Nobody Special
Somewhere along the way, "ordinary" turned into an insult. Nobody Special pushes back.
Each week, host Chris makes the case for a good, ordinary life — the kind most of us are actually living, out in the wide middle of the bell curve. Not famous. Not falling apart. Just here, and doing pretty okay. It's a calm, funny antidote to hustle culture, for anyone who's ever hit an ordinary Tuesday and quietly wondered, "is this it?" — and wants the answer to be: yeah, and that's plenty.
No gurus. No morning routines. No "crush your goals." Just short, honest episodes — about five minutes each — that take the pressure to be exceptional and let a little air out of it.
One thing to be clear about: ordinary isn't lazy. This isn't a case for doing less. It's a case for pointing everything you've got at what actually matters — the people, the craft, the quiet Tuesday — instead of at a scoreboard that never stops moving.
If you're tired of being told your life is a fixer-upper, you're in the right place.
New episodes regularly. Follow along — and go have an ordinary week. We mean that as a compliment.
Connect on Instagram @thenobodyspecialshow
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Is this it? The job, the house, the ordinary week that looks a lot like last week.
You're supposed to hear that question and panic. This show is the opposite.
Nobody Special is the case for a good, ordinary life — the kind most of us are actually living, out in the wide middle of the bell curve. Not famous. Not falling apart. Just here, and doing okay. Host Chris takes the pressure to be exceptional and lets a little air out of it, about five minutes at a time. No gurus. No morning routines. No "crush it." And to be clear: ordinary isn't lazy — it's about pointing your effort at what actually matters, instead of at a scoreboard that never stops moving.
This is the 90-second version of the whole idea. If it sounds like your life, start here — then follow along.
Follow Nobody Special wherever you're listening, so the first real episode turns up on its own.
Connect on Instagram @thenobodyspecialshow