Rob & Akiva Need a Podcast #129: Podcast Power Hour
Rob Cesternino (@RobCesternino) and Akiva Wienerkur (@Keev26) need a podcast and every week, Rob and Akiva spin a wheel of listener-submitted podcast ideas, and whatever the wheel lands on is what they podcast about next. This week, the wheel landed on “Podcast Power Hour” which resulted in Rob and Akiva taking it by themselves this week and listening to a dozen other podcasts, and then letting you know what you missed in the past week of podcasts across the internet. Below is the list of podcasts Rob and Akiva listened to in the episode:
* Zack To The Future
* About
* Mark-Paul Gosselaar who played Zack Morris goes through old episodes of Saved By The Bell for the first time since he taped the show in 80s-90s. He has a cohost who was the one that created Zack Morris is Trash series. Mark-Paul basically complains about the show which makes it really funny.
* Current Episode
* On today’s show, Mark-Paul and Dashiell are joined by Rod Belding himself, as Ed Blatchford shares his memories from the iconic episode where Mr. Belding’s brother briefly wins over the gang as a substitute teacher.
* Office Ladies
* About
* The Office (the actresses that played Pam and Angela)
* Current Episode
* This week we’re breaking down Did I Stutter? When Stanley snaps at Michael, Michael must stand up for himself as Stanley’s manager. Meanwhile Dwight buys Andy’s car, and Pam has to forgo contact lenses and wear her backup glasses to work. Angela rocks her original Did I Stutter? shooting draft, Jenna does a deep dive on Mad Libs and the ladies reveal The Office writing staff’s mantra: “small, real, relatable”
* Imagined Life
* About
* Biography of a famous person (with a twist)
* Current Episode
* The Prisoner: Each episode guides listeners on an immersive journey through the surprising moments and challenges that shaped someone’s life before they were famous. Clues about your identity are dropped along the way, but only at the end will you learn who “you” are.
* Urgent Care
* About
* Advice Podcast
* Current Episode
* This week Joel and Mitra / Mitra and Joel open up the kitchen as they offer advice on your boyfriend wearing dad jeans, navigating a long-distance relationship, period sex, and more.
* Why Won’t You Date Me? with Nicole Byer
* About
* Stand-up comedian Nicole Byer (host of Netflix’s Nailed It and now Wipeout with Jon Cena) is smart, funny, beautiful but also somehow perpetually single. Each week Nicole talks with a guest – usually another comedian – about sex, dating, relationships in an honest (and often graphic) way while Nicole tries to figure out how she’s still single.
* Current Episode
* Actress and comedian Jillian Bell (Workaholics, The Pole) joins Nicole to solve the reasoning behind their mutual singleness. They discuss the results of their recent psychic readings,
