Best Outdoor Podcasts (2024)

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Running As Medicine 35:17

1d ago35:17

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In May of 2022, Maria Ordovas-Montanes set out to become the fastest woman to run the Oxford Greenbelt Way, a 55-mile route through the English countryside. She had always loved running, and this was an exciting challenge. But at the event, something happened that would derail her life — and lead to a life-altering diagnosis. On this episode, Maria…

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Living in a Housing Cooperative with Owen Shiers 26:47

2d ago26:47

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Rural Wales and rural Scotland face many of the same issues: a lack of affordable housing, limited opportunities for young people and the prospect of rewilding. In this podcast, Helen visits Welsh musician Owen Shiers who lives in a housing cooperative up a long steep track in West Wales. They discuss culture, trees, housing, farming and the nuance…

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In Search of a Quiet Mind 48:35

2d ago48:35

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A few years ago, after suffering a mental health crisis during a mountaineering expedition, National Geographic photographer Cory Richards walked away from his climbing career. In 2016, after a terrible rafting accident, Outside writer Katie Arnold nearly ended her marriage. This summer, they are both telling their stories in powerful new books. In…

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Inside The Great Outdoors 7-7-24 Hour 1 59:38

6d ago59:38

59:38

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Inside The Great Outdoors 7-7-24 Hour 2 57:24

6d ago57:24

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Inside The Great Outdoors 7-7-24 Hour 3 57:19

6d ago57:19

57:19

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Surfing, Swimming and Sauna on the Beach at Cullen 1:18:42

6d ago1:18:42

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This week Out of Doors is live from the village of Cullen in Moray. The village is popular with holiday makers over the summer months but it’s home to a thriving community all year round. Mark went for a wander to hear more about what people are up to. And we’re joined live by David McCubbin from Discover Cullen who tells us about what attracts vis…

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A Life in Market Gardening in Scotland with Tricia Stephen 18:14

9d ago18:14

18:14

Rachel Stewart visits Tricia Stephen of Phantassie Organics in East LothianBy BBC Radio Scotland

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Silence and Sound 30:37

10d ago30:37

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Humans are noisy. The National Park Service estimates that all of our whirring, grinding, and revving machines are doubling or even tripling global noise pollution every 30 years. A lot of that noise is negatively affecting wildlife and human health. In this guest episode, the team from Outside/In takes us on an exploration of three sonic landscape…

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-30-24 Hour 1 59:29

13d ago59:29

59:29

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-30-24 Hour 2 57:30

13d ago57:30

57:30

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-30-24 Hour 3 58:23

13d ago58:23

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Swifts, Salt and Shetland Sheep 1:23:05

13d ago1:23:05

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The 29th of June marks the beginning of swift awareness week. Mark meets Cally Fleming of the Huntly Swift Group at the Bennachie Centre to chat about these amazing birds. The beautiful garden at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre celebrates the Scottish plant explorers of the past. In recent years, a major project has been underway to restore the Expl…

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome 30:27

16d ago30:27

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Many of us have experienced imposter syndrome at some point in our lives. Often it’s at work, where we doubt our own skills and accomplishments. But what happens when you feel like a fraud simply for being yourself? In this episode, we travel from New York State to a national park in Korea and explore how one transracial adoptee made peace with her…

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Ceramic Artist Lotte Glob's Sculpture Croft by Loch Eriboll in the North West Highlands 24:04

16d ago24:04

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Mark Stephen visits Lotte Glob and learns about her deep connection to landscape and rockBy BBC Radio Scotland

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What You Can Learn from More than One Octopus 47:41

16d ago47:41

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After My Octopus Teacher won the Oscar for Best Documentary, the producers realized they had left an important voice out of their movie—indigenous South Africans who had been silenced and separated from the ocean by apartheid. In the new podcast “Back to the Water,” Pippa Ehrlich and Zolani Mahola explore the relationship between South Africans, th…

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-23-24 Hour 1 59:48

20d ago59:48

59:48

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-23-24 Hour 2 56:26

20d ago56:26

56:26

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-23-24 Hour 3 57:34

20d ago57:34

57:34

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Celebrity Goats, Sheep Shearing and Cold War Scotland 1:23:05

20d ago1:23:05

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This week Rachel has been at the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston just outside Edinburgh. One of the first places she headed to when she arrived was the goat tent. She meets some of the keepers as they got their animals ready for judging and met some goats with an Outlander connection. Mark visits the village of Ochiltree in East Ayrshire where the…

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Awakening the Senses, Walking and Writing with Linda Cracknell 31:04

23d ago31:04

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Helen Needham goes for a walk in Aberfeldy with writer Linda Cracknell to discuss the new edition of her book 'Doubling Back'.By BBC Radio Scotland

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Caroline Gleich's Biggest Adventure Yet 57:53

24d ago57:53

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Caroline Gleich is a renowned climber and skier, a climate activist, and now the Utah democratic party’s candidate for US Senate. But what would she actually do in Washington? And does she have a chance of getting elected? Gleich joined author and conservationist Luis Benitez onstage at the Outside Festival in Denver in early June to talk about how…

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-16-24 Hour 3 57:33

27d ago57:33

57:33

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-16-24 Hour 2 55:05

27d ago55:05

55:05

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inside The Great Outdoors 6-16-24 Hour 1 1:00:26

27d ago1:00:26

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The Saltire,Sligachan Statue and the Voice of Nan Shepherd 1:26:36

27d ago1:26:36

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Open Seas is a Scottish charity that focusses on protecting our marine environment and the things that live in it. A few weeks ago, Mark joined them in Skye where they were carrying out seabed surveys. While the weather didn’t play ball and they didn’t get out on their planned boat trip, the team did manage to show him the kind of footage they reco…

