Some heavy stuff coming your way! Andrew's incredible and lovely mother passed away in April, and he's very thankful that he recorded this episode with her as a guest cohost in February. They set up in her small Colorado town and talked to some wild strangers who walked by. Guests include a young mother raising her daughter in the remote mountains, an odd woman who seems to have completely lost her mind, and a heartbroken emotional guy who gets really mad at Andrew. Recorded on 2/10/26 on Grand ...
Jun 03, 2026•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 230
Ready, set, VOTE!!! We've got a special episode this week as the politically savvy Adam Conover joins us to discuss the Los Angeles mayoral election with candidate Nithya Raman. If you don't live in LA, don't fret, the chats with strangers are all very fun and interesting to humans everywhere. Guests include a local man who is VERY opposed to a new bike lane, a smart and thoughtful guy from the state government who somehow walked by, and an adorable dancing kid with a sushi obsession. Recorded o...
May 06, 2026•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 229
Huge news for fans of episodes at Andrew's family weddings! Andrew's awesome younger brother Sam got married to his lovely fiancé Paige and they let Podcast But Outside memorialize their special day. Plus, the wonderful Johnny Pemberton stepped in to expertly cohost. Guests include Andrew's Dad Allen and new mom Yvette, the vice president of production at New Line Cinema, and a guy launching a new g-string company that makes your butt look like a peach. Filmed on 3/14/26 at The Ebell in Los Ange...
Apr 01, 2026•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 228
The great and hilarious Kylie Brakeman joins us on Hollywood Blvd for an instant classic of an episode. Guests include a confident woman from Fresno who is eager to cut people out of her life, a young screenwriter who mines his own tragic life for ideas, and a sweet loner accountant who sounds A LOT like Fred Armisen. Filmed on 2/22/26 on Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles, California. Follow Kylie here! Go to https://Quince.com/podoutside for free shipping and 365-day returns! Sign up for a $1 per m...
Mar 04, 2026•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 227
226: Are you ready for a blast from the past but also a brand new unreleased episode of our show!? Cole Hersch is resurrected for one hour and our old friend Courtney Miller drops by to chat with the patrons at a hip music festival. Guests include a young social worker trying to help the most vulnerable, a woman who almost tore her close friend group apart by falling in love with one of them, and an awesome father who works on a soap opera and has SIX EMMY AWARDS. Recorded on 08/10/2024 at Outsi...
Feb 04, 2026•1 hr•Ep. 226
225: Bonsoir and happy new year to you all! Andrew's awesome girlfriend Lauren joins the podcast as they set up outside of the hottest nightclub in Paris and chat with wild French partygoers until 3AM. Guests include a young guy who gets kicked out of the club for a major party foul, two girls drunkenly debating the existence of god, and France's premiere social media influencer slash night club doorman, Isaak Dessaux. Recorded on 05/16/2025 in front of La Fête in Paris, France! Refresh your win...
Jan 07, 2026•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 225
224: One orange chicken with a side of podcast, please. Sean Clements and Hayes Davenport from the amazing Hollywood Handbook podcast join us in front of Panda Express to talk to all the awesome people walking by. Guests include a musician / Uber driver who turned giving a ride with Lil' Flip into a collab on his next album, young excited tourists from Taiwan who love LA, and a very sweet man experiencing homelessness who generously shared his vulnerable story with us. Recorded on 07/18/25 on Su...
Dec 03, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 224
223: Ready, set, PODCAST!!! The great Moshe Kasher joins us on an active track field to chat with athletes as they practice for a championship track event. Guests include a really fast young female runner who maybe didn't like us, a different really fast runner who for sure DID like us, and an inspirational coach guiding his athletes through the physical and emotional whirlwind of competition. Thank you to USATF for bringing us to Oregon to interview these awesome people! Recorded on 07/30/25 on...
Nov 05, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 223
222: Ni hao, outsiders! The very talented Gianmarco Soresi joins us on the streets of Chinatown to interview some fascinating characters in the vibrant city. Guests include a recently divorced gaffer with a heart and hair of gold, two young actress roommates thriving in the big city, a formerly incarcerated father navigating life on the outside, and a man on the endless quest for big booties. Some truly incredible life stories on this one, don't miss it. Recorded on 05/07/25 on Grand St in Manha...
Oct 01, 2025•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 222
Gooooooooal! Premier League, the world's eminent football club, invited us to a Summer Series game at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey! Guests included an uplifting father son duo, a young couple who both felt they had found their future spouse the night they first met, and a couple of scrappy lads who sometimes throw hands at the pub. Recorded on 7/26/25 in front of MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter , Instagram , and Tiktok . Adver...
