Check Your Brain

Are the Savannah Bananas Ruining Baseball? Or Has MLB Done That to Themselves?

Wed, 06 May 2026 03:00:00 -0300

The Savannah Bananas have become one of the most polarizing topics on social media. Fans either love 'em or love how their kids react to them, or have a deep hatred of all things Banana Ball. Tony Mazur talks about the meteoric rise and how some kids' first introduction to baseball may be because of the Bananas, and that may not be the best thing. He also covers travel ball and the changes Rob Manfred has pushed onto the game to court younger fans the last decade.

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Why Can't Cities Be Nice WITHOUT the NFL Draft in Town?

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0300

The city of Pittsburgh hosted the 2026 NFL Draft, where over 800,000 football fans made the trek to the Three Rivers town. Prior to the draft, Alleghany County bragged about their efforts to clean up the city, but the question Tony Mazur poses in this week's Check Your Brain podcast is, why can't cities be this nice the other 362 days a year? Why can't urban areas remain pleasant on days when a foreign national or ESPN aren't in town?

Tony gives a brief history on the degradation of cities, which happened nearly 60 years ago, and we're seeing it all over again since 2020. He mentions how we don't need to put up with rampant lawlessness, from public urination to outright murder, even though urbanites will tell us it's "all part of living in the big city" and that "you gotta be tough" to live here.

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Gord Magill - End of the Road

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0300

Gord Magill is a long-time trucker from Canada, and is now a podcaster and author. His new book End of the Road - Inside the War on Truckers is available now. He talked with Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast about the "Competence Crisis" on the roads, the unfettered immigration and how it's affecting the trucking industry, the Freedom Convoy of 2022, and if/when AI and automation will replace the OTR truck driver soon.

Gord's book is on Amazon if that is easier for the reader, but it is better to go to his publisher, Creed & Culture, to purchase.

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Why Does Today's Music Sound Bland & Terrible?

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0300

In this solo episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur goes through the archives of how pop songs are intended to sound timeless, as they are mainly used to sell products. He also explores why, in the Napster/LimeWire universe, artists may be purposely putting out mediocre crap because they know they will barely see a dime in royalties.

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Laura Stack - Johnny's Ambassadors

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0300

Laura Stack is a mother, activist, and Founder & CEO of Johnny's Ambassadors. Her son, Johnny, committed suicide at just 19 years young after becoming psychotic from high doses of THC. Laura joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about her son, who was not psychotic before the THC, nor did her family have a history of psychosis; in fact, Johnny was an athlete and a 4.0 student. She also discussed how this isn't our grandparents' marijuana, and how dangerous it is for the teenage and young adult brains.

For more information on Laura, Johnny, and her advocacy, visit JohnnysAmbassadors.org.

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Farewell, Funny Stop

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0300

After 41 years (and 20 in its current location), Tony Mazur's home comedy club, the Funny Stop, is no more. In this solo episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony looks back at his time there, why it meant so much to him, and why it closing isn't anything like other businesses that have closed up shop.

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Ryan Hoppe - The Spirit of Radio

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:00:00 -0300

Ryan Hoppe is a radio personality, originally from Chicago, now living in Tampa, Florida, with a brief stop in Cleveland, Ohio. He made a return appearance on the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur, this time inside a Tampa shopping mall, to talk about the ever-changing medium that is radio, where both gentlemen began their careers. They talked about the viability of radio in 2026, shared old "war" stories, and the legacy (or lack thereof) that long-time radio hosts will leave behind.

Ryan hosts his own show, Hoppe Hour, which can be heard on all the major platforms, as well as RyanHoppeRadio.com.

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Zak Ford - Called Up

Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0300

Zak Ford is a lifelong baseball fan from the Bay Area, specifically the human interest side of the game. That is why he is the author of the book Called Up, which chronicles 109 different players' stories of getting the call up to the big leagues. He has another book coming out in 2026 about the final moments of players' careers. He discussed both books with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur, as well as how much the game has changed compared to the childhoods of the athletes he interviewed.

Zak's books are available to purchase on Amazon. Here is the link for the 2023 book: https://www.amazon.com/Called-Up-Ballplayers-Remember-Becoming/dp/1476692793

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Adam Nutter - Despicable Creatures

Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0300

Adam Nutter is a former NYPD officer who later became a comedian and a podcaster. He once again joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss a variety of current events, while giving them some background and perspective. Adam and Tony shared their thoughts on the Iran War and the Zionist propaganda network headed up by Mark Levin, Laura Loomer, and Ben Shapiro. They also touched on the historical and biblical tenants of modern day Judaism and Christian Zionism, who opened the doors for mass migration, and trying to get through to the normies about "The Epstein Class."

Adam is part of the 5 Til Midnight show. Check them out on your favorite streaming platform, and sign up to their Patreon for additional content. patreon.com/c/5TilMidnight

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Six Years (or 2,191 Days) to Flatten the Curve

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0300

Six years ago on March 11th, 2020, the New Normal kicked off. The world we knew on, say, March 10th no longer existed. The way the politicians and pundits flood the public with war propaganda (as seen with the recent Iran strikes), the same tactics were used during the Covid years. Instead of a Middle Easterner, the enemy we needed to fight was a spooky, invisible virus.

In this annual episode, Tony Mazur takes a look back at the insanity that was 2020, as well as 2021 when the vaccine mandates and subsequent intimidation and coercion techniques were unleashed. Has there been "hell to pay," as Rand Paul suggested with accountability towards Dr. Anthony Fauci? Nope. Even though Fauci, Bill Gates, and even Jeffrey Epstein were hip to plans surrounding a potential pandemic. Mothers lost their babies in Pfizer trials. Athletes lost out on the big leagues and big money due to vaccine injury. And here in March 2026, no one has or will be held accountable. If anything, people will be miffed at Tony for still discussing Covid after all these years.

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Sorry, Charlie

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0300

Here is a bonus episode of the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur.

Six months ago today, we lost Charlie Kirk to the biggest political assassination in most of our lifetimes. What has improved since then? Have goods and services become more affordable? Has the Trump administration continued their outreach to the young people? Has the American Dream returned to sight? The answer to all is no, nada. Since Charlie's death, the messaging on the right is all over the place, their support of Israel has become psychotic, and we're now in another Middle Eastern regime change war.

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Cognitive Dissonance on Epstein, Iran Strike

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:00:00 -0400

After spending half of this Check Your Brain episode talking about the DabbleVerse and Stuttering John Melendez, Tony Mazur reads a New York Times opinion piece on why the Epstein files should have never been released. Tony disagrees, believing everything should be released, but it's true that a story like this may be too layered and nuanced for the average person to grasp. If their takeaway is "yeah, but Trump is in the files," they're not a serious person. They're a partisan who roots for one team over another.

The Swift Downfall of the Chain Restaurant

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0400

For decades, families gathered in their big ol' vehicles and enjoyed a nice night out at a chain restaurant. The purpose of these chains is, no matter where you're located, you'll have generally the same food and experience at a reasonable price. However, by the 2010s, chain restaurants became pariahs, and many have either filed for Chapter 11 or have closed up shop completely. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talks about the death of the chain restaurant, how it wasn't just Millennials and their avocado toast that killed them, and how these closures represent an erosion of the Middle Class.

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Movie Rental Retro Show with Chad Zumock

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0400

Each month or so, Tony Mazur and Chad Zumock sit down for a retro show, where they riff on pop culture fixations from years, and even decades, past. Among several other topics, they chatted about video movie rentals and even called the last standing Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon. They also discussed comics in 2026, James Harden, and the rise and swift fall of the Two Coreys.

Chad is doing his thing behind a paywall at Patreon.com/WorldWarZ.

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Bread & Circuses

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0400

Super Bowl 60 wrapped up, with the Seattle Seahawks downing the New England Patriots 29-13. But no one is talking about the game itself, it’s everything else. Football is entertainment, a diversion, but sometimes these diversions are divisive and driving people away. Check Your Brain’s Tony Mazur recaps the Super Bowl and, like a similar 2023 podcast of his, the waning love of sports.

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Oh, So There WERE Epstein Files

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 03:00:00 -0400

Over the weekend, a new batch of Jeffrey Epstein emails were released, after nearly a year of the Trump administration and other ConInc. pundits saying they didn't exist. In these emails, Epstein calls non-Jews the derogatory term "goyim," that very powerful people were in contact with him until his death, and that PizzaGate may have been real. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur also talks about the heavy influence Israel and its lobby has on our politics and culture, as shown a plenty in these emails.

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Five Years & State of the Podcast

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0400

Around this time five years ago, Tony Mazur launched the Check Your Brain podcast. In this episode, Tony not only talks about the state of his own podcast, but podcasting in general. Is it even a thing anymore? He also gets a bit personal as to why he began this podcast, the ups and downs the last half decade, and how much longer he wants to keep it going.

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Cody Perez - Old School Nü Metal

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0400

Cody Perez is the lead singer of the band Amerakin Overdose, and he has also dipped his toes in the water of podcasting. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about a shared enjoyment of theirs, which is nu metal, the genre of hard rock with some metal and rap styles that was popular around the Y2K days. Cody also talked about how musicians like himself have embraced AI, rather than run away from it.

Check out Amerakin Overdose's new single "Nothing (Without You)", featuring Jonny Santos, formerly of Spineshank.

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Is Vegas Dead?

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0400

A couple of weeks ago, Check Your Brain podcast host Tony Mazur visited Las Vegas, a town that has numerous people believing to be either dying or dead. In this episode, Tony talks about his experience on the strip, whether it's dead or not, and what a destination city such as Vegas or Atlantic City need to do in these changing, modern times.

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RIP Scott Adams

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0400

In this episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur pays tribute to Scott Adams, who lost his battle with cancer this week at the age of 67. Tony talks about how Adams was a visionary and not just a cartoonist, how he did a mea culpa over the Covid vaccine, and how he managed during his 2023 cancelation.

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Ruzvelt Stevanovski - Harpos in the D

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0400

Ruzvelt Stevanovski is the owner of Harpos Concert Theatre, a historic music hall in Detroit, Michigan. Prior to owning Harpos in 2017, he was the proprietor of Blondies in the 1980s, another venue where Michiganders could see up-and-coming metal acts of the time, and later resurfacing off Fort Street in the 2000s. Ruzvelt sat down with Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast in his Harpos office to tell stories about Corey Taylor, GG Allin, Megadeth, and Slayer, how he handled himself and his business during the pandemic, and how he competes with massive promoters in Live Nation and AEG.

For information on the venue and what is on the schedule, visit HarposLive.com.

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Tony's Top Topics of 2025

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Each year, Tony Mazur hosts a "year in review" episode of the Check Your Brain podcast called Tony's Top Topics of 2025. It was a year of good news wrapped in bad news, and vice-versa. From deportations and lampooning the DEI industry, to unafforability and political violence, 2025 had it all.

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Mr. Horton's Bike Shop with Chad Zumock

Wed, 24 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0400

In this very special episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur and Chad Zumock watch a "classic" presentation of Diff'rent Strokes. Yes, it's the one that sticks out, from 1983 starring Gordon Jump of WKRP in Cincinnati fame.

This is only a portion of the episode. The full thing is up on Chad's Rumble.

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Oh Yes, Even More Stupid White Guy Commercials

Wed, 17 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0400

The football season is nearing its climax, while others are glued to cheesy Hallmark Christmas movies. Either way, one is inundated with commercials featuring a white guy being awkward, stupid, corrupt, or downright evil. From food to sports betting to insurance companies, the white man is the main target virtually every time, and there's no end in sight. Tony Mazur covers many recent examples on this week's Check Your Brain podcast.

