Headliner PodPod Podcast Games...but not the Olympics

>> Nicholas: Howdy, everyone. My name's Nicholas, and welcome to the Headliner pod pod. We're a show about podcasts, featuring podcasts by podcasters that's hosted by people who, if you can believe it, help podcasters with their podcasting on each episode. A few of us folks over at Headliner sit down to play a game that centers around listening to randomly selected clips from over 500 episode submissions we've gotten from podcasters. Why?

Well, in order to find what we call pod zero, here are the rules. Each lucky contestant will hear a 62nd podcast clip. They'll then need to pick the correct podcast title out from a lineup of three choices before being shown the artwork for that show. Before we get things on the road, though, let's say hi to each of our contestants for today, starting with Max. >> Nicholas: Hey. Hey. Good to be back. >> Nicholas: Yeah, welcome back. >> Nicholas: So, thank you. Had to take some time off after my

crushing defeat last time. Had to go reflect on it, learn some lessons. >> Nicholas: I'm just imagining Max on the top of, like, a mountain. >> Nicholas: That's what happens. >> Nicholas: Meditating over this. >> Nicholas: Yeah, that's exactly what happened. >> Nicholas: Cool.

Next up, we've got Prateek. Yeah. Everyone. Followed by Jesse. >> Nicholas: Hello. >> Nicholas: Hello, Kristy. >> Nicholas: Let's go. >> Nicholas: And. Was that a question? >> Nicholas: It's always. It's always something. I always try to do something weird with it. >> Nicholas: Okay. Yeah, I'm noticing you're putting different emphasis on different syllables or whatever the line is. M. And Alyssa's our producer. Nobody got that. That's pretty famous bit. Okay. >> Nicholas: It's Mike Myers bit.

>> Nicholas: Yeah. >> Nicholas: And, emphasis. >> Nicholas: That's the wrong and fastest on the wrong syllables. >> Nicholas: Yeah. >> Nicholas: Emphasis is an awesome word. It sounds like you're using emphasis to just sass somebody. >> Nicholas: Infinite kind of what you're doing. >> Nicholas: Infinite sass. >> Nicholas: Awesome. Love that. >> Nicholas: Anyway, hi, Elissa. >> Elissa: Hi.

>> Nicholas: word on the street is you have a little ad read for us today. Is this true? Can you confirm it? >> Elissa: I can confirm. >> Nicholas: Cool. >> Elissa: In a recent study, Headliner found that social media and YouTube were among the top places listeners find their new favorite shows. So is your podcast on these popular discovery platforms? If the answer is no, Headliner is here to help.

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Max, would you like to go first? >> Nicholas: Yeah, let's do it. >> Nicholas: All right, cool. >> Speaker E: And I believe you're right is that once you start doing this, once you start taking care of yourself in that way and start opening yourself up to, you know, listening to teachers, I love that. I think that's great. Even just starting with doing a lot of book reading, because I

know. I think the first book I ever read that's sort of in this type of spiritual vein was one by Eckhart Tolle, the power of now. And that one, I think, really started me thinking along a different line. >> Speaker F: Absolutely. >> Speaker E: And so that's what. And then the point I wanted to make is that then the universe I find will start to help you and will leave you clues, and we'll point you. You'll meet somebody, maybe, who will then mention something

else, and then that will trigger something. So just be open to possibilities and just. Yeah, start where you are. >> Nicholas: All right, so, Max, let's start where we are. Let's open ourselves up to new experiences with these three choices. Number one, live. Love. Engage, podcast. Inspiration, spiritual awakening, happiness, success, life. That's all one, title. >> Nicholas: Number two. >> Nicholas: Yeah, well, I want to know what the

acronym for it is. It's just like a bunch of letters like llepisahsl, and it just rolls off the tongue. Our second choice is live, laugh, love, astrological reasoning, and spiritual awakening. And number three, stars and moonshi, how they heal us. The key to happiness and success. >> Nicholas: Wow. all, seem that they could be. It seem all fitting. I feel I'm going to go with the first one, though, because I just feel like that's too long to make up.

>> Nicholas: I don't know, man. I've word saladed some long ones in my day, but good on you. You are correct. It is live, love, engage podcast. And then I. Everything else after that. so, yeah, congratulations. You got it right. You're back. >> Nicholas: Thank you. It's the meditation did me well. Yeah, the only reason I thought about that was because I just had to, fix, or I had to fix a design in play for another podcast that had an insanely long

title. And I feel like they have some keyword optimization strategy going or something in the title, and I don't know if it works, but I. There was a way too long title for the designs I initially made, and we had to adjust it to fit that length of title. So I know it happens. I know podcasters tend to use their titles as a way to. To rank in searches or something. >> Nicholas: Yeah, yeah. It's a thing that happens, and it's like, it's pretty clever when you can work it in organically, you know?

