Ned Boulting is a British sports journalist and former football commentator. He is also the author of 8 books about cycling, darts, football and his life. In this episode we talked about his long football commentating career, cycling, darts and everything in between. For all things Ned: https://www.nedboulting.com/ GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly 0:00 Preview2:00 Ned's voice twin3:30 Can you support 2 clubs?7:00 A club losing it's identity 10:00 Buying...

Me & Zack (aka Zillie Holiday) used to go to high school together. Now he raps and cooks some absolutely fire beats. This was the first music artist I've had on my podcast so I learned a lot about sampling and how Zillie Holiday is trying to make it in a highly competitive space. Check out his music: https://zillieholiday.bandcamp.com/community Zillie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/zillie_holiday/ GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly 0:00 Intro1:00...

Steve Murphy is a retired DEA agent that worked in Colombia during Pablo’s reign of terror. The popular Netflix show is loosely based on his life. He is also the co-author of Manhunters: How We Took Down Pablo Escobar. If you want to learn more about his time in Colombia, please check out the first podcast First Podcast: https://youtu.be/BiWFxiXNMnI In this episode Steve mostly talked about his new and exciting project surrounding the mysterious disappearance of a PAN-AM Plane in 1938....

Bilal Zafar is a stand up comedian and twitch streamer. We talked about his upcoming tour and how he sold out to Hello Fresh. Bilal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zafarcakes_/ Bilal's Standup Tour: https://www.bilalzafarcomedy.com/gigs Bilal Zafar is a stand up comedian and twitch streamer. We talked about his upcoming tour and how he sold out to Hello Fresh.Bilal's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zafarcakes_/Bilal's Standup Tour:...

Stefanovic is a former data analyst that quit his lucrative job to travel the world with his girlfriend and grow his digital business. In this episode we talked about what it's like to travel the world for an entire year, how to get remote work, how to start making content and lots more... Stef's YT: https://www.youtube.com/@Stefanovic92 0:00 Intro2:50 Why Stefan's neck hurts5:10 Working for yourself. Quitting the 9to5 8:00 Success after first viral video9:00 How to learn youtube 12:00...

Igancio is a video game developer based in Uruguay that loves the style of 90s RTS games. So much so that he’s started making his own. Dying Breed is a single player RTS game inspired by classics like Red alert and will be published by the iconic Microprose. The publisher of games like Sid Meier's Civilization, Worms Armageddon, and Rollercoaster Tycoon, just to name a few. To me, his story of how he started making the game and his struggle to find a publisher is just as interesting as the...

Dusan Jocic is a videographer for the best 3v3 basketball player of all time Dusan Bulut. He’s probably one of the first social media managers in Serbia. A job that probably didn’t exist there until recently. Bulut and Dusan have been making and investing in content long before it was lucrative to do so. His story of how he got into this space is just as interesting as the person he makes content about! We talked about his love for telling stories, traveling with Bulut, 3v3 basketball and...

Leigh Ellis, international man of mystery, is a former host of NBA TV's The Starters which lasted 6 seasons. He was also the co-host of "No Dunks" podcast on The Athletic. He has quit his job to travel the world and play pick up basketball in 20 different cities & countries around the world. Follow his journey around the globe: https://www.instagram.com/leighellis/?hl=en https://leighspickuptour.com/ GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly 0:00 Intro 0:30 Leigh's...

Marko is an award-winning documentary filmmaker whose content has been featured on national geographic, forbes, cnn, Ladbible and countless other publications. We talked about how he got into film making, working at unilad, making documentaries in thailand, working for a mob boss and lots more... Marko's IG: https://www.instagram.com/markorandelovic/ GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly 0:00 Introduction1:30 Shit posting on Instagram8:00 How Marko Got into film...

Moataz Ahmed is a freelance graphic designer that specalizes in brand lettering. In this episode we break down how to get into graphic design, how to find clients and much more. Mo's IG: https://www.instagram.com/motizzyletters/?hl=en Mo's Website: http://motizzy.com/ 0:00 Intro 1:30 Mo's first graphic design 6:30 Mo's first freelance projects. Criag's List 9:30 Finding clients 12:30 Value based pricing explained 21:30 If you were to start today from zero 31:30 Creative ways...

2nd appearance for Corey Bellemore on the pod. Last month, he defended his Beer Mile Title. He lost his right shoe in the first 50m of the race but still managed to almost beat his world record time. We talked about how he trains for this event, his Olympic dreams and potentially making content. 0:00 Intro 2:20 Tim Hortons Around The World 3:55: 1 Shoe Beer Mile7:55 Goals For The Race 10:20 Corey Making Content 15:20 Secret To Not Throwing Up 19:50 Olympic Dreams 22:35 Corey's...

Luis Horacio Nájera is an experienced crime analyst and journalist who has lived in Canada since 2008 when he was forced to seek asylum from Mexico. He reported for “La Reforma” media group in Ciudad Juarez and other hotspot areas along the US-Mexico border. He is also the co-author (along with Peter Edwards) of a  book called The Wolfpack. Self described as a book about the millennial mobsters who brought Chaos and the cartels to the Canadian Underworld. This is his second time on the...

