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Dinner reservations: how to eat sustainably (and does it even matter?)
12 januari 2023 · 31 min
Some folks promote local food. Others swear by veganism. But what is the most environmentally-friendly diet? And does it really matter what we eat? Or are there bigger fish to fry when it comes to climate activism?
Outside/In is trying out a new segment called This, That, Or The Other Thing. It’s all about the little decisions we make to try and build a more sustainable world—whether they have any effect, and what we can do instead if they don’t.
For our inaugural edition, we’re focusing on food. From Brazilian beef and tofu tacos to food waste and composting, host Nate Hegyi talks with experts to understand how our choices impact the planet… and how we can make a difference in our communities.
Featuring Umair Irfan, Tamar Haspel, and Ben Halpern. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Give a listen to Tamar Haspel’s podcast, Climavores.
Vox reporter Umair Irfan wrote about how individual action actually does matter in the fight against climate change.
Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara put together a big study on the cumulative environmental pressures of different foods.
Want to tackle food waste? The Environmental Protection Agency has a great, down-to-earth guide on what you can do.CREDITS
Hosted, reported, produced, and mixed by Nate Hegyi
Edited by Taylor Quimby with help from Justine Paradis, Jessica Hunt, and Felix Poon.
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music by Blue Dot Sessions, Sven Lindvall, El Flaco Collective, Future Joust, Spring Gang, Eight Bits, and Awlee.
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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Cold t*ts, warm hearts: the cold water dippers of Maine
29 december 2022 · 22 min
On the first day of January, people all over the world dive into the water as a way to start the new year fresh. It’s often referred to as a “polar plunge”.
But cold water dipping is different.
It’s not a breathless in-and-out plunge, but a slow submersion: lingering in the cold water for 5 or 10 minutes. No wetsuit.
This fall, Outside/In producer Justine Paradis got to know a community of dippers along the coast of Maine. Many of them described something happening once they’re in their water.. Something which they say changes their relationship to the cold, the ocean, and themselves.
In this episode, we’re ringing in the new year by sharing a little more from those conversations.
Featuring Kelsy Hartley, Caitlin Hopkins, Puranjot Kaur, Betsy Dawkins, and Judy Greene-Janse.
Thanks to everyone who sent in suggestions for winter surthrival. We featured ideas from James in Bend, Oregon; Kyra in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and Annie in Portland, Maine.
Thanks also to Gin Majka, Guenola Lefeuvre, and Annie Ropeik. Lees meerA word on the risks of cold water immersion
People engage in cold water dipping and swimming around the world. Many claim health benefits, like a boosted immune system and reduced inflammation. But it’s not a risk-free activity.
"I'm not sitting here as the fun police stopping people doing what they want to do. It's just we would encourage them to do it safely,” said Mike Tipton, a professor of Human and Applied Physiology at the Extreme Environments Laboratory at the University of Portsmouth. He shared a couple risks to consider before jumping in.Cold shock response, which occurs as you enter cold water and lasts a couple minutes. This prompts an involuntary gasp and hyperventilation – bad news if you’re underwater or in choppy water.
Cardiac triggers. Cold water shock sends a signal to your heart telling it to beat faster, but face immersion tells your heart to slow down. These competing signals to your heart can potentially cause cardiac arrhythmia, espe…
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Hot dam! Climate news that isn’t terrible
22 december 2022 · 33 min
There’s an unfortunate paradox for environmental podcasts; data shows a lot of people skip segments about the climate. But also… it’s the CLIMATE! We can’t NOT talk about it, right?
So how do we break through the malaise and make climate news feel less overwhelming? More surprising? Less depressing? In this episode, we round-up a handful of stories that we hope break the mold and make climate a more approachable topic for everyday discussion.
We’ll look at a third-rail of environmental activism, hear about an unlikely, middle-of-the-night climate deal at COP27, and learn about one place where producing less renewable energy might just be the best thing for the environment.
Featuring Cara Buckley, Naveena Sadasivam, and Gillian Flaccus Lees meerSUPPORT
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Earth Now Has 8 Billion Humans. This Man Wishes There Were None. By Cara Buckley for The New York Times.(For more on population, you can read Are 8 billion people too many — or too few? and Should you not have kids because of climate change? It’s complicated. And you should also listen to our two-parter on this very subject: So Over Population [Part 1] and So Over Population [Part 2])
Inside the COP27 fight to get wealthy nations to pay climate reparations, by Naveena Sadasivam for Grist
‘Momentous:’ US advances largest dam demolition in history, by Gillian Flaccus for the Associated Press
News Roundup:U.S. reaches a fusion power milestone. Will it be enough to save the planet? (NPR)
The surprising player in the rail strike fight: Fossil fuel companies (Grist)
Why knowing your neighbors could save you in the next climate disaster (The Guardian)
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How a chicken saved my life
15 december 2022 · 27 min
At the beginning of the pandemic, we published an episode about “how to be a backyard birder.” Everybody was understandably freaking out, and we wanted to put something sweet, calming, and hopeful into the world.
In that episode, we heard from ornithologist Dr. J. Drew Lanham, who shared some great tips for beginners, like what to watch and listen for, and how to make binoculars from toilet paper tubes.
But what we didn’t get into was Dr. Lanham’s own remarkable story, including the moment when the humble chicken pulled him away from a life in the military and onto the path to ornithological stardom.
This episode comes from our friends at Going Wild, with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, a podcast from PBS that’s more about the people that study wild animals than it is about the animals themselves.
Their latest season also includes the story of a shark researcher struggling with the whiteness of academia, a herpetologist who pushed to change the language of the field, and Dr. Rae-Wynn’s own journey as a field researcher slash newly single mom.
Featuring Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant and Dr. J. Drew Lanham. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Read “9 Rules for the Black Birdwatcher”, Dr. J. Drew Lanham’s breakthrough piece for Orion Magazine.
Listen to a South Carolina Public Radio interview with Dr. J. Drew Lanham after he won a MacArthur Fellowship.CREDITS
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Going Wild is hosted by Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant. Production by Caroline Hadilaksono, Danielle Broza, Nathan Tobey, and Great Feeling Studios. Editing by Rachel Aronoff and Jakob Lewis. Sound design by Cariad Harmon.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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13 tips on how to "surthrive" this winter
1 december 2022 · 46 min
It’s Outside/In’s annual winter show, in which the team gathers around the proverbial fire to share our best ideas towards becoming better friends with winter. The dream is to not just survive, but thrive – dare we say, to “surthrive” – and embrace the season, both the cold and the cozy.
This year, we’re joined by the wonderful Mara Hoplamazian, climate and environment reporter at New Hampshire Public Radio.
You can read our list here. We’d also love to hear your recommendations! We might even play them on the podcast or share your tips in our (free) newsletter.
Send your suggestions, ideally as a voice recording, to outsidein@nhpr.org or call our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER.
Featuring a few of the cold-water dippers of Maine, including Betsy Lou Dawkins, Cholla Foot, Juliet Cox, Anne Buckwalter, and the crowd at a Two Maine Mermaids full moon dip. Lees meerA word on cold water immersion
People engage in cold water dipping or swimming around the world. Many claim health benefits, like a boosted immune system and reduced inflammation. But it’s obviously not a risk-free activity.
Physiologist Michael Tipton told us a couple things to be aware of: 1) cold water shock, which prompts an involuntary gasp – bad news if you’re underwater 2) cold water exposure can send competing signals to your heart, potentially causing cardiac arrhythmia. But he also said, "I'm not sitting here as the fun police stopping people doing what they want to do. It's just we would encourage them to do it safely."
Here’s another overview of benefits and risks of cold-water swimming.Support the show
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Produced and mixed by Justine Paradis
Edited by Taylor Quimby
Executive producer: Rebecca Lavoie
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O Possum! My Possum!
24 november 2022 · 35 min
It’s high time to shine a light on an under-appreciated nocturnal visitor to America’s backyards and garbage cans: the opossum.
The opossum is the only marsupial in North America, and they’ve been snuffling around since before the dinosaurs died. It faints at the slightest threat, yet can be struck by a venomous snake and, unfazed, turn right around and eat it.
Also, they have two vaginas, and an extra pseudo-vagina. What more do you need? The opossum’s superpower is its reproductive system, and the thing that’s really going to make you say “holy scat!” is what’s going on in that pouch.
