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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)

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California is building the world's largest wildlife crossing, scheduled for fall 2026.

1. Inside and Outside: Nature + Pop Culture News with Jessica Murnane pairs California wildlife infrastructure with a fashion discussion about skinny jeans and personal style. 2. Jessica Murnane hosts, and Serena Wolf joins as a private chef, culinary instructor, and cookbook author because she also brings the pop-culture side. 3. The episode asks how a wildlife crossing in California and a trend like skinny jeans can both lead to questions about identity and adaptation. 4. Jessica describes the Wallace Annenberg Wildlife Crossing as a project in California scheduled for fall 2026. 5. She says the crossing is over the 101 freeway and calls it the largest wildlife crossing in the world. 6. Jessica explains that the Santa Monica Mountains contain about 1,000 plant species and 26 distinct natural communities. 7. She says bobcats, coyotes, and other animals are hit by cars because they cannot cross the busy highway. 8. Jessica notes that the crossing is designed as an overpass covered in plants and vegetation. 9. She compares it to the High Line, but for animals instead of people. 10. Serena reacts to the visuals, worries about traffic rubbernecking, and jokes about helicopters and nighttime sightings. 11. Jessica says the project's FAQ answers questions about why resources go to animals, how the animals will find the crossing, and whether wildlife will become out of control. 12. She also links the crossing to ecosystem health by comparing it with the butterfly discussion from the previous episode. 13. Serena brings fashion as her inside pick and says skinny jeans seem to be coming back. 14. She describes her first skinny jeans as seven for all mankind, high-rise, medium wash, and worn with a long turtleneck and a turquoise suede belt. 15. Serena says the jeans became tighter and stretchier over time and eventually felt like leggings with no useful pockets. 16. She says she stopped wearing skinny jeans around 2019 and laughs at herself after trying them on again in 2023 or 2024. 17. Jessica and Serena connect the trend cycle to Gen Z, TikTok, Rachel Zoe, and the return of ultra-thin fashion ideals on reality TV. 18. The conversation stays conversational and reflective, with both hosts trading jokes about camel toe, VPL, and the fatigue of trend-driven identity. 19. Listeners who like ecology, fashion, and self-definition will get the most out of this episode. 20. Listeners who want a single-topic interview or avoid trend talk may skip it.

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