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Lisa De Pasquale - The Gen X Handbook

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Lisa De Pasquale is an author and commentator, and a proud member of Generation X. In fact so proud, she wrote a handbook for the generation that now bonds middle age with senior citizens. She joined Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast to talk about not only Gen X, but the differences between the six generations walking the earth (but mainly the core four). They also got into the "Boomer Question," the populist and nationalist takeover of the Young Republicans, and the "right" way to lose weight.

Lisa's Gen X Handbook is available now on Amazon and wherever books are sold. https://a.co/d/7xP6Nm2

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Wallace Thompson - The Field Game Field Guide

Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Wallace Thompson is a 19-year-old from Maine and the author of a book, The Field Game Field Guide, where he talks about how childhood games such as Tag and Capture the Flag can shape a child's foundation. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss the contents of the book, as well as the struggles and "red pills" his generation faces, including the dating scene, AI, and how to navigate through a trauma like Covid hysteria.

Wallace's book is available to purchase on his website, FieldGameGuide.com.

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Dad's Back

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Back by popular demand, Tony Mazur's dad Mark is back on the Check Your Brain podcast. After having fun with an old Frank Rizzo video from 1980, Mark shared his thoughts on a recent bodycam video of a female officer in New Jersey breaking into her ex-boyfriend's home and causing a scene. Basically, she should know better.

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Peter Vecsey - NBA Stories for Days

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Long-time NBA writer, insider, and commentator Peter Vecsey appeared on Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast, along with friend and frequent guest Ken Mosca. Peter answered questions on how NBA stories are broken in the digital age, how gambling scandals are nothing new, the multiple streaming services one needs to watch games, and how he broke the Gilbert Arenas/Javaris Crittenton "guns in the locker room" story. After that, Tony just threw names at him, from Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, and Charles Barkley to Lenny Wilkens and the legends of the NBA.

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Peter is a great follow on X @PeterVecsey1.

RIP to the Body Positivity Movement

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0400

In this solo episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur pours one out for the Body Positivity Movement, which has seen a death blow of late thanks to the "miracle drug" known as Ozempic. A slew of female entertainers, who were once either stout or obese, have dropped a considerable amount of weight, and the Body Positivity Movement can't do anything other than turn on them.

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Dr. Steve - Dabbling in Medicine

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Dr. Steve is an actual doctor, and for the better part of two decades, has hosted a radio show/podcast called Weird Medicine, where he and his crew take questions from listeners. In this crossover episode between Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast and Chad Zumock's World War Z Patreon show, they talked to Dr. Steve about how he got on the radar of the Opie & Anthony Show, sounded off about some DabbleVerse related issues, and answered legit medical questions.

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Jackson Lahmeyer - Chasing After the Wind

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Jackson Lahmeyer is the lead pastor of Sheridan Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and he is a national faith leader and member of the White House Faith Council. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about the rise in church attendance in recent months, which, sadly, has corresponded to the rise in political violence. He also touched on the young man's struggle with gambling, pornography, and women who do not share the same values, as well as why Christians seem to take persecution.

His new book is called Chasing After the Wind, which is available at this link, Jackson Lahmeyer.

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My Culture is NOT Your Costume!

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 03:00:00 -0300

In a special Halloween bonus episode, Tony Mazur talks about how this holiday has exploded among Millennials, his favorite costumes over the years, and the line of good taste when it comes to dressing up.

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Mark Malkoff - Love Johnny Carson

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Mark Malkoff is a comedian, writer, and podcaster, and he is the author of the new book Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about who Johnny was, how the Tonight Show gained its footing, the move from New York to Burbank, and all of Carson's admirers and imitators. They also touched on the state of late night TV in 2025, the failures of Chevy Chase and Magic Johnson, and the wars between Team Letterman and Team Leno, as well as Team Leno vs. Team Conan.

Mark's book is available to purchase right now, which can be found here. Love Johnny Carson by Mark Malkoff: 9780593472552 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

He also hosts the Inside Late Night podcast. Podcasts - LateNighter

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Marty Gitlin - For the Love of the Game

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Marty Gitlin made the transition from sportswriter to author many years ago, but sports continue to be near and dear to his heart, especially baseball. A few years back, Marty co-authored a book on Sam McDowell, the brilliant but troubled Cleveland Indians pitcher from the 1960s.

In this sports-themed episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Marty and Tony Mazur wax nostalgic about the game of baseball, what it means them, how much has changed in the analytics age, and their favorite ballparks to catch a game.

Marty's books can be purchased at etsy.com/shop/gitlinbooks.

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Marty Gitlin - Cereals & Sitcoms

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Marty Gitlin is a long-time sportswriter who, by the 2010s, became a prolific author, and not just about sports. He's written many books about a variety of pop culture subjects, but the three discussed on this podcast with Tony Mazur are about breakfast cereals, the greatest sitcoms, and greatest animated cartoon characters.

On this episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Marty and Tony talk about the sugared cereals of the '60s and '70s and how the "sugar" was dropped from the names, the absurdist and escapist sitcoms, and why Bugs Bunny is everyone's favorite cartoon.

The best way to purchase a Marty Gitlin book is on Etsy at etsy.com/shop/gitlinbooks.

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My Pop's a Cop

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 03:00:00 -0300

It's not often Tony Mazur has "in studio" guests, but he made the exception this week by inviting his father, Mark, on the show. But Mark isn't just a podcast host's dad, he's a long-time member of the Cleveland Police Department, where he was on the job from 1981 till 2005. He joined the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about his early career, see how much modern policing has changed, and shared advice for young or perspective members of the force.

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Another Z-Man Retro Show

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Every month or so, long-time friends and collaborators Tony Mazur and Chad Zumock team up on a stream where they go over a bunch of retro junk. This month, they focused on music, from Chris Cornell trying to perform Rage Against the Machine songs to Gary Cherone's time as the lead singer of Van Halen, to the corpse-like stage personas of David Lee Roth and Frankie Valli.

They also provided a legal update on Aaron Imholte, shared their favorite guilty pleasures in music, and tried to sell each other on the Beastie Boys and Queens of the Stone Age.

Chad is back on Patreon at Patreon.com/WorldWarZ.

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The Norm Show

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Four years ago last week, the world learned of the loss of Norm Macdonald to cancer, which shocked everyone, as he had the disease for nearly a decade. In this episode, as a break from the recent seriousness of political violence, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur looks back at his favorite comic, Norm Macdonald, and some of his favorite moments from the unique late Canadian comedian, from his Weekend Update jokes to his must-see talk show appearances.

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Accountability Culture & Lowering the Temperature

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 03:00:00 -0300

A week ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated, shot in the throat during a speaking tour in Utah. As of this podcast, we know more about the assassin, including his personal life, the Discord channels he was a part of, and yes, his left-wing political views. Make no mistake about this: Charlie Kirk was murdered because he was a conservative Christian espousing conservative Christian ideas. This was a political assassination, one this country hasn't seen in a half century, and one would think there would be calls to lower the temperature, to tamp down the rhetoric. Sadly, the opposite is the case, as Hasan Piker and Destiny still have large streaming platforms after calling for more political violence up to and including death.

In this episode, Tony Mazur covers it all, from what we know about Tyler Robinson and how the news media is already coddling him, the progressives getting fired for cheering on the assassination, Pam Bondi fumbling everything, and the Boomer who caused the initial distraction after the shooting has been arrested.

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On Charlie Kirk and Understanding the Moment

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:47:14 -0300

On September 10th, 2025, conservative pundit Charlie Kirk was assassinated on a college campus in Utah. A founding member of Turning Point USA, Charlie made a name for himself barnstorming college campuses and encouraging lively and intelligent debate. Sadly, he was killed for the sin of wanting open discourse. In this free bonus episode, Tony Mazur shares his thoughts on the murder, Charlie’s legacy, what this means for society, and if you’re prepared for what will undoubtedly come next.

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Look At Me. I Am the Media Now.

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:29:04 -0300

Whatever one thinks of Elon Musk these days, his purchase of Twitter in 2022 was a major victory in favor of free speech. Because of that, stories like the horrific stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska won’t be swept under the rug.

X users are now asking the tough questions and having the uncomfortable conversations that were considered too hot for the previous Twitter regime. In a sense, X users are the new media, while the regime media continues to expose themselves as state propagandists.

In this free episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur looks at how this tragedy is covered by the press and how their first instinct is to blame the MAGA movement (“Republicans pounce”) for noticing. That noticing goes from the patterns of violence in that demographic, as well as how the system continues to let scum like DeCarlos Brown Jr. out of jail after over a dozen arrests.

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Rick Morris - Fantasy Football, Real Predictions

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Week 1 of the NFL season literally kicks off this week, and long-time friend of Tony Mazur's, Rick Morris of FantasyDraftHelp.com, stopped by for a preview. First, he shared his do's and dont's when it comes to picking players for fantasy leagues, and they got into how not only is the NFL a copycat league, but fantasy sports are like that as well. Then Rick gives his predictions for each division and his Super Bowl teams, which were out of left field to some viewers.

Be sure to check out Rick's draft guide, the PDF found here: fantasydrafthelp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/FantasyFootballDraftology2025.pdf

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All The News Not Fit to Print

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:03:54 -0300

If you’ve listened to Tony Mazur’s Check Your Brain podcast since its early years, you may have noticed a shift in his tone and content. That’s no accident. The free weekly podcast used to be more of a standalone show from the solo Patreon episodes, but now the line is blurred. If a guest comes on, it’s because he wants to hear from that person, not a PR guest offered to him. In this episode, Tony breaks down why he began this metamorphosis since his first shows of early 2021 and how work and lifestyle changes spurred it. Then he talks about topics that are either barely covered or completely ignored by mainstream outlets, and why that is. He explains why the culture war matters, and why certain stories shouldn’t be brushed aside because a reactionary media landscape has moved onto another topic.

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The Stomp, Clap, Hey Lifestyle

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 03:00:00 -0300

In an episode that crescendos from silly to serious, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur gets in the Wayback Machine to the early 2010s and covers the phase the West went through with hipsterdom. Hipster culture was exemplified by a phony blue-collar motif, making practical things slightly worse, and listening to terrible music like The Lumineers and Mumford & Sons (hence "stomp, clap, hey"). It's more of a mirror into the sad lives many 1980s-born Millennials have experienced and are currently experiencing, through some fault of their own.

But it's not all serious, as Tony talks about his recent string of odd concerts he has seen.

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Chad Zumock - Sorta Live from Ohio

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Chad Zumock is a comedian, podcaster, and very frequent guest of the Check Your Brain podcast. However, the vast majority of those appearances are done remotely, with Chad being in Florida and Tony Mazur up in Ohio. But Chad stopped over Tony's house, and they riffed on how the Z-Man gets under peoples' skin, the goals in comedy changing, who he's at war with online, and a tribute to Ryne Sandberg and the 1980s WGN Chicago Cubs.

Chad is back on Patreon, as his last account was nuked. The link is https://www.patreon.com/WorldWarZ.

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Adam Koehler - Baby, If You've Ever Wondered

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Adam Koehler is an entrepreneur from the Cincinnati area (specifically Price Hill) who is more than upset with what is going on in his home city of late. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to blast city leaders and their backwards and divisive mindset. Of course, they addressed the continued fallout from the brawl in downtown Cincinnati that occurred two weekends ago, from the DEI police chief to councilmembers believing the white family deserved to get beaten.

