out this excellent explainer on Cop City in Scalawag Magazine, written by Micah Herskind.
Read “The Forest for the Trees” in The Bitter Southerner, a profile of life in the “forest defender” camp in the Weelaunee Forest. It includes a conversation with the late Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, better k… -
When protest is a crime, part 1: the Standing Rock effect
1 juni 2023 · 47 min
When members of the Oceti Sakowin gathered near the Standing Rock Reservation to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline, they decided on a strategy of nonviolent direct action. No violence… against people.
But sabotage of property – well, that’s another question entirely.
Since the gathering at Standing Rock, anti-protest legislation backed by the fossil fuel industry has swept across the country.
What happened? When is environmental protest considered acceptable… and when is it seen as a threat?
This is the first of two episodes exploring the changing landscape of environmental protest in the United States, from Standing Rock to Cop City and beyond.
Part II will be released on June 8.
Featuring Chase Iron Eyes, Tokata Iron Eyes, Lesley Wood, Elly Page, and Connor Gibson.
Special thanks to Phyllis Young and everyone at the Lakota People’s Law Project, especially Daniel Nelson and Jesse Phelps. Thanks also to Soundings Mindful Media. Lees meerSUPPORT
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We highly recommend the podcast Burn Wild, investigative reporter Leah Sottile’s excellent series on the Earth Liberation Front. It centers on the question, “How far is too far to stop the planet burning?”
Use the ICNL’s US Protest Law Tracker to look up anti-protest and critical infrastructure bills by state or by issue.
“Exploring the sound of the American Indian occupation of Alcatraz”, produced by the Berkeley Voices program, and footage of the occupation, compiled by the Bay Area TV Archive.
For even more context on AIM, we recommend listening to Buffy, a podcast series on Buffy Sainte Marie, a Piapot Cree Nation singer-songwriter whose record “Now That the Buffalo’s Gone” was an anthem during the occupation of Alcatraz.
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Is Biden a good climate president?
25 mei 2023 · 29 min
As a candidate, Joe Biden called himself a climate change pioneer. He promised a green energy revolution. More renewables, way less fossil fuels, and a carbon-neutral economy by 2050. So two years in, how’s he doing?
Outside/In host Nate Hegyi speaks with a political scientist and an environmental activist to figure out where Biden has pushed his climate agenda, where he hasn’t, and whether he’s an octopus or a bighorn sheep.
Featuring: Aseem Prakash, Jean Su Lees meerSUPPORT
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Reported and produced by Nate Hegyi
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Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions
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Just try not to breathe
18 mei 2023 · 45 min
There are few physical challenges more uncomfortable than holding your breath underwater as long as you can.
But if your duty is to pull downed military personnel from waters all over the world, you need to prove your ability to perform in the most hostile and unforgiving conditions. That’s why the Air Force has long made breath holds part of its training programs for parajumpers, or parachute rescue specialists.
This week, we’re featuring an episode from our friends at the Outside Podcast (not to be confused with Outside/In) about a parajumper candidate who finds himself facing elimination from training for the most surprising reason: he can hold his breath way too long.
Featuring Travis Morgan and Alex Hutchinson
Listen to more from the Outside Podcast here.
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This episode of the Outside Podcast was produced and hosted by Peter Frick-Wright. Editing and music by Robbie Carver.
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A tale of two deserts: Are Saudi cows to blame for Arizona's water crisis?
11 mei 2023 · 27 min
While the taps are running dry and reservoirs are disappearing in Arizona, a corporate farm from Saudi Arabia is pumping massive amounts of groundwater to grow alfalfa for cows back in the Middle East. Now, after years of inaction, Arizonans are pointing the finger at what they see as a foreign invader slurping up the last gulps of a diminishing water supply.
But the truth is more complicated.
In this episode, we dig deep into the history of Arizona’s water crisis and uncover a tale of dates, camels and dairy cows, and try to find out who’s really to blame for the West’s water crisis.
