My Pod Shuffle

Genre: Finance - Welcome to the Shark Tank, with guests Dimy and Amanda. We unleash our inner entrepreneur and share our million dollar ideas for startups (3/4 of us are officially in the restaurant business). We talk about "The Big Short" and other financial movie takeaways. Challenge yourself to determine whether a cryptocurrency name is real or fake. There will be good financial advic...

Episode 36 / Genre: Audio Vlog - Join Alex and Sam as they recount the month of August from their own points of view by sending each other audio vlogs each day (although we didn't actually send each other any of them until the very end), inspired by the vlog brothers. Get ready for a month packed into 40 minutes on this episode of My Vlog Shuffle! Insta: @mypodshuffle

Episode 35 / Genre: Animals - Join us on a safari through the San Diego Zoo & The Georgia Aquarium. You also don't want to miss the last segment where Alex and Sam replicate the sounds of real life animals! dolphins, otters, whale sharks, platypus. horses, lions, deer, monkeys, goats, oh my!

Episode 34 / Genre: Comedy - Luke is joined by Alex and Sam as they tackle all things funny... seriously this episode is like really funny. Packed with classic comedic segments including: Try Not to Laugh Pun Challenge, Utensil Review, Music Theory, This Week in the News, and much more! Also all 3 hosts give a shot at standup (Alex tells about the mis-adventures of Muffin, Sam dives into the world...

Episode 33 / Genre: Hobbies - It's Sam's Birthday week!! And to celebrate, he gets to dive deep into his favorite hobby... ciphers (spelled correctly here). Alex learns more than he ever dreamed about when it comes to the history of ciphers, stories of the coolest ciphers to ever be evented, and how they all stack up against each other. Listen to hear about the Ceasar Cipher, the Cytale Cipher, an...

Episode 32 / Genre: Solo - One half of the hosts, one half of the runtime! Alex takes over the entire podcast this week. He has chosen to reveal his Bucket List to YOU shufflers. Listen as Alex single-handedly lists his desires to drive a zamboni, swim with sharks, do standup comedy, and much much more! Follow us on Instagram @mypodshuffle

Episode 31 / Genre: Improv - Alex and Sam test out their improvisational skills along with two other friends (Alex Baptista & Brian Ellsworth)! Listen as we try and make up stories based on the prompts you submitted. What happens when a soccer player enters a Bucees gas station on kareoke night? What happens when there is a water leak on the International Space Station? What happens when Barbie is...

Episode 30 / Genre: Movie Review - Alex and Sam repeat one of the classic genres of My Pod Shuffle, and for good reason! They participate in the recent trend called "Barbenheimer", which consists of watching potentially the two most different movies you can get, Barbie and Oppenheimer, in the same day. SPOILER WARNING! Follow us on Instagram @mypodshuffle

Episode 29 / Genre: Video Games - Alex and Sam revisit their favorite college video game - Rocket League (a.k.a. car soccer). This is an incredibly chaotic episode that features Sam and Alex taking on the role of e-sports commentators, getting to the bottom of philosophical questions like "Are video games really a waste of time?", and lots (and lots) of screaming. Rate us 5 stars if you enjoyed! F...

Episode 28 / Genre: Kids - The most guests ever on the history of My Pod Shuffle (and their combined age is 26 years old!) This episode embodies the pure chaos of sibling rivalry in a single podcast. Listen as we ask Omar, Jackie, Emma, and Ellie existential questions. Also segments that include: Would You Rather, Categories Games, and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader finale. Rate us 5 Stars! Fol...

Episode 27 / Genre: Government - For the first time in MPS (My Pod Shuffle) history, we have given the power to YOU (the audience) to choose this week's segments! Listen to this episode and hear about our 4th of July traditions and stories, deep dives into the biographies of our current US congress people, and the latest legislation passed by the governments all around us! Consider leaving this po...

Episode 26 / Genre: Q&A / Inspiration- Alex and Sam have officially reached the halfway mark of their year long podcasting endeavor! They tackle listener submitted questions from the week that make them question why they decided to start a podcast in the first place. Where is pee actually stored in the human body? Is Fruit Ninja Frenzy Force a better show than Arcane? They try their best to give i...

Episode 25 / Genre: Tier List- Alex and Sam are joined by their sorority sister Caroline as they attempt to rank items in three different categories. Does Sam have a sugar addiction? Which superpower is most useful for going camping? Why does NASA choose such weird acronyms for their missions? Let us know if you agree with our rankings on our Instagram @mypodshuffle. Send your burning questions to...

