Paul Rudd on Why Jack Black is The Best, Worst Auditions, Chiefs Fandom & Naming Your Nuts | EP 171
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
Wondery
4.8 • 17.2K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2025
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
92%ers, welcome to another guest episode of New Heights! Today we are joined by actor, Chiefs Fan, and the first guest we ever had on the show, Paul Rudd!
Paul and the guys discuss everything from why Jack Black is the absolute best, our new favorite phrase ‘Buffalo Sober,’ Kelce home movies, if Paul knows ball, why he still has joy for the Chiefs, his career as a Bar Mitzvah DJ, the little he knows about Avengers Doomsday, naming your nuts after your friends, his worst audition of all time, and more!
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