This episode is brought to you by REI Co-op, which believes that life outside is essential.

Research demonstrates numerous physical and mental benefits to heading out your door.

Unfortunately, one in three Americans simply don't have outside spaces close to where

they live.

Challenges range from a lack of public transportation to a highway that cuts off a neighborhood

from a park to systemic issues.

It's a problem that affects the entire country, which is why REI is on a mission to get every

American outside in five minutes or less.

The movement is called outside in five, and it includes a combination of support for

local community-led organizations and a national campaign to pass the outdoors for all act.

Whether it's re-greening city blocks, creating safe bike lanes, or simply making our outdoor

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From outside magazine, this is the outside podcast.

So far, the summer of 2023 can be summed up in a single word, hot.

A number of records have been set, including one that just seems shocking.

As I'm recording this, Phoenix, Arizona has just experienced its 24th straight day of

temperatures above 110 degrees.

The images of the scorching weather include anxiety about climate change and cranking up

the air conditioning, no, and humor.

There was that woman in Houston, Texas, who posted photos of herself baking bread in

her mailbox.

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