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The final installment of Operation Night Cat came out this week. Two sets of potential crimes, investigated by more than five sets of law enforcement agencies. Why most of them never took a shot at accountability.
Listen to Ep E3 now: A Duck’s a Duck.
📷 John Tully @nhpr.org
Listen to Ep E3 now: A Duck’s a Duck.
📷 John Tully @nhpr.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The final installment of Operation Night Cat came out this week. Two sets of potential crimes, investigated by more than five sets of law enforcement agencies. Why most of them never took a shot at accountability.
Listen to Ep E3 now: A Duck’s a Duck.
📷 John Tully @nhpr.org
Listen to Ep E3 now: A Duck’s a Duck.
📷 John Tully @nhpr.org
The poaching investigation covered in Ep1 of Operation Night Cat takes a surprising turn when it reveals another set of potential crimes – this time, behind the brick walls of New Hampshire’s State Prison for Men.
That's in Ep2 of Operation Night Cat: “Behind the Brick Wall."
That's in Ep2 of Operation Night Cat: “Behind the Brick Wall."
November 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The poaching investigation covered in Ep1 of Operation Night Cat takes a surprising turn when it reveals another set of potential crimes – this time, behind the brick walls of New Hampshire’s State Prison for Men.
That's in Ep2 of Operation Night Cat: “Behind the Brick Wall."
That's in Ep2 of Operation Night Cat: “Behind the Brick Wall."
Last week we dropped the first episode of Operation Night Cat, a special three-part investigation made with the Document team at @nhpr.org. @natehegyi.bsky.social has been busy reporting this for the past year. Episode 1: Why Did the Deer Cross the Road?
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Operation Night Cat, Episode 1 – Why Did the Deer Cross the Road? — Outside/In
A New Hampshire game warden stumbles upon one of the largest poaching cases in state history.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Last week we dropped the first episode of Operation Night Cat, a special three-part investigation made with the Document team at @nhpr.org. @natehegyi.bsky.social has been busy reporting this for the past year. Episode 1: Why Did the Deer Cross the Road?
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What nature/science-y questions do you have inspired by the color "red"?
Let us help you solve your curiosities about fire, heat, love, blood, lava, lipstick, cardinals. What do you want to know? 🐞🦞🦩
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Let us help you solve your curiosities about fire, heat, love, blood, lava, lipstick, cardinals. What do you want to know? 🐞🦞🦩
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November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
What nature/science-y questions do you have inspired by the color "red"?
Let us help you solve your curiosities about fire, heat, love, blood, lava, lipstick, cardinals. What do you want to know? 🐞🦞🦩
(Photo by Trưởng Bản Review)
Let us help you solve your curiosities about fire, heat, love, blood, lava, lipstick, cardinals. What do you want to know? 🐞🦞🦩
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👀 An experiment in community podcasting took place last week. A group of environmental shows ALL released eps about masting (get it?). There's even a playlist where you can listen en masse!
It's time for a bumper crop of podcasts about (or inspired by) the perplexing phenomenon known as masting: where plants somehow synchronize their seed production across staggering distances.
October 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
👀 An experiment in community podcasting took place last week. A group of environmental shows ALL released eps about masting (get it?). There's even a playlist where you can listen en masse!
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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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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October 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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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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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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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October 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Think you can beat our panelists? Get ready for our inaugural Outside/In Trivia Night!
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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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September 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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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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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September 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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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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 outsidein@nhpr.org. 🪶
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We always want to hear from you. Call us at 1-844-GO-OTTER or send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org. 🪶
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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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September 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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 outsidein@nhpr.org. 🪶
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We always want to hear from you. Call us at 1-844-GO-OTTER or send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org. 🪶
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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.
#shipwrecks #StellwagenBank
#shipwrecks #StellwagenBank
Saving the Shipwrecks of Stellwagen Bank — Outside/In
Why the federal government is on the hunt for sunken ships
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August 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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.
#shipwrecks #StellwagenBank
#shipwrecks #StellwagenBank
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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August 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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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🎧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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July 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
🎧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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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...
Our deep sea mining correspondent Daniel Ackerman is BACK on the podcast. Check out Trojan Seahorse where you get yours...
July 9, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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...
Our deep sea mining correspondent Daniel Ackerman is BACK on the podcast. Check out Trojan Seahorse where you get yours...
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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.
As always, going directly to the people interacting with these ships reaped the most interesting answers.
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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@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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June 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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.
As always, going directly to the people interacting with these ships reaped the most interesting answers.
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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!
#envhist
@grist.org, @sfgate.com, @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @sharonudasin.bsky.social, @rachelfrazin.bsky.social, @outsideinradio.bsky.social, and more!
#envhist
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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June 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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!
#envhist
@grist.org, @sfgate.com, @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social, @sharonudasin.bsky.social, @rachelfrazin.bsky.social, @outsideinradio.bsky.social, and more!
#envhist
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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@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.
outsideinradio.org
June 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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.
outsideinradio.org/shows/cruise...
@marinahenke.bsky.social spent the past few months charting these muddy waters.
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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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#envhist #histsci #histmed
"What chemical properties make lead so harmful? How did something so dangerous become so ubiquitous?"
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#envhist #histsci #histmed
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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May 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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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#envhist #histsci #histmed
"What chemical properties make lead so harmful? How did something so dangerous become so ubiquitous?"
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#envhist #histsci #histmed
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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April 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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.
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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April 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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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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.
What Remains — Outside/In
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February 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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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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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January 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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
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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
January 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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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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
January 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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
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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December 13, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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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