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Personal Best

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Personal Best celebrates small ambitions, half-wins and the quiet satisfaction of getting less bad at things. Each week we help ordinary people work through the little things they’d never bring to a life coach — like having the courage to dine alone at a fancy restaurant or getting less awkward at handshakes. Let us be your self-improvement sidekicks!

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  • June 10 · 20 min

    Personal Best Introduces: Discount Dave (and the Fix)

    <p>Everyone has a party story. Host and creator of Personally: Discount Dave (and the Fix) Rebecca Auerbach’s involved in a run-in with rock icon David Lee Roth (you know, from Van Halen). At least, that's who he said he was. It’s Vancouver. 2005. Becca, a young actor who loves hard and parties harder gets her first big break at a Shakespeare Festival. She’s young, she’s having fun, party girls are FUNNNNN… Rehydrate, recuperate, recalibrate, repeat. But when her best friend goes on a date with

  • S3 · E1
    Oct 27, 2024 · 38 min

    Wilbo Baggins

    <p>Will likes the simple things in life, but he is haunted by a fear of commitment. Only a very special shawarma can break the curse.</p>

  • S3 · E2
    Oct 26, 2024 · 40 min

    The Human Exclamation Point

    <p>Tracy is not mysterious, but she'd like to be. Her only hope is a reclusive oil baron named Clément Von Aubergine Sinclair.</p>

  • S3 · E3
    Oct 25, 2024 · 38 min

    Alone Day

    <p>Shemika wants to eat at a fancy restaurant by herself. Her best shot at success? Advice from a naked man named Buck.</p>

  • S3 · E4
    Oct 24, 2024 · 46 min

    An Unremarkable Handshake

    <p>Connor is a stand-up comedian who moved across the country to pursue his dream in show business. But he's self-conscious about his handshake. The solution: strangers put their hands inside a mysterious hole.</p>

  • S3 · E5
    Oct 23, 2024 · 30 min

    Are You Still Making Lasagna?

    <p>This episode Rob and Andrew call their past guests to learn if they’re still keeping up with their goals, what’s changed in their lives and to find out if permanent change is even possible.</p>

  • S3 · E6
    Oct 22, 2024 · 36 min

    Angor

    <p>Darryl is two people. The first Darryl is an incredibly calm, relaxed and mediative man. The second, a rage-fuelled golfer who is ruining the first Darryl’s life. Can Darryl find the source of his anger before it's too late? Our final episode of season 3.</p>

  • S3 · E7
    Oct 21, 2024 · 38 min

    Open Your Eyes and Feel Good | Live Recording

    <p>A senior who doesn't know how to retire. An ex-teacher who suffers in the presence of incorrect facts. Rob creates an entire episode of Personal Best without Andrew knowing — all in this special live episode recorded from the PodSummit 2024 stage.</p>

  • Sep 3, 2024 · 1 min

    We're back! Season 3 Trailer

    <p>After five years we’re back with a brand-new season! Episode 1 is coming September 10.</p>

  • S2 · E8
    Jul 2, 2019 · 32 min

    Joe-Joe-Joe

    Joe is a hobo punk anarchist who wants to jettison part of his old self, so that he can step out onto the dance floor. Our final episode of season 2.

  • S2 · E7
    Jun 25, 2019 · 27 min

    I Know What You Packed Last Summer

    Two stories. Sienna cries when confronting authority figures. Also, four strangers wake-up chained in a spooky basement...

  • S2 · E6
    Jun 18, 2019 · 32 min

    Yours in Trial and Error and Error

    Fan is a poet and writer of love letters. He basks in fantasy, but he's never been able to muster any passion for cooking.

  • S2 · E5
    Jun 11, 2019 · 34 min

    Timidly Fierce

    Nick is an actor who has auditioned for over 100 commercials with very little success. Is it possible he's just too cool?

  • S2 · E4
    Jun 4, 2019 · 36 min

    Know More, Carry Less

    Cihang is afraid of running out of things to say. She wishes for a database of interesting tidbits to pull from at parties.

  • S2 · E3
    May 28, 2019 · 37 min

    48 Hours

    Rob and Andrew hit the streets to find a random stranger's problem and solve it within 48 hours.

  • S2 · E2
    May 21, 2019 · 41 min

    The Power of You

    Colleen is a very big fan of her brother-in-law's abstract paintings. She offers to sell them on his behalf, withholding the fact she has no idea how to sell.

  • S2 · E1
    May 14, 2019 · 36 min

    The Egg Bag

    Chandler is a woman in her thirties without a credit card. The answer might be found in an unusual self-help book.

  • Apr 30, 2019 · 1 min

    Season 2 Teaser

    Eight weeks of new episodes start May 14th.

  • S1 · E9
    Apr 3, 2018 · 34 min

    A Ride on the Desert Bus

    In our final episode of the season, Julia (different Julia than before) is a messy eater. But instead of a problem with table manners, she's convinced it's something else. Something that goes all the way back to ancient Buddhist teachings.

  • S1 · E8
    Mar 27, 2018 · 33 min

    Tragedy + Time

    Two stories. Oriana can't lie and it's hurting those close to her. Also, Kevin wants to make his grandma laugh.

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