So…what’s it going to take to get some respect for the opossum?
Featuring: Jessica Anderson, Joseph Bruchac, Danielle Draback, and Frannie Greenberg Lees meerLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The reality of History’s “Alone”
17 november 2022 · 36 min
The premise of History’s reality TV show Alone is about as straightforward as it gets. Ten people are dropped into the remote wilderness with nothing but a handful of tools, a supply of GoPro cameras, and instructions to document their entire experience.
As contestants put their wilderness skills to the test, they face some of reality television’s most intense physical and emotional stakes; struggling with isolation, cold, wild animals, and even starvation. The last person standing wins the grand prize: half a million dollars.
But while the contestants must leave the comforts of home behind, the show still carries societal baggage.
In this episode, two critics explore the subtext of History’s Alone, and the messages it might be sending about class, gender, entertainment, and human relationships with the natural world.
Featuring Eric Martin and Tracy Clark-Flory. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Check our Eric Martin’s article: ALONE — What is this reality tv show really about?
And Tracy Clark-Flory’s piece for Jezebel: A Woman Alone: On History’s Survival Show, There’s No Escaping Gender, Not Even In The Woods.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Taylor Quimby and Nate Hegyi
Mixed by Taylor Quimby
Edited by Rebecca Lavoie and Nate Hegyi, with help from Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, and Jessica Hunt.
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions, The New Fools, Guy Trevino and Friends, Ambientalism, 91 nova, and Sarah the Illstrumentalist.
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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Legends of the fall: fallout shelters, dreams of falling, and autumnal vibes
3 november 2022 · 27 min
It’s time to open our mailbag and answer your questions about fall – and not just the season. We’ve interpreted the theme to include everything from dreams about falling to fallout shelters and, um, tornadoes.
Plus, we reveal the long-anticipated winner of our poll on best alternatives for replacing the term “leaf-peeping.”
Question 1: Why do so many have recurring dreams about falling?
Question 2: How do tornadoes figure in myths around the world?
Question 3: How deep does a fallout shelter need to be?
Question 4: Are berries ripening earlier because of climate change?
Do you have a question about the natural world? Submit it to the Outside/Inbox! Send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or call our hotline: 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837). Don’t forget to leave a number so we can call you back.
Featuring: Abhinav Singh, Nani Pybus, David Monteyne, Shaheen Dewji, Richard Primack, Nicole Herman-Mercer, Katie Spellman. Lees meerSUPPORT
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On dreamsGerman chemist August Kekulé claimed to have pictured the ring structure of benzene, after dreaming of a snake eating its own tail
A study on the threat simulation theory of dreaming
On Fallout Shelters
Fallout Shelter: Designing for Civil Defense in the Cold War by David Monteyne
A calculator to estimate your personal annual radiation dose
Fallout Five Zero, a photographic chronicle of the Boston area’s now defunct shelters
On Berries
Walden Warming: Climate Change Comes to Thoreau’s Woods by Richard Primack
A study on Indigenous knowledge on climate-related changes to berry production in Alaska
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported, produced and mixed by Felix Poon, Justine Paradis, Taylor Quimby, and Jessica Hunt
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Why we get scared (and why we like it)
27 oktober 2022 · 40 min
Jack Rodolico knows exactly what scares him. Sharks.
But here’s what he doesn’t get: if he’s so freaked out, why can’t he stop incessantly watching online videos of bloody shark attacks?
Why would he deliberately seek out the very thing that spooks him?
To figure it out, Jack enlists the help of other scaredy-cats: our listeners, who shared their fears about nature with us. Together, Jack and the gang consider the spectrum of fear, from phobia to terror, and what it might mean when we don’t look away.
Featuring Lauren Passell, Arash Javanbakht, Nile Carrethers, and Sushmitha Madaboosi. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Lauren Passell’s Podcast the Newsletter.
Related: why people love horror movies.
The ubiquity of smartphones means plenty of hair-raising amateur videos of shark attacks to get you started on your doomscrolling (warning: a couple of these are bloody).
If this image of an octopus freaks you out, you might share Lauren’s “fear of holes,” or trypophobia.
Learn more about augmented reality technology and other projects at Arash Javanbakht’s clinic.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Jack Rodolico
Mixed by Taylor Quimby
Edited by Taylor Quimby, with help from Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, Nate Hegy, and Jessica Hunt.
Executive producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Music for this episode by Silver Maple, Matt Large, Luella Gren, John Abbot and Blue Dot Sessions.
Thanks to everyone who sent in voicemails and memos, even the ones we didn’t play: Erin Partridge, Lauren Passell, Nile Carrethers, Michelle MacKay, Alec from Nashville, and Hillary from Washington.
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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The curious case of the missing extinctions
13 oktober 2022 · 45 min
When it comes to protecting the biodiversity of Planet Earth, there is no greater failure than extinction.
Thankfully, only a few dozen species have been officially declared extinct by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the half century since the passage of the Endangered Species Act.
But, hold on. Aren’t we in the middle of the sixth mass extinction? Shouldn’t the list of extinct species be… way longer?
Well, yeah. Maybe.
Producer Taylor Quimby sets out to understand why it’s so difficult to officially declare an animal extinct. Along the way, he compares rare animals to missing socks, finds a way to invoke Lizzo during an investigation of an endangered species of crabgrass, and learns about the disturbing concept of “dark extinctions.”
Featuring Sharon Marino, Arne Mooers, Sean O’Brien, Bill Nichols, and Wes Knapp. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Check out this 2005 feature from the CBS Sunday Morning archives: In search of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker…
…and this one from 60 minutes, also from 2005, pulled from the archive and rebroadcast after the proposed delisting.
Nate’s favorite ivory-billed story came from NPR, and featured songwriter Sufjan Stevens.
Watch the US Fish and Wildlife Service virtual public meeting about the proposed delisting of the ivory-billed woodpecker on January 26, 2022.
Read this 2016 paper that outlines, among other things, the consequences of being wait-listed under the ESA: “Taxa, petitioning agency, and lawsuits affect time spent awaiting listing under the US Endangered Species Act.”
From Simon Fraser University, “Lost or extinct? Study finds the existence of 562 animal species remains uncertain.”
More on the unknown status of Cambodia’s national mammal, the kouprey.
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The last veterinarians in town
6 oktober 2022 · 30 min
If you've been having trouble getting in with a veterinarian, you're not imagining it. Across the country, pet care is increasingly hard to come by, and more vets are leaving the job.
Alaska’s capital city, Juneau, has lost roughly half of its veterinarians since the pandemic began. Pet owners often have to wait several weeks for an appointment, surgery is scarce, and 24/7 emergency care doesn’t exist. Now, a local animal shelter is stepping up to try and fill the gap for desperate pet owners, who often have nowhere else to turn.
In an industry rife with burnout, turnover, and high suicide rates, veterinarians and vet technicians are being forced to choose between taking care of animals and taking care of themselves.
Featuring: Tracy Ward, Jocelyn Andrea, Krista Miller, Sam Smith, Sam Blankenship
If you or someone you know is struggling with depression, 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.
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A professor at Auburn University looked into the role pentobarbital plays in suicides among veterinarians and vet techs.
The American Veterinary Medical Association broke down the reasons why it’s tough to find veterinary care these days.
The USDA has a cool map of places that are experiencing a shortage in veterinary care. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Nate Hegyi
Editing by Taylor Quimby
Additional editing help from Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, Rebecca Lavoie and Jessica Hunt.
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.
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The olive & the pine
22 september 2022 · 55 min
Planting a tree often becomes almost a shorthand for doing a good deed. But such an act is not always neutral. In some places, certain trees can become windows into history, tools of erasure, or symbols of resistance.
This episode originally aired in October of 2020.
