In the summer of 1970, Ed Welch and Bruce Frey put in a canoe at the headwaters of the Amazon and shoved off into the current. Their only plan was to travel downstream until it wasn’t fun anymore. They had a rifle, they had a machete, they had a vague idea of how to survive in the jungle. Then a jaguar chased both of them up a tree.

In the summer of 1970, Ed Welch and Bruce Frey put in a canoe at the headwaters of the Amazon and shoved off into the current. Their only plan was to travel downstream until it wasn’t fun anymore. They had a rifle, they had a machete, they had a vague idea of how to survive in the jungle. Then a jaguar chased both of them up a tree.

Science of Survival: Treed by a Jaguar

<a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Outside</a>'s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will entertain, inspire, and inform listeners. We launched in March 2016 with our first series, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/science-of-survival" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Science of Survival</a>, which was developed in partnership with <a href="http://prx.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PRX</a>, distributors of the idolized This American Life and The Moth Radio Hour, among others. We have since added three additional series, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/interview" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Outside Interview</a>, which has editor Christopher Keyes interrogating the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and politics, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/dispatches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dispatches</a>, a diverse range of stories on newsworthy topics, and <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/dispatches" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sweat Science</a>, which explores the outer limits of athletic performance.

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Outside's longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will entertain, inspire, and inform listeners. We launched in March 2016 with our first series, Science of Survival, which was developed in partnership with PRX, distributors of the idolized This American Life and The Moth Radio Hour, among others. We have since added three additional series, The Outside Interview, which has editor Christopher Keyes interrogating the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and politics, Dispatches, a diverse range of stories on newsworthy topics, and Sweat Science, which explores the outer limits of athletic performance.

<a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Outside</a>'s longstanding literary storytelling tradition comes to life in audio with features that will entertain, inspire, and inform listeners. We launched in March 2016 with our first series, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/science-of-survival" rel="noopener noreferrer">Science of Survival</a>, which was developed in partnership with <a href="http://prx.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer">PRX</a>, distributors of the idolized This American Life and The Moth Radio Hour, among others. We have since added three additional series, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/interview" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Outside Interview</a>, which has editor Christopher Keyes interrogating the biggest figures in sports, adventure, and politics, <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/dispatches" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dispatches</a>, a diverse range of stories on newsworthy topics, and <a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/podcasts/dispatches" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sweat Science</a>, which explores the outer limits of athletic performance.

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