When officials commissioned a set of updated hazard maps for Juneau, Alaska, they thought the information would help save lives and spur new development. Instead, the new maps drew public outcry from people who woke up to discover their homes were at risk of being wiped out by landslides.What’s followed has been a multiyear project – not to address the challenges posed by climate-fueled landslides – but to alter, ignore, or otherwise shelve the maps that outline the threat in the first place.Host Nate Hegyi visits Juneau to see one example of why, across the country, even the most progressive Americans are rejecting tough truths about climate change when it comes knocking at their own back door.Featuring: Tom Mattice, Christine Woll, Eve Soutiere, and Lloyd Dixon.  SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nhpr/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app318b?df_id=3652&mfc_pref=T&3652.donation=form1&s_src=CYE2020&s_subsrc=website&utm_source=Website&utm_medium=Donate%20button&utm_campaign=O/I%20CYE%202020">Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. </a><a href="https://mailchi.mp/nhpr.org/outsideinbox">Subscribe to our newsletter (it’s free!).</a>Follow Outside/In on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/outsideinradio/">Instagram</a> or join our private <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304367553631852">discussion group on Facebook</a>. LINKSYou can check out Juneau’s <a href="https://juneau.org/community-development/special-projects/landslide-avalanche-assessment">new hazard maps</a>, along with many of its neighborhood meetings, on their website. Dive into why the insurance industry <a href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA223-1.html">stopped providing landslide coverage</a> to Southeast Alaska.KTOO had a wonderful story on how a 1936 landslide that killed 15 people in Juneau became <a href="https://www.ktoo.org/2024/01/12/juneaus-deadliest-landslide-tore-through-downtown-like-a-mighty-grinder-now-its-a-fading-memory/">a faded memory</a>.Zach Provant, a researcher at the University of Oregon, spent months investigating <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420923005915">the rollout</a> of Juneau’s hazard maps.  CREDITSHost: Nate HegyiReported and produced by Nate HegyiEdited by Taylor Quimby and Katie ColaneriEditing help from Felix Poon and Justine ParadisRebecca Lavoie is our Executive ProducerMusic for this episode by Blue Dot SessionsOur theme music is by Breakmaster CylinderOutside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public RadioSubmit a question to the “Outside/Inbox.” We answer queries about the natural world, climate change, sustainability, and human evolution. You can send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837).

<description>&lt;p&gt;When officials commissioned a set of updated hazard maps for Juneau, Alaska, they thought the information would help save lives and spur new development. Instead, the new maps drew public outcry from people who woke up to discover their homes were at risk of being wiped out by landslides.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What’s followed has been a multiyear project – not to address the challenges posed by climate-fueled landslides – but to alter, ignore, or otherwise shelve the maps that outline the threat in the first place.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host Nate Hegyi visits Juneau to see one example of why, across the country, even the most progressive Americans are rejecting tough truths about climate change when it comes knocking at their own back door.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Featuring: Tom Mattice, Christine Woll, Eve Soutiere, and Lloyd Dixon. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUPPORT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; is made possible with listener support. &lt;a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nhpr/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app318b?df_id=3652&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;3652.donation=form1&amp;s_src=CYE2020&amp;s_subsrc=website&amp;utm_source=Website&amp;utm_medium=Donate%20button&amp;utm_campaign=O/I%20CYE%202020"&gt;Click here to become a sustaining member of &lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://mailchi.mp/nhpr.org/outsideinbox"&gt;Subscribe to our newsletter (it’s free!).&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow &lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/outsideinradio/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; or join our private &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304367553631852"&gt;discussion group on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LINKS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can check out Juneau’s &lt;a href="https://juneau.org/community-development/special-projects/landslide-avalanche-assessment"&gt;new hazard maps&lt;/a&gt;, along with many of its neighborhood meetings, on their website. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dive into why the insurance industry &lt;a href="https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA223-1.html"&gt;stopped providing landslide coverage&lt;/a&gt; to Southeast Alaska.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;KTOO had a wonderful story on how a 1936 landslide that killed 15 people in Juneau became &lt;a href="https://www.ktoo.org/2024/01/12/juneaus-deadliest-landslide-tore-through-downtown-like-a-mighty-grinder-now-its-a-fading-memory/"&gt;a faded memory&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zach Provant, a researcher at the University of Oregon, spent months investigating &lt;a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212420923005915"&gt;the rollout&lt;/a&gt; of Juneau’s hazard maps. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CREDITS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: Nate Hegyi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reported and produced by Nate Hegyi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edited by Taylor Quimby and Katie Colaneri&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Editing help from Felix Poon and Justine Paradis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive Producer&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Submit a question to the “Outside/Inbox.” We answer queries about the natural world, climate change, sustainability, and human evolution. You can send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837).&lt;/p&gt;
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What happens when the growing threat of landslides collides with a housing crisis?