Featuring: Liat Berdugo, Irus Braverman, Jonathan Kuttab, Noga Kadman, Iyad Hadad, Raja Shehadeh, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, Miri Maoz-Ovadia, and Nidal Waleed Rabie and his granddaughter Samera. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Berdugo, Liat. “A Situation: A Tree in Palestine.”Places Journal. January 2020. Braverman, Irus. Planted Flags: Trees, Land, and Law in Israel Palestine. Cambridge University Press: 2009.Kadman, Noga. Erased from Space and Consciousness: Israel and the Depopulated Palestinian Villages of 1948. Indiana University Press: 2015.Long, Joanna. “(En)planting Israel: Jewish national fund forestry and the naturalisation of Zionism.” University of British Columbia: 2005.”Our History.” Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael Jewish National Fund. Accessed 8 October 2020.Pappe, Ilan. The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. One World Oxford: 2006.Shehadeh, Raja. Palestinian Walks: Forays into a Vanishing Landscape. Scribner: 2007.Tal, Alon. Pollution in a Promised Land: An Environmental History of Israel. University of California Press: 2002.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by: Justine Paradis
Mixer: Justine Paradis
Editing by Taylor Quimby, Sam Evans-Brown, and Erika Janik
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions.
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
Special thanks to Yehoshua Shkedy, Amit Gilutz, Eliana Passentin, and Vered Ben Saadon. Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public RadioLearn more about your ad choi…
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Why do we stare at fire and other existential questions
15 september 2022 · 31 min
It’s that time again when we open our mailbag to answer your (oh-so-delightful) questions. This time, we deliberate over what seagulls are doing so far from the sea, the reason that staring at fire is so compelling, why dogs kick up dirt after they poo, and other timeless inquiries.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: Would ice age humans still think of ice as ‘cold?’
Question 2: Why do we like to stare at fire?
Question 3: Why do dogs scratch the ground after pooping?
Question 4: Shouldn’t seagulls be at sea?
Question 5: Do animals get seasonal allergies? Lees meerSUPPORT
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by: Taylor Quimby & Felix Poon
Mixers: Taylor Quimby & Felix Poon
Editing by Taylor Quimby, Justine Paradis, and Rebecca Lavoie
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions, Felix Johansson Carne, Stationary Sign, Jules Gaia, Yomoti, and Flouw.
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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Your Wildest Wildlife Encounters
8 september 2022 · 25 min
Ever have an unexpected animal encounter that leaves you filled with adrenaline? Or awed by the natural world? Or filled with fear?
On this episode, we hand over the reins to the folks at Every Little Thing, a Spotify-exclusive podcast hosted by Flora Lichtman.
They asked their listeners for stories about extreme animal run-ins, and boy did folks deliver…. From a tangled antlers conundrum, to a life-altering encounter with jellyfish, these are animal stories that will make you laugh, sweat, and want to stay on the boat.
Thanks to Cory, Sara, Geoff and everyone who called in to Every Little Thing with a wild animal tale.
Every Little Thing is made by Flora Lichtman, Annette Heist, Phoebe Flanigan, Hadley Robinson, Stephanie Werner and Carla Javier.
Outside/In is produced by Nate Hegyi, Taylor Quimby, Justine Paradis, Jessica Hunt, and Felix Poon Lees meerAFRAID OF NATURE? SEND US YOUR STORIES!
Halloween is coming up, and we want to know what natural thing scares the bejeezus out of you. Is there a particular animal, insect, or encounter that just absolutely creeps you out? Or maybe it’s just an idea: like you’re afraid of the dark, or the ocean, or thunderstorms?
Submit your fear, and we may feature it on a future episode of the show - or call you up to talk about whatever it is that freaks you out. Here are some prompts:
What scares you?
How does that fear manifest in your life? Where do you think that fear stems from?
Tell us a specific anecdote or story related to your fear.
Submit your story by sending a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org. Or by calling our hotline: 1-844-GO-OTTER.MORE ABOUT EVERY LITTLE THING
Why do news anchors all sound the same? Do wolves really howl at the moon? How did Elvis imitators take over Las Vegas wedding chapels? On ELT, you call with a question, they find you an answer.
Their helpline is open 24-7. Call 833-RING-ELT or send an audio message to elt@gimletmedia.com.SUPPORT
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Yardwork: A bitter melon grows in Boston
25 augustus 2022 · 39 min
Some people see something special happening at the Berkeley Community Garden in Boston’s South End: a multicultural garden community built from the rubble of a demolished city block; a green oasis of Chinese plants like bitter melon, cultivated here for over half a century.
But others… well, all they see is a trash pile.
In the final installment of Yardwork, the story of how a predominantly immigrant community garden is shaping the built environment, even as gentrification threatened its existence.
Featuring: Arlene Ng, Kim Szeto, Chun Lee, Sue Fong Lee, Helen Ng, Fanny, Ada, Sarah Hutt, Jeremy Liu, Betsy Johnson, Ann McQueen, Valerie Burns Lees meerSUPPORT
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Official Berkeley Community Garden Website
Adversity Can Help A Garden To Grow (NYTimes)
Berkeley Community Gardeners Master Growing...Up (WBUR)
The Trustees of Reservations now owns and manages the Berkeley Community Garden. But many organizations have supported the garden through the decades, including:Boston Natural Areas Network (Wikipedia)
South End Lower Roxbury Open Space Land Trust (Wikipedia)
Boston Urban Gardeners
Mel King was instrumental in making community gardens in Boston possible. In 1974 he sponsored the MA Gardening and Farm Act, which passed into law and allowed people to farm and garden on vacant public land. He was honored in 2021 by then acting mayor of Boston, Kim Janey.
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Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Felix Poon
Editing by Taylor Quimby and Nate Hegyi
Additional editing help from Jessica Hunt and Justine Paradis. Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Special thanks to Michelle Slater, Julie Stone, Zach Nowak, Mark Gardner, Michelle de Lima, Vidya Tikku, Peter Bowne, Jessica Holden, Lauren Chooljian Nick Capodice, Jason Moon, Christina… -
Yardwork: Gardening is heavy metal
18 augustus 2022 · 27 min
Welcome to Yardwork, a summer yard and garden miniseries from Outside/In. We’re sharing three stories about our relationships with the land around us: the front yard, the backyard, and down the block. This is part two.
Sometimes, when Maureen McMurray is digging in her backyard garden, she encounters something she didn’t expect: a lump of coal. She’s planted vegetables in the same soil for a few years now. But as she prepared for an upcoming growing season, she wondered: is her homegrown produce poisoning her family?
The answer is nicer than you might think.
Featuring Maureen McMurray, Nate Bernitz, and Ganga Hettiarachchi. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Find your state’s cooperative extension and soil testing service in this directory.
Cornell Small Farms Program offers a guide to soil contamination, including ranges of safe levels, with the caveat that toxicity depends on factors like soil texture, pH, and organic matter.
The EPA’s primer to lead in soil.
More information on managing the health risks of lead in New Hampshire soils from the UNH Cooperative Extension.
This open source paper goes even deeper on issues of urban gardening, soil contamination, and public awareness.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Justine Paradis
Edited by Taylor Quimby
Additional editing help from Nate Hegyi, Felix Poon, Rebecca Lavoie and Jessica Hunt.
Executive producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Title art and photo: Justine Paradis
Special thanks to Tom Lemien, Anna Paltseva, and Jim Garvin.
Music by Walt Adams, Nul Tiel Records, Alexandra Woodward, Martin Gauffin, Blue Dot Sessions, and Arthur Benson.
Outside/In theme by Breakmaster Cylinder
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Yardwork: Lawn and Order
11 augustus 2022 · 30 min
Welcome to Yardwork, a summer yard and garden miniseries from Outside/In. We’re sharing three stories about our relationships with the land around us: the front yard, the backyard, and down the block. This is part one.
Americans love a lawn. Green grass grows everywhere: on baseball fields, in backyards, in front of strip malls. Collectively, we spend billions of dollars every year keeping them fertilized and watered.
But lawns cost more than money in Western states like Utah. Despite a severe drought, residents of Utah’s towns and cities use more water per capita than any other place in the nation, and a majority of that water goes right into lawns. That’s helping fuel an environmental disaster that could wipe out one of America’s largest inland seas.
In part one of Yardwork, we trace the 600-year history of lawns, explore how they became a symbol of power, wealth, and Whiteness in America, and share tips on how to make a yard more environmentally responsible.
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Check out Malin Curry’s essay on the history of Black Americans and yard work.
To read more about how agriculture and outdoor watering is contributing to the disappearance of the Great Salt Lake, take a look at these two studies.
ProPublica published an excellent investigation into why one of the West’s driest states often rejects aggressive water conservation efforts.
For some great history on lawns, read Paul Robbins’ Lawn People and Virginia Scott Jenkins’ The Lawn: A History of an American ObsessionCREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
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The most successful species on Earth?!
28 juli 2022 · 35 min
Humans have had an impressive run thus far; we’ve explored most of the planet (the parts that aren’t underwater anyway), landed on the moon, created art and music, and some pretty entertaining Tik Toks.
But we’ve survived on the planet for just a fraction of the time horseshoe crabs and alligators have. And we’re vastly outnumbered by many species of bacteria and insects.
So what is the most successful species on Earth? And how do you measure that, anyway?
From longevity, to happiness, to sheer numbers, we put a handful of different organisms under the microscope in hopes of better understanding what exactly it means to succeed at life on a collective and individual scale.
Featuring: Stephen Giovannoni, Rashidah Farid, and Steward Pickett
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Check out Stephen Giovannoni’s paper: “SAR11 Bacteria: The Most Abundant Plankton in the Oceans”
An interesting treatise on adaptability: “Why crocodiles still look the same as they did 200 million years ago”
From the NSF: “The most common organism in the oceans harbors a virus in its DNA”
More food for thought: “The non-human living inside you" Lees meerCREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by: Taylor Quimby
Editing by: Nate Hegyi, Rebecca Lavoie
Additional editing help from Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, and Jessica Hunt.
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
Special thanks to everybody who answered our question at the top of the show: Josemar Ochoa, m Carey Grant, Butter Wilson, Tim Blagden, Robert Baker, Sheila Rydel, and Bob Beaulac.
Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions, and Jules Gaia
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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The National Park Service
21 juli 2022 · 35 min
The National Park Service has changed immensely since its days of keeping poachers out of Yellowstone. So has its approach to telling the story of America.
Kirsten Talken-Spaulding of the NPS and Will Shafroth of the National Parks Foundation help us understand how this colossal system actually works and what it's doing to tell the true story of the United States.
This episode was reported and produced by our friends at the wonderful podcast Civics 101. Lees meerLINKS
For more about the history of national parks and state-backed conservation, we’ve got episodes!
We’ve also delved into the history of Yellowstone, with a focus on the original conservation strategy behind it and many other parks, a strategy pejoratively called “fortress conservation.”
“Himalayan Land Grab” tells the story of what happened when park developers applied the same “fortress conservation” strategy in northern India.
“Thin Green Line” is an exploration of the role of conservation law enforcement through the reality TV show North Woods Law.
We’ve also featured “The Problem with America’s National Parks,” an episode of the podcast The Experiment (no longer being produced) which asked: why not simply give the national parks back to Native people?CREDITS
Hosted by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice
Produced by Hannah McCarthy with help from Nick Capodice
Senior Producer: Christina Phillips
Executive Producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Civics 101 staff includes Jacqui Fulton.
Outside/In team: Nate Hegyi, Taylor Quimby, Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, and Jessica Hunt.
Music (National Park Service): Nul Tiel Records, Evan Schaefer, Kesha, Walt Adams, Site of Wonders, Dusty Decks, HoliznaRAPS and Margareta.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The first national park
14 juli 2022 · 45 min
The land had been cultivated and lived on for millennia when geologist Ferdinand Hayden came upon the astounding Yellowstone "wilderness." It wasn't long before the federal government declared it a national park, to be preserved in perpetuity for the enjoyment of all. Ostensibly. How did Yellowstone go from being an important home, hunting ground, thoroughfare and meeting place to being a park?
This episode was reported and produced by our friends at the wonderful podcast Civics 101.
Featuring: Megan Kate Nelson, author of Saving Yellowstone, Mark David Spence, author of Dispossessing the Wilderness and Alexandra E. Stern, historian of Native peoples and Reconstruction are our guides to this rocky start. Lees meerLINKS
For more about the history of national parks and state-backed conservation, we’ve got episodes!
We’ve also delved into the history of Yellowstone, with a focus on the original conservation strategy behind it and many other parks, a strategy pejoratively called “fortress conservation.”
“Himalayan Land Grab” tells the story of what happened when park developers applied the same “fortress conservation” strategy in northern India.
“Thin Green Line” is an exploration of the role of conservation law enforcement through the reality TV show North Woods Law.
We’ve also featured “The Problem with America’s National Parks,” an episode of the podcast The Experiment (no longer being produced) which asked: why not simply give the national parks back to Native Americans?CREDITS
Hosted by Hannah McCarthy and Nick Capodice
Produced by Hannah McCarthy with help from Nick Capodice
Senior Producer: Christina Phillips
Executive Producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Civics 101 staff includes Jacqui Fulton.
Outside/In team: Nate Hegyi, Taylor Quimby, Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, and Jessica Hunt.
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Is climate journalism experiencing a Great Resignation?
30 juni 2022 · 48 min
Last summer, former Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown quit journalism to become a lobbyist for clean energy.
He’s not alone. Millions of people left their jobs or changed careers in the past couple years. But is the field of climate journalism going through its own “Great Resignation?” In a moment when the stakes are so high, are the people who cover the climate crisis leaving journalism to try to help solve it?
Producer Justine Paradis talks with two reporters who recently found themselves re-evaluating their personal and professional priorities: one who left journalism, and another who stayed.
Featuring Sophie Gilbert, Sam Evans-Brown, Stephen Lacey, Julia Pyper, Meaghan Parker, and Kendra Pierre-Louis. Lees meerSUPPORT
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The podcast episode of Warm Regards that Justine mentions is “Apocalyptic Narratives, Climate Data, and Hope, with Zeke Hausfather and Diego Arguedas Ortiz”
The history of objectivity is arguably one of the “great confusions of journalism.” In the early 20th century, reporter Walter Lippman and editor Charles Merz contended that objectivity is a practice akin to the scientific method. “The method is objective, not the journalist.”
More recently, plenty of folks have commented on problems with “bias” in journalism, including Lewis Raven Wallace, Wesley Lowery, and Sam Sanders, who wrote, “The avoidance of the ‘perception’ of ‘bias’ ultimately means the only reporters to be trusted are those whose lives haven’t been directly touched by the issues and struggles they’re covering. And you [know] what that means.”
Julia Pyper’s podcast Political Climate
Post Script Media, Stephen Lacey’s podcast company
How cable TV covered climate change in 2021.
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Life and Death at a Human Decomposition Facility
23 juni 2022 · 39 min
Few bear witness to human decomposition. We embalm and seal bodies in caskets, and bury them six feet underground. Decomposition happens out of sight and out of mind, or in the case of cremation, is skipped over entirely.
But at human decomposition facilities, sometimes known as "body farms," students and researchers see rotting corpses every day. They watch as scavengers and bacteria feast on them. And when it's all over, they clean the skeletons, and file them away in a collection.
In this episode, producer Felix Poon visits a human decomposition facility in North Carolina to see what the people who work there have learned about death, find out how a human body decomposes, and why a person might choose to wind up there in the first place.
Featuring: Nick Passalacqua, Rebecca George, Carter Unger, Maggie Klemm, Carlee Green, Victoria Deal, Kadri Greene, Mackenzie Gascon, Reagan Baechle, Leigh Irwin, and Lucinda Denton Lees meerLINKS
You can watch Bill Bass tell the story of Colonel William Shy and the time since death estimation he got so wrong that led to him founding the first ever “Body Farm.”
If you want to hear from pre-registered donors about their decision to donate their bodies, you can watch a WBIR-TV segment, The Body Farm: A donor explains why she’s ready to hand off her corpse to the forensic center about Lucinda Denton, who we feature in this episode. And you can read Fawn Fitter’s article, My Afterlife on the Body Farm (NY Times), about how she intends to help solve crimes as part of a world-renowned criminal justice program after she dies.
If you’re curious to read more about the “CSI Effect,” check this article out: ‘CSI effect’ draws more women to forensics.
And if you want to read up on how the field of forensics is talking about evolving their concepts of race and gender, you can read Decolonizing ancestry estimation in the United States, and Centering Transgender Individuals in Forensic Anthropology and Expanding Binary Sex Estimation in Casework and R… -
Update: Happy the Elephant is Not a Person
17 juni 2022 · 6 min
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A few weeks ago, we teamed up with the Civics 101 podcast to bring you the story of Happy, an Asian elephant living in the Bronx Zoo.