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Silencing the Critics 29:20

30d ago29:20

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Demetria Lynn always wanted to be a scientist. But growing up, no one believed in her. The negative feedback was so overpowering that she stopped believing in herself. In this episode, we follow Demetria from her elementary school classroom to a geology field trip in the desert, and explore what it took to rekindle faith in herself. --- Links: Supp…

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT RAHOY HILLS RESERVE 22:16

1M ago22:16

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Rachel Stewart speaks to Artist in Residence Liz Myhill. The landscape and wildlife artist has been creating pieces based on her time at the Rahoy Hills Reserve in the Morven peninsula. It is managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust and is widely regarded as being a unique and wild place. Her role is to raise awareness of the huge reserve and encoura…

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A Pro Kayaker Walks into Some Hip-Hop Bars 23:00

1M ago23:00

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What does a professional kayaker do when he realizes he’s in the twilight of his career? He releases a rap album, of course. Producer Paddy O’Connell sits down with pro kayaker and musician Rush Sturges to find out how the many paths in his life have led to the most eclectic rap album you’ve ever heard. The Outside Podcast is made possible by Outsi…

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-9-24 Hour 1 59:42

1M ago59:42

59:42

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-9-24 Hour 2 55:47

1M ago55:47

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-9-24 Hour 3 57:34

1M ago57:34

57:34

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Aspen, Osprey and Mulberry Harbours 1:23:40

1M ago1:23:40

1:23:40

Rachel meets Peter Livingstone who has spent a decade campaigning to save the Aspen tree. Thanks to his hard work, numbers of Aspen in Renfrewshire have grown from single digits to thousands. He shows Rachel his nursery near Bishopton. Andrew O'Donnell is a natural history film maker and musician who records under the moniker of Beluga Lagoon. In t…

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Hello Darkness. Let's Get Weird 41:19

1M ago41:19

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Three days in total blackout darkness doesn’t sound that hard, until you hear this story about someone who tried to do it. Following in the footsteps of a famous quarterback who made headlines for his dark cave retreat, Outside writer Tim Neville went underground looking for nothing. And wow did he find it. The Outside Podcast is made possible by O…

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-2-24 Hour 1 1:00:14

1M ago1:00:14

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-2-24 Hour 2 55:59

1M ago55:59

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Inside The Great Outdoors 6-2-24 Hour 3 57:34

1M ago57:34

57:34

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Majorca and Skye, Singles Walks and Rahoy Nature Reserve 1:26:22

1M ago1:26:22

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Rachel visits the Scottish Wildlife Trust’s Montrose Basin reserve in Angus where a group of nursery children were out exploring the mudflats to see what beasties they could find. She speaks to nursery and reserve staff about the importance of getting young kids involved in nature. Isle Martin is a small island just three miles off the coast of Ull…

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Birds of Paradise 17:09

1M ago17:09

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Alison Világ pays attention for a living. She counts migrating ducks at Whitefish Point Bird Observatory in Michigan. It's key to getting a pulse on different bird populations. But for Alison, counting ducks is more than just science – it's an escape from the expectations of others. This is a guest story from Points North, a podcast about the land,…

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Isle Martin - one of the Summer Isles of Wester Ross 19:03

1M ago19:03

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Mark Stephen visits Isle Martin which forms part of the Summer Isles lying north of Ullapool in Wester Ross. The island is owned by a community trust and one of it's directors, Lesley Strachan shows Mark round the islandBy BBC Radio Scotland

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Inside The Great Outdoors 5-26-24 Hour 1 1:00:15

2M ago1:00:15

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Inside The Great Outdoors 5-26-24 Hour 2 55:51

2M ago55:51

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Inside The Great Outdoors 5-26-24 Hour 3 57:34

2M ago57:34

57:34

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Flax, Dandelions and Bike Buses 1:23:25

2M ago1:23:25

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Rachel visits Fairhill Rise, an education centre in East Lothian which is part of the Ruskin Mill Trust. The centre provides outdoor learning and activities for those with autism and additional needs. Rachel meets the manager and hears about their work. Ahead of World Otter Day this coming Wednesday, Mark visits International Otter Survival Fund in…

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Chippendale International School of Furniture in East Lothian 19:06

2M ago19:06

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Mark Stephen visits the Chippendale International School of Furniture near Haddington in East Lothian. He meets the principal and students from home and abroad taking part in the courses run by the schoolBy BBC Radio Scotland

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The Craziest Lost Dog Story Ever 45:29

2M ago45:29

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If your family dog ran off on its first camping trip, how far would you go to get them back? Scott and Shelby Prue had to ask themselves this question repeatedly on a trip to West Virginia when Holly, their Labrador mix, took off into the forest. Things quickly got weird, then they got scary. The Outside Podcast is made possible by Outside+ subscri…

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Inside The Great Outdoors 5-19-24 Hour 1 1:00:20

2M ago1:00:20

1:00:20

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Inside The Great Outdoors 5-19-24 Hour 2 55:55

2M ago55:55

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Inside The Great Outdoors 5-19-24 Hour 3 57:34

2M ago57:34

57:34

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Movement for Mental Health, Therapeutic Gardening and Connecting with the Land 1:24:11

2M ago1:24:11

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In our latest Scotland Outdoors podcast Helen Needham meets regenerative farmer Nikki Yoxall in the hills of Aberdeenshire. Nikki’s cattle are outside all year round, moving from field to field as part of a system called mob grazing. She tells Helen about the benefits it has for the cattle and the land. In the last few years, there’s been an explos…

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