>> Nicholas: Yeah. >> Nicholas: anyway, here's a little bit about this episode. It was from. Well, the clip was from the episode healing the hurt, empathy, and your astrological chart. And our show description is inspiration and practical advice from a spiritual perspective for entrepreneurs and small business owners to help you live fully, love deeply, and

engage authentically. Hosted by Gloria Grace Rand, the insightful copywriter and intuitive business coach, the podcast will show you how to create more impact, influence, and income in your life and business. And you guys can't see it because it's the description, but impact, influence, and income were all capitalized, which I think is such a baller move. Like, it just. It just really makes you emphasize those words. I don't know. I kind of dig it.

Anyway, Elissa, could you flip us over to the tab

so we can see what the artwork is for this one, please? Cool. Look at that. It almost has, like, a little audiogram coming out of the heart in the center of it. I love that. Yeah. >> Nicholas: Ah, nice. I remember we once, looked into making a heart audiogram. I forgot why we didn't. >> Nicholas: I remember that. Yeah, we do that. I think it's because a lot of us are cynics. >> Elissa: Bring it back. >> Nicholas: Yeah. We chose hate. We didn't choose.

>> Nicholas: We chose hate that day. That's what happened there. Just hate. >> Elissa: Hateful. >> Nicholas: Yeah. Anyway, hate aside, Prateek, would you like to go next? Let's do it. See what I got. All right, let's do it. >> Speaker G: When you were exploring, were you just on Spotify, hitting shuffle and say, all right, whatever the universe wants, whatever my mom wants me to hear, is what's. >> Nicholas: Going to come through. >> Speaker G: Like, how did that. How did that happen? I like it.

>> Nicholas: Yeah. >> Speaker G: The system is a form of shuffle mancy, but I've taken it a few steps more, so I won't reveal everything. The step by step guide is in, the book and will soon be online. And it is really simple. But where romance really comes in and takes charge is that there has to be a softness around belief. Like, you sort of have to. Like, if you've worked with any sort of divination, to

me, it's a. It's not. Yes, the tools are imbibed with something, but it's really our ability to step into that stream of inner knowing and really use anything. Like, I can look at your shoe and divide. >> Nicholas: All right, there was your clip, and here are your choices. Prateek.

Number one, getting discovered. Authors speak podcast. Number two, the Beam and Flow podcast. And number three, growing and flowing. Modern day growth podcast. >> Nicholas: What was the third one again? Growing and modern day growth podcast. And the second was beam and flow. Yes. One word with the. And symbol in the middle. And beam. Let's go with that. Sure. Interesting title. Yeah. And you were totally right. It is beam and flow. And it looks like beam is an acronym.

hopefully the first word in beam isn't just beam. That would be a little confusing. It would be like a russian nesting doll where the bee just starts another acronym every time. But anyway, this is from the 7th episode, the new romantics with Alicia Ophelia. And the description is a nitty gritty guide to your body energy, movement, and flow, which I love. I love it how, like, quick and to the

point it is. And I do like the artwork for this, too. It really blends in well with the waveform they went with, which is our, I don't remember which one it's called. I think it's beam or dots, something like that. I don't remember, any rate. Yep, that's, that's the one. It is burst. So really cool. Love it. Jumping on over to Jesse. Oh, yeah. >> Nicholas: You're making me, remember when I got

chastised for naming. I forgot what it's called now. But there was the other one that was called Blob, and. >> Nicholas: Oh, yeah, I remember that. >> Nicholas: Blob gate. Yeah. Oliver didn't think that was a good waveform name. >> Nicholas: I still stand by it because it just reminds me of the movie the blob. But, you know, I think if you had named it Blob, we would have had to have a template called blob where the waveform was pink. >> Nicholas: Oh, yeah.

>> Nicholas: But anyway, Jesse, would you like to go next? >> Nicholas: I'm ready. >> Nicholas: All right. Third is the best man. Let's see. >> Speaker G: And the ultimate goal, though, is to first become aware which part of my brain am I using, and know that I have these other parts of my brain that I can count on and dive into, pull my energy into, and instantaneously become and embody that character. So giving us power to choose moment by

moment. But you have to know what your choices are before you can choose. yeah, the awareness. And that's the pause, too, right? Just allowing yourself to understand well, what that is. And we're going to get into that. I know when we talk about the huddle, too. So character one to me is the driver of, all the things

that need to get done, the doer. And there's that hard and soft aspect of it, too, where it might be like really trying to run the show because I'm a taskmaster and I got my things to do, and so I go off and do all those awesome things. >> Nicholas: All right, here are your choices. Number one, whole brain living mindfulness matters. Number two, the greatest show title ever. And number three, the pause cast. >> Nicholas: And how is pause cast spelled?

