Outside/In

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Outside/In

253 episodes · 20 with AI analysis

Outside/In: Where curiosity and the natural world collide. Look around, and you’ll find everything is connected to the natural world. At Outside/In, we explore that idea with boundless curiosity. We report from disaster zones, pickleball courts, and dog sled kennels, and talk about policy, pop culture, science, and everything in between. From the backcountry to your backyard, we tell stories that expand the boundaries of environmental journalism. Outside/In is a production of NHPR. Learn more at outsideinradio.org

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Topics · top 10

Law enforcement accountability×2Sardine sustainability and overfishing risksTinned fish market and consumer trendsSeafood certification systems (MSC, Seafood Watch)Bycatch in purse seine fishingGreenhouse gas emissions in seafood productionFish population dynamics and trophic cascadesGeographic sourcing and Mediterranean overfishingClimate change impacts on fish migrationFish meal and aquaculture feed sustainability

Analyzed Episodes

Jun 10, 2026

A tinned fish renaissance

Sardine sustainability and overfishing risksTinned fish market and consumer trendsSeafood certification systems (MSC, Seafood Watch)
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Oct 1, 2025

O/I Trivia: Natural Selection

Presidential Environmental Policy and Outdoor RecreationEnvironmental Protection Agency Creation and HistoryClimate Change Media Representation
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Oct 8, 2025

The Brick Lady of St. Louis

Tornado disaster recovery in urban areasHistoric brick architecture preservationUrban decline and population loss in Rust Belt cities
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Oct 15, 2025

On the edge of the ice

Thwaites Glacier collapse and sea level rise projectionsAntarctic research expedition logistics and icebreaker operationsClimate change impacts on coastal cities and infrastructure
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Oct 22, 2025

Critical Mast

Masting cycles and seed production strategiesPredator satiation as evolutionary defense mechanismSquirrel population dynamics and roadkill ecology
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Oct 29, 2025

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

Time Expansion ExperiencesDaylight Saving TimeParenting and Time Perception
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Oct 30, 2025

Introducing: Operation Night Cat

Illegal wildlife poaching and trophy huntingFish and Game enforcement and corruptionDigital trophy documentation systems
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Nov 5, 2025

Operation Night Cat, Episode 1: Why Did the Deer Cross the Road?

Wildlife poaching and illegal hunting enforcementFair chase hunting ethics and regulationsNew Hampshire Fish and Game Department operations
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Nov 12, 2025

Operation Night Cat, Episode 2: Behind the Brick Wall

Corrections Officer Misconduct and AccountabilityPrison Staffing Shortages and Overtime CrisisInmate Constitutional Rights and Eighth Amendment Violations
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Nov 19, 2025

Operation Night Cat, Episode 3: A Duck’s a Duck

Wildlife Poaching and Illegal Hunting EnforcementCorrections Officer Misconduct and Prison ViolenceMulti-Agency Law Enforcement Coordination
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Nov 26, 2025

On the mend: 8 tips on how to repair your clothes

Clothing repair techniques and skills (darning, sashiko, button sewing, visible mending)Fast fashion sustainability impact and carbon footprintTextile waste and landfill management
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Dec 3, 2025

Of Men and Mice

Laboratory mouse breeding and geneticsJackson Laboratory history and operationsAnimal research ethics and IACUC oversight
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Dec 10, 2025

Time heals all wounds

Regenerative biology and pluripotent stem cellsWound healing mechanisms and scab formationSaliva composition and therapeutic proteins
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Dec 17, 2025

The FernGully Effect

Environmental messaging in film and mediaClimate change representation in cinemaDisney-fication and nature sanitization in children's media
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May 20, 2026

In defense of darkness

Light Pollution and Sky GlowLED Technology and Circadian Rhythm DisruptionNocturnal Ecosystem Impact and Species Navigation
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May 27, 2026

A cow named Speckles

4-H youth agricultural programs and livestock projectsAnimal welfare in agricultural educationRural farming economics and family financial pressures
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Jun 3, 2026

Never add sodium to your pasta water

Sodium chemistry and reactivityElectrolytes and cellular functionSalt as food preservative and historical commodity
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Dec 24, 2025

How Broadway’s SFX designers make it rain (and snow) on stage

Theatrical special effects engineeringStage weather simulation (snow, rain, wind, fog)Pyrotechnics and fire effects on Broadway
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Dec 31, 2025

Return of the Kiwi Apocalypse: 10 years of Outside/In

Hardy kiwi berry cultivation and breedingInvasive species management and predictionRural economic development through agriculture
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Jan 7, 2026

nom nom nom

Vanilla cultivation and historyEnslaved labor in agricultural innovationMiracle berry and taste perception
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