Headliner PodPod: Podcasting Chaos Returns

>> Nicholas: Howdy, everyone. My name is Nicholas, and welcome to the Headliner pod. Pod. We're a show about podcasts, featuring podcasts by podcasters that's hosted by people who 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 podcast 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. Theyll then need to pick the correct podcast title from a lineup of three choices before being shown the artwork for that show.

Before we get this show on the road, though, lets say hi to each of our contestants for the day, starting with Jesse. Hello, each of our contestants for today. Next up, we've got Kristy. let's go. Followed by Oliver. Hello. Hello. Hello, Max. Yo. And Prateek. Hey, everyone. Max, you're trying my patience. You opened with yo and it made me want to do the marky mark thing again. we also have Elissa as our producer. Hi. Great. So, Elissa, do you have a fun ad read for us

today? I do. Neat. With Headliner, you can now caption full length episodes, all for free. Adding captions to your content improves accessibility efforts, boost SEO, and helps elevate your audience's experience. To get started, visit Eddy Headliner dot or click the pink transcription button in your Headliner account. And there you have it. Now, with all that fun stuff out of the way, how

about we just dive right into things? With Jessie going first? I mean, I'm sure he's fine that she didn't go, but it's almost one of those things where it's like, if you had a working relationship with your boss for five years, you were there when they got into the relationship, started talking about their significant other, and then they're getting married. It would be a slight to not be invited. Valid. D*** if you do. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Interesting. So, I haven't. I went to a few weddings in 2023, and you've been to a few weddings way before that. It's been a few years. You. Right. Yeah. So I was looking at what kind of trends are for this year, and they're very different from 2023, and even when I had my wedding in 2017, do you m want to hear some things like, you people are predicting? Okay. Drone photography. That, like, it makes sense. It makes sense, right? Yeah. Like, it's so. Like, drones are so popular.

Like, so that makes sense. All right. There was your clip. I like the record to state that I misheard drone photography as throne photography at first, and I thought they were just setting the timer on their cameras and chucking it in the air like a tomahawk. So, Jesse, on that note, this was important context for you, I'm sure. Here are your options. Number one, have we talked about? Number two. Ready, set, be wed. And number three, the perfect blend. A, merry little pod.

Perfect blend. Mary. How is Mary spelled? M a r r y. Hey. Okay. Okay. That makes more sense than, the Santa Claus themed Christmas podcast that I had in my mind. I I'm gonna lock in. Number one, have we talked about. Okay, was there a reason you gravitated towards that one? Whenever you read it off, a green light went off in my head, and I just. I just follow that blindly. I go as the crystal guides, as Rick and Morty said. Good to know. Good to know. Also good to know. You probably follow basic

traffic law. I think. You are correct. You are correct. And good for you. It is, actually. Have we talked about, and this was from the episode weddings, our hot takes. Here's our description. Two friends at different points in their lives who chat about everything in their lives, from current events to pop culture, from self care to self indulgence and everything in between. So cool stuff. And I also love their little, like, their podcast art. It's just. It's just a photo of a wedding,

nothing more. You know, just good episode specific stuff all around. Is that JLo and Ben Affleck? You know what? It might actually be. Kind of looks like it is. It totally is. Yeah. I know it's hard. It's hard to recognize Ben Affleck without Duncan in his hands, but you beat me to it. Jeez. Did imax. Did I steal everything I just unmuted to say to add a Duncan joke in there, only raise it. The only reason I could recognize him is I saw him on the Tom Brady roast, so he's fresh on the mind.

Okay. There you go. Yeah, the only thing I. He couldn't roast Tom Brady couldn't do it. He couldn't. Didn't they mute the mics during the, roast for some stuff? I think I was reading about that they muted Kim Kardashian, got booed. Yep. So they. Yeah, it was live. There you have it. You learn something new every day. Jumping, on over to our next clip. Let's

go with Oliver. Why not? I'm ready to believe you, Nicholas. She finds a lot of time where nobody's actually watching. Yeah, I've noted this. Like, it's. It's a high security government installation, and the cleaner comes in with a record player. Yeah, I like the way his hand just came up and grabs the egg. That's a nice slow motion. After that, it's like a song. I know why. Montage, or get this sort of quick montage of her going in quite often and evolving the relationship with her and Bob.