‘Til the landslide brings it down

When it comes to protecting the biodiversity of Planet Earth, there is no greater failure than extinction. Thankfully, only a few dozen species have been officially declared extinct by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the half-century since the passage of the Endangered Species Act. But, hold on. Aren’t we in the middle of the sixth mass extinction? Shouldn’t the list of extinct species be… way longer? Well, yeah. Maybe.Producer Taylor Quimby sets out to understand why it’s so difficult to officially declare an animal extinct. Along the way, he compares rare animals to missing socks, finds a way to invoke Lizzo during an investigation of an endangered species of crabgrass, and learns about the disturbing concept of “dark extinctions.” Editor's Note: This episode was first published in October 2022. Since then, the US Fish and Wildlife Service officially delisted 21 of 23 proposed species due to extinction. The ivory-billed woodpecker <a href="https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/ivory-billed-woodpecker-not-listed-210836713.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMxOYYKJGH2UoS55iyqxGX9o03eG-a2k29SjQeq0B5PKuUui5EZYHvQHe8CVVAoNHsPChK-HX853hlzDQMgJ3AMYO_ryYIMY2o6BVs6k8YPhOigSiKxGANtABBsTv_wI1a5g-sK2j7AWNMW8f7xMzcUwGOR4h5LcAmE5TneVGaRT">was not one of them. </a>Featuring Sharon Marino, Arne Mooers, Sean O’Brien, Bill Nichols, and Wes Knapp.

<description>&lt;p&gt;When it comes to protecting the biodiversity of Planet Earth, there is no greater failure than extinction. Thankfully, only a few dozen species have been officially&lt;i&gt; &lt;/i&gt;declared extinct by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the half-century since the passage of the Endangered Species Act. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But, hold on. Aren’t we in the middle of the sixth mass extinction? Shouldn’t the list of extinct species be… way longer? Well, yeah. Maybe.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer Taylor Quimby sets out to understand why it’s so difficult to &lt;i&gt;officially &lt;/i&gt;declare an animal extinct. Along the way, he compares rare animals to missing socks, finds a way to invoke Lizzo during an investigation of an endangered species of crabgrass, and learns about the disturbing concept of “dark extinctions.” &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Editor's Note: This episode was first published in October 2022. Since then, the US Fish and Wildlife Service officially delisted 21 of 23 proposed species due to extinction. The ivory-billed woodpecker &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/movies/ivory-billed-woodpecker-not-listed-210836713.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMxOYYKJGH2UoS55iyqxGX9o03eG-a2k29SjQeq0B5PKuUui5EZYHvQHe8CVVAoNHsPChK-HX853hlzDQMgJ3AMYO_ryYIMY2o6BVs6k8YPhOigSiKxGANtABBsTv_wI1a5g-sK2j7AWNMW8f7xMzcUwGOR4h5LcAmE5TneVGaRT"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;was not one of them. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Featuring Sharon Marino, Arne Mooers, Sean O’Brien, Bill Nichols, and Wes Knapp.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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If we’re in the middle of a mass extinction, shouldn’t more species be going extinct?

