Smokey and The Bandit, Exploding Christmas Lights, and Chris’ Condom Dispensing Alarm Clock

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We’ve turned intuition into a buzzword—flattened it into a slogan, a gut feeling, or a vague whisper we don’t always know how to hear. But what if intuition is so much more? What if it's one of the most powerful tools we have—and we’ve just forgotten how to use it? In this episode, I’m joined by Hrund Gunnsteinsdóttir , Icelandic thought leader, filmmaker, and author of InnSæi: Icelandic Wisdom for Turbulent Times . Hrund has spent over 20 years studying and teaching the science and art of intuition through her TED Talk, Netflix documentary (InnSæi: The Power of Intuition), and global work on leadership, innovation, and inner knowing. Together, we explore what intuition really is (hint: not woo-woo), how to cultivate it in a culture obsessed with logic and overthinking, and why your ability to listen to yourself might be the most essential skill you can develop. In This Episode, We Cover: ✅ Why we’ve misunderstood intuition—and how to reclaim it ✅ Practical ways to strengthen your intuitive muscle ✅ What Icelandic wisdom teaches us about inner knowing ✅ How to use intuition during uncertainty and decision-making ✅ Why trusting yourself is an act of rebellion (and power) Intuition isn’t magic—it’s a deep, internal guidance system that already exists inside you. The question is: are you listening? Connect with Hrund: Website: www.hrundgunnsteinsdottir.com TedTalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/hrund_gunnsteinsdottir_listen_to_your_intuition_it_can_help_you_navigate_the_future?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Newsletter: https://hrundgunnsteinsdottir.com/blog/ LI: www.linkedin.com/in/hrundgunnsteinsdottir IG: https://www.instagram.com/hrundgunnsteinsdottir/ Book: InnSæi: Icelandic Wisdom for Turbulent Times Related Podcast Episodes: How To Breathe: Breathwork, Intuition and Flow State with Francesca Sipma | 267 VI4P - Know Who You Are (Chapter 4) Gentleness: Cultivating Compassion for Yourself and Others with Courtney Carver | 282 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Smokey and The Bandit, Exploding Christmas Lights, and Chris’ Condom Dispensing Alarm Clock

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60 Episodes, Zero Jetpacks, and a Couple of Babies 40:01

4 days ago40:01

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In this historic 60th episode, Jeff and Chris do what any self-respecting podcast would do to celebrate a major milestone: they use AI to de-age themselves into toddlers and open the show as actual 3-year-olds and seem shockingly composedfor children who have likely just discovered their toes. Then the episode spirals into a beautiful midlife crisis as the duo laments all the futuristic promises of their youth that never arrived: bubble cars, food pills, dome cities, clothes with built-in booties, and the long-overdue extinction of crappy asphalt. Jeff mourns the death of Jetsons-style travel; Chris weeps forthe loss of meal replacement pills—then immediately retracts it because pills that taste like hot dogs are a war crime. They recall Willy Wonka 's gum-based dinners, rip on Charlton Heston's dystopia trilogy, and give a heartfelt Zardoz shout out to Sean Connery in a red Speedo. And then there's Dirk Pearson. Remember him? No? Good. Because that long-haired supplement-peddling life-extension prophet lied to everyone. Chris calls him out for saying we’d live to 800 while Jeff’s is just hoping to make it to the next Target run without groaning. Closing Thought: The roads are still garbage, the replicators never arrived, and you’re still eating nachos like a caveman. But at least you’ve got Nice Pull! —now with baby filters and 740 episodes to go.…

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UFO's, Flying Root Beer, and that time Malcolm McDowell Crashed the Show! 44:43