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Courtney Allen - Queen City Turns Mean City

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Courtney Allen is a fellow podcaster and political commentator, and is the host of Patriot Strong. She is based in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, where a brutal racialized beatdown occurred last Friday night at 4th and Elm downtown. Courtney talked to Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast about the crime rates in the Queen City and how she and her husband refuse to head downtown these days. They also touched on other topics such as the Epstein files and the first six months of the second Trump Administration.

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MLB Midseason Gripes with Rick Morris

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Rick Morris is the proprietor of FantasyDraftHelp.com and main dignitary of The FDH Lounge, a freeform place to talk about whatever Rick is interested in. Recently, he invited Tony Mazur onto his show about the halfway point in the Major League Baseball season, so here is that conversation.

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George Chiger - The Smorgasbord

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 03:00:00 -0300

George Chiger is a competitive eater hailing from the Poconos region of Pennsylvania and is a top 20 eater in the world. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast fresh off competing in the Nathan's Hot Dog Contest in Coney Island to talk about his eating and training process, and if a normal person has what it takes.

George is all over social media, and in September, he will be in Buffalo chowing down wings and shoveling poutine in his mouth up in Canada the week after.

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Cover Songs Better Than the Original

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:24:27 -0300

Some songs are better left untouched. Others can be greatly improved upon. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur listed his top ten favorite cover songs that, in his opinion, are better than the original. He even asked his X followers, friends, and Patreon supporters what theirs were.

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Retro Show with the Z-Man (and Dave Landau)

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:11:00 -0300

Tony Mazur and Chad Zumock used to do a weekly podcast called Mondays with Mazur, but as is the case in life, schedules change and the weekly hit couldn't be met. However, they are resurrecting the show with a monthly themed episode, and this week featured terrible old TV promos and crossovers from the 1980s. Halfway through, comedian Dave Landau calls in for a quick chat.

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Bonus Episode - Conversation with the Cobra (from 2021)

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0300

Dave Parker was an incredible all-around player from the mid-seventies till the early 1990s, having an entire arsenal of trophies and accolades. However, it took until 2025 when he was finally inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Sadly, he won't be in attendance, as he passed away over the weekend at age 74.

Tony Mazur interviewed The Cobra on his podcast back in 2021, and he decided to re-share it for new listeners who didn't get to hear it first-run.

Ben Chew - NBA Season That Was & What Will Be

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Ben Chew is an NBA author, blogger, and analyst, and he joined Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast to recap the NBA Finals and champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Ben and Tony also touched on how the new crop of talent aren't getting their just due, the NBA clinging to elder players, and the viability of the league in existing and potentially future markets.

Ben co-authors a book on the 75 Greatest NBA Players, along with previous guests Russ Cohen and Rick Morris. https://www.amazon.com/Top-Players-Pro-Basketball-History/dp/0578346893

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The Wooden Wedding Anniversary

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Each year around mid-June, Tony Mazur invites his wife Leah onto the Check Your Brain podcast for a fun chat. They're celebrating five years of marriage this week, and this is the fifth edition of this podcast. They talk about AI songs, cooking mishaps, Tinder adding height preferences, and growing old together.

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Father's Day & The Sad Dating Market

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Father's Day is this weekend, and Mother's Day was a month ago, and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur salutes both of you in this podcast. But how does one become a parent? How do couples even meet these days? It's looking bleak out there, boys, so Tony talks about what's going on in the dating world and how to fix it.

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Yet Another Round of Stupid White Guy Commercials

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Ever notice how so many commercials on TV lampoon the buffoonish white guy? Or is it just Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur? He has pointed this out on a few podcasts, and here's another round of stupid white guy commercials.

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Dems Have a Man Problem

Fri, 30 May 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Though there's no doubt the Democrat Party will regroup in someway ahead of the midterms in 2026 and 2028 presidential election, they really aren't learning their lessons as far at outreach to males. Almost as if calling them horrible, racist, chauvinistic patriarchal bigots for decades had some crippling effects. Tony Mazur of the Check Your Brain podcast talks about the Democrats' issue with men, as well as the sad shilling Jake Tapper is doing for his Joe Biden book.

Falling Prostrate to the Prostate

Wed, 21 May 2025 03:00:00 -0300

This week, it was announced that former president Joe Biden was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. The odds that no one knew about this diagnosis until a few days ago are very, very slim, as Tony Mazur points out in this week's podcast. This news came out the week a damning book about the final years of Biden's presidency by Jake Tapper is set to hit bookstores.

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The Music Episode!

Wed, 14 May 2025 03:00:00 -0300

As some of you may know, Tony Mazur was once a radio guy and music program director, so every now and then he shares his insight on the state of music. In today's Check Your Brain podcast, he discusses some of the songs that made the Spotify Top 100 most played list for the week, as well as another that got the boot from the platform.

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Sarah Braasch - The Perspective of the Canceled

Wed, 07 May 2025 03:00:00 -0300

The Shiloh Hendrix story is a fascinating one, especially since it wasn't long ago where the woke mobs successfully ruined the lives and souls of individuals for the crime of expressing non-regime-approved viewpoints. Sarah Braasch became persona non grata back in 2018 over a "sleeping while black" hoax at Yale Law. She joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to give the perspective of someone who was doxxed and canceled, and how refreshing it is to see someone like Shiloh get backed by an in-group preference.

Sarah is still struggling with bills and getting back on her feet all these year later, so consider supporting her GoFundMe.

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Culture of Slop

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0300

According to Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur, we live in perennial high school, where everyone wants to be accepted into the "in" crowd. A big part of that is staying up-to-date on the latest TV shows, movies, music, slang, and trends, such as Sabrina Carpenter, the Savannah Bananas, etc. Or as Tony and others would call it these days, slop.

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Will Tanner - Make Zimbabwe Rhodesia Again

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Will Tanner is law school graduate, Substack writer, and knower of all things Rhodesia, a country that fell nearly five decades ago and was renamed Zimbabwe. Will joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about the renewed interest in Rhodesia, its rise, its independence, its fall, and its aftermath since 1980, as well as his infatuation with the country and its aesthetics.

Will's work can be found on Substack at TheAmericanTribune.news.

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Tribute to a Fallen Friend

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:00:00 -0300

A much different Check Your Brain podcast this week, as Tony Mazur pays tribute to his friend Anthony Petrone, who passed away on April 6th at the age of 45. Anthony was one of Tony's best friends and biggest supporters, even being the first to subscribe to his Patreon (he later unsubscribed after three months because he "just doesn't listen to podcasts") In this episode, Tony tells stories about Anthony and discusses how we should all strive to be better friends.

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Bruce Hall - Epstein, JFK & The White Hats

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Bruce Hall is a long-time friend of Tony Mazur's, dating back to his days of hosting a Sunday morning sports show out of Westchester, NY. Tony had Bruce come on to talk about the absolutely nothing coming out of both the Epstein and JFK files release, then he expanded on other theories that the corporate press has deemed conspiracy. Among these topics: who were the Dulles, the World Bankers' blood thirst for war, Big Pharma's impact, and "Our Greatest Ally."

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Steve Grillo - Gorilla Parts

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Steve Grillo is a former Howard Stern Show intern, and he lived to tell his story on both the Check Your Brain podcast, as well as his new book Gorilla Parts: Top Shelf Stories from the Most Famous Stern Show Intern Ever. He talked to Tony Mazur about how he got the most envied internship in radio, working with the cast at an ungodly hour, the greatness of Billy West, and getting to know Stern Show regulars like Jessica Hahn and Pat Cooper.

Grillo's book is available on Amazon, as well as his website, Gorillapartsthebook.com.

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An Exiled Host Returns to Terrestrial Radio

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0300

No, not Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur, though he is certainly not on the lookout for a radio gig. But Anthony Cumia of Opie & Anthony fame has returned to regular radio at WABC and then some, as the rapid and rabid response for him garnered a syndication deal. Tony talks about why this is win-win for Cumia, as well as the state of radio in general, which usually shies away from "controversial hosts." Could this be a new beginning of former personalities returning to the airwaves?

But before all of that, Tony answered some questions the listeners sent him for another AMA round.

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Tony on Z-Man's Public Access Show

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0300

Recently, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur was a guest on his pal Chad Zumock's Public Access Show, where they watch old commercials, talk all things retro, and harken back to both of their radio days. They both did the latter in discussing Anthony Cumia's return to terrestrial radio and his subsequent syndication deal.

Admittedly, this is more of a video show without a set timeslot, so follow Chad on X (@ChadZumock) to see when the next Public Access Show is ready for streaming.

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Five Years to Flatten the Curve

Wed, 12 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0300

The week of March 8th, 2020 began with a recommendation to wash your hands and don't touch your face, and it ended with "oh my God, the world is ending." That, of course, was a hysterical reaction, but that reaction continued on for well over two years. In his annual recap of the 2020 insanity, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur lays out everything from the mandates like wearing masks in swimming pools and filling skateparks with sand to getting tattoos of your vaccine card. He then takes the listener/viewer to today, where there is some accountability directed towards the corrupt bureaucrats and actors who pushed this, though not enough have met the Damocles of justice.

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In Defense of Michale Graves

Wed, 05 Mar 2025 03:00:00 -0400

A former Check Your Brain podcast guest and lead singer of the Misfits continues to have his gigs canceled, really, for the "grave" sin of having right-of-center politics. Basically the only way to see a Michale Graves live performance is in your living room. Tony Mazur talks about how the tentacles of cancel culture remain, as Graves and other comedians continue to have venues pull the plug.

Support Michale by donating to him, buying merchandise, and watching his new documentary, An American Prayer, on his website OfficialMichaleGraves.com.

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Cal Yeater - Down the Rabbit Hole

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Cal Yeater is an actor from South Carolina, and he joined the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about a wide array of topics. He and host Tony Mazur talked about meeting Ron Jeremy, comedians actually being funny again, and their favorite conspiracy theories to tell at cocktail parties.

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Claude Stuart - A New Universe of Comedy

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Claude Stuart is a comedian, writer, and actor living in Southern California, by way of Mississippi and Texas. He joined Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast to talk about the process of comedy, adapting to new distribution mediums, working with Dennis Miller, Vince Vaughn, and Louis CK, and some advice for young comics.

Claude's Dry Bar special is available on Tubi and YouTube, and his most recent work was on a show called Funny You Should Ask.

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Super Bowl Recap & The Business of Sports with Rick Morris & Ken Mosca

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Is this it for the Kansas City Chiefs? Will the Bills or Ravens finally break through next season, or will the Texans, Chargers, Redskins, or another dark horse team come out of nowhere? Tony Mazur had two of his favorite people in Rick Morris and Ken Mosca not only recap the Super Bowl and NFL season, but the business of sports as a whole. Is baseball becoming a glorified niche sport? Will the NFL continue to dominate? Are NBA fans a very vocal minority? And what about the future of sports venues?

Rick Morris is the proprietor of FantasyDraftHelp.com, and he also has a podcast available on the major platforms.

Ken Mosca is the co-founder of Faces 4 Autism, a group to support children and adults with autism, along with their families. For more information, visit Faces4Autism.org.

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Adam Nutter - Winning & Noticing

Wed, 05 Feb 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Adam Nutter is a comedian and podcast hailing from the East Coast, and he is 1/5th of the 5 Til' Midnight Podcast, which streams live every Monday at 8 PM ET. Adam joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss a variety of topics pertaining to politics and popular culture. Some of those topics include the immediate impact of Donald Trump's presidency, the rudderless ship that is the Libertarian Party, the "Woke Right" vs. America First split, the immigration debate, and advice for Gen-Z from two elder Millennial men.