Featuring: Natalie Koch. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Read Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arizona and Arabia, by Natalie Koch.
Listen to the six-part podcast series Thirst Gap: Learning to live with less on the Colorado River, by KUNC.
Listen to Parched, a podcast about people who rely on the river that shaped the West, and have ideas to save it, by Colorado Public Radio.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Produced by Felix Poon and Nate Hegyi
Mixed by Felix Poon
Edited by Taylor Quimby
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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It's not easy being evergreen
4 mei 2023 · 28 min
The team peers into the Outside/Inbox to answer listener questions on the theme of “green,” a prompt which sends us exploring the hanging gardens of Babylon, xeriscaping, and the evolution of the human eye.
1: What’s the benefit of being evergreen?
2: How water-friendly is my lawn?
3: How many city buildings have green roofs?
4: Why did we evolve to see so many different shades of green?
Featuring Georgia Silvera Seamans, Rubab Saher, Kate England, Abraham Wu, and Adriana Briscoe.
Special thanks to Steven Peck.
How to submit a question to the Outside/Inbox
Call our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER, and leave a voicemail. Send a voice recording to outsidein@nhpr.org. We also post regular call-outs for questions in our stories on Instagram.
We’re seeking questions on a new theme for an upcoming episode: “the deeps.” Think caves, life underground, geothermal energy, and deep existential questions about our life on earth. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Check out the Washington Square Park Eco Projects, which includes a map of city trees, a seasonal change monitoring project, and bird surveys.
Project Drawdown on green roofs as a key climate solution
Abraham Wu’s research on mapping green roofs
Exploring the relationship between turfgrass and city heat
Our own reporting on the American love of lawns, and the impact on the desertCREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Justine Paradis, Jeongyoon Han, Felix Poon, and Jessica Hunt.
Edited by Taylor Quimby and Justine Paradis.
Executive producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Music by spring gang, Molife, Apollo, Autohacker, Diamond Ortiz, and Chris Zabriskie.
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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The city inside a glacier
27 april 2023 · 38 min
In the late 1950s, engineer Herb Ueda Sr. traveled to a remote Arctic military base. His mission? To drill through nearly a mile of ice, and extract the world’s first complete ice core.
To finish the job, he and his team would endure sub-zero weather, toxic chemicals, and life inside a military base… which was slowly being crushed by the glacier from which it was carved.
Producer Daniel Ackerman takes us inside Camp Century, and explains how a foundational moment in climate science is inextricably linked with the story of the United States military.
Featuring Curt La Bombard, Julie Brigham-Grette, Herb Ueda Jr., Don Garfield, and Aleqa Hammond. Lees meerSUPPORT
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If you want to see footage from inside Camp Century, check out this Department of Defense archival film, “Research and Development Progress Report No. 6.”
For a little Cold War context, watch this 1951 Civil Defense Film called “Duck and Cover”, featuring Bert the Turtle.
Here's a book about the history of Camp Century, which includes a chapter on the ice core drilling project.
To see some amazing photos, and read about how scientists are still learning new things from the Camp Century core after rediscovering sediment samples in 2017, check out this blog post from the European Geosciences Union.
Learn more about the NSF Ice Core Facility in Colorado, where sections of the Camp Century ice core are currently stored.CREDITS
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The Race to Net Zero: building a car-free future
20 april 2023 · 35 min
Right now, we’re investing billions of dollars into charging infrastructure in order to speed up the transition to electric cars and decarbonize transportation.
But there are all sorts of problems that EVs won’t solve: bumper-to-bumper traffic, extractive metal mining, and car collisions that kill tens of thousands of drivers, passengers, cyclists, and pedestrians every year in the US.
That’s why transit activists say we need to rethink the way we get around. Because learning to drive less isn’t just about safer streets and better quality of life – it’s also key to winning the race to net zero.