Is this like cat pause pause as in, like, the remote button? >> Nicholas: Pauses in the remote button. But I like where your head's at. >> Nicholas: I mean, pause cast, that'd be a heck of a cat podcast name. Just putting that out there. I'm sure it's already taken by someone. I feel like the audacity of number two. I love it. Just going out there saying, greatest show title ever. I feel like it's the greatest show title ever. It's literally in the name. I'm

gonna have to do it. And if it ends the winning streak of the day, I'm okay with that, too. I've accepted this. >> Nicholas: You know what's great about that? You just owned up to it. You're just like, it might not be right, and I might be throwing everyone else under the bus for their hard work, but dad, with that. Yeah, like, sometimes you just gotta do that. So. You are incorrect. It was the pause cast. And. Yeah, so sorry. But maybe if it.

>> Nicholas: If it was a w, I would have went with it. >> Elissa: I really liked that. Like the pun of the logo up here, like in the corner. I just. >> Nicholas: Oh, wow. Yeah. How about that, huh? Anyway, yeah, its good stuff all around for everyone listening. It has like a pause button instead of a you there, which is great. So this is from the episode 156 Jill Bolt Taylor unlocks whole brain living essential insights for corporate leaders

and our show description is. The Pausecast is a podcast series to support you to rise to your next level of leadership using the insights and tools of emotional intelligence, neuroscience, mindfulness, human potential, psychology, existentialism, and human development. Get tier Sorry. Get tips and expert guests known for getting my brain isn't working today. I need to unlock my whole brain. Living.

Sorry. Get tips and expert guests known for cutting edge work as you develop your being in service to your leading Rachel O'Meara, MBA, MA ACC is an executive leadership coach, TEDx speaker, and author of Paws harnessing the sorry, I had to do that on purpose. Pause. Harnessing the life changing power of giving yourself a break and pause. The journal how to intentionally write to create your dreams. So very cool stuff all around. It's very hard to say the word pause and then not just take

a beat afterwards. And I'm here for it, because that seems like that's kind of the point. All right, Kristy, you're up at bat now. >> Nicholas: All right, let's go. I'm ready. >> Nicholas: Neat.

>> Nicholas: Game shark. >> Speaker F: And that's where the clots went through my heart when I had my heart attack. And I panicked for a moment, and I said, and she goes, it's okay. It'll pass. And it did. But it showed me in doing the EMDr. Cause everyone had warned me. They said, you know, it'll break you apart. I said, it will break me apart. But, what I know is that I'm strong enough to move through this. And if it's gonna clear those old memories in my hippocampus, then I want to try this.

And it did. I can literally stand in front of people that have caused me fight or flight before, and there's nothing. So that's a big deal. >> Speaker G: That is a really big deal. That's a really big deal. You know, because it's those memories that are stuck in the hippocampus that trump us up, you know, that, we self sabotage. We, you know, there's all sorts of things that happen. We don't. Don't clear those things up. >> Nicholas: Okay, there's your clip,

and here are your choices. Number one, boldly authentic with

Cynthia Fontaine. Number two, cracking your code astrological how to's. And number three, unlocking your inner peace. >> Nicholas: I'm gonna go number two. >> Nicholas: Okay. Cracking your code astrological how tos is incorrect, so sorry. That's the one I would have gone with, too, for what it's worth. >> Nicholas: And, it. See, the thing is, is that I. I always get, like, stuff with names on it, and then I'm like, okay.

>> Nicholas: But I've usually been wrong with that, where it's like, I used to go for it every time, but I was wrong a bunch. So, like, the first time, I'm like, I'm gonna try something different, because it's like, either the name's made up, or you're putting the actual name of the person that's done the podcast, like, on the end of it for some reason. >> Nicholas: And I'm like, sure. >> Nicholas: I always get flabbergasted by it. So I'm like, okay.

>> Nicholas: It doesn't help that there was a minute where, like, Elissa and I were deliberately doing those for you. >> Nicholas: Yeah, I know. I'm sitting here, like, you guys. >> Nicholas: Yeah. >> Elissa: In my defense, I would do the jerk ones to Oliver because he said to make it hard on him because he was like, you're being too easy. You're being soft. So I was like, all right. And started doing aggressive clicky clacks instead. So

it's not ever directed at you, Kristy. It's just happened that way. >> Nicholas: All right. Okay. >> Nicholas: I plead the fifth, personally, but whatever. So, yeah, the correct answer was boldly authentic with Cynthia Fontaine. And the clip you just heard was from the episode harmonizing hearts, navigating life's storms, and manifesting desires with velvet Dawn Silver, which might be the coolest name I've ever heard.

