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

spaces more equitable, together we can make getting to the park, a walk in the park.

Learn more and take action at REI.com-forward-slash-outside-in-five.

From outside magazine, this is the outside podcast.

On March 31st, an April 1st of this year, a widespread tornado outbreak devastated communities

in the American South, Midwest, and East Coast.

There were some 140 tornadoes, and the storms killed more than 2,000 people,

which is more than the total number of tornado deaths in the country for all of last year.

Those two days were the culmination of what already had been a record-setting start to the 2023 season.

Now here we are in May, peak time for tornadoes in the southern plains.

If you're someone who follows extreme weather, you might know that the end of this month

marks the 10-year anniversary of a tornado that forever changed the world of storm chasers.

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