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Courtney Allen - Patriot Strong

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Courtney Allen is the host of the Patriot Strong Podcast, which is available on most platforms. She joined Tony Mazur on his podcast, which is called Check Your Brain, to recap the first week of Donald Trump's second administration. They also chatted about the MAGA movement and political realignment, if the Democrat Party will continue to embrace the "woke" faction, and how podcasts and alternative media shaped the 2024 election and beyond.

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Ad-VANCE-ing to VP

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Much has been said about Donald Trump's political comeback, but what about his VP JD Vance? What prompted Trump to move away from a career Republican politician and be intrigued by a Millennial venture capitalist/author from small-town Ohio? Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur chatted with JD back in 2021 prior to his nomination for US Senate, and he laid out why he, not Mike Pence, is the present and future of the GOP.

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BYEden

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:00:00 -0400

Joe Biden's one and only term as president comes to an end next Monday. Tony Mazur began the Check Your Brain podcast not long after Biden took the Oath of Office, and he documented his favorite "highlights" of this administration. Tony gives the context of who Biden is, from his days lifeguarding and fending off Corn Pop to launching a presidential campaign based on a hoax.

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Long March Through Children's Programming

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 03:00:00 -0400

After decades of mindless kids programming on network television, there was a push for more educational TV in the early 1990s. The idea they claimed was to help children learn about recycling and the environment, but the real reason was more sinister. The goal was the create a generation of political and social activists through subversive propaganda, and that seems to have worked.

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur believes shows such as Captain Planet, Nick News, and Bill Nye the Science Guy were designed to cultivate a class of egalitarians and cause division in households. Is he crazy for thinking this, or is there something to his theory?

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2024 in Pop Culture/Celebrity Deaths

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:00:00 -0400

A slew of famous celebrities bit the dust in 2024, including Toby Keith, Willie Mays, Jerry West, Bob Newhart, James Earl Jones, Pete Rose, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Carter, and...you guessed it...OJ Simpson. There were also some wild pop culture moments that occurred, from the Hawk Tuah girl's rise and fall to comedians being allowed to be funny again, and controversies over playing Beyonce's album on country radio and the Nickelodeon documentary on the abuse happening with producers on the network.

Tony Mazur covers all of that and much more in this final episode of 2024 (and the first of 2025, if you're listening for free on Apple and Spotify).

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Remembering O&A with Ray (Not DeVito)

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 13:58:04 -0400

Ray Hyclak is a comedian from Cleveland and massive fan of the DabbleVerse. With it being Christmas, Tony Mazur decided to have some fun on the Check Your Brain podcast to remember the glory days of the Opie & Anthony Show. They talked about how they were introduced to the show, when exactly those glory days were, the comedians and characters on the program, and all of the podcast/streaming offshoots.

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Bonus Episode - The Rise in Tommy John Surgeries

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0400

There were more Tommy John surgeries performed on pitchers in 2024 alone than there were in the first 25 years of the procedure's existence. That is a scary precedent, and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur doesn't see a course correction anytime soon. Tony lays out the factors as to why these injuries keep occurring, from only playing one sport to overuse and overbearing parents.

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Tony's Top Topics of 2024

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 03:00:00 -0400

It's mid-December on the Check Your Brain podcast, and host Tony Mazur is here to cover the major stories that made waves in 2024. Tony paid tribute to the cats and the dogs that were eaten, as well as a euthanized squirrel and raccoon. There were indictments and assassination attempts, a successful coup, a re-election, mass campus protests, a controversial kicker, and Jews crawling out of tunnels. 2024 was quite the year.

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Why Aren't Zoomers Dating?

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 03:00:00 -0400

This is a rhetorical question, as Tony Mazur lays out why young men aren't risking being fired or expelled over flirting with women. Tony talks about how we got to this place in society, discussing the four waves of feminism.

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Bonus Episode - Penny Not Pinched

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur believes Penny is a hero for saving a train full of people from a mentally-ill homeless drug addict in 2023, even if he doesn't believe so. Tony also plays the response from BLM activists who think Penny got away with murder.

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Off the Hook, For Better or Worse

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Who is having the better week: Hunter Biden and his family after a blanket 11-year pardon, or Dr. Jay Battacharya, the man called a "fringe epidemiologist" now heading up the NIH? Well, what the Bidens did was criminal, and what Dr. Jay said throughout the Covid hysteria was correct, but they're all sleeping better at night. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur covers both of these major stories.

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In Defense of Creed

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Last week, Check Your Brain's own Tony Mazur pulled the trigger and saw the band Creed for the first time since 2009, and it was a pretty solid show. In fact, the venue was close to, if not, a sellout. Creed Nationalism is sweeping the country, or at least with Millennial men. As America comes back, so does Creed, so in today's podcast, Tony attempts to defend the band from Gen-Xers who say they're cringe and terrible.

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Ryan Hoppe - The Future is the Present

Wed, 20 Nov 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Ryan Hoppe is a radio guy and podcaster originally from Chicago who makes his home for the last decade in Tampa, with a brief stay in Cleveland. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about, well, podcasting, the rapidly-dying old media and their lack of adaptability to new mediums, and the not-so-glamorous life of radio.

Ryan's show, Hoppe Hour, is available wherever you get your podcasts.

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David Chapman - Return of the King

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 03:00:00 -0400

David Chapman is an author and political commentator, and is now hosting his own YouTube stream. He made a return appearance on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about Donald Trump's landslide victory in the 2024 election, which surprised many people except David, who predicted this as early as the end of his last term. David and Tony Mazur chatted about Trump's appeal, the political realignment, who the Democrats will blame for this loss, and if the Neocons are waiting for the MAGA movement to die off.

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Bonus Episode: The Tears of Unfathomable Sadness!

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:05:40 -0400

Tony Mazur is feeling generous this week, so he decided to reward his listeners with a bonus episode of the Check Your Brain podcast. Tony breaks down his favorite liberal meltdowns over the re-election of Donald Trump, and he gets an education in what the 4B Movement is.

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We Are So Back

Wed, 06 Nov 2024 06:33:37 -0400

The 45th President of the United States will now identify as the 47th President come January, as Donald Trump handedly defeated Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. Tony Mazur gives his raw reaction to the win, and he showcased the meltdowns on MSNBC, CNN, The Young Turks, and The Daily Show. Tony's biggest takeaway: after more than nine years, the progressives still have not learned how to stump the Trump.

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If He Wins Again...

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Tony Mazur is no political expert, no pollster, no prognosticator; just a former radio guy who does podcasts these days. But he does lay out what could happen if indeed Donald Trump wins a non-consecutive term, which may include more lunacy from progressives either screaming at the sky, checking into psychiatrists or rehabs, or perhaps getting violent.

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No One Likes Mitt Romney

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 03:00:00 -0300

The political realignment continues, as Dick and Liz Cheney are voting for Kamala Harris, while RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard are on Team Trump. Mitt Romney hasn't actually endorsed Harris, but his TDS won't allow him to pull the lever for the Orange Man. Which begs the question: other than his large immediate family, who on the political spectrum actually likes Romney? Tony Mazur touches on that, as well as the Democrat Party panicking over losing men, and what happened to old white people phrases like "I don't give a rat's ass?"

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Another Round of Stupid White Guy Commercials

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 03:00:00 -0300

It's been nearly two years since Tony Mazur dedicated a round of stupid white guy commercials on his Check Your Brain podcast, but here he is ahead of the 2024 election. Are these ads made to be silly, or is there something sinister going on? Is this a way to make men (mainly white men) out to be ridiculous, inconsiderate, and unaware morons, or is Tony making a mountain out of a molehill?

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Declaration of Zyndependence

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 03:00:00 -0300

All across the globe, there are efforts to ban smoking, flavored tobacco, and nicotine pouches such as Zyn. Yet those same entities seem to look the other way when it comes to vaping, marijuana use, and fast food intake. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talks about the war on tobacco and nicotine usage, why it's fairly classist in nature, and how Big Tobacco quietly became Big Food in the 1980s. Later in the podcast, he chats with long-time Patreon supporter Lance about his use of Zyn.

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Oakland Aweigh's

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 03:00:00 -0300

The Athletics have joined the Raiders and the Golden State Warriors in leaving the city of Oakland since 2019. Rather than blaming corporate greed, Tony Mazur goes into why it's the best business decision to leave Oakland, and not just the sports teams. Oakland doesn't deserve big businesses due to rampant crime and DAs/politicians looking the other way and letting it all happen.

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Corner Chair Energy

Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:00:00 -0300

In this week's free episode, Tony Mazur laughs at the notion that "white dudes" are making mad rushes to the polls to vote for Kamala Harris, or that her running mate is the pinnacle of modern-day masculinity. And what does it mean to be a manly man in today's culture?

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Foreign Substances

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 03:00:00 -0300

In this week's free episode of Check Your Brain, Ohio podcaster Tony Mazur covers what he believes to be a purposeful invasion of Haitians into towns such as Springfield, and how most do not assimilate to American cultures. Is this what's called "Great Replacement"? Doesn't seem so great for Heritage Americans.

Tony also covered another potential assassination attempt of Donald Trump over the weekend, JD Vance giving a master class in media takedowns, and how to deal with feds questioning one about social media posts.

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Tony's 3-on-1 Debate Reaction

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Check Your Brain host Tony Mazur stayed up late last evening and watched the entire debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. This was a simulcast, so you'll hear Tony's raw reactions to what was said, including the many real-time fact-checks for the former president and kid gloves treatment for the current VP.

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2024 NFL Preview with Ken Mosca

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Tony Mazur is the host of the Check Your Brain podcast, and this week he welcomes his friend and former football show co-host Ken Mosca to preview the upcoming NFL season. They largely agree on the division winners, and in typical Ken and Tony fashion, they ride the wayback machine and discuss quarterbacks, teams, and broadcast booth analysts of the past. Also, speaking of analysts, will Tom Brady match or even exceed expectations in the booth?

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Lectured By The Death Cult

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 03:00:00 -0300

In a much shorter episode than normal, Check Your Brain podcast host Tony Mazur covers a recent story about Gus Walz, the neurodivergent son of Minnesota governor and Kamala Harris VP pick Tim Walz. Tony's take is that it's not smart or humane to mock his son, but he'll be damned if he's lectured to a group of people who would have aborted Gus if his disease was detected in the womb.

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Brian Elliott - Mr. Hollywood & Miss Virginia

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Brian Elliott is an actor from Virginia, and he has been making strides in mainstream Hollywood productions. He spoke with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about catching the acting bug early on, his move to Los Angeles and getting his SAG-AFTRA card, and staying active in the business while working across the country.

Brian's biggest role to date is 2019's Miss Virginia, starring Uzo Aduba, Vanessa Williams, and Matthew Modine.

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Dan Falato - Windy City's Wingman

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Long-time radio producer Dan Falato joined Tony Mazur and Chad Zumock to talk about his friendship with Harry Shearer and Cub great Mark Grace, working with Artie Lange and Nick DiPaolo, and how Howard Stern stole many bits from his boss, Steve Dahl, in Chicago.

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Ryan Cullen - Screenwriting & Screen Viewing

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 08:20:00 -0300

Ryan Cullen is a screenwriter based out of Wisconsin, who specializes in the horror genre with his scripts. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to promote his work and what motivated him to write, and they eventually talked about the everchanging industry that is film.

