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Our guest is Don Wildman, the host of many popular shows on the Travel Channel, he is the current host and narrator of Mysteries at the Museum, Beyond the Unknown, Dark Tales with Don Wildman, and Buried Worlds with Don Wildman on the Travel Channel.
Given how successful Don Wildman is, it might surprise you to learn that a while ago he woke up every morning feeling like he was a failure, therapy helped him with that. The interview is full of large and small anecdotes about failures real and perceived, including an attempt at skydiving which Don summarized as such, “I learned I would never skydive again, even as an adventure guy on TV.” Host Steve Friedman and Don have been best friends for a long time so there’s lots of laughter and stories that fans of Don Wildman will have never heard before.
Get a peek into the viral sensation, The Museum of Failure, a collection of over 100 failed products and services from around the world. Museum founder Dr. Samuel West says the museum provides a unique insight into the risky business of innovation.
When Kwame Onwuachi was 26 he had already experienced more career highs and lows than chefs twice his age. How did Kwame recover from these lows? Kwame talks about how he rebounded and delved into his childhood.
Brian Scudamore is an open book when it comes to talking about his failures: his new book is called WTF?! (Willing to Fail): How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success. In this interview Brian talked about how he dropped out of college when he was 19, fired his entire staff early on in his career, and has struggled with ADD his entire life.
We spoke to Carlos Dengler, an actor, writer, musician and a former member of the band Interpol, founded in 1997. His upcoming memoir will be a series of essays about his youth, views on culture, and his experience as a “famous rock star turned acting student.”
Steve was at a casting call when a friend and agent begged him to audition for another commercial. She said it was a national campaign, he'd make a ton of money... it was an ad for Viagra.
“At Penn, people are so successful in high school and aren’t used to experiencing failure or bouncing back from it,” - Olivia O'Dwyer, sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania and co-founder of the Anti-Resume Project.
Nancy Giles is an actress and commentator. She was on CBS News Sunday Morning for more than a decade and acted in a number of movies and TV shows. But before she found success she was a painfully shy kid.
Steve’s first acting gig entailed a musket, a crowded hall, and then Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean. What could go wrong?
Arabian Prince is one of the founding members of N.W.A., one of the earliest and most significant gangster rap groups in music. But he left the group after their debut studio album, “Straight Outta Compton”, which was a critical and commercial success.
Steve always had enviable hair until, one day, he didn't. Here, Steve talks about the journey of losing his hair including some tips for those who have just started losing their own.
Adam Liptak is the Supreme Court correspondent for The New York Times. Here, Adam discusses his circuitous path towards journalism, how journalism has changed in the age of trump and the supreme court.
Kevin Allison has one of the most successful live storytelling series and podcasts out there, RISK!, which encourages participants to tell raw, unfiltered stories. But between being on MTV’s hit comedy series “The State” and the podcast, Kevin garnered more than a decade of bad luck and bad jobs.
“If you want to talk about failure, I don't think there's any bigger failure in all of journalism.” - Michael Finkel on getting fired from The New York Times.
At five years old, Rudy Garcia-Tolson's parents gave him a choice: he could have a double amputation at the knee and walk with prosthetics or keep his legs and be wheelchair-bound. For Rudy, this was a slam dunk decision.
By the time Beri Smither was in her 20’s, she had the world by the tail. She started modeling when she was 17. “I met the right people, we clicked, it was off to the races from there.”
“Failure happens, but how do you maintain the drive and the willingness? I'm relentless. It doesn't matter how we get there, we're going to get it done.”
How do you learn to work past doubt? We spoke to Christna Sass, the co-founder and president of Andela about just that and more.
Strauss Zelnick is the man behind many blockbusters, everything from Grand Theft Auto to Dirty Dancing. Find out what Zelnick was like before he was a media mogul.
What does William Wegman know about failure? Wegman's staged photos and videos of his dogs have made him him an icon in the art world. The truth is, everyone has experienced failure, all you have to do is ask.
Have you ever been dumped? Our host, Steve Friedman has been dumped. In this new series he opens up about his own failures. The series is called Mini Failures. Episode #1 is about Steve’s attempt to get his girlfriend back after she dumped him.