Personal Best

CBC

Personal Best celebrates small ambitions, half-wins and the quiet satisfaction of getting less bad at things. Each week we help ordinary people work through the little things they’d never bring to a life coach — like having the courage to dine alone at a fancy restaurant or getting less awkward at handshakes. Let us be your self-improvement sidekicks!

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We're back! Season 3 Trailer

We're back! Season 3 Trailer

After five years we’re back with a brand-new season! Episode 1 is coming September 10.

Episodes

Open Your Eyes and Feel Good | Live Recording

Open Your Eyes and Feel Good | Live Recording

A senior who doesn't know how to retire. An ex-teacher who suffers in the presence of incorrect facts. Rob creates an entire episode of Personal Best without Andrew knowing — all in this special live episode recorded from the PodSummit 2024 stage.

Darryl is two people. The first Darryl is an incredibly calm, relaxed and mediative man. The second, a rage-fuelled golfer who is ruining the first Darryl’s life. Can Darryl find the source of his anger before it's too late? Our final episode of season 3.

Are You Still Making Lasagna?

Are You Still Making Lasagna?

This episode Rob and Andrew call their past guests to learn if they’re still keeping up with their goals, what’s changed in their lives and to find out if permanent change is even possible.

An Unremarkable Handshake

An Unremarkable Handshake

Connor is a stand-up comedian who moved across the country to pursue his dream in show business. But he's self-conscious about his handshake. The solution: strangers put their hands inside a mysterious hole.

Shemika wants to eat at a fancy restaurant by herself. Her best shot at success? Advice from a naked man named Buck.

The Human Exclamation Point

The Human Exclamation Point

Tracy is not mysterious, but she'd like to be. Her only hope is a reclusive oil baron named Clément Von Aubergine Sinclair.

Will likes the simple things in life, but he is haunted by a fear of commitment. Only a very special shawarma can break the curse.

We're back! Season 3 Trailer

We're back! Season 3 Trailer

After five years we’re back with a brand-new season! Episode 1 is coming September 10.

Joe is a hobo punk anarchist who wants to jettison part of his old self, so that he can step out onto the dance floor. Our final episode of season 2.

I Know What You Packed Last Summer

I Know What You Packed Last Summer

Two stories. Sienna cries when confronting authority figures. Also, four strangers wake-up chained in a spooky basement...

Yours in Trial and Error and Error

Yours in Trial and Error and Error

Fan is a poet and writer of love letters. He basks in fantasy, but he's never been able to muster any passion for cooking.

Nick is an actor who has auditioned for over 100 commercials with very little success. Is it possible he's just too cool?

Know More, Carry Less

Know More, Carry Less

Cihang is afraid of running out of things to say. She wishes for a database of interesting tidbits to pull from at parties.

Rob and Andrew hit the streets to find a random stranger's problem and solve it within 48 hours.

The Power of You

The Power of You

Colleen is a very big fan of her brother-in-law's abstract paintings. She offers to sell them on his behalf, withholding the fact she has no idea how to sell.

Chandler is a woman in her thirties without a credit card. The answer might be found in an unusual self-help book.

Season 2 Teaser

Season 2 Teaser

Eight weeks of new episodes start May 14th.

A Ride on the Desert Bus

A Ride on the Desert Bus

In our final episode of the season, Julia (different Julia than before) is a messy eater. But instead of a problem with table manners, she's convinced it's something else. Something that goes all the way back to ancient Buddhist teachings.

Two stories. Oriana can't lie and it's hurting those close to her. Also, Kevin wants to make his grandma laugh.

Jackie Chan's Sleeveless Turtleneck

Jackie Chan's Sleeveless Turtleneck

Yaw loved action movies as kid. As an adult, Yaw wants to land a backflip.