Featuring: Effie Kong, Jascha Franklin-Hodge, LaShea Johnson, Alex Hudson, Edwin Lindo, Thea Riofrancos. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Read more about Boston’s 3-year plan to expand the city’s biking infrastructure, make crosswalks safer for pedestrians, and offer biking classes to women and gender-diverse adults.
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is in the middle of getting feedback on the Seattle Transportation Plan on how to build a safer and more efficient transportation system.
Read about Cul De Sac Tempe, a new car-free community in Arizona, where residents are contractually forbidden from parking within a quarter-mile radius of the site. (Bloomberg)
According to studies in Cambridge, MA and Toronto, Canada, bike lanes have a neutral or even positive impact on local businesses, even if some parking spaces are taken away.
A paper in the journal Energy Research & Social Science describes the EV transition as “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” and argues that private vehicle electrification is neither effective, nor equitable.
This LA Times Op-ed argues that switching to electric cars isn’t enough to solve climate change.
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The Race to Net Zero: will EVs get us there fast enough?
13 april 2023 · 33 min
Transitioning to electric vehicles is essential to meeting our climate goals. But there are so many barriers to overcome – from expanding EV charging infrastructure, to updating the power grid, to mining the metals that make batteries go.
In the first of a two-part series on decarbonizing transportation, we try to answer the critical question: is it all happening fast enough to avoid the worst climate impacts?
Featuring: Craig Bentley, Nora Naughton, Sara Baldwin, Thea Riofrancos
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EV transition predictive modelsThe 2035 report (Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkeley)
The long road to electric cars (Reuters)
Consumer education and survey findings
EV charging levels explained (US DOT)
GM EV Live
In a Consumer Report's survey and a Reuters/Ipsos survey, more than a third of Americans say they'd consider buying an EV for their next car.
Charging infrastructure
The Electric Vehicle Road Test (Wall Street Journal)
Federal money is now headed to states for building up fast EV chargers on highways (NPR)
The grid
Why Electric Vehicles Won’t Break the Grid (Scientific American
An explosion in proposed clean energy ventures has overwhelmed the system for connecting new power sources to homes and businesses (NY Times)
Metal extraction
Listen to our episode The lithium gold rush, an in-depth look at where lithium comes from, and who’s being affected by mining it.
Read the Achieving Zero Emissions with More Mobility and Less Mining report by Thea Riofrancos.
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The Underdogs Ep3: You sell your soul
30 maart 2023 · 49 min
The Underdogs Ep3: You sell your soul
What caused the Peranos to abandon their dogs and screw so many people over? Nate enlists the help of a New Zealand journalist to find out.
More about Outside/In presents The Underdogs:
A few months ago, Outside/In host Nate Hegyi got a tip from the highest levels of the dog sledding community. It was about the first team from New Zealand to complete the Iditarod, a 1,000-mile race across some of Alaska’s harshest terrain. Over the past decade, Curt and Fleur Perano have transformed their success on the trail into a flourishing mushing tourism business in their home country’s south island. Some of their dogs have even appeared in a Marvel movie and a Taylor Swift music video.
But behind the scenes, in the usually-guarded world of competitive dog sledding, the Peranos have burned bridges, destroyed friendships, and left a trail of debt totaling tens of thousands of dollars.
In this special Outside/In mini-series, Nate investigates a story one musher describes as “one dead body away from Tiger King,” and exposes the singular culture within the world of elite mushing.
Featuring: Amanda Hasenauer, Jodi Bailey, Jenn Fisher, Jeff Fisher, Tony Turner, Gemma Nave, Tim Brown Lees meerSUPPORT
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Check out the history of working dogs here.
More than a dozen tourists have written bad reviews about Underdog sled dog tours on Tripadvisor and Google.
That bicycle ride Nate mentioned? It was part of an award-winning reporting project about the 2020 election.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Nate Hegyi
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The Underdogs Ep 2: 'It has to be earned'
23 maart 2023 · 50 min
The Underdogs Ep2: It has to be earned
Nate flies to Minnesota to follow a new lead about the New Zealand racing team.
