Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 485. Nev Schulman, Host of MTVs Catfish & 2:58 Marathoner

485. Nev Schulman, Host of MTVs Catfish & 2:58 Marathoner

Published: Feb. 24, 2022, 10 a.m.

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\\u201cMy default is trusting and looking for the good. I want to believe that people are telling me the truth when I talk to them. I assume they are. I just generally find that I always give people the benefit of the doubt and assume they\\u2019re honest and well intentioned. Obviously that\\u2019s not true. But that sort of na\\xefvet\\xe9, if you will \\u2014 which definitely led to me getting catfished \\u2014 has strangely served me well. I\\u2019m so glad I got duped by that woman.\\u201d

Nev Schulman is best known as the star of the 2010 award-winning documentary Catfish, and now as the host of the MTV show of the same name. (My mom knows \\u2014 and adores \\u2014 him as the runner-up from Season 29 of Dancing with the Stars.) But when he\'s not seeking scammers, he\'s likely on the run. Nev is a 2:58 marathoner who is currently training to run the New York City Half Marathon, where he hopes to run a personal best (sub-1:25). On this episode, Nev talks about what it was like growing up near the New York City Marathon finish line and getting to watch the race with his dad (also a 2:58 marathoner!) every year. He talks about becoming a dad himself (he and his wife have three children) and the unexpected effects of fame on both him and his family. He talks about hitting rock bottom at 19, and about how he learned not to let the hardest time in his life define him forever. And he talks about his empathetic and compassionate outlook on life, and how he\'s able to remain optimistic in this world, even after being catfished himself. Plus, all about his running story, including how he got started running at age 30, his favorite New York City Marathon memories, and more.

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What you\\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • Today in the life of Nev (4:30)
  • How Nev got into running (8:25)
  • Nev shares his love for dance and talks about what it was like being on Dancing with the Stars (17:15)
  • How Nev got his start in film production (24:50)
  • On fame (34:00)
  • How Nev keeps seeing the good in the world (43:00)
  • How Nev became a marathoner (49:50)
  • How Nev ran a 2:58 marathon (1:01:10)
  • Nev\\u2019s new friendship with Alexi Pappas (1:07:25)
  • What\\u2019s next for Nev on the run (1:11:10)

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