Sep 03, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 221
220: Very special episode time! The Headgum podcast network is turning double digits and to celebrate, cofounder Amir Blumenfeld joins us on the street to interview Headgum cohosts and some random strangers walking by. Guests include Nicole Byer, Kristen Schaal, two high school friends turned lovers, and a WeHo actor with an enviable amount of confidence. Plus a heated stand-off with a food delivery robot! Recorded on 07/24/25 in front of Headgum on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles. See Privacy Policy...
Aug 06, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 220
219: It's konnichiwa time yet again! Friend of the podcast Lyle the Therapy Gecko helps us interview folks on the busy streets near Tokyo's Shibuya Crossing. Guests include a Dutch author in a long distance friendship turned relationship, a young computer scientist with an impressive pokémon haul, and a kind Australian child therapist helping kids and their families navigate psychosis. Recorded on 03/03/25 at Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan. This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter ...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 219
218: Trains: something you will mostly find outside! Our comedian pal Lizzy Cooperman joined us as we set up at a bustling local train station and met some locomotive commuters and enthusiasts. Guests include a young Honda employee looking for lesbian love in the desert, an aspiring pop solo artist focusing on himself right now, and a train-obsessed sober widower with a secret first name and a really inspirational life story. Recorded on 06/04/25 at the Fullerton Metrolink Station in Fullerton, ...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 218
Attention Phish Phreaks: this podcast is for you! We set up in front of the jam band Phish's Sunday night show at The Hollywood Bowl and chatted with the wild crew in attendance. Guests include a government employee about to be fired by Elon Musk, two young curious guys exploring their first Phish show, and a really nice hippie artist lady trying to squeeze every dollar out of the band's loyal phanbase. Recorded on 4/27/25 at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Go watch Brent's standup special Po...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 217
Kroll fans rejoice, the king has returned! He brought along the very talented Owen Thiele and we met some really interesting strangers outside of the public bathroom in Griffith Park. Guests include a deadhead who walks way too much, a woman who worked for THE OBAMAS (yes, those Obamas), and a certified hunk who may be hiding some demons in his closet. Recorded on 4/15/25 in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. Go see Andrew in London! AndrewMichaan.com/live for tickets! Go watch Adults on FX/Hulu on May...
May 21, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 216
215: Katie Marovitch from the Dropout world joins the pod to find a brand new cast of strangers to interview on the street. And only one of them is a total creepy weirdo! The rest of the guests are wonderful and include a talented sensitive poet who needs that extra push to put himself out there, a pair of teen fraternal twins, and two medical students getting chewed up and spit out by nursing school. Recorded on 2/19/25 on Brand Blvd in Glendale, CA. Go see Andrew on tour if you're in NYC or Lo...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 215
214: Past guest cohosts Ben Cahn and Emil DeRosa return for a fantastic episode with incredible random strangers on the streets of Los Angeles. Guests include a young TikTok dancer trying to make it in the city of dreams, a video game voice actor who has some problems with the current political administration, and a guy who recently started monetizing his romantic entanglements. Recorded on 2/20/25 on Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles. Go see Andrew live! http://andrewmichaan.com/live/ This is a Headgu...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 214
213: The wonderful Sophie Buddle cohosts this fantastic episode on the streets of West Hollywood. Guests include a once married family man who found out he was gay in a VERY Hollywood way and then lost everything when he came out, a young Instagram entrepreneur famous for engaging in a trendy illicit substance that starts with a K, and a redheaded woman currently walking off a massive fight with her husband. Recorded on 2/9/25 on Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood, CA. This is a Headgum podcast...
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 213
Actor and pal and great guy Jack Quaid joins us on a sunny day in the park to interview some really interesting and kind strangers. And most of those strangers end up punching Jack in the face (with his consent). Guests include a computer programmer on a fruitless job hunt, newly coupled up lesbians loving their life together, a pair of high school sweethearts, and a buff father and son duo. Recorded on 2/21/25 in Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles. GO WATCH JACK STAR IN NOVOCAINE IN THEATERS ON MA...
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 212
Great news if you love perfect episodes of our show: this is one of them! Past guest and hero Garrett Watts sits at the table and helps find some really fun folks off the street. Guests include an accomplished screenwriter, a respectful gang of teen e-bike boys, and one of the most unintentionally hilarious people to ever appear on our show. Recorded on 2/8/25 on Palm Ave in Burbank, California. This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter , Instagram , and Tiktok . Advertise on Podcast ...
