Podcast Episodes

Time heals all wounds

Did you know that some species of worms can be cut into multiple pieces and each piece will make a new worm? Some can even make a whole new brain. Wild, right?

While not all forms of healing are quite…

Published on 2 hours ago

Of Men and Mice

At any given time, millions of lab mice are being used in research facilities nationwide. And yet nearly all of them can be connected back to a single source: The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Ma…

Published on 1 week ago

On the mend: 8 tips on how to repair your clothes

The garment industry has a giant carbon footprint, labor issues, and a massive waste problem. We have the power to change how and where we shop, but there’s another way to shift our consumption: the …

Published on 2 weeks ago

Operation Night Cat, Episode 3: A Duck’s a Duck

“Operation Night Cat” is a special three-part series from NHPR’s Document team and Outside/In.

Episode 3: A Duck’s a Duck

Two sets of potential crimes, investigated by more than five sets of law enforc…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Operation Night Cat, Episode 2: Behind the Brick Wall

“Operation Night Cat” is a special three-part series from NHPR’s Document team and Outside/In.

Episode 2: Behind the Brick Wall

The poaching investigation takes a surprising turn when it reveals anothe…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Operation Night Cat, Episode 1: Why Did the Deer Cross the Road?

“Operation Night Cat” is a special three-part series from NHPR’s Document team and Outside/In.

Episode 1: Why Did the Deer Cross the Road? 

A New Hampshire Fish and Game warden follows a tip to a man’s…

Published on 1 month ago

Introducing: Operation Night Cat

Introducing a special three-part series from NHPR’s Document team and Outside/In: Operation Night Cat. 

A New Hampshire Fish and Game warden follows a tip to a man’s backyard. He finds a twisted game …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

According to our unscientific office poll, the annual changing of the clocks has all the popularity of a root canal. With few exceptions, people described the shift to and from Daylight Saving Time a…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Critical Mast

Every so often, oak trees go into overdrive. During these so-called mast years, the gentle patter of falling acorns grows into a mighty downpour and ripples across and over ecosystems like a flood. 

W…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

On the edge of the ice

Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica is massive, bigger than the state of Florida. If it collapses, it could reshape every coast on this planet during this century. That’s why it’s sometimes known as “the …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago