Profoundly Pointless

Want to know more about what's next for Game of Thrones? Want to turn your passion into something more? Our guest in this episode can tell you all about both. Oz from Watchers on the Wall joins us to talk what's ahead in Westeros, how he built a website with millions of avid fans and if we will ever see A Dream of Spring. Then, John Shull explains why he can't mow his own yard. And we discuss the Top 5 TV Shows of all time.Oz: 02:11John Shull: 35:38Top 5 TV Shows: 57:31InstagramFacebookTwitterOz of Thrones TwitterWatchers on the Wall Website   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From gritstone cliffs in the United Kingdom to 3,000 foot Yosemite walls. Professional Rock Climber Hazel Findlay has sent them all. We talk training techniques, overcoming your fears, free soling and her favorite climbs. Then, John Shull dishes on on his love affair with the Royal Family. And we discuss the Top 5 Fictional Cats.Hazel Findlay: 02:38John Shull: 48:54Top 5 Fictional Cats: 01:12:58InstagramFacebookTwitterHazel Findlay InstagramHazel Findlay Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He roamed the halls of NASA as a little kid. Now he's one of the world's foremost astrophysicists. Harvard astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell joins the show. We talk Black Holes, Time Travel, Dark Energy and Space Exploration. Then, John Shull brings us back down to earth with his deja vu theory. And we discuss the Top 5 fictional dogs.Jonathan McDowell: 02:58John Shull: 44:23Top 5 Fictional Dogs: 01:07:53InstagramFacebookTwitterJonathan McDowell TwitterJonathan's Space ReportChandra X-ray Observatory   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People say they like the good girls... but what they really want are the bad girls. Suicide Girl and Alternative Model Vervain joins the show. We talk tattoos, self-confidence, odd requests, wild parties and the changing face of beauty. Then, John Shull rails against Avengers and Game of Thrones spoilers. And we discuss the Top 5 Superheroes.Vervain: 01:52John Shull: 28:15Top 5 Superheroes: 49:27InstagramFacebookTwitterVervain's InstagramVervain's Suicide Girls profile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are we all going to die in a massive eruption anytime soon? That's the big question we asked Volcano expert Dr. Janine Krippner. Why she became a Volcanologist, what seeing an eruption is like and the volcanoes we really should pay more attention to. Then, John Shull explains why he almost left his wife over a bottle of Log Cabin Lite. And we discuss the Top 5 worst names.Dr. Janine Krippner: 02:40John Shull: 34:26Top 5 Names: 01:07:47InstagramFacebookTwitterDr. Janine Krippner TwitterDr. Janine Krippner Website  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're hitting the gym with the Pros in this episode of Profoundly Pointless. IFBB Professional Bodybuilder Aleesha Young joins the show. Why she became a bodybuilder, her favorite training tips and why some people pay to watch her work out. Then, John Shull relives some childhood trauma. And we discuss the Top 5 harmless but annoying things people do.Aleesha Young: 02:10John Shull: 43:01Top 5 Harmless but Annoying: 01:04:47InstagramFacebookTwitterAleesha Young InstagramAleesha Young website   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take and deep breath and hold it in because we're going deep underwater in this episode. Record holding Freediver Daniel Koval joins the show. His deepest dives, training techniques and dangers beneath the waves. Then, John Shull proposes a new plan for space exploration. And we discuss the Top 5 marine animals.Daniel Koval: 02:46John Shull: 36:53Top 5 Marine Animals: 01:07:29InstagramFacebookTwitterDaniel Koval InstagramDaniel Koval Website  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Think Joffrey was evil, that Arya is cunning or that Tywin was brutal? Well, the Game of Thrones characters have nothing on the real thing. Author Ed West joins us to talk the real history that inspired A Song of Ice and Fire. How an unusual winter really did set off an age of misery, brutality and revenge. Then, John Shull explains why he's the only person in the world with a landline. And we discuss the Top 5 Game of Thrones characters.Ed West: 03:48John Shull: 25:52Top 5 GoT Characters: 44:16InstagramFacebookTwitterIron, Fire and Ice The real history that inspired Game of ThronesEd West websiteEd West Twitter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Put on your glass slippers cause we're taking Cinderella to the big dance. Former Loyola Chicago star Ben Richardson joins the show. We talk March Madness, getting to the Final Four as an underdog and how he feels about ruining your bracket. Then, John Shull explains why Powerball is a strategy game and not just random luck. And we discuss the Top 5 biggest upsets all time - movies included.Ben Richardson: 02:51John Shull: 30:50Top 5 biggest upsets: 56:51InstagramFacebookTwitterBen Richardson Instagram  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You wanna bench 1,000+ pounds? Be able to squat even more? World record holding powerlifter Blaine Sumner is here to show you how - or at least tell you how he did it. We talk strength training, powerlifting changes and drinking blending chicken. Then, John Shull describes the awkwardness behind his first kiss. And we discuss the Top 5 types of sandwich.Blaine Sumner: 01:55John Shull: 27:22Top 5 Sandwiches: 53: 04InstagramFacebookTwitterBlaine Sumner InstagramBlaine Sumner website  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices