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Outside/In
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A show where curiosity and the natural world collide, made @nhpr.bsky.social outsideinradio.org
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · 6d
After a tornado hit St. Louis last May, many streets were covered in bricks.

Producer @marinahenke.bsky.social spent a week following a contractor who's determined to make sure those bricks stay in the neighborhood.
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The Brick Lady of St. Louis — Outside/In
After a tornado tore through town, a neighborhood in St. Louis is trying to save its bricks. Can they?
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · 12d
Think you can beat our panelists? Get ready for our inaugural Outside/In Trivia Night!

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O/I Trivia: Natural Selection — Outside/In
It’s trivia night! Plus we debate who gets the mantle of most outdoorsy, adventuresome president.
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · 18d
Can a board game about the climate crisis really make for a good Friday night with your friends? Our Executive Producer Taylor Quimby was determined to find out.
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How to solve the climate crisis in 60-90 minutes — Outside/In
Can a board game about the climate crisis really make for a good Friday night with your friends?
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · 27d
The Trump admin is rescinding the Roadless Rule that's protected 59M acres of US forests since 2001. Conservationists say this would be devastating to wildlife. @bengoldfarb.bsky.social talks about why our roads are so deadly to animals in this week's episode.

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Why is there so much roadkill? — Outside/In
To paraphrase a famous line... it's the roads, stupid.
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Sep 5
We’re catching some air this week, and talking things with wings! Our listener questions range from the practical to the ethereal (this includes dragons).

We always want to hear from you. Call us at 1-844-GO-OTTER or send a voice memo to [email protected]. 🪶

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All Wings Considered — Outside/In
What's the difference between an insect wing and a bird wing? And why are there so many dragon myths?
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Aug 28
From the Titanic, to sunken WWII warships, shipwrecks are historical time capsules waiting to be discovered. But shipwrecks are under threat from bottom trawling. In this episode, the @noaa.gov program that’s bringing scientists and fishermen together to save the wrecks.
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Saving the Shipwrecks of Stellwagen Bank — Outside/In
Why the federal government is on the hunt for sunken ships
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Aug 13
Why were fungi incorrectly classified as plants for more than 200 years? Patty Kaishian, the curator of mycology at the New York State Museum has the answer. This week on Outside/In, @marinahenke.bsky.social takes a field trip to Albany.

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Taxonomy's 200-Year Mistake — Outside/In
Patty Kaishian wants to change how we think about mushrooms. It starts with embracing that they're queer as heck.
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Jul 18
🎧This week: @josephvlee.bsky.social on what it's like covering a diverse range of Indigenous communities responding to climate change. And we talk about his new book, Nothing More of This Land, and what it means to make "a map to the next world."

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A Map to the Next World — Outside/In
Indigenous journalist Joseph Lee on the nuanced ways tribes are adapting to climate change and more.
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Jul 9
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The Trojan Seahorse — Outside/In
How a cold war plot and architectural hoax sparked a billion-dollar race to the bottom of the ocean.
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Jul 9
How a Cold War plot and architectural hoax sparked a billion-dollar race to the bottom of the ocean.

Our deep sea mining correspondent Daniel Ackerman is BACK on the podcast. Check out Trojan Seahorse where you get yours...
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Jul 9
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The Trojan Seahorse — Outside/In
How a cold war plot and architectural hoax sparked a billion-dollar race to the bottom of the ocean.
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Marina Henke @marinahenke.bsky.social · Jun 5
Been thinking a lot about big ships lately, over at @outsideinradio.bsky.social! This was a gnarly story to report: lots of fuzzy numbers, conflicting narratives and long-held truths.

As always, going directly to the people interacting with these ships reaped the most interesting answers.
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Jun 5
This summer, more than 100 cruises will visit Portland, Maine. They arrive with a promise: more ships mean more money for a local economy. But how is that playing out on the ground?

@marinahenke.bsky.social spent the past few months charting these muddy waters.