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Karens For Kamala

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:00:00 -0300

On this week's Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur covers the latest rise of Kamala Harris, which is not by any means a grassroots effort. The push to either ignore or erase her past comments or idiosyncrasies is at a fever pitch, and no more is this prevalent as the white women for Kamala Zoom conference.

Joe Biden has decided to step away from the presidential race in 2024 and serve out the rest of his term. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talks about this decision, how Biden's mental and physical prowess has diminished in the last decade, and if this was more of a Democrat Party coup than a family decision.

Tony also gets the listeners/viewers excited for a Kamala Harris run with her classic quotes and mannerisms.

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Say It Ain't Joe

Mon, 22 Jul 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Tony also gets the listeners/viewers excited for a Kamala Harris run with her classic quotes and mannerisms.

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Accountability Culture, Bro!

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:38:33 -0300

For the last decade, leftists have said "cancel culture isn't a thing, but if it was, it's good," or "it's not cancel culture, it's accountability culture." After the near-assassination attempt of Donald Trump over the weekend, progressives everywhere are sitting in HR offices and being told to pack their belongings over troubling social media posts. Tony Mazur says it's time for non-leftists to stop taking the high road and get wishing for the shooting death of a political figure a taste of their own medicine.

Tony also touches on how it is a mainstream belief that Trump staged this attack, and that it would be a net good if the shooter finished the job. Joe Scarborough and Joe Biden still accept no responsibility for what occurred over their dangerous rhetoric, and progressives are back to calling him Hitler and an existential threat.

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Bonus Episode - Trump Survives Assassination Attempt

Sun, 14 Jul 2024 17:27:26 -0300

There was an assassination attempt on the life of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States, over the weekend at a Pennsylvania rally. In today's podcast, I cover the immediate fallout in the 24 hours since the rally, from the media admonishing a wounded Trump for not "turning down the temperature" with political rhetoric to who actually raised the temperature in the first place. I also discuss why it's a pretty mainstream belief on the left that this event was either staged or us being an inch from preserving our sacred democracy.

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And Boom Goes the DEI-namite

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 03:00:00 -0300

In this episode, Tony Mazur delves into the best and worst sports announcers from the past and present. What makes for a good announcer? Tony believes it to be someone who lets the picture tell the story, one who makes even the most boring contests sound like the Super Bowl, yet not making the moments about themselves. Some do it well like Vin Scully, and others do a poor job, specifically the new Oakland Athletics play-by-play person.

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Bernie, Bernie

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 03:00:00 -0300

How did the Democrat Party move drastically leftward in the last decade or so? Many point to the elections of Barack Obama (notably 2012), but the shift, according to Tony Mazur, happened with the rise of Bernie Sanders. Tony lays out how the Vermont senator isn't just a mitten-clad grandpa yelling at the sky, but a man whose influence forever shaped the progressive coalition and moved the party to the far, far left.

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Four More Years! (of Marriage)

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Each year around their wedding anniversary, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur brings along his wife, Leah, for a fun chat. This year, Tony and Leah talked about social cues (or lack thereof) in relationships and how couples can better communicate at the beginning. They also commented on some silly videos.

Disclaimer: anything discussed on this podcast was not an endorsement, and does not reflect any of their employers.

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The Holiest of Months

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 06:56:08 -0300

The month of June used to be filled with weddings, vacations, summer baseball leagues, and strawberry festivals. Today, every city, government organization, major corporation, and the mainstream media promote the new religion of our time, and we all know what that entails. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur covers how we got from "live and let live" and "what two consenting adults do in the comfort of their home..." to "obey my pronouns and let me read pornography to your child, you bigot."

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Mark Houck - Free Man & King's Men

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0300

Mark Houck is a husband, father of seven, and Pro-Life activist from Pennsylvania, and he made international headlines when the FBI arrested him inside his home. His crime? Defending his son from a crazed abortion supporter. He has since been acquitted and even ran for congress, and he joined the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur to talk about the arrest and his mission. They also discussed the abortion debate and how the rhetoric has changed, especially since June of 2022, the birth control pill, and what it means to be a Catholic.

Mark's mission is called The King's Men. For more information, visit TheKingsMen.org.

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Less is Maher

Wed, 29 May 2024 03:00:00 -0300

On today's podcast, Tony Mazur talks about those who feel politically homeless in a binary system. Bill Maher isn't happy with his own party, yet will still vote Democrat come November. And speaking of Democrats, the Libertarian Party nominated one to represent them at the ballot box in Chase Oliver.

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Vatican II: Ecumenical Boogaloo

Wed, 22 May 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Recently, Check Your Brain’s Tony Mazur appeared on the History Homos podcast with William and Scott to talk about the oft-discussed (well, in Catholic circles) topic of the Second Vatican Council, or Vatican II.

Visit Rokfin.com/HistoryHomos to subscribe to their podcast, where this one and many others are posted.

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Ladies, Are We OK? Are We OK, Ladies?

Wed, 15 May 2024 03:00:00 -0300

The West is dealing with a mental health crisis, especially among Generations Y and Z due to the overabundance of social media. But much of this behavior seems to really affect young girls and adult women more than their male counterparts, from dating life to depression, all the way to transgenderism. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur gives his analysis of what he thinks is going on and how to course correct.

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In Defense of Nu Metal

Wed, 08 May 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Per a Patreon suggestion, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur does an entire podcast defending the short-lived and much-maligned 1990s genre that was called nu metal. Bands such as Korn, Limp Bizkit, Deftones, Linkin Park, Slipknot, Staind, Sevendust, and others don't seem too bad to Tony, as compared to what is promoted on rock radio today. He also gets into what led up to nu metal, as well as the heavy metal genre's history dating back to the 1960s.

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Mary Jane Murphy - Protect Women’s Sports

Wed, 01 May 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Mary Jane Murphy is a comedian from the New York area, though she got her start a decade ago in Hawaii. She joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to first talk about "California sobriety," where one refrains from alcohol but does every drug under the sun.

One area where Mary Jane is quite serious about is the protection of women's sports, which have been infiltrated by biological men in the last ten years, and how we go about fighting back, but with love, not hate.

Mary Jane is very active on her Instagram @mjmurphycomedy, and her YouTube page is @mjmurphycomedy.

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Nathan Timmel - Canned Pumpkins

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Nathan Timmel is a comedian and writer based out of the Midwest, and is touring at a venue near you. He spoke with Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast ahead of his headlining dates at the Funny Stop in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Nathan and Tony talked about comics' appearances on radio, making the move to LA and returning, and his viral TikTok moment.

Nathan's special, Unapologetic, is available for free on YouTube.

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Defund NPR Already

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0300

A 25-year veteran of NPR spills the beans how his employer lost the trust of America. The brains of the publicly-funded radio outlet seemed to have been broken by Donald Trump's election in 2016, and they have continued down the path of far left-wing dogma ever since, as covered on today's show by Tony Mazur.

The opening clip is from the podcast Honestly with Bari Weiss.

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Rick Monroe & The Hitmen - Six Gun Soul Album Release

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Not only is Nashville-based singer/songwriter Rick Monroe making his second appearance on the Check Your Brain podcast, but he brought his band, The Hitmen, with him. Their album Six Gun Soul is out April 12th, and they chatted with Tony Mazur about their newest work, the different genres of country music, and how the band got together.

Go to RickMonroe.com for tour dates and how to purchase/stream Six Gun Soul.

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Larry Hankin - Hey, It’s THAT Guy!

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Larry Hankin is a long-time character actor and comedian, who is now spending his days writing and playing guitar. He has been seen in movies such as Escape from Alcatraz, Home Alone, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, and Billy Madison, as well as TV series' like Seinfeld, Breaking Bad, and Friends.

Larry chatted with Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast on his early days as a comedian, being a fixture at Second City and The Committee, and his plunge into acting.

His website is TheRealLarryHankin.com, and his acting reels and paintings are found at Patreon.com/LarryHankin.

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NPR Defends Porn, Masturbation

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Is pornography as innocent as mainstream voices make it seem? Is it just a marital aid for exploring or distressed couples, or a "valve release" for single young men? Or is it more nefarious than we expected? And if it's the latter, why is it being pushed so hard? Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur takes a stab at these questions.

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Mike Morse - ‘Mad’ About You

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Mike Morse is a comedian, comedy writer, and podcaster, who's been spending his days of late on the Shuli Network. Mike talked with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about his days writing for Mad and Cracked magazines, getting on the radar of Howard Stern and Jay Leno, and being one-third (sometimes one-fourth) of the Uncle Rico Show. Mike can be found on social media at @MikeMorseSays, and the Uncle Rico Show is available on the Shuli Network YouTube page.

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Bonus Episode - Covid-19, My Roman Empire (Reupload)

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Four years ago this week, the world as we knew it changed over a flu-like virus from China. And for four years every March, Tony Mazur chronicles the insanity pushed by public health "experts," politicians, and online grifters. In this podcast, he covers where we were then and where we are today, and he tells a heartbreaking story of a man who lost his mother to cancer because doctors refused to treat her.

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1461 Days to Flatten the Curve

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0300

Every mid-March, Tony Mazur hosts an annual podcast about the Covid-19 pandemic and the hysteria surrounding it. From the lockdowns and mask mandates of 2020, to the vaccine mandates of 2021, to where we are now with the CDC essentially saying Covid is the flu, Tony covers it all on the Check Your Brain podcast. 2024 celebrates four years since "15 days to flatten the curve."

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Scott & William from History Homos

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Scott and William are the hosts of the show History Homos, and they joined Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast to talk about a variety of things. Some of those include leaving libertarianism, why World War I is rarely covered in schools, and their favorite conspiracy theories. Check out their show archive at Rokfin.com/HistoryHomos.

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Keanu Thompson - OnlyFans & Only with Geno

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Thompson returns to the Check Your Brain podcast to recap their weekend in Atlantic City, why her and Rachel Dolezal have an OnlyFans account (not together, of course), and how her engagement to previous guest Geno Bisconte is going.

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Jonathan Rosen - Pop Culture Retro

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Jonathan Rosen is a children's author and former educator, and is now the co-host of the @PopCultureRetro podcast, along with child actor Ike Eisenmann. Rosen joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about some of the old school Hollywood guests they've had on their show, and why they have such affinity for that era of showbiz.

They also touched on the conflict in the Middle East, as Jonathan is very pro-Israel.

For more information on Jonathan Rosen, as well as how to listen to his podcast and to purchase his books, go to HouseOfRosen.com.

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DabbleVerse History & Brawl at the Borgata

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur was in Atlantic City last weekend doing a gig with previous podcast guests Chad Zumock, Geno Bisconte, and Keanu C. Thompson. But some other members of the MLC/DabbleVerse made appearances at the Borgata Hotel & Casino, including Patrick Melton, Kevin Brennan, Bob Levy, and, notably, Stuttering John Melendez. In this podcast, Tony explains the history of what's called the DabbleVerse, and he had a first-hand view of the Brennan-Levy fight at the Borgata bar.

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10 Years of Standup

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Check Your Brain podcast host Tony Mazur dabbles in standup comedy on the side, and he recently celebrated 10 years of getting on stage. He talks about the comedians who inspired him to make this plunge (Dave Attell, Norm Macdonald, Louis CK, Bill Hicks), as well as the comics who helped him along the way (Chad Zumock, Chuck Booms, Dave Landau, Jim Florentine, Don Jamieson). Tony also discussed his love-hate relationship with the art of comedy, along with his animosity towards comedians in general, and if he plans on doing more gigs throughout 2024.

