Outside/In
122 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 752 ratingsOur connection to the outdoors runs deep in our DNA, but our relationship to the natural world can be complicated. From the unintended human costs of clean energy, to the murky ethics of high-risk rescue missions, to our seemingly eternal conflict with invasive species, we dive head first into those complexities with stories, in-depth reporting, and a touch of nerdiness. You don’t have to be a conservation biologist, a whitewater kayaker, or an obsessive composter to love Outside/In. It’s a show for anyone who has ever been outdoors. In short, it’s a show for *almost* everyone. Hosted by Sam Evans-Brown, Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.
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Episodes
When the Cat's Away, The Mice Will Play
September 01, 2016 10:00 - 9 minutes - 6.75 MBThe producers commandeer the show while host Sam Evans-Brown is on a much-needed vacation. They sail into weird territory almost immediately. Note: Sam will be back with a new, normal episode right after Labor Day.
WTF is TFC?
August 18, 2016 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBWhen you walk a trail in the woods, have you ever wondered, how did this get here? Who carved this path? Was this stone staircase always like this? Nope. Chances are a team of hardscrabble men and women worked tirelessly to make sure the paths you follow blend right into the landscape. In this story, we find out why one such trail crew, known as the 'TFC', is the stuff of legend.
Never Bring a Sledgehammer to a Scalpel Fight
August 04, 2016 15:59 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBWhen a Harvard professor accidentally let Gypsy Moths loose in the 1860s, he didn’t realize he was releasing a scourge that would plague New England forests for more than a century. Nothing could stop the moths except a controversial method of wildlife management called biocontrol. It’s the scientific version of “fighting fire with fire”: eradicate an invasive species by introducing another invasive species. Since then, there have been lots of biocontrol success stories, but also a ...
These Shoes Were Made For Mocking
July 21, 2016 12:34 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBProducer Taylor Quimby has been defending Vibram FiveFingers™ shoes to naysayers for years. When people see him wearing them while he’s on the trail or out for a run, they tend to have a pretty visceral reaction, and that reaction is typically disgust. So what is it about these glove-like shoes that makes people so upset? #running #fivefingers #vibram
The Pokémon Question
July 14, 2016 18:56 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBPokémon Go is getting people outside and moving around, but is that enough? When it comes to developing a lasting appreciation for the natural world, will augmented reality make a dent? Sam hashes it out with a Poké-believer and a Poké-skeptic.
Up Against the Ropes
July 07, 2016 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBThe “Save the Whales” movement of the 1970’s was instrumental in putting a stop to commercial whaling. But even as humpbacks and other whale populations have bounced back, one species is still up against the ropes. Literally. In this story, Sam tackles the problem of whale entanglement - and discovers that proposed solutions include crossbows, Australian lobsters, and Chinese finger traps.
Ask Sam | Syrup-titious
June 23, 2016 09:58 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBTwo listeners, two very different questions for Sam. Can you 'taste' which state maple syrup comes from & why do dogs spend so much time deciding where to go #2?
Anothah Boston Cheat
June 09, 2016 16:43 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBAri Ofsevit is a guy from Boston fueled by an intense, nerdy love for sports. The day after running this year’s Boston Marathon, his face was all over the cover of the Boston Globe and on all of the network news channels, but on the internet, people were accusing him of cheating. This is Ari’s story.
Gridlocked
March 18, 2016 18:46 - 22 minutes - 41 MBWe're gonna give it to you straight. This story is Sam's white whale. For years, the electrical grid has called to him like a siren, and lead him down a treacherous path of unintelligible tech jargon, mind-numbing energy reports, unfinished radio stories, and lots of mixed metaphors. But out of the ashes, the story of Boothbay, Maine rose like a Phoenix...or perhaps it was cobbled into existence, like Frankenstein. Either way, this is a story about the electrical grid, and it's darn...
Parenting At 24,000 Feet
March 04, 2016 19:26 - 19 minutes - 27.6 MBFor alpinist Ben Clark, scaling the world's toughest montains was a source of pride and accomplishment, for his parents it was a source of constant worry. After learning to live with their son's adventurous streak, Ben decided to quit mountaineering altogether. Why? The answer may surprise you.
The Young Man of the Mountain
February 26, 2016 19:30 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBTyler Armstrong is 12 years old. He likes to play laser tag. He’s learning to play guitar. And this spring he’s heading to China, where he will attempt to summit the world’s highest mountain. In this episode, an ethical debate: how young is too young to climb Everest?
Smashing Pumpkins-The Gourd That Changed A Town
February 03, 2016 20:41 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBIn the early '90s Keene, New Hampshire created a pumpkin festival to bring the community together, but after 24 years the quaint festival tore the town apart.
Champagne on the Rocks
January 19, 2016 11:00 - 18 minutes - 33 MBThis past summer, Scott Jurek set a new record for running the 2,181 miles of the Appalachian Trail. But on his triumphant day atop the last mountain in Northern Maine, his 21st century campaign for the trail's record ran afoul of a park founded on ideas about wilderness from a decidedly earlier time. Photo credit: "The Shared Experience" via Creative Commons BIT.LY/23A9KSV
Champagne on the Rocks
January 19, 2016 11:00 - 18 minutes - 33 MBThis past summer, Scott Jurek set a new record for running the 2,181 miles of the Appalachian Trail. But on his triumphant day atop the last mountain in Northern Maine, his 21st century campaign for the trail's record ran afoul of a park founded on ideas about wilderness from a decidedly earlier time. Photo credit: "The Shared Experience" via Creative Commons BIT.LY/23A9KSV
Ginkgo Stink
January 12, 2016 11:00 - 22 minutes - 40.7 MBGinkgo Biloba is a beautiful tree with an incredible history that dates back millions of years – it’s also a popular street tree among urban foresters. So why are some cities clamoring to have them all cut down, while others are planting them in the thousands? The answer has to do with your dirty gym socks, 19th century London smog, and maybe, the curious appetites of stegosauruses.
Pier Pressure
December 22, 2015 11:00 - 21 minutes - 40.1 MBIn 1998, Forest Quimby spent thousands of dollars building one of the most beautiful, most elaborate docks on Franklin Pierce Lake in New Hampshire. There was just one problem – it was illegal. In this story, we hear about Quimby’s seventeen-year battle with the NH Department of Environmental Services, and find out why small-scale environmental regulations are so hard to enforce.
The Moose Whisperer
December 15, 2015 11:00 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBIn 2015 about 2,700 of the 50,000 people who applied will receive a moose hunting permit. If you're one of the lucky ones who has waited 20 years for this moment, you're going to want an expert on your team. You're going to want a moose whisperer.
10x10 - Vernal Pools
December 08, 2015 11:00 - 11 minutes - 15.6 MB....or, why you should always be careful when you're traipsing through the woods in the springtime. In this episode we check out the most short-lived and abundant sources of life that you've never heard of.
The Kiwi Apocalypse
December 01, 2015 20:43 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBOr, how Sam learned to stop worrying and love the cold hardy kiwi. It's a fruit you've never heard of, but it could be the key to one man's dream, even though it's another man's invasive nightmare.
Trailer: What is Outside/In?
November 20, 2015 20:04 - 1 minute - 1.82 MBIntroducing our new podcast about the outside world and how we use it. Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio
Trailer: What is Outside/In?
November 20, 2015 20:04 - 1 minuteIntroducing our new podcast about the outside world and how we use it. Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio