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The Envy League

Matthew Doherty

Have you ever been so obsessed with something, it made you wish you thought of it first? Welcome to The Envy League, the show that turns jealousy into creatives ideas of your own. Each week, join me, Matthew Doherty—your creative partner and resident envy expert—plus a rotating cast of guests as we obsess over everything in pop culture that makes us ask, “Why didn’t I think of that?!” We unpack why certain things make us feel something, riff out loud, and show you how to turn envy into big ideas of

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All Episodes

38:05

How to Turn Daydreaming Into Your Most Unexpected...

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2025/11/04

When’s the last time you really let yourself daydream? When you just let your weird little brain wander wherever it wanted to go. Most of us forgot how. But your best ideas didn’t. In this episode of The Envy League, we’re finally giving daydreaming the credit it deserves as one of the most underrated creative tools you forgot you had. And we’re not doing it alone! Meet our very first guest: the brilliantly talented and beautifully unhinged (in the best way possible) Caroline Sweet — actor, w...

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15:10

Secondhand Obsession: Why We Fear the Real Feeling

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2025/10/22

You ever obsess over something you’re too scared to actually do? In the spirit of spooky season, I’m diving headfirst (but not too far) into the weirdly thrilling world of secondhand obsession — when you become obsessed with an experience you never actually live. That place where you almost watch the horror movie, almost ride the roller coaster, almost press play… but instead, you binge the reviews, reaction videos, plot summaries, and watch someone else survive it first. In this special Hall...

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21:16

Why We Grieve the Stories We Can’t Let Go

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2025/10/08

You know that feeling when your favorite show finally ends and you’re left wrecked and grieving? In this episode of The Envy League, we’re talking about the strange, beautiful heartbreak that hits when a story you love finally comes to an end — and why that feeling is actually a sign of something great. We’ll break down: – Why creative grief is real (and underrated) – The Five Stages of Post-Finale Grief – How fandom helps us process what we lost – And why grief might ...

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31:19

The Envy Ratio (105:1): How to Get to the One Idea...

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2025/10/01

You don’t need a million ideas. You just need the one that makes people jealous they didn’t think of it first. In this episode of The Envy League, host Matthew Doherty walks you through the real creative math: The Envy Ratio — 105:1. That’s how many ideas it takes to get to the one that actually hits. We’ll break down: – Why your first 20 ideas are supposed to be cringey – How to spot patterns hiding in your own thinking – What it feels like when the right idea clicks ...

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30:16

Alien Earth, Cardi B, and a $3 Bucket That Broke the...

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2025/09/23

What does an Alien prequel TV show, a $2.98 Home Depot bucket, and Cardi B selling mixtapes on the subway all have in common? They all made me jealous this week. In this episode of The Envy League, I’m unpacking the cultural moments that stopped me mid-scroll and made me hit save. From FX’s Alien Earth reverse-engineering Peter Pan into pure sci-fi horror, a dumb orange bucket becoming the hottest Halloween collectible, to Cardi B’s chaotic rollout for Am I the Drama?, I dig into why these th...

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38:59

The Anatomy of Envy – Part II: The Mindsets That Make...

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2025/09/16

Ever wonder why jealousy won’t leave you alone or why hating on something feels easier than explaining why you don’t like it? The Anatomy of Envy is a two-part series about transforming the jealousy you feel over other people’s creativity into fuel for your own ideas. Instead of pretending this feeling is something to ignore, we map the strange, shifting states between jealousy and envy and reveal how navigating them can turn envy into your creative superpower. And don’t worry, you don’t have...

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31:18

How to Create a Name People Will Never Forget

The Envy League ·

2025/09/09

Ever hear a name so good it made you feel something you couldn’t explain? Welcome to The Envy League — the podcast that turns jealousy into creative ideas of your own. In this episode, host Matthew Doherty explores the craft, chaos, and envy-fueled obsession behind naming and why the best names make you feel something before they even make sense. From Labubus, Voldemort, and Gestrals in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to Sweetgreen, The Hunger Games, and his own naming conventions in his YA Fanta...

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21:23

The Anatomy of Envy – Part I: Into the Creative Unknown

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2025/09/02

You ever feel like someone should just map out all the messy, chaotic, sometimes soul-sucking feelings that come with being a creative person? Well… no one has. So I did. Welcome to the Envy League, and welcome to Part I of The Anatomy of Envy — a two-part emotional expedition through the weird and winding terrain between jealousy and turning it into your creative superpower. There’s no step-by-step guide here. No motivational fluff. Just one very curious creative (hi, I’m Matthew) trying to ...

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15:08

Why Didn’t You Say Your Big Stupid Idea?!

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2025/08/26

You know the one. The idea that popped into your head and made you pause. It was too simple. Too messy. Too “obvious” to say out loud (obviously). So you didn’t. And then someone else did. Now their name’s all over it. In this episode of The Envy League, host Matthew Doherty breaks down the fear of saying your big stupid idea — and shows why that throwaway thought might actually be your easiest win, your creative cheat code, or someone else’s breakout moment. Through brainstorm confessions...

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23:05

This Is Your Brain on Why

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2025/08/19

What if one simple question could rewire the way you see every idea? Welcome to The Envy League, a podcast that turns jealousy into your creative super power. In this first episode, host Matthew Doherty explores what happens when jealousy spirals and how asking why—again and again—can flip it into something better: envy. The good kind. The smooth, smart, emotionally intelligent kind that fuels originality instead of blocking it. Through stories of Harry Potter avoidance, Ari Aster obsession, ...

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Welcome to The Envy League

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2025/08/03

Have you ever seen something so good, it wrecks you just knowing it wasn’t yours? Ever had an idea… until someone else made it first? Same. Welcome to The Envy League, the show that turns jealousy into what everyone else will be drooling over next. Hosted by creative director and envy expert Matthew Doherty, this podcast dives into the ideas we’re obsessed with in culture. The kind that make you say, “Why didn’t I think of that?!” Each week, we break it all down: why we're obsessed, what m...

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