360 episodes

Outside’s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will both entertain and inform listeners. We launched in March 2016 with our first series, Science of Survival, and have since expanded our show and now offer a range of story formats, including reports from our correspondents in the field and interviews with the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and the outdoors.

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Outside’s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will both entertain and inform listeners. We launched in March 2016 with our first series, Science of Survival, and have since expanded our show and now offer a range of story formats, including reports from our correspondents in the field and interviews with the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and the outdoors.

    A Pro Kayaker Walks into Some Hip-Hop Bars

    A Pro Kayaker Walks into Some Hip-Hop Bars

    What does a professional kayaker do when he realizes he’s in the twilight of his career? He releases a rap album, of course. Producer Paddy O’Connell sits down with pro kayaker and musician Rush Sturges to find out how the many paths in his life have led to the most eclectic rap album you’ve ever heard.

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    • 23 min
    Hello Darkness. Let's Get Weird

    Hello Darkness. Let's Get Weird

    Three days in total blackout darkness doesn’t sound that hard, until you hear this story about someone who tried to do it. Following in the footsteps of a famous quarterback who made headlines for his dark cave retreat, Outside writer Tim Neville went underground looking for nothing. And wow did he find it.

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    • 41 min
    The Craziest Lost Dog Story Ever

    The Craziest Lost Dog Story Ever

    If your family dog ran off on its first camping trip, how far would you go to get them back? Scott and Shelby Prue had to ask themselves this question repeatedly on a trip to West Virginia when Holly, their Labrador mix, took off into the forest. Things quickly got weird, then they got scary.
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    • 45 min
    A Totally Different Way to Look at the Northern Lights

    A Totally Different Way to Look at the Northern Lights

    Is the Aurora Borealis magic, science, or something in between? For photographer Hugo Sanchez, the Aurora is an obsession he discovered when he picked up a camera to photograph a meteor shower. He was hooked. And then tragedy struck.

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    • 30 min
    The 200-Mile Race to Tell the World about Everest

    The 200-Mile Race to Tell the World about Everest

    When the British Empire finally put boots on top of the world on May 29, 1953, the news was entrusted to a young man named Ten Tsewang Sherpa, who ran 200 miles to Kathmandu. Likely the last piece of world news sent by runner, he delivered the message and died. And his story was lost until now.

    See pictures and videos from the original article here.

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    • 49 min
    The Runners Who Went So Hard They Were Never the Same

    The Runners Who Went So Hard They Were Never the Same

    Athletes train for years to overcome pain, exhaustion, and fatigue. But some people take it too far and are never the same again. In this episode from 2019, Outside contributor Meaghan Brown started looking into this strange phenomenon, and found a bunch of frustrated athletes, and confused doctors.

    Read Meaghan's original story on Overtraining Syndrome.

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    • 44 min

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