Advisory: This episode contains brief descriptions of injured animals and animal abuse that may be disturbing to some listeners. Lees meerMore about Outside/In presents The Underdogs:
A few months ago, Outside/In host Nate Hegyi got a tip from the highest levels of the dog sledding community. It was about the first team from New Zealand to complete the Iditarod, a 1,000-mile race across some of Alaska’s harshest terrain. Over the past decade, Curt and Fleur Perano have transformed their success on the trail into a flourishing mushing tourism business in their home country’s south island. Some of their dogs have even appeared in a Marvel movie and a Taylor Swift music video.
But behind the scenes, in the usually-guarded world of competitive dog sledding, the Peranos have burned bridges, destroyed friendships, and left a trail of debt totaling tens of thousands of dollars.
In this special Outside/In mini-series, Nate investigates a story one musher describes as “one dead body away from Tiger King,” and exposes the singular culture within the world of elite mushing.
Featuring: Jamie Nelson, Jodi Bailey, Mike Williams Sr., and Amanda HasenauerSUPPORT
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Humane Mushing (an advocacy group whose motto is “dog first, sport second”) used to compile an annual list of Iditarod sled dog deaths and injuries. Their information is taken from official race reports and Iditarod media advisories. (Humane Mushing)
Check it out: Alaska Natives took the top three spots in the 2023 Iditarod. (NPR)
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The Underdogs Ep1: Honey and vinegar
16 maart 2023 · 33 min
The Underdogs Ep1: Honey and vinegar
Outside/In host Nate Hegyi gets a surprising tip that leads him into the frozen and tight-knit world of competitive sled dog racing in Alaska.
More about Outside/In presents The Underdogs:
A few months ago, Outside/In host Nate Hegyi got a tip from the highest levels of the dog sledding community. It was about the first team from New Zealand to complete the Iditarod, a 1,000-mile race across some of Alaska’s harshest terrain. Over the past decade, Curt and Fleur Perano have transformed their success on the trail into a flourishing mushing tourism business in their home country’s south island. Some of their dogs have even appeared in a Marvel movie and a Taylor Swift music video.
But behind the scenes, in the usually-guarded world of competitive dog sledding, the Peranos have burned bridges, destroyed friendships, and left a trail of debt totaling tens of thousands of dollars.
In this special Outside/In mini-series, Nate investigates a story one musher describes as “one dead body away from Tiger King,” and exposes the singular culture within the world of elite mushing.
Featuring: Jodi Bailey, Austin Sorem, Dan Kaduce, Jamie Nelson, and Marine Kuhn.
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Check out the results from the 2023 Iditarod
Read the actual Iditarod rule (Rule 34) that states wild game animals killed in self-defense must be gutted and reported to a race official at the next checkpoint.
To learn more about the physiology of Alaskan huskies, check out this TEDx talk from Michael Davis: “Canines in Combat and Competition”
Read a review of Blair Braverman’s memoir, “Welcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube”.CREDITS
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Outside/In presents The Underdogs
9 maart 2023 · 2 min
A few months ago, Outside/In host Nate Hegyi got a tip from the highest levels of the dog sledding community. It was about the first team from New Zealand to complete the Iditarod, a 1,000-mile race across some of Alaska’s harshest terrain; a pair of mushers that have transformed their success on the trail into a flourishing tourism business in their home country’s south island.
But behind the scenes, in the usually-guarded world of competitive dog sledding, they've burned bridges, destroyed friendships, and left a trail of debt totaling tens of thousands of dollars.
In this trailer, get a first look at our upcoming three-part series: Outside/In presents The Underdogs. Look for the first episode in your feeds next week, March 16th. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Scents & sensibility
2 maart 2023 · 41 min
Once upon a time, potpourri was a popular way to freshen up a space. Now, for some, it feels a bit like the lava lamp of fragrance: an outdated fad from a bygone decade.
So, why was potpourri so popular in the 1980’s, and what happened to it? Did the trend dry up… or just evolve?
