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#58#69#79#90#100Chart rankOct 15Oct 17Oct 19Oct 21#76
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Oct 21#76#55#50#55
Oct 20#76#50#47#47
Oct 19#68#42#47#43
Oct 18#71#44—#48
Oct 17#90#65#47#53
Oct 16#75#48#45#45
Oct 15#76#49—#56

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About the show

Outside/In: Where curiosity and the natural world collide. Look around, and you’ll find everything is connected to the natural world. At Outside/In, we explore that idea with boundless curiosity. We report from disaster zones, pickleball courts, and dog sled kennels, and talk about policy, pop culture, science, and everything in between. From the backcountry to your backyard, we tell stories that expand the boundaries of environmental journalism. Outside/In is a production of NHPR. Learn more at outsideinradio.org