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The Extraordinarians

The Extraordinarians

By: Headgum
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What does it take to be the very best at something EXTREMELY specific? Listen in as television and film’s most celebrated character actors Kristen Schaal, Tony Hale and Matt Oberg chat with the world’s most extraordinary record breakers. They cover everything from tightrope walking across two hot air balloons, breaking your own world record of most amount of flips on a trampoline and even some weirder ones like putting over 600 barbecue skewers in your beard! Join these three friends as they shed a little spotlight on the strangest and most unlikely champions.

If you’d like to nominate someone in your life for “World’s Best…” or “World’s Worst…“, please email worldsgreatestpod@gmail.com!

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Episodes
  • World’s Best Podcast (Finale)

    World’s Best Podcast (Finale)
    Oct 8 2025

    For the final episode, Tony, Matt, and Kristen look back on their podcasting journey, reminisce about this season’s extraordinary guests and close things out with a record-setting game of their own.


    Watch the video of this episode on YouTube here!


    This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertiser on The Extraordinarians via Gumball.fm

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    33 mins
  • World’s Greatest Fashionistas

    World’s Greatest Fashionistas
    Oct 1 2025

    Kristen, Tony, and Matt dive into how they handle rejection, why protecting your energy matters, and play another round of World’s Greatest Trivia, this time with a personal twist!


    Watch the video of this episode on YouTube here!


    This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertiser on The Extraordinarians via Gumball.fm

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    36 mins
  • World’s Longest Love Story

    World’s Longest Love Story
    Sep 24 2025

    Kristen, Matt, and Tony talk nighttime routines, tattoos, and play World’s Greatest Trivia!


    Watch the video of this episode on YouTube here!

    This is a Headgum podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter, Instagram, and Tiktok. Advertiser on The Extraordinarians via Gumball.fm

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    31 mins
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