I used to love this show, but the new host is just insufferable. He talks over the guests, making it feel like every episode is about him/his interests rather than the truly amazing people being interviewed.

This used to be one of my favorite outdoor podcasts. For years I looked forward to the exciting, inspiring stories and informative topical discussions. Now, with the change of hosts, the format has lost all of that. I keep trying to listen to each new episode, but I’m generally just marking them as played a few minutes in and moving on. Not sure how much longer it will be worth room in my library.

If you are interested in doing north latitude sailing, Into The Light, by Jaja and David Martin is a great book.

These could be great stories. Unfortunately the host falls into the trap of trying to be too clever and funny in the middle of his interviews. Just ask the questions and let the guests shine - stop with the asides and interruptions.

Most of the conversations here have little to do with the outdoors and are more silly tangential topics. Also the host’s laugh is truly terrifying.

Every new episode that is released I can’t help but let out an “ugh.” Episodes used to be comprehensive, hour long stories of adventure that unfolded cinematically. Now it’s these silly little conversations that are loosely (at best) related to the outdoors. Is this really the content people want? I can’t imagine it is.

Thank you, since the re-branding this year (2025) this has become my favorite podcast. It was good before but is awesome now. Thank you for the great interviews and life experiences from some spectacular people.

For a while this was in my top 3 podcasts but it has gone the way of several others in becoming less interesting and instead making sure people are Identified in their different-ness (aka Woke). Is that the only reason people might be interesting?!Why is everything “this is the first purple person with orange arms to sequentially walk 100 miles”? Why can’t stories simply be about people and in the telling a few facts slip out that help build a profile of that human and their struggles instead of makingvitvThe Focus.

The recent format change to this podcast has left me feeling disconnected to it. I fully understand that my age (63) takes me well out of the demographic you’re seeking to attract, but I am a very experienced back country backpacker, competitive (in my age group at least) runner and a cyclist. I’ve listened to your podcast for years and, while not every episode was of interest to me, most of them were and I found I could relate to much of the content. The new format, however, seems to be saying, hey old-timer, get out of here.” So, I will heed the call. Goodbye and thanks for all the good episodes you used to publish.

So glad to hear PaddyO is back! Incredibly enjoyable to listen to and easy to relate with. Welcome back!!!

I’ve been a great fan of your work. I liked the cougar story and I’m looking forward to hearing more from you. I now hear that you are leaving again. I will miss you! Good luck in your future endeavors.

I tried to listen to the most recent lost at sea podcast but the weird background sounds and narration was awful. Please just release the interview audio because it’s interesting but I can’t stand the heavy breathing and all the other wacky sounds. It’s not suspenseful, it’s grating.

Very good production. The interviews are awesome and I love how it puts you in the story. Excellent work in a medium that is saturated with great work!

He is former President Trump. Politics don’t belong. You are losing people.

When I first started listening to this podcast years ago, they had fabulous stories and great storytelling. It’s just declined into absolute nonsense and stupidity with good production value. The stories have little to do with the old outside magazine stories of adventures and survival. Now it’s just legitimately some of the dumbest stories. The dog story especially stands out as just idiots in the wild.

Amazing

Such a fascinating, well reported story looking at the disappearance of Homero Gomez Gonzalez. Can’t wait for parts 2-4!

I’ve been listening to this podcast less and it’s been getting less about the outside ,and more about politics and sports. I’m just not interested anymore.

Tired of the politics and not sure how this last episode about emojis seriously got released. How embarrassing.

It seems incredibly tone-deaf to be listening to a podcast about a female athlete forced to take testosterone blockers and then in the next beat hear that no matter what you’re into, Texas has something for everyone. What if I’m into people being in charge of their own bodies? Texas has lost the right to claim to appeal to everyone and I couldn’t keep listening after that jarring transition.

You’ve lost me- sick of the politics. Ciao.

They’re still excellent story tellers, but it’s getting very hard to find an episode that doesn’t try to shove some woke agenda in your face.

Snowboarding snowflake bruhs preaching totally political harangues. Tubular!

The HelloDarkness episode was amazing. Part of the uniqueness was the underground seclusion and solitude. It makes me wonder what someone who loses their sight processes through in their days and nights.

Generally, I am a fan of the Outside podcast! However, I wished the episode “The Craziest Lost Dog Story Ever” came with a content warning. It including the sound of a gun shot that really startled me — I was driving and even swerved a little bit because the sound took me off guard. I can only imagine how it could impact people experiencing PTSD related to gunshots or gun violence. Please consider a content warning, or even better, consider not including the sound in the first place. What value does it add?

