Podcast Episodes

Rejecting Josh Allen

Season 6 Episode 6

Happy NFL Draft Day to all who celebrate.

Quarterback Josh Allen just signed a six-year, $330M contract with the Buffalo Bills, with $250M guaranteed – the largest guaranteed contract ever given to an…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Encore: Rejecting Women in the Boston Marathon (The Stories of Bobbi Gibb and Kathrine Switzer)

Season 6 Episode 5

In honour of the 13,700 women running today in the Boston Marathon, we bring you an encore of our favourite episodes, and take you back to a not-so-distant time when the number of women running the m…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Rejecting Alanis Morissette

Season 6 Episode 4

Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill is one of the biggest debut albums of all time – selling 33M copies worldwide and earning Morissette the Grammy for Album of the Year. But you oughta know that …

Published on 4 months, 4 weeks ago

Minisode: Hader’s Haters – Bill Hader & Critic Anxiety

Season 6

Welcome to our first ever “Minisode” – where we zoom in on individual moments or facets of rejection we've come across in our research. This week, we tell the story of Bill Hader’s Saturday Night Liv…

Published on 5 months ago

Hug the Cactus: Lessons on Rejection from Under the Influence

Season 6 Episode 3

Some companies actually advertise to their haters.

Every advertiser gets negative comments on social media. Some brands shrink away – and some take those negative comments and spin them into marketing…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Rejecting the Goalie Mask

Season 6 Episode 2

“Masks prevent goalies from seeing the puck at their feet.”

“Masks eliminate fear in goalies – the fear that drives them to play well.”

“Masks make goalies complacent.”

“A real man wouldn’t hide his fac…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rejecting Yellowstone

Season 6 Episode 1

The season five premiere of Yellowstone drew 16 million viewers. The series creator, writer and showrunner Taylor Sheridan recently signed a nearly $200M deal with Paramount to produce the hit show a…

Published on 6 months ago

Season 6. 🤚🏽

Season 6

We don't regret to inform you that Season Six of the Rejection Pod will begin in one week's time. Artists, athletes and...umbrellas? Join us for more inspiring stories of grit, determination and cour…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

The Reflection Podcast, 2024

Season 5 Episode 20

We regret to inform you that today marks the final episode of our fifth season. So, we thought we’d do a little call back to season one. This week, Sidney and Terry answer some of your questions. Lik…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

Rejecting Eddy Goldfarb

Season 5 Episode 19

You may not know the name Eddy Goldfarb, but you know his work. Goldfarb is the inventor behind over 800 toys and games – including Kerplunk, the "Yakity-Yak" wind-up Chattering Teeth, the Bubble Gun…

Published on 9 months ago