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<i>Surprisingly Awesome</i>

Surprisingly Awesome

American comedy podcast

Surprisingly Awesome was an American podcast formerly hosted by Adam Davidson and Adam McKay and subsequently hosted by Rachel Ward and frequently guest hosted by John Hodgman. In each episode, one of the hosts would take a seemingly boring topic, and try to make the other believe that it is interesting. These topics have varied from mold to interest rates. The podcast was hosted by Gimlet Media.

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The idea for the podcast came from the friendship that developed when McKay and Davidson worked together on The Big Short. McKay and Davidson would have long conversations when they would try to "out-fascinate" each other and make dull subjects seem interesting.[1]

After searching for a new host for the show, Gimlet chose former Science Friday correspondent Flora Lichtman to take over, but decided to rebrand the show under a new name. On April 12, 2017, Gimlet CEO Alex Blumberg announced that Surprisingly Awesome was cancelled and would be replaced by Lichtman's new show, Every Little Thing.[2]

Episodes

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Reception

The Guardian reviewed the show positively saying, "Three episodes in, Surprisingly Awesome has managed to live up to its name and its mission."[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Melissa Locker (22 November 2015). "Surprisingly Awesome: the podcast that blends Anchorman with Planet Money". TheGuardian.com.
  2. [2]
    Quah, Nicholas (February 28, 2017). "Is Spotify's move into original podcasts a pure platform play or something more open?". Nieman Lab. Retrieved 29 November 2018. Surprisingly Awesome, which will return on April 17 and will feature a new host: Flora Lichtman, formerly of Science Friday and Bill Nye Saves The World. This new season is being described as a "relaunch."
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