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Look What You Made Me Do

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0400

In this week's solo Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur discusses the cultural sensation that is Taylor Swift and the NFL and why it matters. Specifically, he urges those who cannot stand this craze to proceed with caution, as a culture war may not end the way you want it to. He also talks about cringe white comics and rappers, dating in your thirties, E. Jean Carroll wins the lottery, elites lying about the economy, and why we should own nothing and like it.

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Bruce Hall - Tinfoil Hat Time

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Bruce Hall is a sports handicapper and former radio guy making his third appearance on the Check Your Brain podcast. He and Tony Mazur talked about a plethora of conspiracies that will make Sam Tripoli blush. Those topics include who was really behind 9/11, Elon Musk's influence, the 2020 and 2024 elections, January 6th, and Q.

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David Chapman - Four More Years

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0400

David Chapman is an author, future podcaster, and massive fan of the 45th president. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about not only the continued rise of Donald Trump in the polls, but how Nikki Haley appears to be paid for by her donors and the Ron DeSantis campaign just never took off. David is the author of the book The Forgotten Nine, which covers nine players in the "Dead Ball" era of Major League Baseball who should be considered for Cooperstown.

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Anthony Zenhauser - Tunnels of Comedy

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Anthony Zenhauser is a comedian, actor, and podcaster based in the New York area. He joined a mustachioed Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about the Jewish tunnels in NYC, all things Stuttering John Melendez, putting the work in as a comedian, and actors attempting comedy. Zenhauser's shows can be found on his YouTube channel, @zencomedy1979, and he is seen on The BS Show with Shuli Egar, Bob Levy, and Mike Morse every weekday at 9 AM on The Shuli Network.

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Sarah Braasch - DEI, CRT & Other Acronyms

Wed, 03 Jan 2024 03:00:00 -0400

Sarah Braasch is making her third appearance on Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast. In her first two visits, she discussed the pile-on against her over the "napping while black" race hoax at Yale in 2018. With her backstory and knowledge of novel legal theory, she came back on to break down what DEI is, how companies and universities use it, and how it is an explicit form of anti-white, anti-Asian, and, since October 7th, anti-Jewish racism.

Sarah has a GoFundMe to help pay her legal and living expenses since the May 2018 incident.

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10 Biggest Stories of 2023

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 03:00:00 -0400

2023 was not your typical year-before-an-election. Plenty of political and cultural battles were fought, from Trump being banned from the Colorado ballot to the backlash against Bud Light. Then there were disasters in East Palestine and Maui, and a certain skirmish between Palestine and Israel. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur covers all of that in his final show of the year.

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2023 in Review

Wed, 27 Dec 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Typically, the year before a presidential election feels like a calm before the storm. Well, 2023 proved that wasn't the case. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur does a fairly long podcast covering the top stories of 2023, from the disasters in East Palestine and Maul, to the transgender Nashville shooting, Elon Musk vs. boycotts, unrest in Ukraine and Israel, and a plethora of other topics.

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Sports Landscape in 2023 with Rick Morris

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Rick Morris is the proprietor of Fantasy Draft Help and the FDH Lounge. He and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur go back nearly two decades, so Tony invited him on the show to discuss the present and near future of how sports fans will consume their content. Are the days of watching your favorite team on network or cable TV coming to an end? Is Shohei Ohtani's contract good or bad for baseball? And what about some famous athletes who passed this year?

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Celebrity Deaths in 2023

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 03:00:00 -0400

2023 saw the deaths of legends from the world of music, acting, sports, and politics. Several folks above the age of 90 passed this year, including Burt Bacharach, Bud Grant, Mad Magazine's Al Jaffee, Harry Belafonte, Pat Robertson, Tony Bennett, Bob Barker, David McCallum, Dianne Feinstein, Rosalynn Carter, Henry Kissinger, Sandra Day O'Connor, and Norman Lear, and Tony Mazur talks about them and several more in this podcast.

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No Static At All?

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 03:00:00 -0400

A bipartisan bill is looking to save AM radio from going the way of the dodo bird. Is that a waste of time, or is AM radio worth saving? Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur covers this, as well as the topics of Christian Nationalism, Joe Biden's health, more money for Ukraine, and teachers saying parents have no say in education and transitioning.

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Jennifer Sey - Chalked Up & Unbuttoned

Wed, 29 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0400

In the 1980s, Jennifer Sey made her name as a gymnastics champion. By the '90s, she joined the ranks of Corporate America, eventually becoming the Brand President at Levi's. However, her stance on the 2020 lockdowns and school closures saw her at odds with co-workers and pro-lockdowners everywhere, culminating in her departure from Levi's.

Jennifer joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss her books Chalked Up (on the gymnastics scandals) and Levi's Unbuttoned, which chronicled her fight against the "woke mobs."

Her books are available on Amazon, and for all things Jennifer, visit SeyEverything.com.

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Steve Stoliar - Life After Groucho

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Steve Stoliar is a TV writer and voice actor, and is the author of Raised Eyebrows, which chronicled his time working inside Groucho Marx's house from 1974 to 1977. Steve joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about his career after Groucho, which saw him working with Dick Cavett and writing for Simon & Simon and The New WKRP in Cincinnati.

Steve also worked with Bill Melendez on a few Peanuts specials in the 1990s. On the topic of Groucho, Steve also discussed thoughts on Minnie's Boys, and the urban legends surrounding his house guests. Raised Eyebrows can be found on Amazon, but one can obtain a signed copy at SteveStoliar.com.

A previous radio interview where Steve and Tony talk about the book, Erin Fleming, and favorite Marx Brothers movies can be found on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen.

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Geoff Dale - Shemp Was Much More Than a Stooge

Wed, 15 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Geoff Dale is a Canadian-based writer and former film critic, and is now the author of the book Much More Than a Stooge: Shemp Howard. Geoff talked to Check Your Brain podcast host and big Three Stooges fan Tony Mazur about his book, the history of Shemp and the Howard/Horowitz family, Shemp's long solo career, and the Stooges' career after both Curly and Shemp.

Geoff's book is available now in both hard and softcover at Barnes & Noble.

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Lisa De Pasquale - Social Media, 2024 & the SJW Handbook

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Lisa De Pasquale is a writer, author, podcaster, and former director of CPAC. She joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss a plethora of topics in today's world. Those topics include Zoomers vs. Millennials, the 2024 presidential race, left-wingers facing cancel culture, Lisa's weightloss journey, and introducing Rush Limbaugh and Donald Trump at CPAC. Follow Lisa on her writings at Substack.com/@GetBright, her books (including the Social Justice Warrior Handbook) on Amazon, and check out her podcast Pop Culture Warriors with Brett R. Smith.

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Zach Arnold - The Incredible Impression

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Zach Arnold is a voice actor, musician, and impressionist now based out of Florida. He joined Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast to showcase is impressions of Jimmy Stewart, Ed Sullivan, and some former presidents. He also talked about his love of Golden Age Hollywood, becoming a Ringo Starr impersonator, and how he received a letter from Fred Rogers as a child.

His YouTube channel is @theincredibleimpression.

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Ashleigh Marie Thornton - Dead Air

Wed, 25 Oct 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Ashleigh Marie Thornton is a California-based screenwriter who has released a new short film titled Dead Air. Check Your Brain podcast host Tony Mazur makes a brief voice cameo in Dead Air, which will be viewed at film festivals nationwide in the coming months. Ashleigh talked about the process of getting short films into the hands and minds of studios, what inspired her, and she gives Tony a tarot reading at the end.

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Tracey & Brigitte from Three Legged Circus

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Tracey West is the lead singer and "ringleader" of the Nashville-based '80s metal cover band Three Legged Circus. Brigitte Byron is the hypewoman of the group, and is the co-host of the Hardcore Horror podcast. They joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about the band, the resurgence of '80s music, and the glory days of horror movies and its franchises. Shows, merch, and contact info are available at ThreeLeggedCircus.com.

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Mike Cannici - In The Spotlight

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Mike Cannici is a podcaster based out of Derby, Connecticut, and is the host of the shows In The Spotlight and Hometown Heroes. He joined Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast to promote his show, talk about interviewing people both local and noteworthy, and a Tri-State area perspective on the years since September 11th.

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Max & Marc Weiner - Weinerville City Limits

Wed, 04 Oct 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Max Weiner is a talented artist and musician, which isn't surprising art and performance run in the family. His father is Marc Weiner, a long-time comedian, street performer, and actor, and was the host of his own Nickelodeon show Weinerville in the mid-1990s.

Check Your Brain podcast host Tony Mazur talked to Max about growing up in this performance enviornment and how he was inspired by his father, who took young Max on the set of Weinerville. Marc talked about the development and production of the show, getting on the radar of Nickelodeon, performing on SNL, Evening at the Improv, and Bizarre, and how his Jewish faith has impacted his life.

Max's work can be found on his website, MindOfMax.com. As for Marc, he continues to do voice work in cartoons, most notably Dora the Explorer.

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Jessica Kramer - The Based Catholic

Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Jessica Kramer is an opinion writer and host of the podcast The Based Catholic. She joined Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast to discuss what it means to be "based" these days, the rift inside the Catholic Church between the traditionalists and the Jesuits, and how conservatives need to fight harder in the Culture Wars. Jessica's show, The Based Catholic, is heard wherever one downloads his/her podcasts.

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We’re Not Sending Our Best (To Washington)

Wed, 20 Sep 2023 03:00:00 -0300

In this week's solo Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur covers John Fetterman's child-like dress code saga and his rambling speeches, arresting grandmothers outside abortion clinics, Ukraine wanting more money, taking down George Washington statues, and how parents apparently don't have a say in their kids' education.

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Ken Becks - The Scout on the NFL, Coach Prime

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Ken Becks, AKA "The Scout," joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about the Aaron Rodgers injury, trends throughout the game, and the impact of Deion Sanders so far at Colorado.

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1,274 Days to Flatten the Curve

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Dr. Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, as has Oscar winner and View panelist Whoopi Goldberg. Are the powers that be really trying to ramp up the Covid hysteria again? Tony Mazur went into great detail about this on the Check Your Brain podcast and if it's a winning strategy for the elites again.

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The Pope vs. Trad Catholics

Wed, 30 Aug 2023 05:50:04 -0300

In another solo Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur discusses the rift inside the Catholic Church, where Pope Francis accuses US Catholics of being "backward" and they've "replaced faith with ideology." He also gets into the low test scores at LeBron James's I Promise School, President Biden's "cold" pullout from Afghanistan, the "black vote," and CNN manipulating articles once again.

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President Empathy

Wed, 23 Aug 2023 03:00:00 -0300

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President Joe Biden took some time from his second vacation in as many weeks to fly to Hawaii and give some tone deaf statements to the residents affected by the wildfires. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur discusses Biden's gaffes and narcissism in today's solo podcast, and he also talks about another push for mask mandates and if Oliver Anthony isn't all he's cracked up to be.

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Shane Harris - Inside the DC Beast

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Shane Harris is a freelance conservative writer with pieces featured in AMAC. Prior to his writing career, he got a job fresh out of college in Washington DC under the Donald Trump administration, and later worked in the office of Senator Bill Hagerty of Tennessee. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss his time in DC, which spanned from the first impeachment hearings till just before January 6th, as well as other topics at hand concerning the conservative and libertarian movements.