Dimitri Spicer, staring lovingly at each other, but he doesn't like it as, one of the lead scientists, and he doesn't really. He doesn't dislike it. He actually find it intriguing and informative. Yeah, like he's a communist spy, which we find out in the next scene. But poor old Dimitri. Yeah, he is a. All right, that's me. All right, so there was your clip, Oliver.

I'd like to register my first guess. Sure. Irish ears are listening. Unfortunately, you were incorrect. Would you like to guess the movie they were talking about? Perhaps I have a second guess. I don't know about the movie, but I would like to guess, around the world in Liam Neeson. Nope. So sorry. Any other guesses you would like to put in before we go with the written answers? Irish sprigging to the podcast, let's get clean on movie reviews. I mean, you got some of the words right.

Potato pod. Yep. Oh, my God. He got Elissa. I don't know how he got it. no. The actual answers for you to choose from, Oliver, are number 115k plus random movie reviews. Number two is Nicholas, just for the question mark. Just Nicholas with a question mark. Number three, IMDb roulette. I'm going to have to go with IMDb roulette, but before we do, I'd like to know if you know that movie they were talking about Nicholas without having any other. I, actually did.

It was 20. Seventeen's the shape of water, which won. I think it won best picture that year, if I'm not mistaken. Surprise, Nick. Surprise, surprise. It's your boy del Toro. No, I actually. I have a reason for knowing that this was valid. Yeah, that was a valid. This was a valid pick, especially for this movie, because I actually was working at a company when this movie came out, and I made a video essay about it for the company that del Toro, like, blasted on social media.

He was like, this is so cool. So it's like my six degrees of Kevin Bacon. So good choice adding my name there, Elissa. But unfortunately, the correct answer was 15k. Random movie reviews. Wow.

So I thought that sounded like a podcast name. As well, but then I was thinking, you start out with review number one, and then I guess you're basically saying when you're going to stop. Sometime over 15,000. I guess so. I mean, I didn't know what the show is about past movie reviews, but the description kind of lays it out, basically. well, first off, this is from the episode, episode 57, the Shape of Water, 2017.

And the description is we randomly choose a movie from Metacritic's all time list of movies to watch, whether we like it or not. So it's like, oh, 15k is. I'm assuming that's just however many movies are listed on Metacritic. Maybe or something. It's like the inverse of what we're doing, trying to get at zero. We have a definitive goal. They got the plus, they can just keep going. But this. We have a goal, and we are going to end this podcast one day. Yeah.

Scarce supply. We're actually going to put a usb drive with every episode in a time capsule and bury it and just see what happens. You don't want to send it to space in the golden record. I mean, of thought that was our. I think we can not copy the, Voyager space probe there. I think we're good. If we don't, I would prefer we put it in a, wax sealed bottle and throw it at the base of the Mississippi river into the gulf and let it be carried out to, possibly South America or the west coast of

Africa. Well, what about the octopi? They can get into the bottles. The octopi can pry the tops off of the bottles and get the message. So they're going to get the message. Yeah. Our podcast is for everybody, including octopi. What if we just duct taped something with all of the episodes on it to an octopus and just let him roam? Just see what happens, man. Maybe he finds an ipod and listens to it. Maybe, he gets tangled in a net and someone finds it. They smell with their

suckers. They really. I love how we all have so many octopus facts. They do. It's decided. This is now a podcast for octopi. We've expanded listener base. We will be distributing into this. I can't wait to see what Eddy comes up with this. Now. Octopus don't live all that long. So if you do have a pet one, don't get too attached. Oh, don't. Very sad note to end that.

Also, I don't know if you all saw this, but there was a conspiracy theory floating around that, octopus were actually intergalactic seed pods from, ah, like an alien form of life that landed into the ocean. Definitely. I like that. It's obvious. I mean, if octopi and whatever else at the bottom of the ocean doesn't make you believe in aliens, I don't know what else will. They're right there. They look crazy. That thing, anglerfish is, what's it?

Anglerfish? Terrifying anglerfish. Yeah, I mean, that's an alien planet as far as I'm concerned. Valid. Valid as a person. Like this podcast before we have, as a person, deathly allergic to fish, by the way, everything is terrifying to me. Like a goldfish. Looks like it could kill me because it probably could. So, on that enchanting note, let's just, try and get this train back on the rail with max. Let's do it.

