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Max Heering interviews athletes, celebrities, and anyone and everyone in between. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

Max Heering


    • May 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 44 EPISODES


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    Drag Racer Lindsay Wheelock on the Keys to Balancing Work and Family | Bothering Strangers Ep. 44

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2022 39:37


    Drag racer Lindsay Wheelock joins the Bothering Strangers Podcast to talk about how she got into drag racing, homeschooling her kids, and why she enjoys her job as a dental hygienist. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Detroit Lion Derrick Barnes on Staying Motivated During a Losing Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 50:41


    Detroit Lion Derrick Barnes stops by the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about Andrew Whitworth mentioning him at the NFL Honors Awards, staying motivated during a losing season, and the price of being a pro athlete. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    How Dee Hankins Became a Motivational Speaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 62:33


    Motivational speaker Dee Hankins joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about growing up in foster care, how he became a motivational speaker, and what makes Chick-fil-A so good. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    2x Olympic Gold Medalist Natasha Hastings on Racism in Track & Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2021 31:26


    2x Olympic Gold Medalist Natasha Hastings joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about colorism, racism, and sexism in track & field. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Olympic Rugby Player Kristi Kirshe on the Value of Cross-Training

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 51:03


    American Olympic Rugby Player Kristi Kirshe joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about why rugby is not popular in the United States, playing in the Olympics, and the value of cross-training. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    The Burger Scholar on the International Burger Renaissance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 34:59


    The Burger Scholar, George Motz joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about In-N-Out vs, Whataburger, Impossible Meat and Beyond Meat, and why flyover states actually have good food. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    How Menachem Silverstein Became an Orthodox Jewish Comedian

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 57:42


    Orthodox Jewish comedian Menachem Silverstein joins the Bothering Strangers Podcast to talk about how to prove the haters wrong, the advantages and disadvantages of being an Orthodox Jewish comedian, and why we do not like classic American Jewish foods. Max and Menachem may or may not have been casually antisemitic at times during this conversation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    The Dr. Dream Interview (Part 2) | Ep. 37 | Bothering Strangers: 30 Minutes Max

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 27:00


    Kelly Sullivan Walden returns for part two of this interview to talk about erotic dreams, Human 2.0, and how to use your dreams to help your life. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    The Dr. Dream Interview (Part 1) | Ep. 36 | Bothering Strangers: 30 Minutes Max

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2021 29:32


    Dr. Dream (Kelly Sullivan Walden) joins the Bothering Strangers podcast this week to interpret some dreams and talk about how epigenetics affects dreams. Subscribe to the Bothering Strangers podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    The Millennial Rabbi on Meditation, Coachella, and Jewish Mysticism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 46:13


    Millennial Rabbi Daniel Bortz joins the Bothering Strangers Podcast to talk about meditation, working at Coachella, and Jewish mysticism (Kabballah). Subscribe to the Bothering Strangers Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Community Organizer Josh Kaufman on Censorship & Working for Joe Biden

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 70:09


    Community Organizer Joshua Kaufman stopped by the Bothering Strangers Podcast to talk about government censorship, why the Democratic Party is failing, and the differences between the Democratic and Republican Party. Subscribe to the Bothering Strangers Podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Artist Elias Medici on the Value of Abstract Art

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 50:10


    Artist Elias Medici drops by the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about the how the Laguna Beach art scene influences his art, the process of pricing your art, and how painting gives him something to look forward to in a pandemic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Interview with 2x Olympic Gold Medalist Ted Ligety

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 30:40


    2x Olympic Gold Medalist Ted Ligety joins the Bothering Strangers Podcast to talk about his company, Shred Optics, a day in the life of a professional skier, and corruption in the skiing industry. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Pornstar Aria Carson | Ep. 31 | Bothering Strangers: 30 Minutes Max

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 28:55


    Pornstar Aria Carson stops by the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about how time consuming the adult entertainment is, the downsides of the porn industry, and the preconceived notions that pornstars have to deal with. Subscribe to the Bothering Strangers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    How Eric Wallace Went From the NCAA to the Australian Football League

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 56:37


    Former Australian Rules Football Player and NFL player Eric Wallace joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about how he went from playing college basketball to becoming the first American to play Australian Rules Football. He also discusses how he made the switch from Aussie Rules Football to the NFL and how he found his passion for photography and modeling after the NFL. Subscribe to the Bothering Strangers podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    OnlyFans Girl Crystal Jackson AKA Mrs. Poindexter | Ep. 29 | Bothering Strangers: 30 Minutes Max

