18 episodes
Pretty Sure I Can Fly with Johnny Knoxville & Elna Baker Wondery
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4.8 • 9 Ratings
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Pretty Sure I Can Fly is a humorous exploration of things that had never been done, until someone did them. It’s a series of weekly conversations about what it takes to break through the barrier of “impossible” and set new standards for human limitation. Pretty Sure I Can Fly is like going to history class, except your teachers are actor, stuntman, and outlaw radio DJ Johnny Knoxville and long-time This American Life contributor Elna Baker. And each week they bring a new guest to tell you all about how they “grabbed the bull by the bunglesteen” or “really hogwrenched that spatooly.”
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Let It All Hang Out with Mark Roberts
This episode comes out for free on 07/29, and is available early and ad-free for Wondery+ subscribers.
This week, we're joined by Mark Roberts, the most prolific streaker in history, with 577 public exposures to date. He's shown his stuff all over the world, at the Olympics, Running of the Bulls, Mr. Universe, the Crufts Dog Show, and so many more. We talk about how he planned the Great American Streak at the 2004 Super Bowl, the professionalism of his craft, and the courtroom antics of his renowned attorney, Richard "Racehorse" Haynes. -
Totally Destroy Your Mind with Swamp Dogg
This week, we're joined by legendary musician and industry icon, Swamp Dogg. We get a chance to talk shop about the length of Don Covay's member, partying with Johnny Paycheck, the worst (or best!) album cover of all time, and the story behind Swamp's latest bluegrass record: Blackgrass: From West Virginia to 125th St.
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Catching Monsters with Laird Hamilton
This week, we're joined by a very special guest - the legendary big wave surfer Laird Hamilton. He tells us about his off-the-rails friendship with the founder of Bally Total Fitness, the invention of tow-in surfing, and what it was like to ride the historic Millennium Wave at Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
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Scaling Skyscrapers in Snakeskin with Alain "The Human Spider" Robert
This week we're joined by Alain Robert, the world renowned climber, known for scaling the world's tallest skyscrapers while wearing cowboy boots. He shares his thoughts on jail cells around the world, how he overcomes vertigo, and the best way to wear leather pants.
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Makin' Moonshine with Popcorn Sutton (feat. David Kushner)
Apologies for Knoxville's sound quality on this episode. Please direct all complaints/threats/rants to our producer, who screwed it up. But stick around, because this is our naughtiest episode to date. We have on writer David Kushner to talk about the Likker Legend, Popcorn Sutton (1946-2009), the whiskey he made his whole life, the fiddler he (may have allegedly) killed, his thoughts on cunnilingus, and so much more.
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Letting the Dog Out with Robert Smigel
This week, we sit down with comedy icon Robert Smigel, the genius behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, SNL's "TV Funhouse," and some of your favorite Adam Sandler movies. We talk about his career in standup, his celebrity-dentist dad, and some of his favorite projects that never got made.
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Customer Reviews
Great idea!!
Start by saying the idea behind this podcast is great. Talking to different people in different fields that accomplished great feats of human ability. Great. Knoxville? Always great. Love hearing him. The one thing I can’t stand… and I’m sticking with this podcast for a few more episodes guaranteed, but I can’t stand it when someone’s every other word is like. I’m sure Elna is a wonderful person. I don’t know if she’s just new to talking on a podcast or what. Fully willing to let her get better. Without question. But she says like a lot!!! I’m sorry. Such a nitpick. But in real life I also can’t stand when someone says like a lot. So hearing that when she talks makes it tough to get through even though she learning a whole new area of human nature. I wish them the best because it is such a unique and different podcast.
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