Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. Outside/In is made possible with listener support. Again, you don’t have to read it to enjoy the show, but if you do, don’t forget to tag us on Twitter and Instagram, and use the hashtag #ReadingOutsideIn to share your thoughts and questions. Our next pick for the Outside/In Book Club is Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore, by Elizabeth Rush. They are also color-coded by element so that people can tell them apart. Each one of them represents a different element that they hold complete mastery over. They arrive on the island with the purpose of freeing it from Makuta and awakening Mata Nui. In this episode, we speak with Mary about humanity’s drive to keep wild animals out of our kitchens, communities, and crops, and the absurd - and sometimes disturbing - lengths we’ll go to do it. The Toa Mata, the first and foremost team of heroes from BIONICLE. Reminder: you don’t need to read the book to enjoy Outside/In Book Club! The conversation is open to all. But don’t be fooled, because this book is “wilder” than anything else she’s ever written. By comparison, her latest book sounds almost cute: It’s called Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law. And behind these human-wildlife conflicts are the researchers and scientists who are trying to prevent us from killing each other.Īuthor Mary Roach is no stranger to squirmy subjects: she’s written about the science of decomposition, digestion, and sex. In India, drunk elephants crash into bodegas searching for food. In Aspen, Colorado, bears descend from the mountains to gorge on unlocked restaurant dumpsters.

The island of mata nui