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

Freak Your Week is back! This month (FYW will be once a month now) I've got the funny and very cool Serena Wolf (author of the new book, The Dude Diet ) .  Listen in to hear all the things Serena had to eat, the people she thought were neat, and all the things that made her say sheeeeet. And then find all the links below.  Here's Serena:  Listen and subscribe in iTunes Listen and subscribe in Stit...

A couple of months ago, I received emails from two brands that are changing the game in the feminine-hygiene category. Both were interested in being on the podcast and both were selling the same kind of product (natural tampons). But they were doing it in such different ways, that I couldn't decide which one to interview. They were both so innovative (and looked cool, too). So I didn't choose. I i...

A couple of months ago, I received emails from two brands that are changing the game in the feminine-hygiene category. Both were interested in being on the podcast and both were selling the same kind of product (natural tampons). But they were doing it in such different ways, that I couldn't decide which one to interview. They were both so innovative (and looked cool, too). So I didn't choose. I i...

SO excited about today's guest! I'm talking to model, designer, and body positivity and mental health advocate Jada Sezer.  Jada and I discuss how her beginnings studying childhood psychology fueled her current mission, the difference between creating a brand and a company, why you need the right people to surround you to thrive, why she believes the body positivity movement is only the first step...

I've seen Lyme disease pop up more and more in the news over the last few months – and wanted to learn more about it. The first thing I did was pick up Ally Hilfiger's book ( Bite Me: How Lyme Disease Stole My Childhood, Made Me Crazy, and Almost Killed Me).  The subtitle of the book really grabbed my attention. But it also made me question if this was the work of a publisher doing their job to ma...

I really wanted to have McKel Hill of Nutrition Stripped on the podcast. But I also didn't only want to talk about her cookbook (trying to mix it up…per your requests!). So I told her that if she came on, we'd need to explore topics outside of her new book. She was super down for this and knew exactly what she wanted to talk about…burnout and stress.  In this episode, McKel and I talk about how sh...

When Francesca Kennedy reached out to me about being on the podcast, I took one look at the  video she sent and knew I HAD to talk to her. This woman is doing amazing things and 100% creating change in peoples' lives through her brand, IX Style.  Francesca and I talk about how a trip back to Guatemala led her to start her company, the difference between "luck" and "passion for what you're meant to...

I've been dabbling in Kundalini for the last few years. A YouTube video here. An OnDemand class there. But recently I've gotten pretty serious about the practice – I now go to classes and even started buying books on the topic. I haven't really shared about it here, because it looks pretty weird from the outside and definitely sounds really weird when you try to explain it. This site is all about...

This week, I'm talking to Giselle Wasfie. She's a former hip hop journalist and current Chinese-medicine practitioner (acupuncturist-herbalist). She's also the founder of the aromatherapy and beauty line REMIX by Giselle Wasfie. As I mentioned on the episode with Katrina Jane , this season I want to cover topics that sometimes have a little mystery surrounding them or lifestyles we think we know a...

Grace Bonney is back. You might remember her from a Freak Your Week appearance this past winter. But those episodes are short. And I needed MORE GRACE. So I asked her to come back to talk about her latest project (her new book,  In The Company Of Women) .  Grace and I talk about how the lack of diversity in the media inspired her latest project, how she battles to find the balance between full spe...

On this season of the podcast, we're going to mix it up a little. Yes, you'll still get to hear from your favorite authors, health + wellness gurus, and foodie friends…but you'll also be hearing episodes from people you might not expect. I, for one, want to learn more about the people doing compelling things that aren't in my Instagram feed or popping up on the usual blogroll. And I also want to l...

This week, I'm talking to the incredible food writer and cookbook author Julia Turshen. Julia and I cover a lot of what you might expect in an interview with a popular food writer, but it was the not-food talk that really made this episode one of my favorites.  Julia and I discuss how she knew she was ready to write her own cookbook (after co-authoring almost a dozen books), the importance of aski...

So, I wasn't supposed to bring you another pod this month buuuuttt to celebrate the OPP cookbook shoot , I'm doing it. Your support really helped make this book happen, and I wanted to give you a little something in return. And this little something is pretty special, because Jensen Karp is this week's guest. Jensen is a writer, comedian, and old friend who once had an intervention with me about w...

