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2025-03-06

  Why we sing

Recently, our producer Justine Paradis noticed something. Humans really like to sing together in groups: birthday parties, sports games, church hymns, protest chants, singing along to Taylor Swift at the Eras concert… the list could get very long.But… ...
  NHPR author
2025-02-27

  Why do animals play?

We’re used to seeing dogs and cats play with toys or get the zoomies… but do animals like rats and bumblebees play too? What is animal play for? How do scientists even decide what counts as play?Today, we’re taking a serious look at goofy behavior. We’...
  Taylor Quimby, Lindsay Marshall, Marshall Escamilla author
2025-02-20

  What is a forest for?

In New Hampshire, the most beloved swath of public land is the White Mountain National Forest. People interact with it as they would a national park – hiking, swimming, camping, and more. But a national forest is NOT a national park. The difference com...
  NHPR author
2025-02-13

  FEMA and the other 50 percent

It seems like every morning, another arm of the federal government is being reformed, eliminated, or downsized. That might wind up including an agency that a lot of Americans rely on when disaster strikes: FEMA.President Trump has called FEMA a “disast...
  NHPR author
2025-02-06

  The Great Grand Canyon Burro Rescue

In the early 1980s, an animal rights group airlifted nearly 600 wild burros out of Grand Canyon National Park. The media ate it up – magazines sold full-page ads advertising the cause and families from the East Coast clamored to adopt the rescued anima...
  NHPR author
2025-01-30

  Order on the pickleball court!!!

Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. It may also be the most hated. Tennis and basketball players are complaining about losing court space because of an “invasion” of pickleballers. Residents are losing sleep because of the incessant noi...
  NHPR author
2025-01-23

  Fluoridation nation

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. At really hi...
  NHPR author
2025-01-16

  What are Trump's Climate Plans?

What has Donald Trump claimed he would do when it comes to environmental policy in the U.S.? What happened during his last administration?  And what are the limits on executive powers when it comes to treaties and global agreements?Just days before Tru...
  NHPR author
2025-01-09

  Sardines are swimming sunlight

Sardines are in vogue. Literally. They are in Vogue magazine. They’re delicious (subjectively), good for you, and sustainable… right? Recently, a listener called into the show asking about just that.“I've always had this sense that they're a more envir...
  NHPR author
2025-01-02

  Once in a blue moon

The next blue moon isn’t until May 2026, but luckily for you, you won’t have to wait that long to hear the Outside/In team answering listeners’ questions. This time, we’re exploring why blue moons are cool (or even what the heck a blue moon even is) an...
  NHPR author