Shout out to my octopus, eyes closed, ears open, and without going into biblical verses and things like that, because again, I value your opinions and your beliefs, and if you don't care for what I'm saying, that's fine. this is a judgment free zone. I don't think that there is any contradiction because God created energy. Like God is the creation of everything. So back to terms of manifesting, again, like, we're in this christian

biblical view. So back in terms of manifesting, I feel like it's a buzzword because there's so many, there's so many terms and principles that can mean the same thing. And this is me not having or not wanting to take any sides on anything. Again, everything that I'm saying, you take what resonates with you. I do feel that there are so many parallels within different religions also, right? There are so many different

parallels. And if we take the time to learn about different religions, like, okay, and here are your options. Number one, the balanced mom method. Number two, kids coffee keys, did I just brush my teeth? And number three, just mom things. Number one, fair enough. You are correct, sir. It was the balanced mom method. I feel like, did I accidentally bribe you guys or something? Like, did I accidentally send you a bunch of money to make my offers? I mean, was that no

contests? You sent me a weird venmo at like, 04:00 a.m.. but I thought you were just like being friendly or something. I didn't think you were bribing me. Yeah, I got a bad sleep bribing problem. Yeah, I mean, I thought it was weird that the message on the Venmo was, you better give me a softball question or else. But, like, I thought that was just your weird sense of humor man. Don't you train for this? You have a sensei. Shouldn't, in theory, do above it? That's right. That

was my story. I've been training for this. That's why I'm much better now. That's your alibi for bribing us. Thank you, Sensei. Yeah, there is no bribes. Yeah, exactly. Just very charitable donations. This is from episode 84, by the way. Bridging the gap, embracing manifestation and religions for moms seeking spiritual and energetic alignment, part one and two. So everyone buckle up for this next description. It's a bit of a long one. In fact, I'm only reading the first third of it. So

it's time to break free from survival mode and feel like you again. Are you tired of living day after day like you're drowning in the responsibilities of motherhood? Are you done struggling with trying to find the time and energy to get it all done every day? Is the mom guilt comparison and unpredictability of motherhood not helping in trying to help make a

change? Do you want to show an example of self control, calm and perseverance to your little ones, but are so exhausted, which has your negative self talk on repeat patients spread thin and you feel like you're losing yourself a bit more.

Every day in this podcast, you will get a simple and sustainable approach to break free from your survival mode, to help you overcome your mental and emotional ties to stress and overwhelm, to get your confidence, good mood and energy back, and finally feel in control of your schedule. And that is, that's where we're going to cut it off because that's about the first third of it. But I don't know if any of us are particularly

interested in this type of a podcast. But hey, it sounds pretty interesting for people who are maybe like recent mothers and stuff like that. And that's cool, you love to see it. So let's go with our next contestant. Prateek, when you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

There were a few different things, but I remember I really wanted to be a chef. I used to love cooking. I also like at, ah, one point, I mean, I always kind of wanted to be an artist, but there was definitely one point where I was like, I'm going to be an artist for sure. I wanted, this was a random thing when I was really little, but I wanted to be like a fire deputy or something random. I don't know. Go fight those fires. Yeah. So those are the ones I remember the most. Nice.

A chef that's really cool. Yeah. Now, I couldn't have very, like, anytime I try to cook something, my back hurts. I don't understand. what, Do you. What's, like, your typical dinner? Ooh, I've been so bad lately. I've been, like, eating out a lot and not like. No, but my boyfriend is, like, so cultured and stuff, and he's just. Okay. There is your clip critique. Elissa, was that the right clip? Can, you cover your eyes for a sec? Let me. I'm pretty sure. Yeah. Okay. I just

wanted to make sure I was correct. This is going to be fun. It's going to be a tough one, it sounds like. Let's do it. Here are your options. Number one, NfT catcher podcast. Number two, blockchain buddies. And number three, putting the fun in non fungible clip. That plane did not have any NFT stuff in there. I don't know, man. I got a lot of information about NFTs out of it. Yeah, but, like, all of these are, kind of the titles, I mean, are all kind of

unrelated to the clip that I heard. So it could very well be the NFt thing or a blockchain or whatever. let's go with. The second one was blockchain buddies. Yep. Podcast title, unfortunately. I'm so sorry. It is a good title for a podcast, though it is incorrect. It was NFT catcher. You didn't get that from the clip? Really? I'm just m shocked is all. My NFT knowledge needs to be updated. Clearly. Clearly. I mean, if you don't know about

back pain while you cook. This is from the episode the abstract journey in web three with Elissa Stevens. And here's our description with Jennifer Sudo and Michael Keane. NFTs are going mainstream. Jennifer and Michael keep their audience informed about all relevant projects as the industry continues to expand with a focus on market dynamics and turning a profit. This podcast is perfect for the season's NFT trader or someone who's looking to learn what the heck is going on with these jpegs.

