Outside the Bell Curve

For the forever curious and the ones chasing wild ideas. Outside the Bell Curve is a podcast for those who just can’t seem to color inside the lines. I’m Heather, and each week I chat with friends, creatives, and fascinating humans I meet on the road — folks with cool jobs, wild stories, and a habit of choosing the unexpected. From bold pivots to one-way tickets, from a small town in Texas to a residency at the Kennedy Center, or a drive from the UK to Mongolia, I’m full of questions for the people who’ve lived it. Let’s explore what it looks like to live outside the bell curve.

Outside the Bell Curve is a society podcast hosted by Heather Hiccups, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Heather Hiccups hosts Outside the Bell Curve, a society show with 12 episodes published.

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  Episode #11

  God, Sex & Rich People… Purity Ring to NYC with Mattie Jo

  Nov 26, 202540 minS1

  <p>We’ve all been there, trying to outgrow the version of ourselves we were raised to be. The “good girl,” the rule follower, the one who doesn’t question anything… until suddenly you do.</p><p>Mattie Jo Cowsert is a pastor’s kid turned shameless oversharer, actor, author of God, Sex & Rich People, and truly the definition of “I’ll do as I please.” </p><p>From rebuilding her entire identity, to choosing a life that feels good, and staying out of situations that shrink you.</p><p><br /></p><p>We get into:</p><p>• How the queer community and t...

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  Delusional Positivity, Ridiculous Job Apps & the Art of Just Starting — with Vandie

  Nov 12, 202545 minS1

  <p>Vandie is bold and not to mention, savvy. She went from tech to essentially the “fun-planer” at a dream company, has lived in 26 cities, co-founded a space for connection after college, and chose to be child-free in a very permanent way.</p><p>We talk about “delusional positivity,” radical self-trust, quitting the checklist life, and showing up authentically (even when you’re still figuring it out).</p><p>This Dutch Bros’ “donut girl” redefines what “having it all” actually means.</p><p>🎙 Topics:</p><p>The audacity of starting before you’re ready</p><p>Building inclusive community spaces</p><p>Life after being lai...

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  Episode #9

  Ghost Hunting 101 with Spirit Chasers: Apparitions, EMF & Evidence. A Halloween Special

  Oct 29, 202535 minS1

  <p>What happens when the ghosts get to know you?</p><p>This Halloween, we’re with Spirit Chasers UK, the nonprofit ghost-hunting team making the paranormal accessible, affordable, and full of heart. David and Marie share their wildest encounters: a singing child, flying tables, a haunted cottage that sent them running, and explain why laughter might be the strongest tool in any investigation.</p><p>A story about trust, energy, and finding community in the unknown.</p><p><br /></p><p>Learn about Spirit Chasers - https://www.spiritchasersparanormal.uk/ </p><p>⁠⁠Follow Heather- ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heather_hiccups/⁠⁠ </p...

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  Episode #8

  No Plan B: Eric Jackson on Breaking Into Sports Journalism and the Business of Sports

  Oct 22, 202529 minS1

  <p>Eric Jackson knows the game on and off the field. He’s an award-winning journalist and sports communications strategist, ate a hundred “no’s,” and still landed on his feet covering athletes from the NFL to the Olympics and artists from Ice Cube to Darius Rucker.</p><p>He highlights the business of sports, showing the intersection where athletics, money, and culture collide.</p><p>We talk resilience without a Plan B, student journalism that matters, athletes as entrepreneurs (yes, Ice Cube’s Big3 and Macklemore’s golf era), and why the scoreboard is only part of the story. </p><p>Eric ope...

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  Episode #7

  Cliff Jumps, Ownership & One-Way Tickets: Santiago’s Leap to Mallorca, Spain

  Oct 7, 202529 minS1

  <p>“We came to this world to live.”</p><p>Meet Santiago Iglesias — an Argentine entrepreneur turned Mallorca adventure guide who left a 10-year accounting career to build a life of business ownership, cliff jumps, solar travel and navigating visas. </p><p>He opened a hostel in Mar del Plata, Argentina, took the journey to Italian citizenship, and upped and moved across the world; learning patience, what happens when you slow down, what happens when you meet new people from different cultures, and all of the lovely bits in between. </p><p>We touch on his favorite places from Uluwatu, to Austr...

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