We explore the transformation of potpourri, from the fermented mush of the Victorian era to the perfumed and colorful bag of pine cones of the eighties, and talk to a few of the people still making potpourri today.
This episode was originally published in September 2021.
Featuring Yvette Weaver, Carly Still, Laure Moutet, Autumn Anderson, Paulus, and Ednita Tingle.
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An 1895 recipe from Sweet from Sweet Scented Flowers and Fragrant Leaves for 50-year moist potpourri (the recipe begins on page 42).
From Death Scents: more fascinating info on the history of medieval trends that predate potpourri and the rise of “rotten pot” potpourri.
Fragrant Potpourri Preserves the Floral Scents of Summer: A 1975 NYT article that bridges the gap between moist and dried potpourri recipes.
A 1988 Glade Potpourri Spray commercial
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Hosted by Justine Paradis
Reported and produced by Taylor Quimby
Edited by Justine Paradis
Executive Producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Mixed by Taylor Quimby
Additional editing by Felix Poon and Jessica Hunt
Special thanks to Rosalyn LaPier, Mark Nesbit, and to NHPR’s voices from the ‘80s: Nick Capodice, Josh Rogers, Emily Quirk, Patricia McLaughlin, Rick Ganley, and Rebecca Lavoie.
Theme music by Breakmaster Cylinder
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Who owns the sky?
23 februari 2023 · 39 min
If you own land in the United States, do you also own the airspace above it? In other words, who owns the sky?
The answer begins with a medieval Roman principle of property rights, which made it all the way to American courts: “Whoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to Heaven and down to Hell."
We asked our friends Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy, cohosts of Civics 101, to join us to explore the uniquely American philosophy of property, to the moon and back.
Featuring Colin Jerolmack, Michael Heller, George Anthony Long, and Deondre Smiles, with special guests Nick Capodice and Hannah McCarthy. Lees meerSUPPORT
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This article by Laura Donohue poses the same question we ask – “who owns the skies?” – in the context of property rights, state rights, and drones.
Deondre Smiles’ essay on how manifest destiny is showing up as we explore beyond this planet, “The Settler Logics of (Outer) Space”
The Civics 101 episodes mentioned were “Is Santa a Criminal?” and “What’s Up With the US Space Force?” Also relevant: their two-part series on “The Government and Housing.”
A great podcast episode on diamonds and De Beers via Articles of Interest + 99% Invisible
More on United States v. Causby (1946)
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Worm Wars! Invasive species and the stories we tell about them
16 februari 2023 · 40 min
When Nora Saks learned that a "toxic, self-cloning worm that poops out of its mouth was invading Maine", she started sounding the alarm about the impending eco-doom. Until, that is, state experts clued her into the "real threat"; a different creepy crawly wriggling towards The Pine Tree State's gardens and precious forests, and fast.
In an attempt to find out more about this real threat, Ben Brock Johnson and Nora tunnel down a wormhole, encountering a long history of xenophobic rhetoric about so-called invasive species, and some hard truths about the field of invasion biology itself.
This week we’re featuring a story from our friend at WBUR’s Endless Thread, a podcast that digs into the internet's vast and curious ecosystem of online communities to find untold histories, unsolved mysteries, and other jaw-dropping stories online and IRL.
Featuring: Banu Subramaniam, Dov Sax, Bob McNally, Gary Fish, and Regina Smith Lees meerSUPPORT
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Endless Thread (WBUR)
"A toxic, self-cloning worm that poops out of its mouth is invading Maine" (Bangor Daily News)
Reddit post on r/oddlyterrifying about hammerhead worms
lindsaynikole's viral TikTok video on hammerhead worms
"The Aliens Have Landed! Reflections on the Rhetoric of Biological Invasions", Banu Subramaniam
The Sax Research Lab at Brown University
Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry fact sheet on jumping worms
"Identify and Report Jumping Worms in Maine", UMaine Cooperative Forestry Research Unit informational video
Cornell University fact sheet on Asian Jumping Worms
UMass Extension Invasive Jumping Worm FAQ
"Cancel Earthworms" (The Atlantic)
"Invasive 'Jumping Worms' Threaten Trees in Maine and Elsewhere" (NECN)
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Groundhogs: incidental archaeologists, mystical meteorologists
31 januari 2023 · 27 min
Despite being the only rodent with a holiday to its name, groundhogs are often considered pests.