Peter Frick-Wright is one of the greatest podcast hosts of this era! Great stories that are incredibly well told.

I am so moved by this episode. One of the best you've done.

Can’t believe they cancelled Out Alive for this.

Could be better without climate change stuff.

Started listening about a year ago and I love it! It hits the “outside” experience from all different angles and viewpoints. The “activism” that some reviews complain about is really just lived experience and a baseline engagement with what’s going in the world. This has become one of the podcasts that I quote most to my (very indulgent!) friends and family.

A little bit of research would be great. For example- On the NYC cat episode, they announced that a certain area had taken to unaliving cats with 22mm rifles. For comparison, the A-10 shoots a 30mm round that is roughly the diameter of a soda can. .22 caliber is the term.

I feel that the stories are for the most part pretty good. I agree that there could better content. That’s not what makes this podcast unbearable for me. I cannot do the vocal fry. It does not make the content more interesting, nor does it make the storyteller sound more intelligent. Please please please stop talking like you have a frog in your throat, it makes this and many other podcast unlistenable.

Episode was compelling; really enjoyed it. Big fan of PFW-glad he’s back. Thanks for your thoughtful content.

Used to be great and about actual outdoor adventures. Now it’s just activist propaganda, pop star nonsense, and E Jean Carroll (the great adventurer) 🙃

Removing this pod cast. They totally lost the “Outside” concept.

I miss your real stories of people surviving scary situations. I think something must have changed at outside the last year because it used to be much more interesting.

Like all podcasts that aim to cover a wide variety of topics each episode may not appeal to all subscribers. I typically pick and choose the episodes I listen too and have enjoyed all the episodes with topics i am interested in. Some of them very much so. Unfortunately this podcast does not lead me to listen to all episodes because I enjoy the podcast itself.

For a bit of info I have listened to about 5 different episodes and here are some concerns that I had. 1st—I felt like I was listen to a YA book made for teens who want to be activist. I personally didn’t like the 3rd person views describing how someone else felt. So if you also don’t like that look elsewhere. 2nd—I felt like the episodes I did listen to are polarized and one sided. If you don’t like to do 50mile marathons, go vegan, or spend a ton of money devotion your time to the outdoors it then feels hard to feel connected to the stories. So if you also don’t like that look elsewhere. 3rd—It failed my expectation of what I’ve seen from “Outside” and who I thought they where. I wanted to like it, but I just don’t. my work work to a few episodes yourself.

I love the podcast but I hate the constant background noise.

Just rename it “The Climate Change Podcast”, surely you all can think of something else to talk about once in a while? Not everyone is an activist

Too much self-referential content with this new host. And I hated the mt lion story. I’ve lived in lion country for 30 years and have NEVER heard anyone mention pack hunts. He had no evidence of this and said as much, yet kept repeating this “what if?” for no good reason. Spreading misinformation. Dumb.

Some interesting stories. But the host and podcast itself feels too produced. I wish it would loosen up a bit.

It’s almost like you don’t know how the format of a podcast works: The whole catalog is here, if we wanted to hear it again, we would. WHY all the repeats? At least add REPEAT to title, so we know we are wasting time. Next: BRING BACK STORIES! It just seems like things have changed and gone down the tubes lately. I’m going to hang in there though because I love you and I believe you can come back. i’ll give you five stars when you start telling me the great stories again.

Love💗Love💗Love💗These Brides Are Trying To Kill Us! Wow! What a fun episode!!!

This podcast used to have interesting stories about people doing things in the outdoors. Now it seems to be more about the personalities of the hosts and oddly contrived episodes - I couldn’t even get through the one on invitations, which jumbled lots of unrelated things together with very flimsy framing. Please start telling real stories again.

That episode about water and hydration (drinking a gallon of water) was mostly anecdotal. Very disappointing. Her only problem was that she was drinking too much sugar. And as for that “hydration scientist” - his research is funded by the bottled water industry. So disappointed I’m also updating this review to include my disappointment in the bias and unbridled entitlement expressed in the article “Why Dogs Belong Off-leash In The Outdoors”.

The only thing I could say was I was not able and was I had a little while I had a little more to do than that but it

I have been an Outside subscriber for many years. I love the content on this podcast. The stories are gripping, informative, fascinating, and fun to hear. The narrator just sounds like he’s trying too hard, and to be frank, it’s annoying. For that I give it a four.

I absolutely love all your content but this episode and this story gave me chills and I can’t thank you enough for making it. Beautiful episode!

I miss the “Outside” I fell in love with years ago, both print and then this podcast. The “Awe” episode pushed me over the edge….. Sadly disappointed……