INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane

In this episode, we discuss the study of a wild mushroom that when eaten makes you see tiny colorful people. Then we move inside to discuss the decline of Americans hosting/entertaining in their homes. While the stats are sad, Amber gives us hope with ideas and tips on how to entertain. And how she believes we need to ditch the vanity metrics when it comes to hosting and think about it as community organizing. About this week's guest: Amber is the founder of the event company and supper club, To Be Hosted and the creator of the newsletter and media platform, While Entertaining. Her new book Your Turn To Host, is out now. Her work has been featured by Good Morning America, The New York Times, Vogue, The Cut, and Better Homes & Gardens.   Find Amber: Website IG While Entertaining (newsletter) Your Turn To Host (book) Show notes! REDUX Workshop on November 21st This Mysterious Mushroom Makes You See Hundreds Of Tiny Mushrooms via Science Daily You Are No Longer Invited To Dinner by Derek Thompson SAGE ADVICE: RE:Connection—Reachable, Not Reliable via Weird Speciality via Weird Specialty RSVP SOS: How online invitations became a splintered mess via Business Insider To advertise on the podcast: [email protected]

In this episode, we kick it off outside and talk about the difference between using TV and nature to destress. Plus, how researchers have found that even if you don't think you like nature, you can still get the benefits from it. Then we head inside and talk Taskmaster, 99 To Beat, and just playing more games in general. And then Andrea gives us Pangram rundown (the AI detection platform) and how/why it's changing the publishing industry. She also gives great advice on using AI as a creative (she doesn't hold back.)   About this week's guest: Andrea is a journalist and the New York Times bestselling author of five novels, includingWe Were Never Here, a Reese's Book Club pick. Her forthcoming speculative thriller, Delete Your Account, is scheduled for publication in May 2027. She was also a lead plaintiff in the landmark class-action lawsuit Bartz v. Anthropic, which was the first major win for creatives against an AI company as well as the largest copyright recovery in history. Find Andrea Website, IG , Newsletter/Substack The Herd We Were Never Here The Last Ferry Out Show notes! This week's sponsor: May Lindstrom Nature and The Mind by Marc Berman The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter Taskmaster (all seasons for free!) Taskmaster Education 99 To Beat 15 Urgent Questions About Pangram Pangram Objection Letter Generator I lost my $2m book deal because people mistook my African dialect for AI via The Independent To advertise on the podcast: [email protected]

In this episode, we start outside and talk about West African indigenous spices (their history, importance, and how some have even been banned). Then we go outside and talk about the trend of the personal curriculum, the rise of the "intellectual creator," and commodifying things that are already free. About this week's guest: Afia runs Eat with Afia — where she highlights Ghanaian food through culture, history, and tradition. With her platform, Afia tries to underscore the diversity of culinary traditions as a porduct of centuries of meticulous food science, agriculture and understanding of the land.  Outside of her blog, Afia Amoako earned her doctorate in Epidemiology and is passionate about the social context of health.  Find Afia Website, IG , YouTube Eat with Afia: A Celebration of Plant-Based Ghanaian Cooking Show notes! This week's sponsor: May Lindstrom Afia's Ghanaian Cooking Course Burlap & Barrel Spices Gen Z, Millennials Embrace New Trend to Make Adult Life Feel Like School via Newsweek   To advertise on the podcast: [email protected]

In this episode, we go outside to talk about the wild world of reptile private parts. And then we head inside to discuss the 1988 Crystal Light Aerobics Competition, R.I.P Mr. Belding, Nathan Fielder's new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, The Traitors, and the new ROHNY cast.   About this week's guest: Ally is a personal stylist, shopper, and resident pop culture reporter. Show notes! This week's sponsor: Basker Sign up for Garden Club! Why Snakes Have Two Penises via National Geographic You Can See Everything (new Nathan Fielder documentary) 1988 Crystal Light National Aerobics Championships Spandex The Musical Portland Parallel Parking Competition To advertise on the podcast: [email protected]

In this episode, we discuss the debate around biophilia / a love of nature – is it an innate attraction, is it in our genes, or are we just othering nature altogether? Then we move inside and talk about the death of the (fun) internet scroll, how Google is slowly killing businesses, how to stay curious, building your own internets, and going offline to find out what you actually like again. About this week's guest: Laura Wright is the founder of The First Mess, a blog for plant-based recipe inspiration as well as a of cookbook of the same name. Laura enjoys taking on way too many projects in the garden, hiking with her dogs, working on a weekly feel-good newsletter, dilly dallying, and doing pretty much any offline activity. Show notes! This week's sponsor: Basker Garden Club Sign up for the Inside + Outside newsletter Laura's: Website: The First Mess Newsletter Book: The First MessIG Things We Talked About: Is Love Of Nature in Our Genes via Psychology Today The Biophilia Reactivity Hypothesis The Bilophilia Hypothesis The End of Google Search and The Internet As We Know It via The Ringer by Katie Baker Ways of Listening: Building a Deeper Relationship with Music in the Streaming Era by Rollie Pemberton