Lawyers had petitioned the New York State Court of Appeals for a writ of Habeas Corpus; a legal maneuver that could have freed Happy and set a new precedent for animal rights. But in a ruling out this week, the court has decided: Happy isn’t going anywhere. In this quick update to our previous episode (listen here if you haven’t already) Nate and Hannah debrief on the 5-2 split decision, and what it means for the future of animal rights.
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Read more about this week’s ruling, and what it may mean for animal rights, in this article from Slate.CREDITS
Hosts: Nate Hegyi and Hannah McCarthy
Reported and produced by: Nate Hegyi
Mixer: Taylor Quimby
Editing by Taylor Quimby
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Six Foot Turkey: What Jurassic Park Got Wrong (And Right) About Dinosaurs
9 juni 2022 · 40 min
Anybody who supports the show RIGHT NOW, during our June 2020 Fund Drive, will be entered to win a $500 Airbnb gift card, and will receive an adorable limited-edition Outside/In axolotl sticker.Click here to donate to Outside/In right now. When the smash-success Jurassic Park first hit theaters in 1993, it inspired a generation of dinophiliacs and helped to usher in a new “golden age of paleontology.”
But it also froze the public’s perception of dinosaurs in time, and popularized inaccuracies that people still believe are true today.
So what happens when the biggest source of information on a scientific field comes from a fictional monster movie? In this episode, three Jurassic Park super-fans (one paleontologist, and two podcasters) try to sort it all out.
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Follow Outside/In on Instagram or Twitter, or join our private discussion group on FacebookLINKSWant to learn more about dinosaurs? Check the publish date before you check it out from the library! And here are some good options:
Smithsonian’s The Dinosaur Book (pretty much all of the Smithsonian books are good for younger readers)
Want to get a more global perspective of where dinosaurs have been discovered? Check out a dinosaur atlas book.
For older readers, or anybody who loves a good coffee table book, check out this entry featuring a number of excellent paleoartists: Dinosaur Art II (Taylor has the first one and loves to show it off). Also: A truly disheartening read about people who think feathered dinosaurs are an attack on masculinity.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by Taylor Quimby
Mixer: Taylor Quimby
Editing by Rebecca Lavoie, with help from Nate Hegyi and Justine Paradis
Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer
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Et Tu, Brute? The Case for Human Rights for Animals
2 juni 2022 · 28 min
Anybody who supports the show RIGHT NOW, during our June 2020 Fund Drive, will be entered to win a $500 Airbnb gift card, AND will receive an adorable limited-edition Outside/In axolotl sticker.Click here to donate to Outside/In right now. Happy has lived in New York City’s Bronx Zoo for years. To visitors, she’s a lone Asian elephant. But to a team of animal rights lawyers, she’s a prisoner. They’ve petitioned state courts for a writ of Habeas Corpus; a legal maneuver that, if granted, would declare Happy a legal person who deserves to be freed. It’s the latest case in an ongoing fight to extend basic human rights to animals – one that could have big repercussions in the natural world.
Because this is a case that deals with animals AND the law, two podcasts from New Hampshire Public Radio have teamed up to take it on: Outside/In and Civics 101. We always hear about the animal rights movement… but what rights do animals actually have?
Featuring: Maneesha Deckha, Kevin Schneider Lees meerSUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter.
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Check out which animals don’t get covered by the country’s biggest anti-cruelty law, the Animal Welfare Act, here.
Nonhuman Rights Project founder, Steven Wise, explained why he compares the plight of nonhuman animals to the plight of enslaved people in a wide-ranging interview with University of Toronto law professor Angela Fernandez in 2018.
The New Yorker wrote about Happy the elephant’s legal case earlier this year.
You can rent the HBO Documentary about Tommy the chimpanzee, Unlocking the Cage, on Apple TV.
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Frog Sex, Tree Soap, and Other Signs of Spring
26 mei 2022 · 32 min
It’s that time again, when scientists everywhere hold their breath as we open our listener mailbag. It’s spring in the northern hemisphere, so the theme of the questions in this episode is “growth” — with the exception of the last question, which is… kind of the opposite.
Question 1: Um, what are those frogs doing? (go to our website to see the picture)
Question 2: What’s that white foam that forms on trees when it rains?
Question 3: Does moss get damaged when you walk on it?
Question 4: What’s the best filling for raised beds in the garden?
Question 5: How long does it take for a dead squirrel to decompose?
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Thanks for the excellent questions, Louise, Mihaela, Tricia, Kevin, and Nicolas! Do you have a question about the natural world? Submit it to the Outside/Inbox! Send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or call our hotline: 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837). Don’t forget to leave a number so we can call you back.
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Check out one of many salacious articles about frog sex, or read the somewhat less sensational study about underwater breeding chambers.
And here’s one more study about frog sex; specifically simultaneous polyandry.CREDITS
Host: Nate Hegyi
Reported and produced by: Taylor Quimby, Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, and Jessica Hunt
Mixed by Taylor Quimby, Justine Paradis, and Felix Poon
Editing by Taylor Quimby, with help from Rebecca Lavoie and Justine Paradis
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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After the Avalanche
12 mei 2022 · 35 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. The man 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?
Featuring: Denise Butler, Frank Carus, Jeff Fongemie, Nicholas Weinberg Lees meerSUPPORT
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Read the Mount Washington Avalanche Center’s final report on Nick Benedix’s death.
Learn more about avalanche safety here.
Read the Wilderness Medical Society Journal article about this incident here.CREDITS
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.
Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.
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Call of the Void
28 april 2022 · 30 min
A few weeks ago 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 meerELECTRIC VEHICLE SURVEY
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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
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The So-Called Mystery of Rapa Nui (AKA Easter Island)
14 april 2022 · 54 min
Three hundred years ago on Easter Sunday, 1722, European explorers landed on a South Pacific island that they called “Easter Island.” And they were shocked to see nearly one-thousand giant statues of stoic faces, called “moai”, placed all over the island.
Who moved them? And how did they do it?
The most popular theory was that this remote civilization destroyed itself – cutting down all the trees to make contraptions for moving statues.
But according to the Indigenous people of Rapa Nui, their ancestors didn’t need to cut down any trees to transport the statues. In fact, their oral history has always been clear about how the moai were transported. The real mystery is, why hasn’t anyone been listening?
This story originally ran in October 2021, and was updated for the 300th anniversary of first contact between Rapanui and European peoples.
Featuring: Sergio Rapu Haoa, Carl Lipo, Terry Hunt, Sergio Mata’u Rapu, and Gina Pakarati Lees meerSUPPORT
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A profile of Sergio Rapu Haoa for the 2002 Rotary World Peace Scholars program at Berkeley
Eating Up Easter -- a documentary film produced by Sergio Mata’u Rapu, about how the people of Rapa Nui are grappling with environmental and social changes brought on by tourism and economic development.
The NOVA-National Geographic DocumentaryA team of 18 volunteers move a 10-foot 5-ton statue for the NOVA-National Geographic documentary, Mystery of Easter Island
A figurine animation demonstrating five different theories of moai-transport through the years.
Mystery of Easter Island -- The NOVA-National Geographic Documentary in its entirety
Lectures by Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo
National Geographic Live Lecture -- Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo: The Statues That Walked
Long Now Foundation Lecture: The Statues Walked -- What Really Happened on Easter Island | Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo
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How to Build a Solar-Powered Website
7 april 2022 · 39 min
Like most modern publications, Low-tech Magazine has a website. But when you scroll through theirs, you’ll notice an icon in the corner: the weather forecast in Barcelona.
That’s because Kris Decker, the creator of Low-tech Magazine, powers the site off a solar panel on his balcony. When the weather gets bad, the website just… goes offline.
In a way, the solar-powered website is an experiment: an attempt to peel back the curtain and to reveal the infrastructure behind it, and to raise questions about our relationship with technology. Should everything on the internet be accessible, all the time? Could progress mean choosing to live with less?
Featuring Kris De Decker. Lees meerELECTRIC VEHICLE SURVEY
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Low-tech Magazine has published instructions on how to build a low tech or solar-powered site.
Solar Protocol, a solar-powered platform designed with the idea that “it’s always sunny somewhere!”
HTTP Archive tracks the history of web performance.
Re: that time it rained inside the data center.
This website lets you measure the emissions of any website (including this one).
