The Extraordinarians

Circus Artist Leila Noone

Matt, Tony, and Kristen chat with Leila Noone about her Guinness World Record for hanging by her hair for 25 minutes and 11 seconds! She shares her journey as a contortionist, how she wraps her hair to stay suspended and her tips for maintaining a positive headspace.<a href="https://youtu.be/1Hx-EyOALJc" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch the video episode here!</a> This is a <a href="https://headgum.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Headgum</a> podcast. Follow Headgum on <a href="https://x.com/headgum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/headgum/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tiktok</a>. Advertise on <a href="https://gumball.fm/shows/the-extraordinarians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Extraordinarians</a> via <a href="http://gumball.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gumball.fm</a>.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

What does it take to be the very best at something EXTREMELY specific? Listen in as television and film’s most celebrated character actors Kristen Schaal, Tony Hale and Matt Oberg chat with the world’s most extraordinary record breakers. They cover everything from tightrope walking across two hot air balloons, breaking your own world record of most amount of flips on a trampoline and even some weirder ones like putting over 600 barbecue skewers in your beard! Join these three friends as they shed a little spotlight on the strangest and most unlikely champions.If you’d like to nominate someone in your life for “World’s Best…” or “World’s Worst…“, please email <a href="mailto:worldsgreatestpod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">worldsgreatestpod@gmail.com</a>!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@TheExtraordinarians" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Watch every episode on Youtube!</a>This is a <a href="https://headgum.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Headgum</a> podcast. Follow Headgum on <a href="https://x.com/headgum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/headgum/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tiktok</a>. Advertise on The Extraordinarians via <a href="http://gumball.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gumball.fm</a>.