Kristen, Tony and Matt chat with David Rush, the man who’s shattered over 350 Guinness World Records, and still holds 190 (the most in history!). He reveals the most fun records he’s tackled, the science of grit and how his family fuels the “Guinness grind.”

Later, listener Brent shouts out his friend Trenton Lee Stewart: author, martini master, and all-around great guy.

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Matt, Tony, and Kristen chat with Leila Noone about her Guinness World Record for hanging by her hair for 25 minutes and 11 seconds! She shares her journey as a contortionist, how she wraps her hair to stay suspended and her tips for maintaining a positive headspace.

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Tony, Kristen and Matt chat with record-holding beard-haver Joel Strasser! They discuss how does one put hundreds of barbecue skewers in their beard, attempting 456 pencils in your beard on live television and his love of Pepsi.

Later, listener Shawna nominates her student Keller aka Sunny Layers for World’s Most Wonderful Weatherman.

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Matt, Tony and Kristen sit down with Amy Schneider to talk about her legendary 40-game winning streak on Jeopardy. She shares behind-the-scenes insights from the show, reflects on her Tournament of Champions victory and discusses her new book Who Is Amy Schneider?

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Matt, Tony, and Kristen sit down with 19-time Guinness World Record holder, Mike Jack, to talk about his exciting journey eating some of the world’s spiciest foods. He answers all of our burning questions - from how he got started, to how he recovers, and even the story behind his hot sauce line, Mike Jack Eats Heat.

Later on, Julia Louis-Dreyfus nominates our very own Tony Hale as Most Likely to Crack Up and Ruin Any Scene That’s Funny.

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Kristen, Tony, and Matt chat with identical twin dog sled racers Kristy and Anna Berington. They discuss the world of mushing and the legendary Iditarod Sled Dog Race.

Later in the episode, listener Will nominates his college roommate Ethan as The World’s Best Scooter Mechanic.

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On this week’s episode, Kristen, Tony and Matt talk to freestyle trampoline athletes Ernest Brenchley and Louis Hillier about breaking the world record for flipping 9 times on a trampoline!

Later, listener Andi submits her sister Mary for The World’s Worst Silly Jokes.

Check out Ernest and Louis’s videos at Radial Flipz on YouTube and Instagram.

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Welcome to The Extraordinarians! Each episode, friends Kristen Schaal, Tony Hale and Matt Oberg interview a world record breaker and all around high achiever.

For their first episode, the hosts chat with pun champion and musician Janani K. Jha (fka J. Maya). They discuss what constitutes becoming an MVP in the punning circuit, being a contestant on Survivor and using her impressive wordplay skills to help her career as a musician.

Later, listener Caleb nominates his sister Ruby for World’s Best Scrambled Eggs. Tony, Matt and Kristen call Ruby to congratulate her on this life-changing award.

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