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When Undersea Cables Break
Episode 108
An undersea cable breaks in the middle of the Atlantic, and the answer to “what happens now?” takes us back to 1866. The Great Eastern is searching f…
12 hours ago
Where the Internet Comes Ashore Part 2
Episode 107
A cable from Argentina comes ashore through a manhole at Myrtle Beach State Park, and it does not stop there. In Part 2 of Where the Internet Comes A…
6 days, 6 hours ago
Where the Internet Comes Ashore, Part 1
Episode 106
We found a line on a map that runs nine thousand miles up from Argentina and comes ashore at Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We didn't believe it, so w…
2 weeks, 6 days ago
The Hidden Committee That Names America
Episode 105
Somebody decided Pikes Peak would have no apostrophe. Somebody decides what every mountain, creek, and reservoir in America is officially called, and…
1 month, 1 week ago
My Creek Is Bigger Than Your River
Episode 104
A creek beside Clemson outmuscles a river forty five minutes up the road, draining twice the land and carrying close to twice the water. No agency wi…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Wastewater Movie You Can't Stream
Episode 103
Two filmmakers spent years inside the East End Wastewater Treatment Facility in Portland, Maine, and came out with a comedy. It has screened at festi…
2 months ago
The Year of the Turtle: When the Wild Calls
Episode 102
In 1993, Joel Jones got a wildlife biology degree and a dream of working in the woods. He ended up on the night shift at a sewer plant instead. He st…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Blank Space: The Land the Map Missed
Episode 101
A man flipping through old tax map books finds a piece of land with no parcel number, no taxes paid, and no explanation. The county can't tell him wh…
3 months ago
What's Beneath: 100 Episodes of The Outfall
Episode 100
For seven years we thought we knew what this show was about. Listening back through 100 episodes proved us wrong. Episode 100 is the story of what we…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Season 8 Trailer: Unclassified
Season 8
Season 8 of The Outfall starts with a set of coordinates, a fence line, and a wife who wisely stayed in the car. What comes next is bigger, quieter, …
4 months ago