Alec Burlakoff was the VP of sales at Insys Therapeutics. The first pain management company to ever face criminal charges for it's illegal sales of their fentanyl product, Subsys. Alec Burlakoff served 26 months in federal prison for his role in the company. We talked about how he got into pharmaceutical sales, his life during his time at Insys and his hopeful road to redemption. For a free copy of Alec’s book - email him at [email protected] Alec's...

Neema Naz is a stand up comedian, actor and content creator. You can check out his new special here: https://youtu.be/IxKI5b2dLmI GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly

Vuk Velikovic is a former tennis pro and is currently getting into pro Padel scene. We talked about our shared love for tennis, Djokovic and much more... GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly 0:00 Intro 1:00 How Nelly got into tennis 3:10 Vuk's Pro Tennis Career 6:45 Two handed forehand 13:00 Transitioning to pro padel/pickleball 18:30 Early days of tennis in Australia25:00 Tennis academies 32:45 Mentality 37:30 Public Perception Of Djokovic in Australia 51:00 What Vuk...

Andrew Oporto is a stand up comedian, actor & writer. We talked about performing and making videos during covid, face reading, living in Spain and much more. His new special drops in June! Andrew's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/andrewoporto?utm_source=qr_code 0:00 Intro 1:30 Andrew uses 2010 tech... still 3:10 Who is Andrew Oporto 5:00 Who is Nelly 8:30 How Andrew got into comedy 13:00 Comedy with a purpose 18:00 Andrew's first joke 25:30 Andrew's Special (out in june) 29:00 Andrew's...

Bilal Zafar is a stand up comedian, actor, and a PES manager on Twitch. We talked about how to get into standup, his new wife, future plans for movies and much more... Bilal's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCrpSN7vi9WKU4oYxFRmgC7w 0:00 Intro 1:00 Finding the right partner 7:00 What's wrong with British guys? 9:45 Football talk 14:40 PES streams 16:20 Bilal Comedy Tour 21:00 Big Comedians 25:30 Crushing in comedy 37:00 Bad Movie/Show Tastes 44:00 Finding your passion 49:00 Finding...

Dr. Janja Lalich is a world-renowned expert in cultic studies. She has written half a dozen books on the inner workings of cults and has appeared in countless documentaries. She was also part of a leftist cult for almost 10 years. We talk about her experiences, her books and the future of her work. Support Dr. Lalich and her work: https://janjalalich.com/ 0:00 Intro 0:50 Dr. Lalich's Serbian Roots 4:50 One's upbringing in relation to cults 8:50 People likely to get into cults 11:50 How Dr....

Dave Merheje is a Juno award winning comedian. He's starred in Mr. D and the award winning Ramy . We talked about what it was like growing up in Windsor and doing comedy in Detroit. We also talked about what it was like performing in Lebanon and working with Daisy Ridley on Sometimes I Think About Dying   I Love You Habibi Special: https://www.crave.ca/en/tv-shows/dave-merheje-i-love-you-habibi   Dave's Latest Set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgZhon09OB8

Sandy Petersen is a world class video game designer that's worked on iconic games like Doom, Quake, Civilization, Age of Empires Series and Halo Wars. This is his 3rd appearance on the BoredWithNelly Podcast. Sandy's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCVDIvzRZD39Rv9uR8mqfOBg   Sandy's Board Game Comapny: https://petersengames.com/ Sandy's Discord: https://petersengames.com/join-the-conversation-on-discord/

Edgars "The Bearslayer" Skrivers is a practioner of Shotokan Karate since he was 6 years old. He holds titles such as European Champion, Shotokan World Champion and countless Latvian and Baltic titles. He is the first champion in the 68Kg division in the newly formed Karate Combat association. Some of the associations ambassadors include George St-Pierre, Bas Rutten, and Robin Black.    Edgars Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5JguSXrjxDUzPhyNRtjszQ Edgars Fight School:...

Karim Bishay is the founder of Zomes which is a company trying to shake up the real estate space with affordable hand crafted dome homes! We talked about his background in growing start ups and where he got the idea for Zomes.   Interested in your own Zome?! https://www.zomes.com/  GooglePod/ApplePods/Spotify: https://anchor.fm/boredwithnelly   Second Channel: https://bit.ly/3iLDbND

Javier Peña is a retired DEA agent that was one of the lead investigators in the manhunt of Colombian drug lord and leader of the Medellin cartel, Pablo Escobar. He is also the co-author (along with his partner Steve Murphy) of Manhunters - How We Took Down Pablo Escobar which can be purchased on DEAnarcos.com. The popular Netflix show, Narcos, is based on his life as a DEA agent in Colombia.

Christie Smythe is a journalist from NYC who is known for her serialized memoir  talking about her relationship with infamous Pharma Bro Martin Shhhhkreli. You can also see her in the 2021 documentary Pharma Bro made by Brent Hodge.   Check out her writing: https://www.smirk-book.com/ Non-profit: https://www.monadnockvalleygroup.org/