Surprisingly Awesome

Surprisingly Awesome was an American podcast formerly hosted by Adam Davidson and Adam McKay and subsequently hosted by Rachel Ward and frequently guest hosted by John Hodgman. In each episode, one of the hosts would take a seemingly boring topic, and try to make the other believe that it is interesting. These topics have varied from mold to interest rates. The podcast is hosted by Gimlet Media. 
On April 12, 2017 Gimlet CEO Alex Blumberg announced the show was cancelled.
== Episodes ==
Episode #	Title 	Description 	Original Release Date
1 	Mold 	Adam Davidson tries to convince his co-host that mold is awesome. 	November 3, 2015
2 	Free Throws 	Adam McKay tries to make free throws interesting 	November 5, 2015
3 	Concrete 	The two try to drum up interest in concreteGuest: La La Anthony 	November 17, 2015
4 	Tubthumping 	They dig deeper into the 1990s hit "Tubthumping" 	December 1, 2015
5 	Interest Rates 	The hosts try to convince Adam McKay's daughter that interest rates are awesome 	December 15, 2015
6 	Broccoli 	Adam and Rachel investigate the epic struggle of parents versus kids. Yummy versus gross. Humans versus broccoli! 	January 12, 2016
7 	Adhesive 	Adam and Rachel investigate perfect stickiness, look to gecko feet 	January 26, 2016
8 	Frequent Flyer Miles 	Guest host John Hodgman discusses frequent flyer miles. 	March 8, 2016
9 	Pigeons 	 	March 22, 2016
10 	Circle of Fifths 	 	April 5, 2016
11 	Boredom 	 	April 19, 2016
12 	Mattresses 	Davidson and McKay investigate if the cost and quality of mattresses make a difference in sleep comfort. 	May 3, 2016
13 	Insults 	Adam McKay and Rachel M Ward discuss insults such as Yo Mamma Guest: E. Patrick Johnson 	May 17, 2016
14 	I Told You Sos 	Adam Davidson and Adam McKay discuss psychology and implications of saying I Told You So Guest: Janeane Garofalo 	May 23, 2016
15 	Extinct Hockey 	John Hodgman learns that extinct hockey is not the only awesome form of sport. With Rachel Ward. 	June 14, 2016
16 	Follow ups 	Alex Blumberg, Adam Davidson and Rachel Ward follow up some of the stories covered earlier such as concrete, free throws, mattresses. 	June 29, 2016
17 	Flossing 	Rachel Ward and Maeve Higgins discuss flossing with a dentist. 	July 27, 2016
18 	Yoga 	Adam Davidson and Rachel Ward examine merits of Yoga.Guest: Wendy Doniger, Michelle Goldberg 	August 10, 2016
19 	Cardboard 	 	August 24, 2016
20 	Crying 	 	September 7, 2016
21 	Postal Addresses 	 	September 21, 2016
22 	Wedding Planning 	 	October 5, 2016
23 	Update 	Rachel Ward announces that she is moving on from Surprisingly Awesome to another Gimlet Media project. The search for a new host is on. This episode is also a preview for Twice Removed.	January 19, 2017
24 	A Message from Gimlet CEO Alex Blumberg	Alex Blumberg announces that Surprisingly Awesome has been cancelled and gives a preview of a new show called Every Little Thing. 	April 12, 2017
==Reception==
The Guardian reviewed it positively saying, "Three episodes in, Surprisingly Awesome has managed to live up to its name and its mission."
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