Outside Podcast

Outside Podcast


Latest Episodes

Ada Limon Wants Picnic Tables to Make You Feel Something
September 11, 2024

When Ada Limon, Americas first Latina poet laureate, was tasked with bringing poetry to people who otherwise might not be exposed to it, she knew just where to put it: National Parks.

The Banks Growing Money on Trees
August 28, 2024

A quarter of the money at the worlds largest banks goes directly to funding fossil fuel projects. But what if it didnt?

The Mystery of the Mis-Labeled Mollusk
August 21, 2024

Emojis are silly. But sometimes something silly gets lodged in your brain and you cant stop thinking about it.

The Story of Outside’s Funniest Story
August 14, 2024

Whats stranger than a story about people stuffing ferrets down their pants? How about that story leading the writer to create one of the largest, most successful digital media companies, ever

The Olympic Athletes Being Required to Take Drugs
July 31, 2024

Since the beginning of womens sports, a question has loomed: who qualifies as female?

The Battle for Swimming’s Suits and Running's Soul
July 24, 2024

When a technological breakthrough gives some athletes a major advantage, how should we think about the victories, the medals, the world records?

How Fat Makes You Fast
July 17, 2024

Some of the most hardcore athletes in the world are elite race walkers. Moving faster than most people can run, their sport pushes the limits of endurance, pain tolerance, and fueling

In Search of a Quiet Mind
July 10, 2024

A few years ago, after suffering a mental health crisis during a mountaineering expedition, National Geographic photographer Cory Richards walked away from his climbing career. In 2016, after a terrib

What You Can Learn from More than One Octopus
June 26, 2024

After My Octopus Teacher won the Oscar for Best Documentary, the producers realized they had left an important voice out of their movieindigenous South Africans who had been silenced and separated fr

Caroline Gleich's Biggest Adventure Yet
June 19, 2024

Caroline Gleich is a renowned climber and skier, a climate activist, and now the Utah democratic partys candidate for US senate. But what would she actually do in Washington?