How To Connect With Nature When You Don’t Like Gardening + Dealing With Content Fatigue and Decreased Attention Spans with Ruby Warrington (author of Sober Curious and Women Without Kids)
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
Release Date: 12/02/2025
Using Underwear For Soil Health and Y2K Again or AI Apocalypse? with Aaron Becker (3x Emmy-nominated designer, director, and co-founder of Filmograph)
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
In this episode, we talk about how Dutch scientists used thousands of underwear to test soil (and the results!). Plus, we take a deep dive into the drama and controversy surrounding Anthropic and the discourse around the dangers of AI (and the hope). About this week’s guest: Aaron is a 3x Emmy-nominated designer, director, and co-founder of Filmograph, an LA-based production studio specializing in title sequences for film and television. He’s work includes titles for just about anything you’ve ever watched in the last ten years: Get Out, Nope, F1, Mission: Impossible, Backrooms,...
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Season Finale! Why Amsterdam Banned Meat + Fossil Fuel Ads and Diet Coke, Cigs, and Pop Culture News with Allyson Holleb (stylist and pop culture reporter)
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
In this episode, we talk about how Amsterdam has banned meat and fossil fuel-related ads and oak trees fighting off caterpillars in the most wild way. And then we move inside with an ethical moral question about a very big fashion party, how cigarettes and Diet Coke have made a comeback, Brooke Shields on reality TV, The Devil Wears Prada, and a wee bit of Summer House, and more. About this week’s guest: Ally is a personal stylist, shopper, and resident pop culture reporter. Show notes! This week’s sponsor: Flower Pressing Workshop at Fine Feather - via BBC via Science Daily ...
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How To Find Hope Through Nature + When Historical Fashion Meets GLP-1s with Lauren Lee (founder of Semaine)
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
In this episode, we discuss the hope that nature can bring to our lives, how it can promote social well-being, and the parallels of gardening and running a startup. Then we move inside to talk about historical fashion, how body standards have changed over time, and how they’re changing (even more) with GLP-1s. About this week’s guest: Lauren ("Lar") Lee is the cofounder of Semaine Health, a plant-based women's supplement brand built on the belief that your body isn't a collection of symptoms — it's a system worth understanding. She started Semaine in 2020 with her twin sister Cath and...
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How Flowers Made Our World and Heated Social Media Debates with David George Haskell (author of The Forest Unseen)
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
In this episode, we discuss the significant role flowers have played in creating our world, the biological reason we’re attracted to flowers, women in horticultural, and David’s inside pick (which is sort of an outside one). About this week’s guest: David George Haskell is a writer and biologist acclaimed for his lyrical explorations of the living world. Haskell is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction, for The Forest Unseen and Sounds Wild and Broken. He is recipient of an Award in Literature from American Academy of Arts and Letters. Haskell has also written...
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Gardens That Can Save The World and A Noodle Obsession with Lottie Delamain (RHS Chelsea award-winning garden designer)
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
In this episode, we start outside and talk about how gardens can be part of a revolution for positive change, the easiest way to start as a beginner, and the connection between gardens and habit stacking. Then we move inside to talk about Lottie’s kitchen obsession. About this week’s guest: Lottie Delamain is an RHS Chelsea award-winning garden designer. She trained at the Inchbald School of Design and has worked on gardens around the UK, from small urban spaces to historic estates. She is also a regular contributor to House and Garden magazine, and a trustee of We Are...
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The Nature Faker Controversy and Peter Hujar’s Day with Mason Currey (author of Daily Rituals + Making Art and Making A Living)
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
In this episode, we start outside and talk about the Nature Fakers controversy (and how Teddy Roosevelt was involved). Then we talk about Mason’s new book and the struggle of making art while also making a living (day jobs, get rich schemes, and family help). And then Mason shares his inside thing - which leads us into a conversation about nostalgia for pre-internet days. About this week’s guest: Mason Currey is the author of the Daily Rituals books — Daily Rituals: How Artists Work and Daily Rituals: Women at Work. His new book, Making Art and Making...
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Coffins Made Of Mushrooms and Empathy For As*holes with Karen Faith
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
In this episode, we talk coffins made of mushrooms, when perspective taking costs too much, and the difference between empathy and accountability. About this week’s guest: Karen Faith is the CEO of Others Unlimited. Previously an ethnographer, her work has shaped initiatives at Google, Amazon, Indeed, Blue Cross, The Federal Reserve Bank, The NBA, The ACLU, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, to name a few. She’s an empathy trainer named Karen, and the joke isn’t lost on her. Which is how she’s owned mics across 5 continents, and gave a TEDx talk that has since racked up over 3M...
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Composting 101 + Why Are Longevity Bros So Obsessed with Aliens? with Cass Marketos (author of Compost After Reading)
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
In this episode, we talk about (nature): the importance of composting, the complexities of food waste, the myth of compost being stinky, and all the tips to get started. Plus (pop culture): why bros are so into aliens, the documentary that sparked the obsession, and the biggest question of them all, “do aliens compost?” About this week’s guest: Cassandra Marketos is a Los Angeles-based compost artist, writer, and author of Compost After Reading. In her past life, she was the first employee at Kickstarter and worked for the Obama White House. Show notes! This week’s sponsor: ...
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The World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing and The Death / Rebirth of Skinny Jeans with Serena Wolf (author of You Do You)
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
In this episode, we talk about the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in California (world’s largest wildlife crossing), the return of skinny jeans, how trends are dictated, and the problem with designing for the internet and not ourselves. About this week’s guest: Since graduating from Harvard and Le Cordon Bleu Paris, Serena Wolf has put her culinary skills to work as a private chef, culinary instructor, recipe developer, author, and blogger at Domesticate-Me.com. She is the author of The Dude Diet, The Dude Diet: Dinnertime, and You Do You. Serena's work...
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New Species of Butterflies, Tell Me Lies, and What To Watch After Heated Rivalry with Ally Holleb
INSIDE AND OUTSIDE: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane
This week we talk about the research project to find new species of butterflies, the legal push for plastic producers to pay, Heated Rivalry, Tell Me Lies, Robinne Lee's new book, and lots more! About this week’s guest: Ally is a stylist and personal shopper. Her superpower is helping you find your style and the clothes to go with it. Show notes! Sign up for the Where you can find Ally: Stuff we talked about: via Atmos Find your hardiness / growing zone To advertise on the podcast: hello@baskergardens.com
info_outlineIn this epsiode, we discuss how Ruby isn't into gardening (and how she connects with nature in her own way), how to deal with constant content (newsletters, social media, news, etc), and how the act of reading novels can bring back your attention span (and bring more joy).
About this week’s guest: Ruby is a journalist and author.
Show notes!
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