So, I mean, I think it's safe to assume the clip came from early in the episode, perhaps while they're introducing a guest. But, there you have it. If you're interested in NFTs and you want to learn about back pain, there's a podcast for that now, I believe. Kristy, you haven't gone yet, right? Yes, I haven't gone yet. All right, let's change that real quick. Okay, fine. maybe just something in that script wasn't clicking for him, but you know, whatever he does next, I'll be excited for.

And I have plenty of stuff. Not only his own movies, but the movies that are kind of the DNA of his own films that I can go back and watch at any time. So I have no shortage in content. But I would have loved to see his take on a seventies or sixties movie critic. Sure. Yeah. So what about you, Lindsey? What did you think about the news dropping? Did it surprise you? Or were you like, of course he's a. It's Quentin Tarantino. He's always gonna leave us guessing. Well, I don't

know. You remember when 1899 canceled and there was the whole, like, oh, maybe it's all a trick because it's maybe 2099. Okay. And so I thought, oh, maybe he's just being clever with the wording. Like, the film critic won't be his last picture. It's still being made, but it will be the last picture. And I thought maybe people were just messing with us a little bit, but I just thought, oh, brother. All right, there was your clip. And, here are your options. Number one, Netflix and pod.

Number two, behind the series. And number three, sweet child of time. Netflix and pod. So sorry. So very, very, very sorry. It is sweet child of time. Why? Well, let's find out, shall we? Why? well, that's. You see, Kristy. That's the name that their dart hit on the dartboard. I'm into it. I'm into it. Let's find out why. Yeah, sure. So this is from the episode Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with Jason Kleberg.

And here's our show description, a podcast recap of the Netflix series 1899 and Dark and the Amazon series Wheel of Time. Oh, okay.

Those movies are time travel movies. Okay, that's. Or all those shows are time travel shows. Okay, fine. There you go. That actually sounds awesome. I'm a big fan of dark, and I was disappointed that they canceled 1899, so we went cage fight. Oh, my God. Fantastic. DT 99 could have gotten there if they maybe, like, not canceled it, but maybe. I don't know. We'll see. That's, like, Netflix's logline. It's Netflix. You're canceled. Yep. As somebody who's just still very

upset that they canceled glow, I just. I had to put in my two cent. okay, so now that everyone's gone, we have time for one more little clip. If everyone wants to band together and Prateek and Kristy seemingly can put aside their differences for a few minutes. Minutes. I'm willing to work with you, Prateek. Are you willing to see what happens? Oh, man. Kristy acting like he's the bigger man. He was trash talking. Prateek show. All right, cover your eyes, y'all. Where is it?

Actually comes up more often than you'd think. People get to this kind of slightly disillusioned, peed off state very often in their careers at some point to go, I kind of don't know why I'm here now. I don't know what I'm doing, or I don't know if what I'm doing is going to have any value. They kind of come across like they've lost the mojo, don't they? That's a brilliant description. Yeah,

that's exactly what happens. They're slightly different. They're like, this is going to sound really nerdy if you ever say big hero six. I have. Yes. Yeah, they're like him when he's slightly deflated. When he's like Baymax deflated. Yeah. It's exactly how they come across. You just kind of go, right. My job here as the coach is now to pump them back up. And often, you know, as a coach, you kind of, where do I go with this? Because you go, hang on a minute. You're in.

