Outside/Inbox: The Ramen Wasp Murders & Other Mysteries

In this episode, we introduce our new mailbag segment, where we answer your questions about the natural world. This time: 


Question 1: What are those blue boxes sticking out of East Coast salt marshes?

Question 2: A bunch of wasps swarmed into my friend’s bowl of ramen and died. What poisoned the wasps? 

Question 3: Did life begin on Earth just once? Or could it have happened multiple times during the same period? 

Question 4: If you ironed out all the mountains in a place like New Hampshire - how much bigger would the surface area of the state be?

Featuring: Gabrielle Sakolsky, Luke Steller, Jared Dyer, Debbie Maciecki, Larry Garland, and Russell Congalton

If you’ve got a question for the Outside/In[box] hotline, give us a call! We’re always looking for rabbit holes to dive down into. Leave us a voicemail at: 1-844-GO-OTTER (844-466-8837). Don’t forget to leave a number so we can call you back.

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Credits

Reported and produced by Taylor Quimby, Jessica Hunt, Justine Paradis, and Felix Poon

Host: Justine Paradis

Edited by Taylor Quimby

Additional Editing: Cori Princell and Rebecca Lavoie

Executive Producer: Rebecca Lavoie

Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.

Additional music in this episode from Blue Dot Sessions.