Felix Poon
Producer/Reporter, Outside/InFelix Poon first came to NHPR in 2020 as an intern, producing episodes for Outside/In, Civics 101, and The Second Greatest Show on Earth. He went to work for Gimlet Media’s How to Save a Planet before returning in 2021 as a producer for Outside/In. Felix’s Outside/In episode Ginkgo Love was featured on Spotify's Best Podcasts of 2020.
He got his bachelors and masters degrees in sociology, with a certificate in Asian American studies, and a minor in Chinese. He’s an alumnus of the 2019 Transom Traveling Workshop in Detroit.
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A 1,500 year old skeleton is diagnosed with tuberculosis. A visit to a modern-day bone library. A fight over the future of ethical science.
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The Outside/In team follows their noses to the science on pheromones.
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The Olympic hosts want a gold medal in sustainability. Should they get one for greenwashing instead?
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From the near-extinction of bison to “panda diplomacy”: the story of our National Zoo
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And are they vulnerable to climate change?
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Is hemp overhyped? Or is it a planet-saving super plant?
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The moon looms large in life on Earth as we know it. So, what would change if it disappeared? Or if it was much larger?
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Producer Felix Poon steps out of his comfort zone and picks up a crossbow, to find out if one weekend in the Catskills can convert him into a dedicated hunter.
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Outside/In’s unofficial decomposition correspondent, Felix Poon, investigates the pros and cons of burial, cremation, and composting, and tries to figure how we can more sustainably rest in peace.