All right. There was your clip, and here are your options. Number one, the question is. Number two, hacking your work environment. Number three, cracking your own code. I don't know. But that last one, I mean, this is a family podcast. I'm not sure that that's appropriate. Perhaps it isn't. Why not? What's wrong? What's not, Max? We'll tell you when you're older. I need that explanation, too. I'm going to be real. I'm a little lost. I think I get it, but I also don't. It's not just me. You

just say, whose mind goes right into the gutter. How's Dewey doing? Kristy? I, need a second. I'm so lost. Guys, this should be super easy. We're showing you the artwork. So you are. So you are. Why is it still on screen? Well, okay. I didn't think that this was a good clue. You don't think the Headliner default image when there's no cover art added

is a good clue? Correct. I know. Listening to our own podcast. So that's a clue they use Headliner. Yes. Max, would you like to pull up the user list and fan through the options? 1.3 million options. Here you go. Humble brag. I think this is our podcast from the future. Nice. I like that. Let's get weird. Time travel. So if we could be. This is our podcast from the future, what would we name it? Of these three options, the question, hacking the work environment or cracking your own

code? So it's between hacking or cracking. Sometimes we say the question is like, it's definitely going to make the first one a ringer for our future podcast. I don't believe it would be, though, Max, because you're super into octopuses suddenly, and I just, I don't see that changing. Did I mention that they smell with their suckers earlier? Yep. Okay, good. I wasn't sure. Missed it. So I got to hear that for the first time. That's going

great. I just hope Dewey never falls into a tank of octopi. That would be so scary for little kitty, because cats, that is a big concern for your. You need to really. I. There are fears that I should. There are here. There are fears that I, you know, have, and now there are more fears that I have. Well, that's what the show's all about. I mean, my morning is going so good. Octopi aren't evil. They have three hearts. They have bigger hearts than all of us. It's three hearts. Yeah. Yeah, that's

true. It's like the shogun. I don't know if anybody's watching shogun, but they have, they talk about their many hearts in that show and I guess Octopi, our show gun as well. Awesome. Yeah. Pretty cool fact you heard here. They smell with their suckers and they follow the shogun way. They're also aliens, apparently. Just let's go. Let's go crack. Let's go. Cracking. Cracking your own code. I could crack my own code. I think it apparently y'all couldn't, because

that is not the answer. it is. The question is. So it was. It was all number ones. No, no, no. Jesse. Jesse. Coming in with the notes, the stats. Here we go. This is from. And I'm just saying it the way it's written. Elissa, whats the point? And the description is we believe that people and teams underperform not because they want to, not because they mean to, but because they cant get out of their own way. This may not be down to them. It could be the culture or

the environment. Rx our experiences shape our mindsets and habits, often causing us to get stuck. Changing behavior requires a change in mindset. Join us on this journey as we discuss everything from how we think to techniques and shortcuts to help us shape our thoughts, to help us reach our goals. We'll be asking a range of questions about how the way that we think shapes our ability to change, be more productive and lead effectively. And there you have it. So wanted

to be noted. And you can check the tape that I was on the scent of that title until you guys distracted me with all the octopi talk. Yeah. How about that? Well, you need to tell your sensei to teach you about distractions. Yes, very good lesson. Make sure you put your suckers on all the scents you want to smell. Exactly. Yeah. If I was an octopus, I would have had a much better scent, apparently with my many tentacles. To smell with. Octopi, actually don't have tentacles. They have

arms. Those are squids. Okay. Dude, I just watched Max's mind get blown in real time. Like, there was a distinct moment before and after he heard that. Is that. That's. That was. You interpreted that as my mind being blown. Okay. Yeah, that's a nice. Well, that's all learning. That's just learning, Nick. No, no, no. But he had a reaction. No, Mike, I saw it. I'll be candid. Was like, why does everybody here know so much about these sea creatures? There's so

many documentaries about them. And. Yeah, Jesse knows everything about everything. I feel so. I mean, I am. I have. I ran out. I knew the heart thing, and I knew, like, a couple of these other ones, but I'm. At this point, I'm googling. Okay. We should just be a sea creature. I don't know that quite that much. I knew the heart, and that was about it. We know more about sea creatures than podcasts. We should just focus on that. Just. Let's just make stuff for sea creatures. Podcasts for

octopi. Look, audio games for squids. Before we end, I do want to give some great life advice. My mama gump once told me that podcasts are a lot like octopuses. You never know what you're going to get. Okay, so because they have eight arms. Yeah, because they have eight arms, and you physically don't know which one you're going to grab into. They're slimy, quick little critters. And then when you grab it, it's going to smell you, which is kind of weird.

Yeah, which is just, like, weird. So you let go, and then I have anaphylaxis problem, so I'll probably just, like, be running for the hills the second they show up. So, you know, good lesson. Fun stuff. Yeah. Anyway, thanks for playing, everybody, and thanks to those who listened. We'll be seeing you soon. Bye.