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| Genre | Comedy |
| Language | English |
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| Original release | April 2019 |
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Podcast But Outside is a Los Angeles–based comedy video podcast started in April 2019 by co-hosts Andrew Michaan and Cole Hersch.[1] The title refers to the setting of the podcast, taking place in public, often in the streets of greater Los Angeles.[2] The show seeks to interview random passersby, sometimes alongside invited special guests. A videographer, Cam George, referred to as "Intern,"[3] records the interviews, made available on YouTube and, for premium content, Patreon.[4] In 2019, Vulture.com awarded the show with best video podcast among comedy podcasts.[5]
Podcast But Outside was created by Andrew Michaan and Cole Hersch and launched in April 2019.[1]
During the COVID-19 lockdown, the show took to Omegle and featured a dating competition and video therapy sessions.[6]
The show's 100th episode featured actor Jon Hamm, "a guest they’[d] been manifesting since the early days of the pod."[7][6] After this the podcast began to feature live indoor shows in a similar format, with guests recruited by Intern from nearby streets.[8] The show's Christmas 2021 episode featured actor Adam Scott.[8][9]
The podcast joined the Headgum network in 2024, with the December 4 episode being the first one released as part of the network. The episode was also Hersch's last as a host of the podcast.[10]
The hosts employ "deadpan humour, often bordering on satire."[1] The edited video often shows "zoom-ins, graphics, and flashbacks to past episodes" for further entertainment.[3][5] Reoccurring gags are the hosts "lying about their ages, and bleeping out other podcasts’ names because they are competition."[3] There is an estimated 5–10% success rate in courting passersby to agree to an interview.[11] Upon completion of the interview, guests are customarily given a single US dollar as well as a sticker for their participation.[1]