Laura Miller is here! You may know her from crazy food ensembles, popular Tastemade videos, or her upcoming book ( Raw. Vegan. Not Gross. ), but what you might not know is that she struggled lots personally and professionally to get to where she is today. Laura gets candid about some of these issues and what she did to get to the other side.  Laura and I talk about how she went through a dozen job...

Sure , Lemonade just dropped. But so did The Minimalist Baker's Everyday Cooking cookbook. The Minimalist Baker's Dana Shultz joins me this week to talk about both , plus a whole bunch of other things.  Listen in to hear all the things Dana had to eat, the people she thought were neat, and all the things that made her say sheeeeet. And then find all the links below.  Here's Dana:  Listen and subsc...

This week, we've got Jessica Grose. She's an author (her new book,  Soul Mates, is out this fall!) and is also the editor of one of the coolest things to hit your inbox in years (Lenny, the newsletter created by Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner). She's really smart. She's really funny. And we're really lucky she's sharing all of her greatness with us this week.  Listen in to hear all the things Jessic...

As promised , Jeanine from Love & Lemons is on the pod today! By now, you KNOW I'm obsessed with her new book. And if you didn't know, you'll hear me mention it about 100 times in this episode. Because she's the coolest, she's giving away a copy of the new  Love & Lemons Cookbook (this contest is now closed, CONGRATS Annie!) Listen in to find out how to win it + hear all the things Jeanine had to...

Surprise! New podcast. I know we never release mid-week, but this topic and guest were too important not to share right away.  I'm talking with filmmaker Shannon Cohn about  Endo What?, her new documentary. This new film not only gives all the facts and information that your doctor never told you about endometriosis, but encourages and inspires women to be more empowered with their healthcare choi...

You know those people that are really great at talking and articulating things? Like so good that you aren't able to articulate how great they are at articulating? Well, that's Grace Bonney. She's so incredibly smart and thoughtful that I couldn't wait to hear the things she had to share. And I'm even more excited to share them with you.  Listen in to hear Grace and I discuss the things we had to...

Erin Gleeson is back! She made her first OPP appearance on Season One's finale episode . She was hit (no surprise). When I saw she had a new book  out…you know I had to get her back for Round Two. Listen in to hear us discuss the things we had to eat, the people we thought were neat, and all the things that made us say sheeeeet. And then find all the links below.  Here's Erin:  Listen and subscrib...

Episode 50!!! Ok, technically there are more than 50 episodes if you count Freak Your Weeks …but this is the 50th long-form interview. Which is just nuts. Before I get to the guest, I want to thank you for being so supportive of the podcast. I love the cool club we've created together! Our 50th guest is Celestine Maddy of the new book  A Wilder Life!  You got a sneak peak of it last week, and now...

So technically I'm supposed to be on "hiatus" from the podcast while I finish my book . But I just couldn't stay away from you. Especially when I've just recorded an interview on a topic that so many of you have said you wanted to know more about.  When I first talked about misophonia (the hatred of sound) on Episode 30 with Ashlae Warner , I got tons of messages from listeners saying they felt su...

I know that the title of this podcast is long. And I wanted to make it 20 times longer, because we covered so much great stuff in this episode. This week, I'm talking to Kelsey Miller. She's a senior writer at Refinery 29, creator of The Anti-Diet Project, and author of the new book, Big Girl: How I Gave Up Dieting And Got A Life . Kelsey and I talk about what it's truly like inside the head of so...

Have you ever become friends with someone right before you move away to a new city? Someone that you really connect with and makes you laugh and just gets you? And you ask yourself (and them), "WHHHHHY have we been living in this city so long and not known each other??" It's sorta like when you were little and you met your new best friend at summer camp and then summer was over and you had to go y...

It's the first The Things That Freaked My Week podcast of 2016! It's January 1st, so…that's about as fresh as a pod can get.  The new year is all about starting fresh and finding your good vibes. So, I had to bring the Queen of Good Vibes, Ms. Sarah Britton of My New Roots. Thanks for all of you that suggested her as the first guest of the year.  Listen in to hear us discuss the things we had to e...