Photographer Trevor Paglen’s images of undersea Internet cables (reportedly wiretapped by the NSA), and a video of sharks nipping at them.
Another example of the natural world interfering with computers, from the cutting room floor: the world’s first computer bug was a literal bug.
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Frankenfish
31 maart 2022 · 27 min
Lake trout are on life support in Lake Michigan. They rely on intense breeding and stocking by federal fisheries. There was a breakthrough last summer, though, that could help bolster the lake trout’s recovery. A geneticist successfully mapped the lake trout genome: an outline of the fish’s genetic makeup. The genome will help biologists understand why some “strains” of trout have a higher survival rate.
But could it also be used to create a sort of super-trout? And is that a good thing? Or is conservation-based gene editing a step too far?
Featuring: Mark Walton, Roger Gordon, Chuck Madenjian, Seth Smith, Marty Kardos and Kim Scribner. Lees meerELECTRIC VEHICLE SURVEY
Hey folks – we’re working on some stories about electric vehicles, and we’re looking to hear from you. Are you interested in going electric? Wish there was better charging infrastructure where you are? Or would you prefer sticking with the car/truck you’re used to?
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Listen to our previous episode “The Particular Sadness of Trout Fishing in America”CREDITS
This episode of Points North was written and produced by Patrick Shea
Hosts: Dan wanschura and Morgan Springer
Editor: Morgan Springer
Consulting editor: Peter Payette
Music for this episode by Max Dragoo, Marlin Ledin, Santah, and Blue Dot Sessions
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Outside/Inbox: You Can't Get Further Outdoors than Space
24 maart 2022 · 34 min
In this episode, the final frontier of the outdoors: space! From rocket particles, to ominous theories about what might happen if we ever make contact with aliens, we’re launching into uncharted territory to answer your questions about outer space.
And speaking of uncharted territory, we’re kicking this episode off with a very important introduction: our new host Nate Hegyi is picking up the mic for the first time.
Question 1: How do I become a backyard astronomer? Here are seven Tips for getting started.
Question 2: How sustainable is space travel?
Question 3: What is the ‘Dark Forest’ theory?
Question 4: Would the hare-brained scheme from 'Don't Look Up' actually work?
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Featuring: Susan Rolke, Jennifer Willis, Martin Ross, Jonathan Yaney, and Amy Mainzer Lees meerELECTRIC VEHICLE SURVEY
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Find an astronomy club near you
Want some digital stargazing help? Try an app like Star Walk 2 or Stellarium.
Check out the sounds of space.
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Holy Scat! Why Antlers Are Freaking Amazing
10 maart 2022 · 40 min
Antler tissue is the fastest growing animal tissue on the planet. It grows faster than a human embryo, faster even than a cluster of cancer cells. On a hot summer day, some antlers can grow as much as one inch per day! And buried inside them is a cocktail of nutrients that both animals and humans are itching to get their paws on.
In summary: Antlers are freaking amazing. So in this episode of Outside/In, we’ve invented a new segment just to highlight them. We’re calling it Holy Scat! and it’s our way of exploring all the things about the natural world that make us totally geek out. For our inaugural adventure, we learn about how antlers grow so fast, meet a collector who covers hundreds of miles searching for them, AND find out why scientists hope antlers could unlock new treatments for osteoporosis. Plus, we’ll tell you a whole herd of awesome deer factoids, and answer the eternal question: are Santa’s reindeer males or females?
Featuring Henry Ahern, Will Staats, Brendan Lee, and Tomas Landete-Castillejos. Special thanks to Chris Martin and Dave Anderson of Something Wild, who inspired this episode!
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Stanford scientists identified genes behind rapid antler growth. Read more here.
Watch a video describing the research on glioblastoma cells.
Good footage of an antler shoving match.
Graphic Video Warning! If you want to see what an emergency velvet antler amputation looks like, here you go.
Reporting on MMA Fighter George Sullivan’s one year suspension for the use of Velvet Antler supplements
Is the Coronavirus in Your Backyard? A New York Times report on coronavirus in animal populations (and especially, in deer)
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The Immigrant Apple and The Hard Cider Comeback
24 februari 2022 · 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 Ben Watson, Charlie Olchowski, and Bob Sabolefski. Lees meerLINKS
How to Make Hard Cider
George and Ursula Granger: The Erasure of Enslaved Black Cidermakers, by Darlene Hayes.
An Apple Commons: reflections by cidermaker 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.SUPPORT
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What the Tofurkey is Going On with Fake Meat?
17 februari 2022 · 59 min
Move over, beef: there’s a new burger in town. Plant-based meats are sizzling hot right now; in 2020 alone, the alternative meat industry saw a record $3.1 billion in investment, with 112 new plant-based brands launching in supermarkets. These juicy, savory, chewy fake burgers are a far cry from the dry, weird-tasting veggie patties of the past.
In this episode, Gastropod co-hosts Nicole Twilley and Cynthia Graber visit the Impossible Foods labs to swig some of the animal-free molecule that makes their meatless meat bleed, try fungal food start-up Meati's prototype "chicken" cutlet, and speak to the scientists and historians who compare these new fake meats to their predecessors—and to real meat!
Can a plant-based sausage roll be considered kosher or halal? Are plant-based meats actually better for you and for the environment? And how might a mysterious protein-powerhouse fungus named Rosita help feed the world?
This episode was reported and produced by our friends at Gastropod.
Featuring Aymann Ismail, Celeste Holz-Schietinger, Malte Rödl, Tyler Huggins, and Raychel Santo.
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Read Aymann Ismail’s piece on the debates surrounding plant-based pig substitutes in Muslim communities here.
Celeste Holz-Schietinger, the VP of Product Innovation at Impossible Foods, featured in Fast Company as one of the most creative people in business in 2020.
Malte Rödl is a researcher in environmental communications at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. His PhD thesis is titled “Categorising Meat Alternatives: how dominant meat culture is reproduced and challenged through the making and eating of meat alternatives.”
Tyler Huggin’s company, Meati, which he started after “auditioning” thousands of fungus species and finally a pr… Lees meer -
Even Hikers Get The Blues
10 februari 2022 · 39 min
When Jocelyn Smith was growing up, she told her friends and family she didn’t want to go to college. Instead, her goal was to hike all 2,190 miles of the Appalachian Trail, a rugged journey spanning from northern Georgia to central Maine. Last year, she finally realized that dream in a seven-month long, life-changing adventure.
But as soon as she started her descent from the last mountain summit, she started to wonder… what now? What did all of this mean? For the thousands of people who “thru-hike” the world’s longest trails, this is actually a well-known phenomenon. They call it “the post-trail blues.''
If getting out into nature is supposed to be restorative, why do so many long-distance hikers report feeling depressed after they finish? In this episode, we explore how an epic hike turns into a new identity, and ask why some of the biggest achievements of our lives can leave us feeling strangely empty.
Featuring Jocelyn Smith, Shalin Desai, Joseph Robinson, and Anne Baker.
If you or someone you know is struggling with depression, 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. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Jocelyn Smith’s blog for The Trek
Shalin Desai’s piece about diversity on the trail, originally published in A.T. Journeys, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy magazine.
More information about the life and music of Earl Shaffer, the first known person to have thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail from end-to-end.
Anne Baker’s article for The Trek, titled Post-Trail Depression: It’s Not What You Think
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Dispatches from the New American Shore
27 januari 2022 · 45 min
When writer Elizabeth Rush visited neighborhoods already transformed by rising seas, she noticed that many people did not use terms like “climate change.” They still talked about it – it’s just that they talked about it in terms of their own experiences: the dolphins, swimming in tidal creeks further inland than ever before… how the last big flood wasn’t gradual, but fast and sudden.
In this episode, we’re looking for new ways to discuss climate change with Elizabeth Rush, author of Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore. While some books about climate change are heavy on politics and UN reports, Rising is not that. Instead, Elizabeth focuses on the people, species, and communities on the leading edge of sea level rise, from New York to California, Louisiana and even to the mountains of Oregon.
“A good friend of mine… was like, ‘This is the first climate book I've also read that has zero quotes from politicians.’ That wasn't purposeful, but I looked back and was sort of proud of that,” Elizabeth said. Lees meerSUPPORT
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The “Do-Nothing” Farmer: Part II, The Mountain
13 januari 2022 · 29 min
Decades before the first international permaculture conference or certified organic tomato, a farmer on an island in southern Japan turned his back on industrial agriculture and devoted his life to finding a different way of farming.