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 211
210: Get ready to get inspired. Carey O'Donnell joins us on the streets of Hollywood Blvd as we find some lovely guests on a path to change the world. We meet a young woman who had a spiritual encounter in a Tesla, an entrepreneur creating meaningful economic change in the black community, a musician searching for his missing brother, and many more. It's a long one but it's worth sticking around for. Recorded on 12/22/24 on Hollywood Blvd in Los Angeles. Check out Carey O'Donnell on social media...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 210
209: Konnichiwa, outsiders! We finally hopped on a plane and recorded an episode in the wonderful country of Japan. Co-hosted by comedian and friend Vinay Murthy, who has lived in Japan for 23 years! Guests include a young Japanese ramen maker looking for love, foodie brothers from Kuwait, and two pals from Canada on the trip of a lifetime (that they've done many times before). Recorded on 10/18/24 in the Shibuya ward of Tokyo, Japan. This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter , Instag...
Jan 15, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 209
Onward we must bravely march into the terrifying world of outside without our trusty companion Cole Hersch. Noel Miller co-hosts for a fantastic new episode where we solve all the problems in American politics by proposing a much better system of government. Guests include a nice young man we learn absolutely nothing about, a professional movie editor / director, some young women working hard in the exciting world of swimsuit fashion, and a beer guy. Recorded on 10/09/24 in downtown Culver City ...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 208
That's right. Cole is done with outside. Hear why and watch us talk to some strangers for the very last time together in our longest episode ever, at the spot where it all began. Guests include a confident young man who loves to approach women, a nice guy working for the city metro system, a recent widow navigating this unexpected new phase in her life, and a huge surprise blast from our past. Recorded on 10/10/24 in front of Grand Central Market in Los Angeles. This is a Headgum podcast. Follow...
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 207
Are you ready to hear what VERY IMPORTANT people have to say about life? Well then you're in the right place, because this week we chat with some real VIPs at the Outside Lands music festival. Guests include a 3D printing expert, an innuendo uttering 20-something cat lady, and FOUR awesome young female lawyers. Recorded on 8/10/24 in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA. Visit http://BetterHelp.com/OUTSIDE today to get 10% off your first month! For some mental clarity, go to https://www.magicmind...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 206
An outside podcast at Outside LANDS!? It sounds too good to be true, but it really is. We chat with the crowd at the San Francisco music festival and learn a lot about the outside vibe. Guests include a lovely young couple who eloped to Vegas while on psychedelics, a musician who gets hired to play the violin for proposals, and a guy who gets in some hot water for spilling a cold beer on someone right before joining our show. Recorded on 8/9/24 in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. C...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 205
Get ready for an apocalyptic episode (in a good way)! Our Fallout pal Johnny Pemberton joins us as we navigate the desolate wasteland that is outside. Guests include a very candid celebrity stylist, a single mom to a diehard PBO fan, a Peruvian who used to design shoes for Kanye, and an Olive Garden waiter who dishes all the inner secrets of that sacred establishment. Recorded on 7/26 in Glendale, California. Go to http://MeUndies.com/outside for 20% off plus free shipping! Visit http://BetterHe...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 204
Happy pride! We finally decided to embrace the LGBTQ community and record our podcast in front of a wild gay bar on a Thursday night in West Hollywood. Guests include a gay adult entertainer and dancer, an intense guy who says he loves to “turn straight men”, and a character from the Vanderpump Rules Cinematic Universe. Recorded on 6/20/24 at Beaches in West Hollywood, CA. Go to http://MeUndies.com/outside for 20% off plus free shipping! Go to http://HelloFresh.com/outsideapps for FREE appet...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 203
Tsch! Be quiet, because our guest this week loves to whisper, specifically to dogs. Cesar Millan joins us at a dog park to help many lost dog owners make sense of their canine companions. Guests include a woman whose dog won't stop humping, another woman whose dog doesn't respect her at all, and a third woman who rescued her sweet dog from the Chinese meat trade. Recorded on 6/5/24 at Airport Park Dog Park in Santa Monica, CA. Go to MeUndies.com/outside for 20% off plus free shipping! Go to Hell...
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 202
Watch out sucker: this episode is amazing. Our very special guest Atsuko Okatsuka helps us interview the whole darn neighborhood at our live show at the Netflix is a Joke festival. Guests include an incredibly funny woman who has been acting for 50+ years, an accomplished cheerleading vocalist, and a very nice man named Andy who desperately needs to dump his awful boyfriend. Recorded 5/7/24 at the UCB Theater in Los Angeles. Head over to Moonwlkr.com and use the code OUTSIDE for 30% off! Save $1...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 201
