<img width="1920" height="1080" src="https://robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="//robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears.png 1920w, //robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-550x309.png 550w, //robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-1024x576.png 1024w, //robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-150x84.png 150w, //robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-768x432.png 768w, //robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-1536x864.png 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /><img width="150" height="84" src="https://robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-150x84.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="//robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-150x84.png 150w, //robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-550x309.png 550w, //robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-1024x576.png 1024w, //robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-768x432.png 768w, //robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears-1536x864.png 1536w, //robhasawebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/RHAP_RAANAP_Thumbnail_05Mar-irrationalfears.png 1920w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /><h2>RAANAP 316: Rob and Akiva Irrational Fears Bracket</h2> <p class="e-91036-text encore-text-body-medium" data-encore-id="text" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span class="sc-bpUBKd itmOnH" data-slate-leaf="true">Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Akiva Wienerkur (@keev26) need a podcast and every week, Rob and Akiva spin a wheel of listener-submitted podcast ideas, and whatever the wheel lands on is what they podcast about next. This week, Rob and Akiva complete an irrational fears bracket for March Madness!</span></span></p> <p class="e-91036-text encore-text-body-medium" data-encore-id="text" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span class="sc-bpUBKd itmOnH" data-slate-leaf="true">For the link to the spreadsheet that Rob and Akiva use to compile ideas, check it all out here: </span></span><a class="e-91036-text-link e-91036-baseline e-91036-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-91036-text-link--use-focus sc-sLsrZ bQHpIT" href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_4SOaj8Xro8U1rH49gcuuPMiI5RDzJALsfeaa-4hqBM/edit" data-encore-id="textLink" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline="true"><span data-slate-node="text"><span class="sc-bpUBKd itmOnH" data-slate-leaf="true">Rob and Akiva Need a Spreadsheet</span></span></a><span data-slate-node="text"><span class="sc-bpUBKd itmOnH" data-slate-leaf="true"> (compiled by the great Will from America).</span></span></p> <p class="e-91036-text encore-text-body-medium" data-encore-id="text" data-slate-node="element"><span data-slate-node="text"><span class="sc-bpUBKd itmOnH" data-slate-leaf="true">To submit an idea for a future episode of “Rob and Akiva Need a Podcast” to be discussed on the mailbag, submit it on this form: </span></span><a class="e-91036-text-link e-91036-baseline e-91036-overflow-wrap-anywhere encore-internal-color-text-announcement e-91036-text-link--use-focus sc-sLsrZ bQHpIT" href="https://robhasawebsite.com/wheelideas" data-encore-id="textLink" data-slate-node="element" data-slate-inline="true"><span data-slate-node="text"><span class="sc-bpUBKd itmOnH" data-slate-leaf="true">Rob and Akiva’s Mailbag Form</span></span></a><span data-slate-node="text"><span class="sc-bpUBKd itmOnH" data-slate-leaf="true">.</span></span></p> <p class="e-91036-text encore-text-body-medium" data-encore-id="text" data-slate-node="element" 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