NHPR Launches Outside/In: A Show About the Natural World and How We Use It
Inspired by host Sam Evans-Brown’s environmental reporting and his passion for the outdoors, New Hampshire Public Radio’s new program Outside/In launches its first season of five hour-long shows on...
View ArticleOutside/In: Let's Take This Outside
How do you define wilderness? Why are humans drawn to summits? Will the cold-hardy kiwi save a struggling local economy, or will it destroy a native eco-system? What is nutria, and why does it taste so...
View ArticleOutside/In: On the Hunt
Ever since becoming a reporter, Sam has heard stories about a secret hunting reserve in New Hampshire, stocked with elk and 200-pound wild boar. It's the size of a medium-sized town, but most people...
View ArticleOutside/In: Nurture vs. Nature
Tyler Armstrong is 12-years-old. He loves video games, laser tag, and he wants to become the youngest person to summit Mount Everest. In this episode, Outside/In poses an ethical question: how young is...
View ArticleOutside/In: Living Fossils
Technology advances at breakneck speed, so why hasn’t the electric grid changed in 60 years? This week’s episode explores things, that for one reason or another, haven’t changed in a very, very long...
View ArticleOutside/In: Stake Your Claim
There used to be a time when you could strike out into the vast unexplored wilderness and stake your claim – but not anymore. Today, the story of one seaside town where one homeowner is facing a brutal...
View ArticleOutside/In: Take the Reins
In this week’s episode, we look at a controversial method of wildlife management called biocontrol . Then we practice a little biocontrol of our own by cooking and eating an invasive fish that’s...
View ArticleOutside/In: Go Big or Go Home
In this week's episode, the rise and fall of the Keene Pumpkin Festival, a quaint New England tradition that took a dark turn when riots broke out during the 2014 festival. Plus, the calmest extreme...
View ArticleOutside/In: Fighting the Odds
In this week's episode, we have two stories about people fighting and overcoming tough odds: First, the tale of Tony Bosco, who camped in the woods around Rutgers University for more than two decades....
View ArticleOutside/In: There's No "i" in Team
When you walk a trail in the woods, have you ever wondered, how did this get here? Who carved this path? Chances are a team of hardscrabble men and women worked tirelessly to make sure the paths you...
View ArticleOutside/In: Ties That Bind
For alpinist Ben Clark, scaling the world’s toughest mountains is a source of pride and peace; for his mom and dad it is a source of constant worry. What's a parent to do if their son’s lifelong...
View ArticleOutside/In: S03|E01
In this week's episode we follow the trail of a very secretive pioneer in eco-activism, look into the long history of the relationship between science and politics including the bizarre Doomsday clock,...
View ArticleOutside/In: S03|E02
In this week's episode, solar power is all the rage these days, but how did it get its start? And what the heck is net-metering? Also we'll hear about the resurgence of a deadly form of black lung in...
View ArticleOutside/In: S03|E03
In this week's episode we look into the long history of beavers in North America and why we humans seem to always be in conflict with them. Plus when did skiing get so fancy? And can Sam teach show...
View ArticleOutside/In: S03|E04
In this week's episode, we look into the wonderful world of nature documentaries and find that truth behind the lens and the microphone is sometimes hard to find. Also, a heartwarming story from our...
View ArticleOutside/In: S03|E05
In this week's episode, talking about death is never an easy conversation, but as today's episode reveals, people have a lot of questions about what happens to their body once they die. We'll look into...
View ArticleHealing Hands of Nature: Wilderness Therapy
Wilderness Therapy is a form of treatment that uses the natural world and wilderness settings to address behavioral and mental health issues in teens. With a history dating back to the nation’s...
View ArticlePowerline: NHPR Series Looks at Origins of Clean Energy in New England
CONCORD, NH – The environmental benefits and human costs of clean energy; corporate power dynamics; and the treatment of native peoples are the weighty issues examined in a new, groundbreaking series...
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