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3 weeks ago | 
nhpr.org | Nate Hegyi |Marina Henke |Kate Dario |Justine Paradis
A magician spins a black top hat to show their audience it’s empty. Then, with the wave of a wand and a few magic words, PRESTO: a snow white rabbit pokes its ears over the brim. Compared to sawing a person in half, pulling a rabbit out of a hat is a joyful bit of magic that entertainers have been doing for more than 200 years. But after the applause dies down, one is left wondering: Where did the rabbit come from? And where did it go?
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
nhpr.org | Justine Paradis
Sardines are in vogue. Literally. They are in Vogue magazine. They’re delicious (subjectively), good for you, and sustainable . . . right? Recently, an Outside/In listener called into the show asking about just that. “I've always had this sense that they're a more environmentally friendly fish, perhaps because of being low on the food chain. But I'm realizing I really have no sense of what it looks like to actually fish for sardines,” Jeannie told us.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
nhpr.org | Justine Paradis
In Appalachia, Hurricane Helene was a thousand-year flood. It flattened towns and forests, washed roads away, and killed hundreds. But this story is not about the flood. It’s about what happened after. A month after Hurricane Helene, our producer Justine Paradis visited Marshall, a tiny town in the Black Mountains of western North Carolina, a region renowned for its biodiversity, music, and art.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
nhpr.org | Justine Paradis
Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world. This week's question comes from Gio in Seattle, Washington. "I was wondering about all the leaves that fall to the ground that we rake and clear from our yard. Does that disrupt the nutrient recycling that would normally occur if we just left the leaves there?"Producer Justine Paradis jumped in the leaf pile to see what she could find.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
nhpr.org | Justine Paradis
Every other Friday, the Outside/In team at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world. Today's question comes from Jarrett from San Francisco, California. "I just learned about this back east past-time called 'leaf-peeping.' It just seems so cool that leaves change to mark that fall. Out here, I just wait for pumpkin spice lattes and Uggs to be back in style.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
nhpr.org | Justine Paradis
Perhaps you’re familiar with our Outside/Inbox hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER. Anyone can leave us a voicemail sharing questions about the natural world, and we periodically answer them on the show. A few weeks ago, it came to our attention that we hadn't gotten a new voicemail in some time. Turns out our hotline has been bugging out for at least six months, and we have a lot of catching up to do. So, we present: Outside/Inbox, the lost voicemails edition.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
outsideinradio.org | Justine Paradis
Perhaps you’re familiar with our Outside/Inbox hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER. Anyone can leave us a voicemail sharing questions about the natural world, and we periodically answer them on the show. A few weeks ago, it came to our attention that we hadn't gotten a new voicemail in some time. Turns out our hotline has been bugging out for at least six months, and we have a lot of catching up to do. So, we present: Outside/Inbox, the lost voicemails edition.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
nhpr.org | Justine Paradis
Every other Friday, the Outside/In team answers one listener question about the natural world. This week, Amanda asked, "Why do smells have such a powerful connection to memory?”Outside/In’s Justine Paradis looked into it with host Nate Hegyi. TranscriptThis has been edited for length and clarity. Justine Paradis: Nate, do you relate to this? Have you ever smelled something that sends you right back to childhood? Nate Hegyi: Yes, the smell of diesel does. Specifically, diesel in a marina.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
nhpr.org | Justine Paradis
From the perspective of Western science, plants have long been considered unaware, passive life forms; essentially, rocks that happen to grow. But there’s something in the air in the world of plant science. New research suggests that plants are aware of the world around them to a far greater extent than previously understood. Plants may be able to sense acoustics, communicate with each other, and make choices… all this without a brain.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
outsideinradio.org | Justine Paradis
From the perspective of Western science, plants have long been considered unaware, passive life forms; essentially, rocks that happen to grow. But there’s something in the air in the world of plant science. New research suggests that plants are aware of the world around them to a far greater extent than previously understood. Plants may be able to sense acoustics, communicate with each other, and make choices… all this without a brain.