11 days ago44:43

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Jeff and Chris summon the spirit of late-night paranoia, alien abduction, and 1970s cinema trauma—only to have actual cult film royalty Malcolm freaking McDowell crawl out of the Moloko Cabinet like a Droog in heat. That’s right. The Clockwork Orange legend crashes the podcast, drops Kubrick-flavored chaos, mocks Jeff’s best friend arson attempt, and gently roasts the show for being “ridiculously boring.” It's the highest honor Nice Pull! has ever received. They’ll never emotionally recover. But wait, the vortex gets deeper. From there, it’s a warp-speed detour through UFO coverups , government conspiracies , and trauma-induced memory blackouts. Chris chimes in with tales of Bigfoot , the Loch Ness Monster , and Jimmy Carter’s extraterrestrial truth bomb , while Jeff remembers the time a glass of root beer launched itself across the room without being touched. (Yes, it was witnessed. Yes, it left a puddle.) Also mentioned: 🌀 The Bermuda Triangle 👽 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 🧠 Cognitive dissonance vs. the human soul Come for the “Horror Show”, stay for the floating beverage-ware, and leave wondering if that weird noise in your attic is just the house settling.…

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Molten Projectors, a “Pretty Sneaky Sis,” and the Un-sexiest Organs in Cinema 44:14

22 days ago44:14

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Episode 58 is a red-hot blast of overheated projectors, childhood propaganda films, and board games that taught us nothing but trust issues. Jeff flashes back to I Am Joe’s Heart , a short film that accidentally invented medical anxiety in children, while Chris relives the sweaty pressure of threading a film strip like a bomb tech in a polyester vest. The boys debate whether Mouse Trap was a game or just an elaborate toy-based lie, and they revisit educational films that showed real lung removals to 12-year-olds. Also in this episode: Danny Bonaduce’s underage draft notice earns Chris 102,000 points. A Kids in the Hall cocktail earns Jeff 90K and a paper umbrella. A narrator-heart with body dysmorphia walks us through heart disease. And the mystery of why every child actor in commercials sounded like a 50-year-old Brooklyn bookie. Plus: upside-down vision experiments gone horribly wrong, Home Alone trivia bombs, and a pitch for Jesus: The Back of His Head – The Motion Picture . This one’s hot to the touch and full of cinematic nonsense— handle with oven mitts . Want to share your favorite childhood “film day” memory? Email us before the reel burns through at nicepullpod@gmail.com .…

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Death Row Daiquiris, FM Braces, and that time Danny Bonaduce joined Nice Pull! 39:42

4 weeks ago39:42

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In a twist no one saw coming—mainly because no one thought to ask —Episode 57 delivers a new first in AI scoring that’s so inconceivable, Chris uses the “H” word. But that’s just the hors d'oeuvre. The real entrée? A forensic look at The Piña Colada Song , revealing a couple so emotionally constipated they need print classifieds to cheat on each other—only to accidentally fall in love again through mutual infidelity and tropical cocktails. Marriage: solved. But wait, there’s a side of Bonaduce. Yes, that’s right. Danny "I-might’ve-been-drafted" Partridge himself pops in for a gloriously unhinged voice memo that sets off a nostalgia avalanche for the Partridge Family bus, tambourine storage logistics, and braces that receive FM radio. Buckle up for conspiracies about Shirley Partridge’s mysterious husband,Vietnam-era sitcom storylines, and Jeff’s grim fan theory about Rupert Holme’s unholy ear worm. This installment is a tribute to everything wonderfully wrong with ‘70s lyrics—and it might just be the most batshit episode yet.…

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Suicidal Ponies, Female Vigilantes, and the 70s Song Lyrics we Loved to Hate 46:19

5 weeks ago46:19

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Brace yourselves, vinyl survivors, for a sentimental sucker punch wrapped in polyester and sealed with a tear-stained K-Tel sticker. This week, Jeff and Chris go deep into a genre of music best described as “AM Gold Meltdown”: overwrought epics where ghost horses roam the plains of confusion, dads are emotionally unavailable and terrible at parenting, and Southern justice is dealt out by corrupt judges and armed siblings with boundary issues. These are the songs your parents slow-danced to while chain-smoking and silently wondering if happiness was real. Along the way, we ponder essential questions like: Can two full-grown adults ride a pony? Is a blackout a metaphor or just a power outage? And who the hell decided Terry Jacks was emotionally safe for public consumption? Featuring fake trials,hoot owls, and the long-overdue exposé on Seth Amos (who?), this episode dives headfirst into lyrical madness so you don’t have to. Grab your 8-track, press play, and remember—little sister don’t miss when she aims her gun.…

