{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/684761609b8dde68cddadcf3/68b62b1170ab6f8350c5c6d3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What If...? Caution, Meet Wind!","description":"<p>What happens when you try something with no guarantee it’ll work out? In this milestone <strong>10th episode of <em>Messy Minded</em></strong>, Jess explores the fun and inspiring stories of people who dared to take a chance — from Notables you know to normies you’ve never heard of.</p><p>You’ll hear about:</p><ul><li><strong>Nikola Tesla’s Wardenclyffe Tower</strong>, a dream of free global electricity that fizzled before its time.</li><li><strong>William Hung</strong>, the everyday guy who turned an off-key “She Bangs” audition into unexpected fame.</li><li><strong>Ella Fitzgerald</strong>, who risked humiliation in a talent show and instead scatted her way into history.</li><li><strong>Vera Wang</strong>, who pivoted careers at 40 and reinvented bridal fashion.</li><li><strong>Curtis Jenkins</strong>, a Dallas school bus driver whose small acts of kindness transformed lives.</li><li><strong>Hedy Lamarr</strong>, the Hollywood starlet whose “frequency hopping” invention became the backbone of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.</li><li><strong>John Krasinski</strong>, who almost gave up on acting until <em>The Office</em> found him at the last moment.</li><li>Plus quirky side-quests like the Italian roots of the word <em>fiasco</em> and a failed synthetic rubber experiment.</li></ul><p>Jess also shares her own story of how this podcast began as just one of many curiosities. Ten episodes later, <em>Messy Minded</em> is still standing (and still messy af). Guest appearances by Curtis Jenkins, and Jess's friend and wine guru,  Jen.</p><p>This episode is about trying — whether it’s a failed invention, a career pivot, a quiet act of kindness, or a messy experiment that actually sticks. Not every attempt changes the world, but every attempt shapes a life.</p><p><br></p><p>Music by PaoloArgento, Sigma Music Art, Geoff Harvey, Open-Music-for-videos, BackgroundMusicForVideo, Cyberwave-Orchestra, NikitaKondrashev</p>","author_name":"Messy Minded "}