The mystery of the missing extinctions

Shirtless influencers on TikTok and Instagram have acquired millions of followers promoting the carnivore diet. They say studies linking <a href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-07-21-red-and-processed-meat-linked-increased-risk-heart-disease-oxford-study-shows">meat</a> <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30958719/">consumption</a> <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1881705/">and</a> <a href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.CIR.99.6.779">heart</a> <a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/195543">disease</a> are flawed — and plant foods are making people sick. "Western medicine is lying to you," says content-creator Dr. Paul Saladino, who co-owns a company selling desiccated cattle organs.The online popularity of the carnivore diet is undeniable. Yet, no controlled studies have been published confirming its advertised benefits. Our friends at WBUR’s podcast Endless Thread look at how social media cooked up the anti-establishment wellness trend. SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nhpr/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app318b?df_id=3652&mfc_pref=T&3652.donation=form1&s_src=CYE2020&s_subsrc=website&utm_source=Website&utm_medium=Donate%20button&utm_campaign=O/I%20CYE%202020">Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. </a><a href="https://mailchi.mp/nhpr.org/outsideinbox">Subscribe to our newsletter (it’s free!).</a>Follow Outside/In on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/outsideinradio/">Instagram</a> or join our private <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304367553631852">discussion group on Facebook</a>. LINKS<ul><li>"<a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/02/is-an-all-meat-diet-what-nature-intended">Red Shift</a>" (The New Yorker)</li><li>"<a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/23648715/tiktok-instagram-advice-mistakes-howto-tutorial">The 'You’re doing it wrong'-ification of TikTok</a>" (Vox)</li><li>"<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/evolution-of-diet/">The Evolution of Diet</a>" (National Geographic)</li><li>"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/dining/climate-change-food-eating-habits.html">Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered</a>" (New York Times)</li><li>"<a href="https://heated.world/p/stop-meatposting">Against Meatposting</a>" (Heated)</li><li>Endless Thread's <a href="https://soundcloud.com/endlessthread-wbur/meat?si=b6b4a52aca704e6c8a2bdb0efb28cb01&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing">unedited interview</a> with Dr. Paul Saladino (WBUR)</li><li> </li></ul>CREDITSOutside/In Host: Nate HegyiOutside/In Executive producer: Taylor QuimbyRebecca Lavoie is NHPR’s Director of On-Demand AudioThis episode of Endless Thread was written and produced by Dean Russell and Ben Brock Johnson. Mix and sound design by Emily Jankowski.Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public RadioEndless Thread is a production of WBUR in Boston. Submit a question to the “Outside/Inbox.” We answer queries about the natural world, climate change, sustainability, and human evolution. You can send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837).

<description>&lt;p&gt;Shirtless influencers on TikTok and Instagram have acquired millions of followers promoting the carnivore diet. They say studies linking &lt;a href="https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-07-21-red-and-processed-meat-linked-increased-risk-heart-disease-oxford-study-shows"&gt;meat&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30958719/"&gt;consumption&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1881705/"&gt;and&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/full/10.1161/01.CIR.99.6.779"&gt;heart&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/195543"&gt;disease&lt;/a&gt; are flawed — and plant foods are making people sick. "Western medicine is lying to you," says content-creator Dr. Paul Saladino, who co-owns a company selling desiccated cattle organs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The online popularity of the carnivore diet is undeniable. Yet, no controlled studies have been published confirming its advertised benefits. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our friends at WBUR’s podcast &lt;i&gt;Endless Thread &lt;/i&gt;look at how social media cooked up the anti-establishment wellness trend.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUPPORT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; is made possible with listener support. &lt;a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nhpr/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app318b?df_id=3652&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;3652.donation=form1&amp;s_src=CYE2020&amp;s_subsrc=website&amp;utm_source=Website&amp;utm_medium=Donate%20button&amp;utm_campaign=O/I%20CYE%202020"&gt;Click here to become a sustaining member of &lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://mailchi.mp/nhpr.org/outsideinbox"&gt;Subscribe to our newsletter (it’s free!).&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow &lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/outsideinradio/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; or join our private &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304367553631852"&gt;discussion group on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LINKS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/10/02/is-an-all-meat-diet-what-nature-intended"&gt;Red Shift&lt;/a&gt;" (The New Yorker)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/23648715/tiktok-instagram-advice-mistakes-howto-tutorial"&gt;The 'You’re doing it wrong'-ification of TikTok&lt;/a&gt;" (Vox)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/evolution-of-diet/"&gt;The Evolution of Diet&lt;/a&gt;" (National Geographic)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/dining/climate-change-food-eating-habits.html"&gt;Your Questions About Food and Climate Change, Answered&lt;/a&gt;" (New York Times)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;"&lt;a href="https://heated.world/p/stop-meatposting"&gt;Against Meatposting&lt;/a&gt;" (Heated)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Endless Thread's &lt;a href="https://soundcloud.com/endlessthread-wbur/meat?si=b6b4a52aca704e6c8a2bdb0efb28cb01&amp;utm_source=clipboard&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=social_sharing"&gt;unedited interview&lt;/a&gt; with Dr. Paul Saladino (WBUR)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CREDITS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Outside/In Host: Nate Hegyi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Outside/In Executive producer: Taylor Quimby&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rebecca Lavoie is NHPR’s Director of On-Demand Audio&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode of &lt;i&gt;Endless Thread&lt;/i&gt; was written and produced by Dean Russell and Ben Brock Johnson. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mix and sound design by Emily Jankowski.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Endless Thread&lt;/i&gt; is a production of WBUR in Boston. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Submit a question to the “Outside/Inbox.” We answer queries about the natural world, climate change, sustainability, and human evolution. You can send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837).&lt;/p&gt;
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Some social media influencers tout the all-meat diet and say that plants are making people sick. The science says otherwise. 