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 28:37


    'Hot Mom' Crystal Jackson AKA Mrs. Poindexter joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to give her side of the story in the OnlyFans Catholic School scandal, how she explained the scandal to her kids, and to talk about how Reddit helped her get famous. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    How Olympic Snowboarder Louie Vito Became a Reality TV Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 46:16


    Olympic snowboarder Louie Vito joins the Bothering Strangers podcast this week to talk about being a reality TV star, the struggles of learning Italian, and the typical day of a professional snowboarder. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Influencer & Sports Reporter Taylor Mathis | Ep. 27 | Bothering Strangers: 30 Minutes Max

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 28:51


    Influencer & sports reporter Taylor Mathis stops by the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about how much influencers get paid, the upsides and downsides of working in a male-dominated industry, and how her influencing career complements her sports reporting career. Subscribe to the Bothering Strangers Podcast on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Jewish & Israel Rights Activist Rudy Rochman on How TikTok is Helping Improve the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 50:28


    Pro-Israel activist Rudy Rochman joins the Bothering Strangers podcast this week to talk about how you can be Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine, how TikTok is helping young Israelis and Palestinians understand each other better, and the role of media in the Israel-Palestine conflict. Subscribe to Bothering Strangers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Fitness Trainer & Influencer Sam Gwazdauskas | Ep. 25 | Bothering Strangers: 30 Minutes Max

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 29:19


    Fitness trainer & influencer Sam Gwazdauskas joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about why you cannot judge someone's health by their appearance, why exercise is medicine, and the word 'thicc' has positively impacted the culture. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Comedian Martin Amini on The Sacrifices of Being a Comedian

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 69:07


    Comedian Martin Amini joins the Bothering Strangers podcast this week to talk about the sacrifices of being a comedian, how the loss of a close friend made him appreciate life, and how growing up as Bolivian-Iranian kid in Section 8 housing of Silver Springs, Maryland has influenced his stand-up comedy. He also roasted me many times throughout our interview. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Landon Campbell and Michael Holmes of the In Their 20s Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 41:01


    Landon Campbell and Michael Holmes of the In Their 20s podcast join Bothering Strangers to talk about why advice tends to be for everyone, the perfect podcast guest, and the value of a short-form interview. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Model and Influencer Taylor Lynn | Ep. 22 | Bothering Strangers: 30 Minutes Max

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2021 29:58


    Model and influencer Taylor Lynn joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about the dark side of the influencing industry, give advice to aspiring models, and the difference between Instagram modeling and runway modeling. Subscribe to the Bothering Strangers podcast on Apple Podcasts and YouTube. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Former UFC Champion Ian 'Uncle Creepy' McCall on Psychedelic Therapy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 59:48


    Former UFC Champion Ian 'Uncle Creepy' McCall joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about anything and everything to do with psychedelic therapy. Subscribe to Bothering Strangers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Comedian Dustin Nickerson on Why Politicians Don't Care About Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 44:15


    Comedian Dustin Nickerson joins the Bothering Strangers podcast this week to talk about attractive male comedians, why politicians do not care about us, and why California is objectively the best state. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    OnlyFans Girl and Comedian Catie Housman | Ep. 19 | Bothering Strangers: 30 Minutes Max

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 28:12


    OnlyFans Girl and Comedian Catie Housman stops by the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about why she does OnlyFans, the Kardashian family, and the ultimate OnlyFans duo. Catie's OnlyFans: https://linktr.ee/chouse11 Subscribe to Bothering Strangers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Comedian Maddy Smith on Wild 'n Out, Podcasting in a Pandemic & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 40:23


    Comedian Maddy Smith joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about how she got onto Wild n' Out, her new podcast, That Time of the Week, and why standup comedy is the lowest rung of entertainment. Max may or may not have had an existential crisis in this episode. Subscribe to Bothering Strangers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Jake Cohen on Playing for the Israeli National Basketball Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 29:40


    American-Israeli basketball player Jake Cohen joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about his experiences playing for the Israeli National Basketball Team, why he changed teams this past season, and whether or not he is the funny guy in his locker room. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Polyglot Cole Langs on How Internet Revolutionized Learning Languages

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 59:58


    Polyglot Cole Langs joins the the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about the value of learning languages, how languages spread through colonization, how the revolutionized learning languages and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Tim Chantarangsu on Being Fired by CPK, Fatherhood, and Wild 'N Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 73:52


    Rapper and YouTuber Tim Chantarangsu (formerly Tim DeLaGhetto) comes on to the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about being fired by CPK, why he ALMOST did not come on the podcast, phrases that have come and gone, and his new show, "Deliciousness". He also explains basic geography to Max. His new show, Deliciousness, comes out on December 14 on MTV. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Former NFL Quarterback Jay Fiedler on the Keys to a Long NFL Career

