A very quick bonus episode and an unusual ask from me.
👉 Vote here: https://tophost.org/2026/adam-w-barney
Is Anything Real? is currently #3 in the Top Host competition, and the first cut happens tonight.
12 is lucky. 1 sounds better. 😉
I've spent a lot of time building this show around conversations that challenge assumptions, get past the noise, and hopefully leave people thinking a little differently. And every guest, listener, comment, share, and conversation has helped make it what it is.
So I'm asking for a little help today. If you've enjoyed the show and you'd like to help me make a run at #1, I'd genuinely appreciate your vote.
No big pitch. No elaborate campaign. Just a quick, slightly unusual ask from a guy who's grateful people keep showing up for these conversations.
Vote here: https://tophost.org/2026/adam-w-barney
Thank you. Seriously! ❤️
— Adam W. Barney
Host, Is Anything Real?
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Hey everybody,
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Adam W. Barney here,
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and this is just a very quick,
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very unusual bonus episode of
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"Is Anything Real?".
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I almost didn't do this
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because I don't really ask you all for much,
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but then I thought
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this is probably the group I should ask.
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If you're hearing this,
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you've listened to the show.
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You know how much I approach these conversations.
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I prepare probably too much.
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I ask a lot of questions.
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And I'm usually trying to get past
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the rehearsed answer
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to what's actually underneath it all.
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Somehow, that's actually now landed me
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in third place in a top host competition,
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with only about 12 hours left before the first cut.
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And this is actually kind of ridiculous to me,
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considering someone told me I should start a podcast
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about 15 years ago,
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and I basically laughed at them.
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So I'm going for it.
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There's an opportunity here to host
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an iHeartRadio-produced podcast,
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and I would genuinely love
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to see what I could do with that.
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So, if you've gotten something from "Is Anything Real?",
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whether it's an idea,
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a laugh,
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a question you kept thinking about,
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whatever really,
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I'd appreciate your vote.
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I put the link right at the top of the show notes below.
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It takes only about 30 seconds,
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and I'm sitting at number 3 right now.
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Now 12 is technically my lucky number,
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but 1 sounds actually pretty incredible today.
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So thanks for listening.
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Thanks for being part of this weird experiment with me.
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And whether we move up or not,
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I really appreciate you all.
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All right, we'll get back
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to regularly regularly scheduled programming soon.
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Thank you.