Taylor Quimby
Executive Producer, Outside/InTaylor Quimby is Executive Producer of the environmental podcast Outside/In, Producer/Reporter/Host of Patient Zero, and Senior Producer of the serialized true crime podcast Bear Brook.
Taylor pitches and produces stories, participates in and coordinates large group edits with other members of his station, and specializes in providing both gimmicky and subtle sound design. As a musician, Taylor sometimes provides music for various programs and segments, and has written at least one very catchy podcast theme song.
Taylor’s stories have aired on NPR’s Here & Now and WBUR’s Only a Game, and his editing chops have been internationally recognized for his work as broadcast producer for the debate program Intelligence Squared U.S..
He is best known by his colleagues for his terrible taste in athletic footwear, and trying to convince literally everybody to watch Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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Tinnitus is a persistent ringing or buzzing in the ears, and it's a major issue among veterans. Is there a way to treat it? -
Is the color blue rare in nature? Yes and no. -
In this special collaboration between Outside/In and Tumble Media, we answer a serious question about silly behavior: “Why do some animals play, and some animals don’t?” -
The coolest and most uplifting element is rarer than you might think. -
Want to know how hundreds of millions of birds die every year? Just look out the window. -
From Napoleon's cutlery to the WWII occupation of Greenland, we dig up the hidden history behind one of the world's most abundant metals. -
If you happen to find a tick burrowed in your skin, the first thing to do is not to panic — it's to calmly remove the tick as fast as possible. -
The Outside/In team looks into a listener question about the Gulf Stream, how it's changing, and why fears of a "shut down" are overblown. -
Every other Friday on Morning Edition, the Outside/In team answers a question from a listener about the natural world. This week, a listener wants to know whether humans survive a “worst-case” climate change scenario. -
We gather tips on how to manipulate — er, inspire — kids into liking the outdoors, and stories of what happens when it doesn’t work out.