However, these natural-born diggers have unearthed rare artifacts, play a pivotal role in shaping ecosystems, and are tied to important breakthroughs in hepatitis B treatments. Plus they’re pretty cute.
So in this episode, a special Groundhog Day edition of our Holy Scat series, we’re digging up as many amazing factoids about these creatures as we possibly can.
Featuring: David Scofield, Amanda Gillen, Eric D’Aleo, Joe Bruchac, and Sandra Sexton
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Youtube video of a whistling groundhog
NBC News video of Groundhog Day 2022 prediction
Read more about the Meadowcroft Rockshelter – the oldest known site of human habitation in North America, discovered by a groundhog.
Read this 1996 article about hepatitis B research using the woodchuck animal model at Cornell University.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Felix Poon
Edited by Taylor Quimby
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.
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The “extreme” beat: whale hearts, mudslides, and more
26 januari 2023 · 30 min
What’s the slowest heartbeat on the planet? What’s it like to live with zero sunlight?
If you’ve ever picked up a copy of the Guinness Book of World Records, you know that people are drawn to extremes, be they geographical, philosophical, or biological.
So this week, we’re cracking open the Outside/Inbox to answer your questions about the outer limits of life on Earth. We’ll learn about how landslides are way more common than you might think, why frogs are practically undead, and how researchers stay motivated through an Antarctic winter.
Submit your own question (the weirder the better) on Instagram, via email at outsidein@nhpr.org, or by calling our Outside/Inbox hotline: 1-844-GO-OTTER.
Question 1: How low can an animal’s heartbeat go?
Question 2: What happens to your body if you get ZERO sunlight?
Question 3: Is climate change making landslides happen more often?
Question 4: What is a “wet-bulb” temperature?
Featuring: Carmen Possnig, Kira Mauseth, Corina Cerovski-Darriau, Daniel Vecellio, and Avikal Somvanshi.
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Editing by Taylor Quimby with help from Justine Paradis
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music by Blue Dot Sessions.
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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The ocean is a place of queer possibility
19 januari 2023 · 32 min
In each essay in their debut collection, How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures, science writer Sabrina Imbler shares the story of an undersea organism and a story of their own journey as someone who, as they put it, came out twice in adulthood.
In one essay, they reflect on how a shape-shifting cephalopod helped them navigate their own questions about gender. In another, they celebrate queer dance clubs through the lens of the Yeti crab, a creature who “dances to live” in the crushing conditions around deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
“I really wanted to sort of take these creatures very seriously… to think about both of us as organisms,” said Sabrina.
“The creature’s existence in the world, and also the ways in which I am just, at the end of the day, another organism moving through the world, trying to eat and mate and survive.”
Outside/In host Nate Hegyi and producer Justine Paradis sat down with Sabrina Imbler to talk about their blend of science and personal writing, and about what we might be able to learn by looking closely at the lives—perhaps very different, very strange-to-us lives—of creatures in the sea. Lees meerDonate to support the show, and to get your hands on a limited edition Outside/In opossum camp mug! Here's the link: https://bit.ly/3PvIzWy
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Sabrina Imbler’s articles on Defector Media
Read “We Swarm” on The Rumpus
“It’s always ourselves we find in the sea” is a line from this poem by E.E. Cummings.CREDITS
Hosted by Nate Hegyi
Reported, produced, and mixed by Justine Paradis
Edited by Taylor Quimby with help from Felix Poon
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Music in this episode by Loving Caliber, Autohacker, Valante, Silver Maple, Moon Crater, and So Vea.
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Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Pu…