I don't know. Anyway, the description for the show is this is a thought provoking podcast that delves into the realms of how to use multiple tools, such as intuition, spirit guides, astrology, et cetera, to become

boldly authentic. Join our host as we explore these interconnected concepts and how they shape our lives through engaging discussions and captivating stories will unravel the secrets of tapping into our inner guidance, trusting our instincts, and using our connection with a higher power to live boldly authentic. So very cool stuff all around. And, yeah, also, this is just my brain being my brain. This is the first show today to discuss its topics like spirit guides, intuition, et cetera, without

the capitalization. And it makes all the difference for how you emphasize those syllables. So neat. Okay, we have one more clip. If everyone wants to huddle together in spirit, cover their eyes, literally, we could see if you guys are able to get it together.

>> Nicholas: She's not so much of a cold reader. I think that's what it was. So going to be better in dress. So he's able to kick the candles a little bit down the road. Asa has a problem with the lackluster selection of coffee mugs that he said young Larry would never drink out of. Larry thinks this is a stupid actor's choice, you know? and, but, and also, Asa insists on being called Larry now because he can't. Because Larry's like, can't you just fake it? Isn't that what actors

do? And he's like, oh, well, I think I forget who's he brings up the guy who wrote the method or whatever, you know, he's like, I think he'd disagree with you. You know, it's, you know, I, can't fake it. So he's being very method about playing young Larry, and the prop master is very upset with Asa, you know, like, bossing him around and telling him to find, like, ten more mugs or whatever it is until Larry tells

him. I thought this was a story that Larry was making up to get the prop master to be sympathetic to him. >> Nicholas: Okay, there was your clip. And to answer, the thing said in the clip itself about who invented method acting. It's Stanislavsky, but whatever. Anyway, here are your choices for today. Number one, no hugging, no learning. Number two, hello, Newman. And number

three, yada yada pod. >> Nicholas: The Seinfeld podcast. >> Nicholas: Yeah, Larry is Larry David. >> Nicholas: Wait. Oh, it's like, about people who worked on Seinfeld. >> Nicholas: I'm assuming as much. Yeah, because Larry David, infamously grouchy person. The second someone named Larry was making fun of the actors, I was like, it's about Seinfeld. >> Nicholas: I'm going to have to listen to this. And I want to vote for number

two. I don't know if anybody else felt that if this is not the name, like, this podcast needs to exist. Such a good podcast name. >> Nicholas: Yeah, let's go for it. It looks like you guys are all in agreement for hello, Newman. And you're wrong. Yeah, you're all just woefully, pridefully, cynically wrong. >> Nicholas: Go to the bottom with me. I live here. Welcome to where I live.

>> Nicholas: Christy's happy that everyone's on the bottom of him. He's like, I got a new rug down here for you guys. >> Nicholas: It's not that lonely down here anymore. >> Nicholas: We put our Christmas dark. >> Nicholas: It's very dark out here, but it's fine. >> Nicholas: Yeah. The correct answer was no hugging, no learning, which was actually the, like, ethos of the show. They said, like, every episode has to end with no hugging and no learning for the characters. So there you go.

>> Nicholas: Wild. >> Nicholas: Yeah, makes sense. It's probably a better, That title is a lot deeper than Helen Newman, but as a fan of Newman, I get it. >> Nicholas: By the way, trivia. Larry David played Newman first. What do you mean? In an early episode of Seinfeld, you can hear a person named Newman yelling at Kramer from outside Jerry's window. And it's Larry David. And then they dubbed it over with what's his name after the fact when it went into syndication.

>> Nicholas: I see. I thought there was some early episode where Larry Davis walks in guy. Yeah, because they did that with his dad. Jerry's dad. >> Nicholas: They did it all the time. >> Nicholas: Yeah, but I think we'd notice Larry David to whoever the guy who played Newman is. I can't remember his name. >> Nicholas: Oh, yeah, it's whatever. I don't remember his name either. The dude, Jurassic park guy. >> Nicholas: The guy who got spit on by the dinosaur.

>> Nicholas: Yeah, yeah. Anyway, this was from the episode Irma Katrowski, season eleven. Episode seven and the description is no hugging, no learning is the show about one watching Seinfeld for the first time after sitting down and watching every episode. Hosts Tim Murphy and Ted Howell will talk about the will talk about what bits still work, what worked back then, and things that are so cringe that they probably should have never been a part of the show,

at least from a modern day viewpoint. New episodes of no hugging, no learning drop every Sunday. So there you have it. Cool stuff all around. And yeah, I have to check this show out too because I'm a huge Seinfeld nut. I was literally just thinking about rereading a book I have about the production of the show. I think I won't do that now. I'll just listen to the podcast instead. So go figure. Anyway, that's it for today. Thank you to everyone for playing, and thank you to everyone for

listening. We'll catch you on the next episode. >> Nicholas: Bye.