If I'm Honest with Julia Landauer

With over 15 years of broadcast experience, Danielle Trotta has covered NASCAR, NFL, NBA, MLB, PGA, collegiate athletics, Supercross, and Moto GP for some of the biggest broadcasting companies worldwide. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer learns how Danielle got into sports broadcasting, how she ramped up her knowledge of NASCAR, and which NASCAR drivers are particularly engaging to interview. Danielle discusse...

Julia Landauer spent 21 years chasing the single ambition of becoming a top-level professional racecar driver. So when she decided to pivot to her next chapter, Julia realized she would have to redefine what her new ambitions were. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia explores how to repurpose ambition. Julia discusses what she loved about the process of developing a racing career, how to channel those steps to other disciplines...

Behind the scenes access to how movie sets work is cool on its own, but behind the scenes access with dad jokes is another level of awesome. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer chats with long-time prop master Scott Reeder, who found internet fame with the moniker @scottpropandroll with 1.8M TikTok followers, 958K Youtube subscribers, 250K Instagram followers, and 206K Facebook followers, after posting videos in...

Regret can be one of the most agonizing feelings, especially when we know we could have acted differently. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer discusses how we can each try to avoid regret, and focus on self-forgiveness. Sharing the four main types of regret people experience, Julia shares how we can work to avoid each specific regret. Julia also opines on what type of regret she typically experiences, shares the first...

Brett Smrz raced go-karts with Julia Landauer before a life-altering accident put a pause on his racecar driving career. Faced with the opportunity to really launch his stunt performing career, Brett used his racing skills to become a full-time stunt performer for commercials, TV shows, and Hollywood movies. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia chats with Brett all about his life journey and the stunt performing industry....

Giving a presentation can be a nerve-wracking experience. Some people love it, some people hate it. But Julia Landauer, a 2-time TEDx speaker and almost-10-year veteran professional keynote speaker, believes that everyone can be a great public speaker. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia shares how she got started in the keynote speaking industry and why she decided to build it into a career after college. She then shares 6 tip...

Monster Jam Trucks are a unique and incredibly impressive area of motorsports, requiring drivers to maneuver 12,000 pound trucks over jumps and into the air. Taking place in stadiums and arenas, drivers compete in a variety of different events, including freestyle, jumps, wheelies, etc. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer sits down with 2023 Monster Jam Truck rookie of the year, and former NHRA drag racer, Ashle...

Formula 1 has gained popularity in the United States over recent years, due in large part to the Netflix show Drive to Survive. As a result, there’s been an explosion of F1 content creators, especially female content creators. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer sits down with Hannah and Zoe, the creators of Fan Behavior: An F1 Podcast. Longtime friends, Hannah and Zoe had different paths to discovering F1, but ...

This past weekend was NASCAR’s "Super Bowl,” with the 66th running of the Daytona 500. 500 miles of racing on the infamous 2.5 mile Daytona International Speedway provided fierce competition, great entertainment, and flared tempers.

On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer gives a discussion on this year’s Daytona 500. Julia shares why the biggest race of the season is such a big deal, she describes the electric fee...

In 1988, Tracy Chapman released “Fast Car” on her debut album to critical acclaim. With beautiful instrumentals, melancholy but hopeful lyrics, and the richness of Tracy Chapman’s voice, it has transcended generations. While not at the forefront of mainstream music in recent history, “Fast Car” made a resurgence in April 2023 when Country artist Luke Combs covered the song on his album. Combs’ version won a Grammy nomination, with ...

Lindsey Simcik, co-founder of the wildly successful Almost30 podcast, creator of The Sacredness of Being Single, and new mom to Maverick is this week’s guest on If I’m Honest with Julia Landauer!

Lindsey shares how leaning into the feeling of “being on purpose” fueled Almost30’s growth and success, she candidly discusses what it’s like going into business with a friend, and she flips the negative perception of people-pleasers on i...

Julia Landauer was licensed to drive racecars five years before she was allowed to drive on the street by herself. But once she started driving on the road, Julia realized that America’s most-used form of transportation lacked standardized and enforced rules and best practices for driving. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia dives into some of the issues she sees when driving on the road. Rooted in the desire to help make drivi...

Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen was one of the first group activities Julia Landauer participated in once moving to Charlotte. The BYOB, communal cooking classes provide an approachable way to spend an evening cooking a meal, learning new skills, and meeting people. On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia speaks with Chef Alyssa’s Kitchen’s creators, Alyssa and Andrew Wilen. Chef Alyssa and Andrew share how their different backgrounds...

Family can be wonderful but tricky, and sibling relationships, in particular, have unique challenges and joys. Julia Landauer is very close with her younger siblings, Emma and Aidan, and they’ve worked hard to get to this point. In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia shares why she believes it’s important to build strong relationships with our siblings. She also shares some of the difficulties unique to sibling relationships that ...

It’s the Season 2 premiere of If I’m Honest with Julia Landauer! In this episode, Julia shares how Season 2 will be a little different than Season 1, she recaps her holidays spent in the US and France, including what she enjoyed eating most while in France. Julia goes on to share how she spent her time in her hometown of NYC with her husband Ben, including all the restaurants they went to (listed below!). Lastly, Julia also gives a...

It’s the Season 1 finale of If I’m Honest with Julia Landauer! In this episode, Julia shares how she spent her 32nd birthday (#ScorpioSeason), gives a recap on what she loved about season 1 and what she’s going to do differently for season 2, and gives a call-to-action for listeners to rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast. Julia then ends the episode by sharing some MAJOR news! You won’t want to miss it.

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In this episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer helps her listeners get to know her better in an Ask-Me-Anything style episode. Over the last few weeks, If I’m Honest listeners have sent in questions for Julia to answer and the questions didn’t disappoint! Listeners wanted to know things like her travel preferences, advice she has for her younger self, and future racing plans, as well as Halloween costumes, how she prepares for a ...

Jaime Schmidt, the founder of Schmidt’s Naturals, author of Supermaker, and avid Pickleball player, speaks with Julia Landauer on this week’s episode of If I’m Honest. Jaime shares details about her entrepreneurial journey, from modernizing natural personal care products with Schmidt’s Naturals, to selling to CPG giant Unilever, to co-founding other businesses across different disciplines. Julia and Jaime go on to discuss their con...

On this week’s episode of If I’m Honest, Julia Landauer explores the relationship between cooking, creativity, and feeling pressure to deliver delicious meals. Julia’s husband Ben is a fantastic amateur chef, which is great for her, but she explains how and why this makes her feel pressure to cook well for him. Julia dives into how she and Ben have different styles, methodologies, and strengths when it comes to cooking, she discuss...