This is the link to find Shane's writings in AMAC. https://amac.us/newsline/society/shane-harris/

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Ian Smith - Find Your Hill

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Ian Smith got on the radar because he defied the draconian lockdown orders at his gym in Bellmawr, New Jersey throughout 2020 and 2021. But his story isn't necessarily an easy or heroic one, as he mentions in his new book, Find Your Hill. Ian and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur discuss the book, his fight against Governor Murphy, becoming a darling of the Right before falling out, and what actions will lead to solutions.

Ian's book can be found on his website, FindYourHill.com.

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Jody Plauche - Why, Gary, Why?

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 03:00:00 -0300

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Jody Plauche is a sexual abuse and abduction survivor, and he is the author of the book "Why, Gary, Why?" He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about his life as a survivor, how Jeff Doucet groomed him and his family, and how his father Gary ended Jeff's life in a Louisiana airport and became a hero to dads everywhere.

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Keanu C Thompson - Greasy Strings

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Keanu C Thompson is a comedian and podcaster from New York City, by way of South Carolina. She joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about her path to comedy and move to the Big Apple, going on the road and making international news with Chrissie Mayr, coping with an eating disorder, and dating fellow comedians.

Her show Keanu Cast is co-hosted with her mother and whoever pops on, and is available at youtube.com/@keanuCthompson.

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Eddie Deezen - From Eugene to Mandark

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Eddie Deezen is an actor, voice actor, one-time comedian, and man with the foremost knowledge of everything Beatles related. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about how he moved across to the country to get into comedy, the powers of prayer helping him get the part of Eugene in Grease, his transition to voice acting, and his love of Curly Howard, the Marx Brothers, and Jerry Lewis (even though he wasn't nice to him).

Book a Cameo with Eddie at Cameo.com/EddieDeezen.

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To Pete - A Tribute to an Eccentric Comedy Club Owner

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0300

The comedy world lost a legendary club owner based out of Northeast Ohio in the last week. Pete Barakat ran the Funny Stop Comedy Club for over 30 years, and many big names had their first stage appearances there, including Steve Harvey and Tammy Pescatelli. Tony Mazur also began his comedy hobby there, and he shared some stories about Pete on the Check Your Brain podcast.

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Tonia Gilbert - Don’t Lose Heart

Wed, 05 Jul 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Tonia Gilbert is a nurse based out of Louisiana, and she is a survivor of domestic abuse. She joined the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur to discuss the mental health crisis going on and how, as a survivor, she wants to help. Tonia is looking to start a charity for abuse survivors to have free access to service animals.

For more information or how to help, email Tonia at dontloseheartbytonia@gmail.com

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Spencer Davies - NBA’s Present & Future

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Spencer Davies is an NBA writer, who now has columns in The Hoop Herald. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to recap the 2022-2023 NBA season, the trends in schemes, recycled coaches, the best players under 30, and the biggest storylines heading into 2023-2024.

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Bennett Yellin - A ’Dumb’ Podcast

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Bennett Yellin is a Hollywood writer most famous for co-writing the classic 1994 comedy Dumb & Dumber. Bennett took some time out of his day on the picket lines during a writer's strike to chat with Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast. He discussed why the writers went on strike and what their demands are, the years-long process of pitching Dumb & Dumber to studios, and the legacy the film carries nearly 30 years later.

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Don Jamieson - That Rocks

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Don Jamieson is a comedian and co-host of the new series That Rocks, along with Eddie Trunk and former podcast guest Jim Florentine. Don makes his second appearance on the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur, this time to talk about the new show, the rhythm of comedy, and performing on June 18th at a classic Irish bar in Manhattan.

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Frankie Pace - Comedy Friends & Legends

Wed, 31 May 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Frankie Pace is a long-time comedian and actor originally from Long Island. He has worked and befriended many comedians over the years, including Otto Petersen, Gilbert Gottfried, and Sam Kinison, and has appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Cosby Show, and the Joan Rivers Show. He talked about getting on SNL, his comedy pals, and how he truly misses his comic friends who recently passed on the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur.

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Aaron J. Peve - Bleeding of the Culture War

Wed, 24 May 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Aaron Peve is the co-host and producer of the B&W Podcast, and he's the author of a children's book called The Rhino That Dreams. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain Podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics that polarize Americans, when in reality, those conversations should be had.

Aaron's B&W Podcast is available wherever you download shows, and The Rhino That Dreams is out on Amazon.

Her one-hour special is on Amazon called Divorce Diaries, and she is currently working on a series by the same name. She is appearing at the Funny Stop Comedy Club on May 12th and 13th in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.

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Christy Miller - Brutally Yours

Wed, 17 May 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Christy Miller is a comedian originally from the West Coast, but has made New York her home for nearly two decades. She joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about her friendship and "modeling career" with Andrew Dice Clay, coming through the Comedy Store in the 1990s, the comics' comics like Patrice O'Neal and Otto Petersen, and her bodybuilding.

Christy has a new album out now called Brutally Yours, which is available on Amazon.

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Michele Traina - Dating & Divorce Diaries

Wed, 10 May 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Michele Traina is an actress and comedian, and is the star of her own one-woman show called Divorce Diaries. She made her return to the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur to discuss the stigma divorce may have on some audience members, dating in the high tech world, introducing men to children, and other topics.

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Earl Skakel - Hollywood Royalty

Wed, 03 May 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Earl Skakel is a comedian, actor, voiceover artist, and podcaster, known for his appearances in The Jellies, Roast Battle, and I'm Dying Up Here. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to chat about a variety of topics, such as the best "what if" athletes, as well as random run-ins with celebrities across Los Angeles.

Check out Earl's Patreon here: patreon.com/user?u=83289567

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The Ever-Changing Media & Political Landscape

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 20:09:16 -0300

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur has another solo show, and he covers the ousting of Tucker Carlson at Fox News and why he was shown the door. Tony also chats about Joe Biden's re-election bid, the press begging for Donald Trump to be the RNC nominee, and Gen-Z influencers getting paid to spew DNC talking points on TikTok.

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Following What Science?

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur is back from a quick trip to Florida, which revolved around a screening of Hawk Jensen's Follow the Science: Lockdowns Go Viral. In this solo podcast, Tony talks about the distrust in public health, distrust in the climate change narrative, and distrust in politicians broadly.

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Will MLB’s Rule Changes Move the Needle?

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Major League Baseball has endured some of its most sweeping changes these last few years. From free runners on second base during extra innings to banning the shift, from increasing the sizes of the bases to limiting pickoff attempts. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur goes over these rule changes with Brandon from Brandon's Shitty Stream on YouTube and whether or not these new changes will entice Generation Z and casual baseball fans.

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Hey, Remember East Palestine?

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Check Your Brain host Tony Mazur was in the area of East Palestine, Ohio over the weekend, so he dropped by to set the scene of small-town America. Politicians and national media pretended to care about East Palestine for a few days in February, but everyone seems to have moved on to other topics, even though some residents are still seeing effects from the rail disaster. Tony also confirms the political reasoning for why assistance and attention has largely been ignored.

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Ezra Wyrick - Gen Z’s Path to Liberty

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Ezra Wyrick is an 18-year-old libertarian and is the communications director of the Liberty Youth Coalition. He spoke with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about many issues directly affecting Generation Z, from social contagions, homeschooling, Big Tech, the trans movement, and voluntarism.

For more information on the LYC, visit libertylyceum.com. Ezra is on Twitter @Ezra4Liberty

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David Chapman - Forgotten Nine

Wed, 22 Mar 2023 03:00:00 -0300

David Chapman is the author of the book Forgotten Nine: Baseball Players Who Belong in the Hall of Fame. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain Podcast to discuss a few of those players from the pre-1920 era of baseball who have slipped through the cracks with hall of fame voters, and they also discussed some players who shouldn't have been deserving of a Cooperstown nod.

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1100 Days to Flatten the Curve - A Cautionary Tale

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 03:00:00 -0300

Three years ago this week, our ways of life changed forever over a virus from Wuhan. Politicians and health directors encouraged and cheered on lockdowns and mandates, but as time went on, we found out how ineffective, even dangerous, those mandates were. In this podcast, Tony Mazur has the "receipts" from three years ago, and he shows how far the country has come in its repudiation of the Covid regime.

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Bruce Vilanch - From Hollywood to Dollywood

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Tony Mazur and the Check Your Brain podcast welcomed writer, author, performer, and occasional actor Bruce Vilanch to his Check Your Brain Podcast. Bruce talked about the days of working with Paul Lynde, writing for Golden Age performers such as Bob Hope and George Burns, the infamous 1989 Oscars, his Dolly Parton musical, and a classic Joan Crawford/David Niven story.

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Bill Willard - A Titanic Podcast Interview

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Bill Willard is an instructor of physics at Asheville Buncombe Technical College, and he is an expert on what happened to the RMS Titanic. He joined Tony Mazur and the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss the intrigue over this massive ship, its structure, and how and why it sank back in 1912.

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Ricardo Aviles - Stop Human Trafficking

Wed, 22 Feb 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Ricardo Aviles is the host of The Rico Podcast, and he is also an interpreter in many cases of human and sex trafficking. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to showcase the warning signs of human trafficking, what to look for, the coded language that is used, and the biggest hubs where it happens in America.

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Hawk Jensen - Follow the Science

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Hawk Jensen is a long-time Hollywood filmmaker and the director of Follow the Science: On Lockdowns & Liberty. Hawk joined the Check Your Brain Podcast with Tony Mazur to talk about what led him to direct this series on the lockdowns, the psychological impact they have and will continue to have, and how this series will hope to wake people up to the dangers of propaganda and government authoritarianism.

Go to FollowTheScienceSeries.com to check out the two-minute trailer and to donate to his project.

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Return to Marlboro Country

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Philly D is a fellow podcaster and the host of I'm Tellin' You. He and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked about his sleeves of tattoos, his podcasting journey, and the explosion of the craft beer industry.

Why has cigarette advertising been outlawed everywhere, but alcohol billboards are abundant, and every street corner has a vape shop? Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur went back in time to remember the days of Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man, and how society has drastically changed in the world of sports and advertising.

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Philly D - Craft Beer & Tattoos

Wed, 01 Feb 2023 03:00:00 -0400

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Russ Cohen - The Case Against Scott Rolen

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0400

The baseball writers have elected Scott Rolen to the Baseball Hall of Fame. It has become a controversial decision for many who feel that though he was a solid third baseman, Rolen wasn't as deserving to make it to Cooperstown over a few others. Author and sportswriter Russ Cohen (@Sportsology) joined Tony Mazur and the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss Rolen's career and why he deserves to be in the Hall of Very Good.

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Angela Riley - From Fat to Fit

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Angela Riley was a big girl for much of her life until she decided to do something about it in her forties. Over a couple of years, she went from being obese to competing in bodybuilding competitions. She talked to Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about her weightloss journey, the intimidation of going to the gym, and proper nutrition to maintain the body transformation.

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Dan Good - The Tragic Life of Ken Caminiti

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0400

Dan Good is the author of Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever. He and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked about the life, the slow rise in the majors, and the rapid downfall of the 1996 National League MVP. They also discussed how he was one of the first athletes to admit steroid use, and how he struggled throughout his entire career with substance abuse.

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John Kerezy - Sad State of Journalism

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 03:00:00 -0400

John Kerezy is a professor of mass communications at Cuyahoga Community College, and the man responsible for getting Tony Mazur his first radio internship at WKNR. He joined the Check Your Brain podcast for a nice discussion on the entire media landscape, from what happened to good reporting, the viability as an industry, to confirmation bias.