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 39:44


    Jay Fiedler is a former NFL quarterback and a member of the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. He joined the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk the keys to a long NFL career, being one of a few Jewish players in the NFL, owning a professional basketball team, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Softballer AJ Andrews Talks About Unrealistic Expectations and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2020 57:42


    AJ Andrews is the first woman to win a Rawlings Gold Glove. She joined the podcast to talk about preparing for the ESPN Body Issue, the unrealistic expectations placed on Black athletes, why we should re-think the way we look at female sports, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Barber To the NFL, Barber562, Talks About Building an NFL Client Base

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 55:11


    Barber562 talks about the benefits of Yelp, how he built a client base, how he became one of a handful of people to cut NFL players' hair, and adjusting to teaching his kids in the pandemic. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Cheffin' It Up with Chef Ali Weinberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 54:23


    Chef Ali Weinberg sits down to talk about the importance of trusting your restaurant staff, how to deal with the haters, the influence of Jewish food on her cooking, and why the customer is NOT always right. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Conversations With a Northern Irishman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 38:05


    Northern Irishman Jack Francey joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about why women are smarter than men, British stereotypes about Americans, Wikipedia rabbit holes, fear mongering in American and British politics and media, accents that are just too hard to do, and some killer impressions. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Comedian Danny Jolles Talks Michael Jordan Conspiracy Theories and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 59:35


    Comedian and actor Danny Jolles joins the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about the influence Kevin Hart had on his career, bad WIFI, the supreme acting skill of The Rock, Michael Jordan conspiracy theories, the genius of Lebron James, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Rapper Kosha Dillz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 40:43


    Rapper Kosha Dillz comes on to the Bothering Strangers podcast to talk about being one of a few Jewish rappers, his worst birthday, his top 5 rappers, being a video game character, and his time in jail. He also may lay down a freestyle rap. You can listen to Kosha Dillz's new album, Nobody Cares Except You, on all major streaming platforms. Subscribe to Bothering Strangers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Comedian Jacob Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 58:47


    Comedian Jacob Williams joins the Bothering Strangers Podcast for an illuminating conversation about being zoom bombed, his time on Wild n' Out and America's Got Talent, Adam Devine's House Party, and his growing swag. You can listen to Jacob William's new comedy album, Unemotional Rollercoaster, on all major streaming platforms or check out his website, jacobwilliamscomedy.com . Subscribe to Bothering Strangers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Rapper Westside Gravy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 58:21


    Rapper Westside Gravy joins the Bothering Strangers Podcast for a deep conversation about his rap influences, the message in his music, racism, anti-Semitism, the best rappers of all-time, and more. You can listen to Westside Gravy's music on all major streaming platforms or check out his website, westsidegravy.com. Subscribe to Bothering Strangers on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    NY Giant Shakial Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 49:59


    Max Heering chats with NY Giant Shakial Taylor. They talk about why he opted out of the NFL season, investments, social justice in the NFL, and so much more. They also happened to go to the same college and have the same major and minor. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Comedian Big Irish Jay

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 55:25


    Max Heering chats with comedian, Big Irish Jay. They talk about performing stand-up comedy in a pandemic, Jay's dating history, and why Jay has never done cocaine. They also get controversial when making their list of the 10 greatest NBA players. You can listen to Big Irish Jay's podcasts here: Love in Black and White: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-in-black-and-white/id1530901901 Ask A : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvF5vAKoWnGqEJ8AP4LVaF1Wjcx92NkXm The HollingsWorthless Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hollingsworthless-podcast/id542275854 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Comedian JR De Guzman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 49:33


    Max Heering chats with comedian, JR De Guzman. They talk about everything from performing stand-up comedy at his grandmother's funeral to living in a storage unit to colonization with so much more in between! You can watch JR's quarter-hour Netflix special here: https://www.netflix.com/search?q=comedy&jbv=80223138 Or You can listen to his comedy album, Dual Citizen, here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/dual-citizen/1206555303 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Actor Gondoe Mulbah

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 46:39


    Max Heering chats with actor, Gondoe Mulbah. They discuss being Black in America, Gondoe's aspiration to be a professional soccer player... for a little while, married life, and more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

    Breiden Fehoko - LA Chargers Defensive Lineman

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2020 59:52


    Max Heering chats with LA Chargers Defensive Lineman, Breiden Fehoko. They discuss the current climate surrounding sports and social justice, playing football in a pandemic, football in his home state of Hawaii, Polynesian culture, and more! You can also watch Breiden on this season of HBO's Hard Knocks! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/max-heering2/support

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