Show overview
Personal Best has been publishing since 2017, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 27 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 15 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 30 min and 37 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. Roughly 26% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-CA-language Comedy show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 1.6 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2019, with 9 episodes published. Published by CBC.
From the publisher
Personal Best celebrates small ambitions, half-wins and the quiet satisfaction of getting less bad at things. Each week we help ordinary people work through the little things they’d never bring to a life coach — like having the courage to dine alone at a fancy restaurant or getting less awkward at handshakes. Let us be your self-improvement sidekicks!
Latest Episodes
View all 27 episodesS3 Ep 1Wilbo Baggins
Will likes the simple things in life, but he is haunted by a fear of commitment. Only a very special shawarma can break the curse.
S3 Ep 2The Human Exclamation Point
Tracy is not mysterious, but she'd like to be. Her only hope is a reclusive oil baron named Clément Von Aubergine Sinclair.
S3 Ep 3Alone Day
Shemika wants to eat at a fancy restaurant by herself. Her best shot at success? Advice from a naked man named Buck.
S3 Ep 4An Unremarkable Handshake
Connor is a stand-up comedian who moved across the country to pursue his dream in show business. But he's self-conscious about his handshake. The solution: strangers put their hands inside a mysterious hole.
S3 Ep 5Are You Still Making Lasagna?
This episode Rob and Andrew call their past guests to learn if they’re still keeping up with their goals, what’s changed in their lives and to find out if permanent change is even possible.
S3 Ep 6Angor
Darryl is two people. The first Darryl is an incredibly calm, relaxed and mediative man. The second, a rage-fuelled golfer who is ruining the first Darryl’s life. Can Darryl find the source of his anger before it's too late? Our final episode of season 3.
S3 Ep 7Open Your Eyes and Feel Good | Live Recording
A senior who doesn't know how to retire. An ex-teacher who suffers in the presence of incorrect facts. Rob creates an entire episode of Personal Best without Andrew knowing — all in this special live episode recorded from the PodSummit 2024 stage.
We're back! Season 3 Trailer
trailerAfter five years we’re back with a brand-new season! Episode 1 is coming September 10.
S2 Ep 8Joe-Joe-Joe
Joe is a hobo punk anarchist who wants to jettison part of his old self, so that he can step out onto the dance floor. Our final episode of season 2.
S2 Ep 7I Know What You Packed Last Summer
Two stories. Sienna cries when confronting authority figures. Also, four strangers wake-up chained in a spooky basement...
S2 Ep 6Yours in Trial and Error and Error
Fan is a poet and writer of love letters. He basks in fantasy, but he's never been able to muster any passion for cooking.
S2 Ep 5Timidly Fierce
Nick is an actor who has auditioned for over 100 commercials with very little success. Is it possible he's just too cool?
S2 Ep 4Know More, Carry Less
Cihang is afraid of running out of things to say. She wishes for a database of interesting tidbits to pull from at parties.
S2 Ep 348 Hours
Rob and Andrew hit the streets to find a random stranger's problem and solve it within 48 hours.
S2 Ep 2The Power of You
EColleen is a very big fan of her brother-in-law's abstract paintings. She offers to sell them on his behalf, withholding the fact she has no idea how to sell.
S2 Ep 1The Egg Bag
Chandler is a woman in her thirties without a credit card. The answer might be found in an unusual self-help book.
Season 2 Teaser
Eight weeks of new episodes start May 14th.
S1 Ep 9A Ride on the Desert Bus
EIn our final episode of the season, Julia (different Julia than before) is a messy eater. But instead of a problem with table manners, she's convinced it's something else. Something that goes all the way back to ancient Buddhist teachings.
S1 Ep 8Tragedy + Time
ETwo stories. Oriana can't lie and it's hurting those close to her. Also, Kevin wants to make his grandma laugh.
S1 Ep 7Jackie Chan's Sleeveless Turtleneck
Yaw loved action movies as kid. As an adult, Yaw wants to land a backflip.