FLASHBACK: 4 Podcasts that teach us why you should never meet your idols

This week we're sharing one of our favourite episodes from May 2016.

Meeting someone who you look up to is scary for a lot of reasons. For one, you hope you don't embarrass yourself.

But the big fear is that they won't live up to your expectations. And how could they! In your mind, they're your idol, but in the flesh, they're a real person with flaws and weaknesses. 

And that's what we're talking about in this week's episode. We find out what happens when we meet our idols. From Kevin Pollak's Chat Show actor Matthew Perry shares a story about watching hockey with his hockey hero Wayne Gretzky. ​From Mortified, one teenager's favourite icon of the 90s was someone in their 90s: Katharine Hepburn.

Listen here for the full Canadian Broadcast version:

1. Kevin Pollak's Chat Show

Actor Matthew Perry shares his own dream come true of meeting hockey legend, Wayne Gretzky.

2. Mortified

A teenager sends fan letters to Katharine Hepburn in an attempt to save her from eternal damnation.

3. The Lapse

What happens when you get in the way of rampant fans and their idol? Tom finds out the hard way at an Insane Clown Posse concert.

4. I Was There Too

After being treated poorly on set, an actor's fortune is changed when Eddie Murphy shows up on set.

PLUS - Former Podcast Playlist host, Lindsay Michael, interviews I Was There Too host Matt Gourley about how he manages to host four podcasts, his favourite interviews and the time he was let down by one of his idols.