''Podcast But Outside'' is a

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–based comedy

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started in April 2019 by co-hosts Andrew Michaan and Cole Hersch. The title refers to the setting of the podcast, taking place in public, often in the streets of greater Los Angeles. The show seeks to interview random passersby, sometimes alongside invited special guests. A

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, Cam George, referred to as "Intern," records the interviews, made available on

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and, for premium content,

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. In 2019,

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awarded the show with best video podcast among comedy podcasts.

History

''Podcast But Outside'' was created by Andrew Michaan and Cole Hersch and launched in April 2019. During the

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, the show took to

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and featured a dating competition and video therapy sessions. The show's 100th episode featured actor

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, "a guest they’ been manifesting since the early days of the pod." After this the podcast began to feature live indoor shows in a similar format, with guests recruited by Intern from nearby streets. The show's Christmas 2021 episode featured actor Adam Scott. The podcast joined the

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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.

Content

The hosts employ "deadpan humour, often bordering on

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." The edited video often shows "zoom-ins, graphics, and flashbacks to past episodes" for further entertainment. Reoccurring gags are the hosts "lying about their ages, and bleeping out other podcasts’ names because they are competition." There is an estimated 5–10% success rate in courting passersby to agree to an interview. Upon completion of the interview, guests are customarily given a single

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as well as a sticker for their participation.

References

External links

* {{URL, https://podcastbutoutside.com/ Comedy podcasts 2019 podcast debuts Video podcasts American podcasts