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Metric Mayhem, Big League Trauma, and Jeff's Secret Library Affair 45:05

7 weeks ago45:05

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This week on Nice Pull! , Jeff and Chris stumble on a metric system PSA that begged America to take 10 minutes and just learn what a goddamn gram is . From there, it’s a chaotic spiral into shredded gum-based nightmares and the slow, sad death of Encyclopedia Britannica as it got body-slammed by the Internet. Along the way, you’ll learn how Jeff lost his heart in a library, why candy manufacturers were hellbent on turning kids into tiny tobacco addicts, and which forgotten teen idol accidentally handed Chris a win. Oh, and if you ever ate something that was labeled “pellet-based,” we’d like a word.…

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Lightbulb Cakes, Tiger Beat Crushes, and the CIA Training Simulator for Girls 43:49

8 weeks ago43:49

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Jeff and Chris go full slumber party as they deep dive into the girlhood trenches of the '70s and '80s. We're talkin’ teen idols, Easy-Bake foolery, and a board game that trains future stalkers. There's yelling, there's shame, and there's a Donny Osmond lunchbox—because of course there is. Things spiral fast as “Uniden” gets name-dropped like it's a Bond villain, fake cake gets served hotter than a super nova, and AI watches from the shadows, judging us all. There's also a heartfelt request for listener trauma stories involving molten (brownie-like) objects and rejected calls on fake phones from imaginary men. If you grew up confused by gender roles and slightly burned by plastic appliances, this one's for you.…

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Frozen Dinners, Scented Seduction, and yet another Doll from Hell 44:58

8 weeks ago44:58

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What starts as a harmless Target run quickly spirals into full-blown madness, complete with questionable dinner options, aggressively nostalgic fashion, and a demonic giggle that would make David Lynch proud. Along the way, Chris and Jeff uncover lost relics of 70s and 80s advertising that probably should’ve stayed buried, relive personal traumas involving denim shorts and capes, and expose the deeply suspicious agenda of toy cows. Also: someone might get emotionally manipulated by perfume. Or a doll. Or both. It’s another round of absurdity, and utter nonsense—exactly the way you like it.…

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Talking Cars, Wonder Woman vs. Isis, and that time Chris and Jeff met a Sleestak 44:38

9 weeks ago44:38

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Jeff and Chris kick things off with a casual meditation on talking dune buggies, then spiral into a kaleidoscopic freakout of animated fever dreams, including sexually confused antique cars, kung-fu dogs, and post-Jaws PR rehab sharks ( Jabberjaw ,we're looking at you). But wait—just when your brain has almost melted, they summon Portland’s very own Sleestak , Brent Marr, a man who built a movie-quality lizard suit just to terrify elevator passengers and make Gen X dreams come true. They bond over terrifying stop-motion creatures, Sleestak lore, and the spiritual nirvana of watching Land of the Lost while eating Froot Loops. Somewhere along the way, they invent three punk bands, start a fake Coachella lineup, and remind us all why no writer’s room in the ‘70s had rules, shame, or working seatbelts.…

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Whisky Bottle Guitars, "Remon" Pies, and the World's Greatest Toothpaste Aphrodisiac 35:16

10 weeks ago35:16

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Jeff and Chris plunge headfirst into the baffling, unhinged world of vintage commercials. From the seductive promises of Ultra Bright toothpaste (because nothing says romance like fluoride) to a deeply uncomfortable trip into a rainforest, no ad is safe from their scrutiny. They tackle everything from politically incorrect “Remons” to a deeply unsettling PSA about instant milk—because, as it turns out, you can just... add milk to milk? Who knew? Of course, no Nice Pull! episode would be complete without the AI overlords scoring their obscure pop culture references,proving once again that Jeff and Chris are either walking encyclopedias of useless knowledge or just guys who watched way too much TV in the ‘70s and ‘80s. Who wins this round? Who gets the ultimate Nice Pull! ? And more importantly, why was a certain “Rat Packer” allowed to drink straight whiskey on network television? Tune in to find out!…