Masanobu Fukuoka was working as a plant pathologist when he experienced a revelation – and promptly quit his job and returned home to his family farm. Eventually, he wrote The One-Straw Revolution, a manifesto on his method, shizen noho, and the philosophy of “do-nothing farming.”
Published in 1978, the book has been described by writer Michael Pollan as “one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement.” But its reach goes far beyond farming: The One Straw Revolution has been translated into 25 languages and is admired by artists, writers, and philosophers.
Fukuoka passed away in 2008, but his grandson, Hiroki Fukuoka, is still living and farming there today. In the second part of the story of Fukuoka and “do-nothing” farming, writer Hannah Kirshner journeys to the place where he lived and farmed, to see shizen noho, as it is today.
Featuring Hiroki Fukuoka, with appearances by Akiko Fukuoka, Taro Nakamura, and Atsushi Tada.
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Masanobu Fukuoka Natural Farm
Hannah Kirshner, author of Water, Wood, and Wild Things: Learning Craft and Cultivation in a Japanese Mountain Town
Fukuoka in discussion with Bill Mollison and Wes Jackson for Mother Earth News, which took place at the Second International Permaculture Conference in Washington state.
Many of those practicing natural farming in Japan learned about it from Yoshikazu Kawaguchi, who adapted Fukuoka’s practice and started a natural farming school called Akame Shizennou Jyuku.
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The “Do-Nothing” Farmer: Part I, The Revolution
13 januari 2022 · 33 min
Decades before the first international permaculture conference or certified organic tomato, a farmer on an island in southern Japan turned his back on industrial agriculture and devoted his life to finding a different way of farming.
Masanobu Fukuoka was working as a plant pathologist when he experienced a revelation – and promptly quit his job and returned home to his family farm. Eventually, he wrote The One-Straw Revolution, a manifesto on his method, shizen noho, and the philosophy of “do-nothing farming.”
Published in 1978, the book has been described by writer Michael Pollan as “one of the founding documents of the alternative food movement.” But its reach goes far beyond farming: The One Straw Revolution has been translated into 25 languages and is admired by artists, writers, and philosophers.
What is it about this slim green book that has touched so many people?
Part I tells the “origin story” of Masanobu Fukuoka, and how his ideas spread far beyond his home on the Japanese island of Shikoku.
In Part II, we journey to that corner of southern Japan, and the mountain where Masanobu Fukuoka once lived and farmed, to see shizen noho in action today.
Featuring Takeshi Watanabe, Robin Calderon, and Hiroki Fukuoka.
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Masanobu Fukuoka Natural Farm
Fukuoka’s discussion with Bill Mollison and Wes Jackson for Mother Earth News, which took place in 1986 at the Second International Permaculture Conference in Washington state.
Many of those practicing natural farming in Japan learned about it from Yoshikazu Kawaguchi, who adapted Fukuoka’s practice and started a natural farming school called Akame Shizennou Jyuku.
The 1978 review of The One Straw Revolution in Akwesasne Notes, a newspaper published by the Mohawk… Lees meer -
It Was the Ladies Who Hugged the Trees
6 januari 2022 · 17 min
On May 21, 2021, an influential environmental activist died of Covid-19 and you probably didn’t hear about it. Sunderlal Bahuguna’s passing didn’t make the major news outlets in the US, but it was a big deal in India, where he was the renowned leader of the Chipko movement against deforestation in the 1970s.
Chipko is a Hindi word for “hugging”, but according to Bahuguna, he was just the messenger of the movement. “It was the ladies who hugged the trees,” he said.
This story is about the life and legacy of Sunderlal Bahuguna, and the tree huggers that saved India’s forests.
Featuring: Haritima Bahuguna Lees meerSUPPORT
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On The Fence: Chipko Movement Re-visited
The Axing of the Himalayas
Appiko (To Embrace)CREDITS
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Sheep + Solar, A Love Story
30 december 2021 · 35 min
We all know that a key part of addressing climate change involves getting off fossil fuels. But renewable energies, such as solar energy, are not without costs. One key cost? It uses a lot of land. The team at How to Save a Planet takes a look at one creative solution to this problem – mixing solar panels with agriculture. And they are not at all sheepish about the role of one very adorable four legged animal.
Featuring How to Save a Planet. Lees meerSUPPORT
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How to Save a Planet is a Spotify original podcast and Gimlet production.Host: Alex BlumbergEpisode producer: Kendra Pierre-LouisShow producers: Anna Ladd, Rachel Waldholz and Hannah Chinn Intern: Nicole WelchSupervising producers: Lauren Silverman and Kaitlyn BoguckiEditor: Caitlin Kenney.Sound design and mixing by Peter LeonardOriginal music by Peter Leonard, Catherine Anderson and Emma MungerFact-checking: James GainesSpecial thanks to Alex DePillis at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, and Tonje Waxman and Brooks Mixon at Sun Raised Farms.
Outside/In team: Justine Paradis, Taylor Quimby, Felix Poon, and Jessica Hunt.Executive producer: Rebecca LavoieTheme: Breakmaster CylinderLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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How to Embrace Winter (like Norwegians do)!
16 december 2021 · 44 min
Gasp! Once again, the Outside/In team find themselves plunged into (a very predictable) darkness as winter descends on the Northern Hemisphere. In this episode, our second annual friluftsliv special, we turn to Norwegian culture for inspiration on how best to approach the coldest quarter of the year.
The team offers our 2021/22 tips on how to enjoy the outdoors in inclement weather, and cozy (and not so cozy) indoor recommendations for those days when the wind is howling, the digits are single, and you simply can’t even.
Featuring Jim Staples. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Interested in microspikes? Check out this review of various winter traction devices.
How to sell a parka: Fast Company calls the Canada Goose “cold room” the best retail experience of the year.
Everything old is new again: The LA Times on how the disposable camera is making a comeback among millennials and Gen Z.'KOSELIG' TV RECOMMENDATIONS
Jessica: 100 Foot Wave. A seminal big-wave surfing documentary, complete with staggering visuals, intense score, and larger-than-life personality. Follows extreme surfer Garrett McNamara’s journey as he pioneers new methods for taking on the world’s biggest waves. HBO Max.
Rebecca: Dark. At first, this cerebral time-travel story feels like a German take on Stranger Things - but Dark, frankly, is much weirder than that. Get hooked by the surprising twists, stay for the stellar performances from its ensemble cast. Perfect for a February binge-session. Netflix.
Taylor: Alone. Most reality TV relies on human interaction in order to create drama - this one is just the opposite. Contestants film themselves as they try to survive the longest in … -
Outside/Inbox: Do Bears Hoot?
2 december 2021 · 31 min
We’ve got answers to your burning questions: a query about the impacts of wildlife smoke on bird migration; a long-smoldering family debate over whether or not bears can hoot; and, perhaps, stamping out the fire in the gas furnace heating your home.
Question 1: What home heating system is best for the climate?
Question 2: Is wildfire smoke impacting bird migration?
Question 3: Do bears hoot?
Question 4: Are farmers practicing agroforestry in New England?
Do you have a question about the natural world? Submit it to the Outside/Inbox! Send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or call our hotline: 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837). Don’t forget to leave a number so we can call you back.
Featuring: Nate (The House Whisperer) Adams, Emily Mottram, Joe Lajewski, Olivia Sanderfoot, Anni Yang, Dave Mance III, Andy Timmins, David Telesco, Kate Macfarland, and Meghan Giroux. Lees meerSUPPORT
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Reported and produced by Felix Poon, Taylor Quimby, Jessica Hunt, and Justine Paradis
Host: Justine Paradis
Edited by Taylor Quimby
Additional editing by Cori Princell
Executive producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Mixed by Felix Poon, Taylor Quimby, Jessica Hunt, and Justine Paradis
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A Vegetarian Turned Deer Hunter in Deutschland
18 november 2021 · 44 min
Animal agriculture is one of the biggest contributors to global climate emissions. But what about hunting? Does shooting and eating wild game skirt the complicated ethics and emissions connected with eating factory farmed animals?
