The 2025 Milly Awards!

December 18, 2025

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: This rapid-fire awards episode recaps the year's highs, lows, and inspirations through podcast hosts bantering over personal categories, blending casual chat with guest insights on a playful, self-deprecating energy fueled by massive pod growth to 90 million views.
The Format: Casual chat among hosts with a recurring guest.
The Key Players:
- Hosts: Shaan (Sean) and Sam, longtime duo with sharp chemistry—Shaan's bold stock picks and wild anecdotes clash hilariously with Sam's pragmatic life shifts, driving banter on business and blunders.
- Guest: Steph Smith, pod regular and growth expert at Grok (ex-HubSpot), adding witty non-financial takes and trend-spotting flair.

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What you'll learn

1 **(00:00) 🎙️ Introduction: Steph**
2 **(01:21) Best Investment of the Year**
3 **(11:09) Worst Investment of the Year**
4 **(20:20) Biggest Personal L of the Year**
5 **(29:07) Billy of the Year**
6 **(39:09) Coolest Personal Moment of the Year**
7 **(52:54) Frame-Breaking Person of the Year**

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Show Notes

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Episode 776: Sam Parr ( ⁠https://x.com/theSamParr⁠ ) and Shaan Puri ( ⁠https://x.com/ShaanVP⁠ ) are joined by Steph Smith ( https://x.com/stephsmithio ) in this year’s LIVE Milly Awards.

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Show Notes:

(0:00) Welcome to the 2025 Milly Awards

(1:21) Best Investment of the Year

(11:09) Worst Investment of the Year

(20:30) Biggest Personal L

(29:18) Billy of the Year

(39:10) Coolest Moment of the Year

(52:49) Frame-Breaking Person / Favorite Guest

(1:25:38) Meme of the Year

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