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Attack of the Red-Headed Vixens, Killer Kites, and that time Nice Pull! became a Video Podcast 45:14

12 weeks ago45:14

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Nice Pull! Episode 50 - Now With Video!Jeff and Chris are officially on camera, and the world will never be the same. In this inaugural video episode, they take a deep, ridiculous dive into the public service announcements (PSAs) that shaped (or traumatized) our childhoods. From nightmare-inducing fire prevention ads featuring seductive redheads, to cautionary tales about kite strings—yes, kite strings—they unravel the bizarre world of vintage social messaging. Also on deck: a horrifically mis-worded diet supplement ad, a war against pay television, and the forgotten crime wave of car antenna vandalism (yes, that was apparently a thing).Between poofs, PSA guilt-tripping, and an ad executive who was definitely on something, this episode delivers the full spectrum of nostalgia-fueled absurdity. Will Jeff and Chris survive their brush with diet candy, or will they be forced to drive 55 into the annals of pop culture madness? One thing’s for sure—this one is definitely “One to Grow On.”…

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Paul is Dead, Mr. Rogers’ Dark Secret, and that time Chris and Jeff Played an Album Backwards 1:01:39

13 weeks ago1:01:39

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Yet another auditory descent into the labyrinth of misinformation, where childhood rumors reign supreme, and logic is left crying in a corner! Chris and Jeff unearth the unhinged origins of some of history’s dumbest, most bizarre urban legends—from the infamous “Paul is Dead” debacle that had 12-year-olds playing records backward like deranged vinyl wizards, to the chilling truth (?) about Mr. Rogers’ alleged secret past. Along the way, they crack the case of “The Beaver’s” fake demise, revisit the feverish hunt for an immortal Elvis, and confirm that Eddie Haskell was probably not a porn star. Oh, and for the grand finale? A decades-old mystery is solved: why did those terrible plastic Halloween costumes have a giant picture of the character right on the chest? Get ready to have your mind aggressively expanded by the least reliable detectives in pop culture history!…

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The Dawn of Shopping Malls, the Mysterious Heather Thomas, and that time Chris Bought a Baptismal Certificate from an Adult Bookstore 57:27

13 weeks ago57:27

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What starts as a casual discussion about malls quickly mutates into an unhinged, spiral through the sacred rituals of ‘80s adolescence. Marvel as Chris and Jeff take on the unmatched power of an Orange Julius, and undeniable importance of meeting a girl at Sam Goody. But hold on—there’s more! A deep confession about a fraudulent baptismal certificate, a wild detour into the mafia-like mysteries of mall piano stores, and Heather Thomas makes multiple appearances for reasons unclear, yet entirely necessary. Also, somewhere in all this madness, they stumble upon the single greatest contribution the shopping mall ever made to human civilization. What was it? Oh, you’ll just have to listen...…

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SNL’s 50th Birthday, Celebrities we Never Knew were Funny, and that time Jeff got Arrested for Driving a Fake Cop Car 58:04

15 weeks ago58:04

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Grown men dressed as Bees, Samurai Chefs, a Church Lady, and yes, “Violins on Television.” This episode is a caffeine-fueled spiral into the history of SNL, where Jeff and Chris relive the shock, the awe, and the sheer lunacy of staying up past bedtime to witness the birth of comedic legends. They also take a hard look at the performers who shocked the world by actually being funny, get unnecessarily angry at random celebrities, and recount a totally normal story about a car, the cops, and a judge who was not prepared for The Blues Brothers. If you’ve ever yelled “Jane, you ignorant slut!” at a friend and meant it as a compliment, this one's for you.…

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Vintage Valentine Cards, Extinct Holidays, and The Dawn of ATM’s 1:01:11

16 weeks ago1:01:11