In this episode, a vegetarian-turned-hunter brings two reporters into a forest in Germany, in search of sustainable meat. Not only is it an interesting conversation from a climate perspective, it’s also a fascinating glimpse into the differences between hunting culture in the United States and Germany.
This story comes from our friends at On The Green Fence, a podcast about environmental issues. It’s produced by Deutsche Welle and hosted by Neil King and Gabriel Borrud. This episode was part of their season on the ethics and sustainability of eating meat, which recently won a 2021 Lovie Award for Best Limited Series.
Featuring Alena Steinbach.
Follow On The Green Fence on Twitter: @dw_environment
Follow On The Green Fence on Instagram: @dw_globalideas
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For more on the “meat paradox” that Neil and Gabriel mention in this episode, check out our previous episode The Meat Matrix.
CREDITS
On The Green Fence is hosted by Neil King and Gabriel Borrud. Their executive producer is Vanessa Fischer. Their sound engineer is Jürgen Kuhn and they’re produced by Natalie Muller.
The Outside/In team is Justine Paradis, Taylor Quimby, Felix Poon and Jessica Hunt
Executive Producer: Rebecca Lavoie
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Can an Animal be a Criminal?
4 november 2021 · 39 min
In Aspen, Colorado, bears descend from the mountains to gorge on unlocked restaurant dumpsters. In India, drunk elephants crash into bodegas searching for food. And behind these human-wildlife conflicts are the researchers and scientists who are trying to prevent us from killing each other.
Author Mary Roach is no stranger to squirmy subjects: she’s written about the science of decomposition, digestion, and sex. By comparison, her latest book sounds almost cute: It’s called Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law. But don’t be fooled, because this book is “wilder” than anything else she’s ever written.
Reminder: you don’t need to read the book to enjoy Outside/In Book Club! The conversation is open to all. In this episode, we speak with Mary about humanity’s drive to keep wild animals out of our kitchens, communities, and crops, and the absurd -- and sometimes disturbing -- lengths we’ll go to do it.
Our next pick for the Outside/In Book Club is Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore, by Elizabeth Rush. Again, you don’t have to read it to enjoy the show, but if you do, don’t forget to tag us @OutsideInRadio on Twitter and Instagram, and use the hashtag #ReadingOutsideIn to share your thoughts and questions.
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The So-called Mystery of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)
21 oktober 2021 · 58 min
Who moved the giant monolithic statues of Rapa Nui, a remote island in the South Pacific? And how did they do it? These questions have been at the center of much speculation and debate since Europeans first arrived there on Easter Sunday, 1722, and called it “Easter Island”. The most popular theory was that this remote civilization destroyed itself -- cutting down all the trees to make contraptions for moving statues.
But according to the indigenous people of Rapa Nui, their ancestors didn’t need to cut down any trees to transport the statues. In fact, their oral history has always been clear about how the moai were transported.
This is a story about storytelling: what happens when your community becomes the subject of a global mystery? A parable of human failure and ecological collapse? What’s the true story? And who gets to tell it?
Featuring: Sergio Rapu Haoa, Carl Lipo, Terry Hunt, Sergio Mata’u Rapu, and Gina Pakarati
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A profile of Sergio Rapu Haoa for the 2002 Rotary World Peace Scholars program at Berkeley
Eating Up Easter -- a documentary film produced by Sergio Mata’u Rapu, about how the people of Rapa Nui are grappling with environmental and social changes brought on by tourism and economic development.
The NOVA-National Geographic Documentary Lees meerA team of 18 volunteers move a 10-foot 5-ton statue for the NOVA-National Geographic documentary, Mystery of Easter Island
A figurine animation demonstrating five different theories of moai-transport through the years.
Mystery of Easter Island -- The NOVA-National Geographic Documentary in its entirety
Lectures by Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo
National Geographic Live Lecture -- Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo: The Statues That Walked
Long Now Foundation Lecture: The Statues Walked -- What Really Happened on Easter Island | Terry Hunt and Carl Lipo
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Tourism Spoils
14 oktober 2021 · 33 min
There’s a type of travel industry which defines itself as different: ecologically minded, even “responsible.” It’s a type of travel meant to support the conservation of threatened ecosystems. This is not just tourism, but “ecotourism.” Lees meer
This specific brand of tourism is a crucial part of the plan to conserve the Great Himalayan National Park in northern India, a gorgeous patchwork of forests, glaciers, mountains, and rare wildlife.
From one perspective, the strategy is working: tourism is on the rise, which provides jobs to locals and incentivizes conservation.
But from another perspective, the very thing meant to help conserve the area might also be one of its biggest threats.
In our last episode, journalist Yardain Amron reported on the conservation strategy -- and the controversy -- around the creation of the GHNP in the 1980’s and ‘90s.
Here, Yardain turns to 21st century ecotourism, and explores just how much the Tirthan Valley of India is changing. Who profits from tourism based on exploring wilderness? And just how eco-friendly is ecotourism?
Featuring Raju Bharti, Karan Bharti, Dimple Kamra, Upi Kamra, Rosaleen Duffy, Stephan Marchal, Robert Fletcher, Narottam Singh, and a traveler named Nishant.
Translation by Vibha Kumar.
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To learn more about this approach to conservation, check out our episode on the origins of Yellowstone National Park, “Fortress Conservation.”
Dorceta Taylor, “The Rise of the American Conservation Movement.”
Bram Buscher and Robert Fletcher, “The Conservation Revolution.”
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Host: Justine Paradis
Reported and produced by Yardain Amron
Edited by Taylor Quimby with help from Justine Paradis
Executive Producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Mixed by Yardain Amron and Taylor Quimby
Additional Editing: Felix Poon and Jessica Hunt
Special thanks to: Guman Singh, Tony Gaston, and Hema …
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The Himalayan Land Grab
7 oktober 2021 · 27 min
The Great Himalayan National Park in India is among the most dramatic landscapes on Earth. Count the layers in a single panoramic photo of the park and you might see mountains, glaciers, old-growth forests, and alpine meadows. Lees meer
But National Parks are defined by two things: first, an abundance of wildlife and majestic landscapes; and second, no permanent human presence.
So, before anybody was ever invited to visit the park, authorities first told about 15,000 local people to stay out.
This episode is the first of two stories reported by freelance journalist Yardain Amron. In this tale, he explores the strategies of conservation at work in India’s Tirthan Valley, and what it took to create The Great Himalayan National Park over the course of two decades. What does it mean to “protect” the natural world? Who is doing the protecting, and who should it be protected from?
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To learn more about this approach to conservation, check out our episode on the origins of Yellowstone National Park, “Fortress Conservation.”
Dorceta Taylor, “The Rise of the American Conservation Movement.”
Bram Buscher and Robert Fletcher, “The Conservation Revolution.”
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Host: Justine Paradis
Reported and produced by Yardain Amron
Edited by Taylor Quimby, with help from Justine Paradis
Executive Producer: Rebecca Lavoie
Mixed by Yardain Amron and Taylor Quimby
Additional Editing: Felix Poon and Jessica Hunt
Translation: Vibha Kumar
Special thanks to Guman Singh and Tony Gaston.
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Outside/Inbox: The Ramen Wasp Murders & Other Mysteries
23 september 2021 · 26 min
We introduce our new mailbag segment: the Outside/Inbox, where we answer your questions about the natural world. Lees meer
This time:
Question 1: What are those blue boxes sticking out of East Coast salt marshes?
Question 2: A bunch of wasps swarmed into my friend’s bowl of ramen and died. What poisoned the wasps?
Question 3: Did life begin on Earth just once? Or could it have happened multiple times during the same period?
Question 4: If you ironed out all the mountains in a place like New Hampshire - how much bigger would the surface area of the state be?
Do you have a question about the natural world? Submit it to the Outside/Inbox! Send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or call our hotline: 1-844-GO-OTTER.
Featuring: Gabrielle Sakolsky, Luke Steller, Jared Dyer, Debbie Maciecki, Larry Garland, and Russell Congalton
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Produced and Reported by Taylor Quimby, Jessica Hunt, Justine Paradis, and Felix Poon
Host: Justine Paradis
Edited by Taylor Quimby
Additional Editing: Cori Princell and Rebecca Lavoie
Executive Producer: Rebecca Lavoie
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Scents and Sensibility
9 september 2021 · 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. Lees meer
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.
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: 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.
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