Professional prankster and stunt performer Johnny Knoxville is taking the microphone for his podcast, “Pretty Sure I Can Fly.'' The show “explores and celebrates the amazing and slightly liberated people who moved history forward and redefined the limits of human potential.” Podcast producer.
“Pretty Sure I Can Fly,” co-hosted by Knoxville and comedian and author Elna Baker, will have a week of exclusivity on Amazon Music and the Wondery+ subscription service before being widely released. The piece will premiere on her April 8th on Amazon Music and Wondery+, and on April 15th on all major podcast platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The podcast is produced by his SmartLess Media, the media company that evolved from the hit SmartLess podcast by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, in collaboration with Campside Media and Amplify Pictures.
In the podcast, Baker & Knoxville, known for MTV's “Jackass” show and film series, will be joined by Travis Pastrana (promoter sports competitor and stunt performer), Garrett McNamara (professional big wave surfer, and Amplify Pictures' “100 We will welcome guests such as “Foot''. The Wave (HBO)), Dudley Stokes (legendary Jamaican bobsledder), Ann Daniels (polar explorer), and Tori Marden (first woman and first American to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean).
“Nothing makes me happier than reading about amazing weirdos who accomplish extraordinary feats under impossible conditions when everyone tells them it can't be done or shouldn't be done,” says Knoxville, host of his first podcast. He talked about the performance. “I find their stories endlessly inspiring, and in this podcast, Erna and I want to pick their brave minds and see why they do the things they do. Masu.:
Knoxville continued: “Why on earth would anyone want to ride 100-foot waves and battle -56 degree temperatures and polar bears for weeks to reach the geographic North Pole? I mean, the only sane person here is Is it just me?
Baker, who previously worked on “This American Life,” said, “It takes a certain kind of messed up, or blind positivity, or just off your rocker, to do what our guests have done. '' he added. Time and time again I'm on the edge of my seat, not knowing if my guest will live or die, yet they're sitting right in front of me. This is Knoxville like we've never seen him before. I'm sure you can do an image search on Google for his ball, so that's saying a lot. ”
SmartLess Media was founded by Bateman, Hayes, and Arnett in late 2022 and is home to the trio's wildly popular podcast, SmartLess. The company recently signed a three-year agreement with SiriusXM worth more than $100 million that includes exclusive distribution and advertising rights. Other of his SmartLess Media podcasts include “Bad Dates” with Jameela Jamil, “Just Jack & Will” with Sean Hayes and Eric McCormack, “WikiHole” hosted by D'Arcy Carden, and “Owned” with Rex Chapman.
“If I had the opportunity to create a podcast with Johnny Knoxville and Elna Baker, I would say yes,” said Smartless Media President Richard Colson. “I'm so grateful and excited to share this funny, curious, and thought-provoking audio series about people who love to 'fly close to the sun'!”
Pretty Sure I Can Fly is executive produced by Josh Dean and Mark McAdam. SmartLess Media's producer is Barney Kaminsky, who also serves as executive producer Arnett, Bateman, Hayes and Colson. For Amplify Pictures, Joe Lewis, Rachel Eggebeen and Colin King Miller will serve as executive producers, with Brian Donahoe as associate producer. Also on board are senior producer Rajiv Gola and associate producer Morgan Jaffe.
Listen to the trailer at this link.