Meet the meatfluencers

Hemp used to be a staple of life in America. King James I demanded that colonists produce it. Hemp rope and fabric were ubiquitous throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. The USDA even produced a WWII newsreel called “Hemp for Victory.”But other materials came to replace hemp – wood pulp for paper, and cotton and synthetics for fabric. Why?For that matter, what is hemp? Is it different from weed? And does it actually have 25,000 uses as its proponents claim?Featuring Hector “Freedom” Gerardo, David Suchoff, John Fike, and Danny Desjarlais. SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nhpr/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app318b?df_id=3652&mfc_pref=T&3652.donation=form1&s_src=CYE2020&s_subsrc=website&utm_source=Website&utm_medium=Donate%20button&utm_campaign=O/I%20CYE%202020">Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. </a> <a href="https://mailchi.mp/nhpr.org/outsideinbox">Subscribe to our newsletter (it’s free!).</a> Follow Outside/In on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/outsideinradio/">Instagram</a> or join our private <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304367553631852">discussion group on Facebook</a>.LINKSLearn more about <a href="https://grist.org/indigenous/hempcrete-lower-sioux-housing/">how the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation has worked with hempcrete</a>, and how they hope it’ll transform their economy (Grist).<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/4564181-2018-farm-bill-hemp-cannabis-attorneys-general/">The 2018 Farm Bill inadvertently led to a multibillion-dollar market</a> of hemp-derived THC products. Twenty-two AGs are now calling on congress to fix the legal loophole that has “[forced] cannabis-equivalent products into our economies regardless of states’ intentions to legalize cannabis use.” (The Hill)Cannabis sativa in the US only came to be called “marijuana” in the early 1900s, when the anti-cannabis movement wanted to link it to its “Mexican-ness.” But, as <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/07/14/201981025/the-mysterious-history-of-marijuana">The Mysterious History Of 'Marijuana'</a> (NPR Code Switch) explains, the etymological origins of “marijuana” are still debated: does it come from the Chinese word ma ren hua? Or the Bantu word for cannabis: ma-kaña? Or something else?<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIxFhYVv_Gk">Hemp for Victory!</a> (YouTube) CREDITSHost: Nate HegyiReported, mixed, and produced by Felix Poon.Editing by Taylor Quimby, with help from Rebecca LavoieOur staff includes Justine Paradis.Executive producer: Taylor QuimbyRebecca Lavoie is NHPR’s Director of On-Demand Audio.Special thanks to Fitsum Tariku, Director of the Building Science Centre of Excellence.Music by Blue Dot Sessions, Mike Franklyn, Jules Gaia, Dusty Decks, and Rocket Jr.Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public RadioSubmit a question to the “Outside/Inbox.” We answer queries about the natural world, climate change, sustainability, and human evolution. You can send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837).