Episode 24 / Genre: Game Show - Are you smarter than a millionaire? Alex and Sam test their wits in Family Feud & Who Wants to Be A Millionaire (hosted by Sophia Still aka Alex's little sister). What responses do we have for Wind-Based Activities? What do only ducks do? Can you define "loquacious"? How many times can Alex and Sam get stumped by British culture and knowledge (too many times). Will...

Episode 23 / Genre: Conspiracy Theories - Alex and Sam join the ranks of the king of conspiracies (their college housemate) Trey "Kochi" Sipes. Get the inside scoop of the biggest conspiracies of the 21st century. Shufflers beware as we uncover the dark secrets of the Denver International Airport, the truth behind astrological sciences, the evidence behind aliens in other dimensions, and the real...

Episode 22 / Genre: Topical - Knock Knock. Don’t knock it til you try it. There is no try only do. Just do it! This episode features just Alex and Sam rambling about any and every topic that comes to mind by constantly interrupting each other. Here is just a small sample of topics: Trampoline Dodgeball, Cheesecake, Philosophy of Humor, EZRA MILLER, Virtual Reality, Pizza Styles, and Joe Rogan… Als...

Episode 21 / Genre: Paleontology - Alex, Sam, and guest Franklin travel millions of years back in time to both the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods in the United States. In this podcast, learn about the behind the scenes work of the Natural Museum of Science and History, experience the wonder of dinosaurs as experienced through a totally real time machine experience, and test your knowledge on some...

Episode 20 / Genre: Parenting - Alex and Sam are joined by two real life parents and one real life baby! We discuss the trend of "unique" baby names including their pronunciation, spelling, and just flat out wild ideas. Hear the (mostly) true childhood stories of all the trouble Sam and Alex got themselves into which includes throwing projectiles like rocks, snowballs, water balloons, and tennis b...

Episode 19 / Genre: Life Advice - Life in your 20s can be a crazy time... school, work, social circles, and financial responsibility. Alex and Sam take a deep dive into their current life status and share some meaningful advice of how to navigate the chaos. What is actually like to work an office desk job? How do you make friends outside of organized school? What are taxes? And is the phrase "adul...

Episode 18 / Genre - Fitness: We are joined this week by another special guest, Sylvie, a long time friend of Alex and Strength Coach at the Colorado School of Mines. Find out whose mile time improved the most after Sylvie's week long fitness regiment, how Sam's backpack was stolen during his workout, and how to decipher confusing exercise names. Instagram | @coach_wieseler Podcast | Iron Game Cha...

Episode 17 / Genre: Escape Room - In this episode, Sam puts Alex's escape room experience to the test with a custom RPG escape room based on "Escape This Podcast". Sam has a little too much fun with voice acting, and Alex attempts to avoid the numerous red herrings while solving the puzzles. My Pod Shuffle on Spotify | @mypodshuffle

Episode 16 / Genre: Music - My Pod Shuffle drops its first produced single ... or more accurately our first original intro song with the help of our musical guests Mox Jade and Surrender the Tides! Ever wondered how to start making music for the world to hear or just love all things music? Then this is the podcast for you! Sam sings, Alex drops a trumpet solo, and together they dive deep into the...

Episode 15 / Genre: Bible Study - Truly an episode of Biblical proportions, Alex and Sam talk about the significance of Easter, whether Jesus actually died on Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, traditions growing up, and the improvement of Christian media over the last few years. This episode was largely inspired by The Bible Project, so check out their podcast, YouTube channel, and website bibleproj...

Episode 14 / Genre: Entrepreneur - The creator and owner of Sofiest Designs, Sofie, joins My Pod Shuffle to chat about her small business, how it came to be a success, and any other strange questions Alex and Sam can think to ask! Hear about disco mushrooms, disco boots, disco UFOs, and maybe even disco dinosaurs. This is a great episode for any one considering doing a small business... learn abou...

Episode 13 / Genre: Technology - My Pod Shuffle 2.0 gets an upgrade! Alex and Sam interact with A.I. and discuss the implications of A.I. in the future. Listen to this episode to hear about the greatest, new inventions from the past year and how they are scary, smart, stupid, and super cool! Alex shares updates in the aerospace industry and Sam dives deep into the escape room and game industries....