Outside Podcast podcast

Outside Podcast

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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.

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.

 

#427

What Scares the Woman Who Skis the World’s Hairiest Lines, with Christina Lustenberger

Even those of us who seek freedom and adventure in the wilderness are hardwired to keep th... more

10 Dec 2025

40 MINS

40:17

10 Dec 2025


#426

When the Outdoors is Bad For Your Mental Health, with Cory Richards

When the mountains grab ahold of your heart, they have a way of directing your life, even ... more

02 Dec 2025

52 MINS

52:39

02 Dec 2025


#425

Thanksgiving Special: The Wild, Weird, and Sketchy World of Truffle Hunting

Something funky this way comes. All over the world, deep inside dark forests, hunters tip ... more

26 Nov 2025

30 MINS

30:22

26 Nov 2025


#424

What Rock Climbing Teaches Us About Balance in Real Life, with Kai Lightner

If you’ve ever been bucked off your mogul line, stuffed a front bike tire, caught a toe on... more

19 Nov 2025

43 MINS

43:38

19 Nov 2025


#423

The Ancient Roots of Exploration, with Paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi

Have you ever wondered why you feel a pull to go for that grueling trail run or long bike ... more

12 Nov 2025

46 MINS

46:29

12 Nov 2025


#422

Why You Might Consider Jumping Out of a Plane, with Alexey Galda

They say it’s not the fall that gets ya, it’s the landing. Fear of falling, or smacking on... more

05 Nov 2025

40 MINS

40:48

05 Nov 2025


#421

Why Adventure is a Form of Art, With Ski Touring Legend John King

In 1978, skier and kinetic artist John King, along with two pals, set out on a singular an... more

29 Oct 2025

37 MINS

37:52

29 Oct 2025


#420

What You Learn About People by Paddling From Ottawa to NYC, with Dan Rubinstein

Chitchatting is a natural part of any adventure you do with a pal—what else are you gonna ... more

22 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:19

22 Oct 2025


#419

The Most Insane Event in Mountain Biking is About to Happen, with the Pinkbike Podcast

For most of us, mountain biking is a great way to get into the outdoors, get a workout, ge... more

15 Oct 2025

34 MINS

34:54

15 Oct 2025


#418

Outdoor Adventure and the Art of Self Reliance, with Nick Offerman

Ruggedness, dependability, and handiness define a lot of outdoor archetypes, from the ski ... more

08 Oct 2025

45 MINS

45:52

08 Oct 2025


#417

What the Ocean Teaches You About Perseverance, with Chad Nelsen

Many outdoorsy folks will happily slog for hours toward outdoor fun, despite the fact that... more

01 Oct 2025

46 MINS

46:12

01 Oct 2025


#416

The Unexpected Benefits of Chopping Wood, with Nicole Coenen

Wood chopping is objectively awful for all the obvious reasons: blisters, back aches, over... more

24 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:26

24 Sep 2025


#415

What You Learn Running Toward, Rather Than Away, From a Tornado, With Pecos Hank

Spend time outdoors, and you’ll eventually spend time in brutal, even scary weather. Dange... more

17 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:33

17 Sep 2025


#414

Running as Art, With Olympian and Filmmaker Alexi Pappas

Extreme adaptability and versatility can be found throughout the animal kingdom, but may h... more

10 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:00

10 Sep 2025


#413

Running Toward Love, with Lawlor Coe and Family

After Lawlor Coe lost his brother Hunter to tragedy, he did everything he could to avoid h... more

03 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:15

03 Sep 2025


#412

African Surfing and the Ocean as a Source of Joy, with Professor Kevin Dawson

The blissed out, swell chasing surfer with a single-minded focus on the next great ride is... more

27 Aug 2025

43 MINS

43:54

27 Aug 2025


#411

What Life in the Grand Canyon Tells Us About Life Everywhere Else, With Cindell Dale

We love our outdoor archetypes, the folk heroes who reject the trappings of the 9 to 5 lif... more

20 Aug 2025

45 MINS

45:55

20 Aug 2025


#410

What’s Harder Than the Ironman World Championship, with Chelsea Sodaro

We love our stories of human endurance, from Shackleton’s famed expedition to the 11-hour ... more

12 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:03

12 Aug 2025


#409

Recreating Hollywood’s Greatest, Dumbest Road Trip Of All Time, with Zack Courts and Ari Henning

In celebration of summertime road trips, this week we’re revisiting an episode from our ar... more

06 Aug 2025

28 MINS

28:12

06 Aug 2025


#408

Getting Outside of the Hollywood Star Machine, with Tony Cavalero

Famous Hollywood actors aren’t outdoorsy, right? They’re too busy being…well, famous to en... more

30 Jul 2025

42 MINS

42:36

30 Jul 2025


#407

LIVE! To Alex Honnold, Fear Isn’t Real (From the Outside Festival)

Alex Honnold is the most accomplished and daring rock climber since the invention of the c... more

23 Jul 2025

52 MINS

52:31

23 Jul 2025


#406

How (Literal) Pants-Wetting Anxiety Can Clarify Life, with Sierra Schlag

Throughout professional skier Sierra Schlag’s childhood, her Japanese heritage and cultura... more

16 Jul 2025

39 MINS

39:00

16 Jul 2025


#405

David Blaine and Diana Nyad on the Art of Endurance

For decades, legendary magician David Blaine has completed record-breaking stunts that def... more

09 Jul 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:03

09 Jul 2025


#404

Surfing The Waves Of The American Culture War, with David Litt

In 2020, David Litt, former senior speech writer to President Obama, moved from Washington... more

02 Jul 2025

58 MINS

58:22

02 Jul 2025


#403

How To Walk Through—And Away From—A Digital World, with Craig Mod

Craig Mod may think in binary code, but he does so from the perspective of a visual artist... more

25 Jun 2025

50 MINS

50:23

25 Jun 2025


#402

LIVE! Matt Lyons, Katie Burrell, and Eeland Stribling Don’t Take This Seriously (From the Outside Fe...

Three comedians walk into a festival…no, this isn’t a joke set up. This is exactly what ha... more

18 Jun 2025

56 MINS

56:10

18 Jun 2025


#401

Father’s Day Special: Dad-Level Adventuring in the 70s, With PaddyO’s Dad

If your father is like PaddyO’s dad, he probably likes to spin a yarn about his wild youth... more

11 Jun 2025

28 MINS

28:41

11 Jun 2025