<description>&lt;p&gt;Hemp used to be a staple of life in America. King James I demanded that colonists produce it. Hemp rope and fabric were ubiquitous throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. The USDA even produced a WWII newsreel called “Hemp for Victory.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;But other materials came to replace hemp – wood pulp for paper, and cotton and synthetics for fabric. Why?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For that matter, what &lt;i&gt;is &lt;/i&gt;hemp? Is it different from weed? And does it actually have 25,000 uses as its proponents claim?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Featuring Hector “Freedom” Gerardo, David Suchoff, John Fike, and Danny Desjarlais.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUPPORT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; is made possible with listener support. &lt;a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nhpr/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app318b?df_id=3652&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;3652.donation=form1&amp;s_src=CYE2020&amp;s_subsrc=website&amp;utm_source=Website&amp;utm_medium=Donate%20button&amp;utm_campaign=O/I%20CYE%202020"&gt;Click here to become a sustaining member of &lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt;. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://mailchi.mp/nhpr.org/outsideinbox"&gt;Subscribe to our newsletter (it’s free!).&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Follow &lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/outsideinradio/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; or join our private &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304367553631852"&gt;discussion group on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LINKS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn more about &lt;a href="https://grist.org/indigenous/hempcrete-lower-sioux-housing/"&gt;how the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation has worked with hempcrete&lt;/a&gt;, and how they hope it’ll transform their economy &lt;i&gt;(Grist).&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/4564181-2018-farm-bill-hemp-cannabis-attorneys-general/"&gt;The 2018 Farm Bill inadvertently led to a multibillion-dollar market&lt;/a&gt; of hemp-derived THC products. Twenty-two AGs are now calling on congress to fix the legal loophole that has “[forced] cannabis-equivalent products into our economies regardless of states’ intentions to legalize cannabis use.” (&lt;i&gt;The Hill&lt;/i&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Cannabis sativa &lt;/i&gt;in the US only came to be called “marijuana” in the early 1900s, when the anti-cannabis movement wanted to link it to its “Mexican-ness.” But, as &lt;a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/07/14/201981025/the-mysterious-history-of-marijuana"&gt;The Mysterious History Of 'Marijuana'&lt;/a&gt;&lt;i&gt; (NPR Code Switch)&lt;/i&gt; explains, the etymological origins of “marijuana” are still debated: does it come from the Chinese word &lt;i&gt;ma ren hua&lt;/i&gt;? Or the Bantu word for cannabis: &lt;i&gt;ma-kaña&lt;/i&gt;? Or something else?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIxFhYVv_Gk"&gt;Hemp for Victory!&lt;/a&gt; (YouTube)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CREDITS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Host: Nate Hegyi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reported, mixed, and produced by Felix Poon.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Editing by Taylor Quimby, with help from Rebecca Lavoie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our staff includes Justine Paradis.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Executive producer: Taylor Quimby&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rebecca Lavoie is NHPR’s Director of On-Demand Audio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special thanks to Fitsum Tariku, Director of the Building Science Centre of Excellence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music by Blue Dot Sessions, Mike Franklyn, Jules Gaia, Dusty Decks, and Rocket Jr.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Submit a question to the “Outside/Inbox.” We answer queries about the natural world, climate change, sustainability, and human evolution. You can send a voice memo to outsidein@nhpr.org or leave a message on our hotline, 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837).&lt;/p&gt;
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It’s that special time again! Scientists everywhere hold their breath as the team opens the Outside/Inbox and answers listener questions about the natural world. In this episode, we consider Flaco the Eurasian eagle owl, an impulsive goat purchase, and a big night for salamanders. Plus, we’re graced with Nate’s rendition of a Tom Waits song. Questions:<ol><li>What would NYC look like in 50 years if humans disappeared?</li><li><a href="https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2024-03-15/outside-inbox-what-if-the-earth-had-no-moon">What if the earth had no moon?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nhpr.org/climate-change/2024-03-09/outside-inbox-could-humans-survive-a-worst-case-climate-change-scenario">Could humans survive a worst-case climate scenario?</a></li><li>Do birds have regional accents?</li><li><a href="https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2024-01-19/outside-inbox-how-do-we-keep-wildlife-safe-on-new-hampshire-roads">How do we keep wildlife safe when crossing the road?</a></li></ol>Featuring Stephon Alexander, Luke Kemp, Chris Sturdy, and Sandi Houghton. SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. <a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nhpr/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app318b?df_id=3652&mfc_pref=T&3652.donation=form1&s_src=CYE2020&s_subsrc=website&utm_source=Website&utm_medium=Donate%20button&utm_campaign=O/I%20CYE%202020">Click here to become a sustaining member. </a><a href="https://mailchi.mp/nhpr.org/outsideinbox">Subscribe to our (free) newsletter.</a>Follow Outside/In on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/outsideinradio/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/OutsideInRadio">Twitter</a>, or join our private <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304367553631852">discussion group on Facebook</a>. LINKSCheck out these gorgeous <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/arts/design/manhattan-virtual-tour-virus.html">visualizations</a> created by the Mannahatta Project, which has since been renamed <a href="https://welikia.org/">the Welikia Project.</a>Flaco the Eurasian eagle owl died after crashing into a building earlier this month. <a href="https://gothamist.com/news/flaco-nycs-celebrated-owl-done-in-by-rat-poison-and-pigeon-herpes-necropsy">His autopsy revealed</a> his body to be riddled with rodenticide and pigeon herpes, cementing his status as <a href="https://twitter.com/samueloakford/status/1772379376778113490">“a real New Yorker”</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/RandomCrapola/status/1772778634853466398">some</a> observers. Still, building collisions, rat poison, and disease are all major risks for birds of prey in urban environments. CREDITSOutside/In host: Nate HegyiReported and produced by Felix Poon, Taylor Quimby, and Justine Paradis Mixed by Justine ParadisEdited by Taylor Quimby and Rebecca LavoieNHPR’s Director of Podcasts is Rebecca LavoieMusic by blacksona, Katori Walker, Bisou, Young Community, Diamond Ortiz, Brightarm Orchestra, Kevin MacLeod, Tellsonic, Walt Adams, and ProleteR. Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.

<description>&lt;p&gt;It’s that special time again! Scientists everywhere hold their breath as the team opens the Outside/Inbox and answers listener questions about the natural world. In this episode, we consider Flaco the Eurasian eagle owl, an impulsive goat purchase, and a big night for salamanders. Plus, we’re graced with Nate’s rendition of a Tom Waits song. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Questions:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;What would NYC look like in 50 years if humans disappeared?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2024-03-15/outside-inbox-what-if-the-earth-had-no-moon"&gt;What if the earth had no moon?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nhpr.org/climate-change/2024-03-09/outside-inbox-could-humans-survive-a-worst-case-climate-change-scenario"&gt;Could humans survive a worst-case climate scenario?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do birds have regional accents?&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nhpr.org/environment/2024-01-19/outside-inbox-how-do-we-keep-wildlife-safe-on-new-hampshire-roads"&gt;How do we keep wildlife safe when crossing the road?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Featuring Stephon Alexander, Luke Kemp, Chris Sturdy, and Sandi Houghton.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SUPPORT&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; is made possible with listener support. &lt;a href="https://secure3.convio.net/nhpr/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app318b?df_id=3652&amp;mfc_pref=T&amp;3652.donation=form1&amp;s_src=CYE2020&amp;s_subsrc=website&amp;utm_source=Website&amp;utm_medium=Donate%20button&amp;utm_campaign=O/I%20CYE%202020"&gt;Click here to become a sustaining member. &lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://mailchi.mp/nhpr.org/outsideinbox"&gt;Subscribe to our (free) newsletter.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow &lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/outsideinradio/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/OutsideInRadio"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, or join our private &lt;a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/304367553631852"&gt;discussion group on Facebook&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LINKS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Check out these gorgeous &lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/arts/design/manhattan-virtual-tour-virus.html"&gt;visualizations&lt;/a&gt; created by the Mannahatta Project, which has since been renamed &lt;a href="https://welikia.org/"&gt;the Welikia Project.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Flaco the Eurasian eagle owl died after crashing into a building earlier this month. &lt;a href="https://gothamist.com/news/flaco-nycs-celebrated-owl-done-in-by-rat-poison-and-pigeon-herpes-necropsy"&gt;His autopsy revealed&lt;/a&gt; his body to be riddled with rodenticide and pigeon herpes, cementing his status as &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/samueloakford/status/1772379376778113490"&gt;“a real New Yorker”&lt;/a&gt; for &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/RandomCrapola/status/1772778634853466398"&gt;some&lt;/a&gt; observers. Still, building collisions, rat poison, and disease are all major risks for birds of prey in urban environments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;CREDITS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; host: Nate Hegyi&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Reported and produced by Felix Poon, Taylor Quimby, and Justine Paradis &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mixed by Justine Paradis&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Edited by Taylor Quimby and Rebecca Lavoie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NHPR’s Director of Podcasts is Rebecca Lavoie&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music by blacksona, Katori Walker, Bisou, Young Community, Diamond Ortiz, Brightarm Orchestra, Kevin MacLeod, Tellsonic, Walt Adams, and ProleteR. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;Outside/In&lt;/i&gt; is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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In which we consider Flaco the Eurasian eagle owl, impulse goat purchases, and a big night for salamanders. Plus, our host graces us with a rendition of a Tom Waits song. 

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