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Cruise-o-nomics — Outside/In
Cruise ships are supposed to benefit local economies. Do they? Producer Marina Henke spent the months leading up to the 2025 cruise season charting these muddy waters in Portland, Maine.
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Dr. Jessica M. DeWitt @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social · Jun 12
This month I feature ‪‪@juanpab.bsky.social‬,
@grist.org, @sfgate.com, @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @sharonudasin.bsky.social, ‪@rachelfrazin.bsky.social‬, @outsideinradio.bsky.social, and more!

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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · Jun 11
Our editor-in-chief @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social's picks for environmental history you should read, watch, and listen to from May are now out!

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#EnvHist Worth Reading: May 2025
Find lead and forever chemical contamination, hummingbird coevolution, and the dismantling of environmental justice measures in the latest list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWi...
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Jun 5
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Jun 5
This summer, more than 100 cruises will visit Portland, Maine. They arrive with a promise: more ships mean more money for a local economy. But how is that playing out on the ground?

@marinahenke.bsky.social spent the past few months charting these muddy waters.

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Cruise-o-nomics — Outside/In
Cruise ships are supposed to benefit local economies. Do they? Producer Marina Henke spent the months leading up to the 2025 cruise season charting these muddy waters in Portland, Maine.
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NiCHE Canada @nichecanada.bsky.social · May 5
Black Sheep Metal - @outsideinradio.bsky.social

"What chemical properties make lead so harmful? How did something so dangerous become so ubiquitous?"

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Black Sheep Metal — Outside/In
We all know lead is bad, but why? And how did something so dangerous become so ubiquitous?
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Apr 10
From the parasite theory to pollen counts, in this episode we look at the multitude of factors that are making #allergies worse around the globe.
The Bee’s Sneeze: Why allergies are getting worse — Outside/In
From the parasite theory to pollen counts, a look at the multitude of factors that are making allergies worse around the globe.
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Apr 4
Research into #venom has yielded treatments for diabetes, cancer, erectile dysfunction, and even the celebrity favorite diabetes slash diet drug, Ozempic. Listen to "Venom and the cure" on the Outside/In feed wherever you get your podcasts!
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Venom and the cure — Outside/In
Enter the fascinating world of venom, where deadly stakes are intertwined with the possibility of wondrous healing.
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Andrea @amstirton.bsky.social · Feb 16
Happy Black History Month! I wanted to highlight the “What Remains” three-episode series developed by @outsideinradio.bsky.social for NHPR. It discusses the history of scientific racism and the efforts to repatriate the skulls of enslaved individuals that are housed at Penn.
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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Jan 24
This is still unsettled and hotly debated science but, as I found out, in our polarized and increasingly digital world… unsettled science can quickly become doctrine. Check out the latest episode of @outsideinradio.bsky.social here: outsideinradio.org/shows/fluori... 3/3
Fluoridation nation — Outside/In
From "Colorado Brown Stain" to Dr. Strangelove, we look at the weird history (and surprising science) behind fluoridated water.
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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Jan 24
At really high doses, fluoride is toxic – it can calcify your ligaments and joints and even fuse your spine. It also potentially has impacts on our brains. There’s a small but growing body of research suggesting that fluoride can inhibit intelligence in children. 2/3
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Nate Hegyi @natehegyi.bsky.social · Jan 24
Ever since fluoridation became widespread in the 1950s, cavities in kids have fallen drastically. The effort is considered one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. But it’s also one of the most controversial. 1/3
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Outside/In @outsideinradio.bsky.social · Dec 13
What Remains update: A few weeks after we released our miniseries, news broke that the Penn Museum discovered additional MOVE bombing remains in the museum. How did this happen? And what's next for the thousands of other human remains still in their possession?

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What Remains: More MOVE remains found — Outside/In
After more MOVE remains were found at the Penn Museum last month, we got in touch with curator Rachel Watkins to find out what happened.
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Rebecca Lavoie @reblavoie.bsky.social · Nov 22
This episode of Outside/In is just so extraordinary. Beautiful, moving and illuminating work by @justineparadis.bsky.social - give it a listen!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
The Ballad and the Flood
Podcast Episode · Outside/In · 11/21/2024 · 39m
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