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Tony’s Top Topics of 2022

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 03:00:00 -0400

From the falling of the Covid regime to the Freedom Convoy, Ukraine to Uvalde, from Pride Month to Monkeypox, to Roe & Wade, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur covers it all. He also talks about Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Stephen Colbert, Alex Jones, Kanye West, Joe Rogan, Putin/Zelensky, among other major figures from 2022 in this wrap-up podcast.

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To Woody - A Tribute to a Fallen Cat

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Woody was just three days old when he was found outside Tony Mazur's apartment complex. He didn't think the kitten would live through the night. Then, a few months later, he was diagnosed with a heart murmur that eventually took his life a 2 1/2 years old. Tony pays tribute to Woody, a very special cat that meant the world to him.

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Pat Dixon - Crime, Covid & Clown World

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Pat Dixon is a comedian and host of New York City Crime Report on Censored.TV. Pat and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur had a "fun" discussion on the world around us, from the crime sprees in cities to the Covid authoritarianism, to the heavy injection and normalization of queer theory in schools. Check out his new article in the publication American Mind: https://americanmind.org/salvo/rats-rats-democrats/

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Nick Taber - Movie Theater Time Machine

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Nick Taber is one of the hosts of the podcast Movie Theater Time Machine. He and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked about the state of movies, how film will adapt to the streaming world, cult films, and over/underrated comedies.

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Ray DeVito - Mr. Hero Spokesman

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Ray DeVito is a comedian and podcaster originally based out of Cleveland, Ohio, and now lives in New York City. He spoke with Tony Mazur about food, adolescence, his start in comedy, who he enjoyed watching, and advice for young comedians. (Pardon the first few seconds of dead air due to tech issues)

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Stupid White Guy Commercials

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur goes over a recent series of commercials that seem to degrade white men.

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Bob Levy & Godfrey - Bonus Content (with Chad Zumock)

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Chad Zumock and Tony Mazur were bored one day and decided to record a podcast. After a half hour of talking radio, Caddyshack, and Ted Knight, the Reverend Bob Levy jumps on board. Then Godfrey pops on an hour in to talk about the divide between blacks and Jews in modern society.

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Midterm Recap with Bruce Hall

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:40:50 -0400

Bruce Hall is a friend and fan of the Check Your Brain podcast, so he joined Tony Mazur to recap Tuesday's midterm elections (as of the recording; things could definitely change). They also touched on the Covid regime's downfall, the regime's fixation on kids, and conspiracy theories revolving around Bill Gates, Paul Pelosi, and the Bushes.

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Chris Clark - Escape From Portland

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Chris Clark is a comedian and excellent Twitter follow. He lives out in the Pacific Northwest, and joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss the insanity happening in far-left cities like Portland, from Antifa taking over to the trans explosion in schools.

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Rick Monroe - Country AND Western

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Rick Monroe is a musician and fellow podcaster who just got off the road touring the country with Ted Nugent. He and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur chatted about country music overall, trying to make a buck in the music streaming world, and why he doesn't fit into a specific genre. Check out his solo work, as well as the tunes he recorded with his band Rick Monroe & the Hitmen.

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Clown World - Honk Honk!

Wed, 19 Oct 2022 03:00:00 -0300

What is Clown World? It's where down is up and up is down, men are women and women are men, and where 2 + 2 does not equal 4. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur covers Clown World from the trans/drag side and how it is pushed on children, to the poor Covid policies, the culture wars, and the rampant inflation.

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Check Your F’ing Brains

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 03:00:00 -0300

In this solo podcast, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur urges you to do just that: check your brain. He discusses Tulsi Gabbard jumping ship from the Democrat Party, the senate races in Ohio and Pennsylvania, and the fallout from the Covid regime these last few months.

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Jim Florentine - Terrorizing Sports, Music & Telemarketers

Wed, 05 Oct 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Jim Florentine makes his second appearance on the Check Your Brain podcast, and he chats with Tony Mazur about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the waning passion of sports, and what prompted he and Don Jamieson to do another round of Terrorizing Telemarketers (available now). Jim is on the road touring, and he will be at the Funny Stop Comedy Club in Cuyahoga Falls October 6th through the 8th.

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Anthony Zenhauser - Comedy Tips From Zen

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Anthony Zenhauser is a comedian from the New York area and a frequent radio and podcast guest all around town. He joined Tony Mazur (on site at a casino) on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about Atlantic City, touring with Shuli Egar, his feud with Geno Bisconte, comedy tips for 2022, and working with his idols.

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Let’s Celebrate Our Differences, Not Ignore Them

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 03:00:00 -0300

The Atlantic says there is no difference between men and women when it comes to sports, and Vanderbilt is cashing in on transitioning the kids and bullying those who disagree. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur covers all of this on the free podcast.

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Adam Nutter - It’s The Government’s Fault

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 03:01:00 -0300

Adam Nutter is a comedian and host of the Cult of Us podcast (non-political) and the Porcupine Podcast (political). He's also a libertarian, and he and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur got into everything from government conspiracies, the falling of the Covid regime, Biden's divisive speech, the goal of transing the kids, and how the LP Mises Caucus is taking over a lot of local races.

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Hollywood Hysteria

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 03:00:00 -0300

A plethora of topics to cover in today's Check Your Brain with Tony Mazur. Those include Jennifer Lawrence going to therapy over her parents watching Tucker Carlson, Olivia Wilde calls out Jordan Peterson, Joe Biden labeling everyone who disagrees with him a MAGA Republican and a semi-fascist, a "new normal," and transing the kids.

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My Waning Love of Sports

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:33:11 -0300

On this week's Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur lays out all the factors as to why he's not excited about pro or college sports anymore. Those factors range from analytics to politics.

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Michale Graves - Misfits & More

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 03:00:00 -0300

In the 1990s, the influential punk band The Misfits reformed and added Michale Graves as their new lead singer. Since 2000, he has embarked on both a solo career and one with bands, and has even ruffled feathers over his political and social views. He talks about it all on this week's Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur.

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They Hate You

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Tony Mazur is back from a weekend in Detroit, so he discussed his trip, food deserts, the CDC dropping their regulations, a thread on the Covid vaccine response, and the fight against inflation.

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Bruce Hall - They’re All Gone

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Bruce Hall is a coach and long-time sports handicapper who has dove head-first into the world of politics and conspiracy theories. He joined Tony Mazur and the Check Your Brain podcast to cover everything from Bill Gates and Covid-19 shots to false flags and body doubles, to the Bushes and Obamas, January 6th, and even chem trails.

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Sarah Braasch - Canceled on Canceled

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Since 2018, Sarah Braasch was the victim of an online mob over a perceived racial incident that was both wildly incorrect and blown out of proportion. Today, she struggles to pay her bills and can't get hired anywhere in her field due to the stigma of racism. She joined Tony Mazur and the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss her case, the rise of the cancel culture mobs, and how one can rehabilitate a career and livlihood.

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Stay Cool(idge) with Rick Morris

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Rick Morris is the proprietor of Fantasy Draft Help and hosts his own podcast called The FDH Lounge. Recently, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur was a guest on that aforementioned podcast, and they discussed Calvin Coolidge administration, to the man himself to his fiscal economic policies. But it wasn't all about Silent Cal; it features the usual fare of politics and culture colliding, and comparing a pragmatic president in Coolidge to today's more populist messaging.

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Mondays With Moscas - Faces4Autism

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Ken and Isabelle have a personal story with autism, as their 23-year-old son was diagnosed with the affliction at age two. The Moscas head up an organization and support network called Faces 4 Autism, and they talked to Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about their journey with Kyle, what falls under the autism spectrum, the potential causes and effects, and the support from parents inside this tight-knit community. Please visit Faces4Autism.org for more information.

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Godfrey - Make 7-Up Yours & Other Stories

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 03:00:00 -0300

This week's Check Your Brain podcast is a teaser of what to expect from a typical Monday episode with Tony Mazur and Chad Zumock, so it's not a full episode. They talked about weird jobs back in the day, and then Godfrey called in to discuss his days as the 7-Up guy and old sitcom references from back in the day.

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Radio Stories & RIP to Pawley MF20

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Every week, Chad Zumock and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur host a crossover podcast, usually behind a paywall on their respective Patreons. But today, it's free due to the July Fourth holiday and their generosity. This week, they trade radio stories, wish farewell to Maxwell/Slater/Pawley/Benjamin Bornstein's podcast, discuss Jim Breuer's new non-woke special, and the shooting of Jayland Walker in Akron.

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Roe Overturned, Biden Over His Head

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0300

From Joe to Hunter Biden, it seems they've done everything the media accused the Trumps of doing. Also, Tony Mazur reacts to last Friday's news of Roe v. Wade being overturned by the Supreme Court.

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The Pridiest Pride Month That Ever Prided

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0300

June is Pride Month, and for some, it feels like an entire year. The US Navy is more concerned with proper pronoun use, and the topic of kink culture is a hot button issue, but for children?

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I Think My Wife Hates Me

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Each year (well, at least since 2021), Tony and Leah Mazur record a podcast on the week of their anniversary. It's been quite a year since the last episode, so they discuss dealing with Tony during the pandemic as well as after his untimely firing at a local radio station. Shoutout to Kevin Brennan and Anthony Cumia on Compound Media for sort of suggesting the idea for this podcast.

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Pride, Tolerance & Acceptance

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0300

June is Pride Month, and the extracurriculars throughout the month has evolved over the years from fun parades to taking children to drag shows. Is this acceptable behavior? And are teachers really grooming children, and if so, in what way?

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Are You Interested in the Real Story?

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur had been working in the radio industry for over 15 years, and as late as April 6th, 2022. What happened? He shares his side of the story in this lengthy podcast. Fast-forward to 59:00 for the good stuff.

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Inflation & Exploitation

Wed, 25 May 2022 03:00:00 -0300

The economy is on the comeback, yet gas prices are nearing $5 nationally. What gives? And Walmart attempts to cash in on Juneteenth. These and other topics are discussed by Tony Mazur on the free Check Your Brain podcast.

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Tony’s Comedy Mount Rushmore

Wed, 18 May 2022 03:00:00 -0300

As some of you know, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur has dabbled in the standup world for nearly a decade. Whenever he has felt like giving up "the dream," he gets inspired by these four comedians: Norm Macdonald, Dave Attell, Louis C.K., and Bill Hicks. Tony plays clips from these four comics and why he continues to enjoy them after all these years.

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Uter-YOU & Uter-US

Wed, 11 May 2022 03:00:00 -0300

The topic of Roe v. Wade has caused controversy for nearly a half century. It's gotten to a fever pitch in the last week in that the SCOTUS would allow it to head back to the states. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur shared his thoughts on the matter, even if those without uteruses aren't "allowed" to speak.

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Tho Bishop - Pathway to Libertarianism

Wed, 04 May 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Tho Bishop is an editor and member at the Mises Institute, and proud resident of Florida's "Redneck Riviera." Tho joined the Check Your Brian podcast to talk his path to Mises and the Libertarian Party, paleolibertarians vs. paleoconservatives, and the libertarian voice during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Return of Geno Bisconte Pt. 2

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Geno Bisconte is one half of the In Hot Water duo on Compound Media, and he chatted with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about engagements and relationships, happiness in one's fifties, NFL coaching mistakes, and working with Artie Lange.

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Mondays with Mazur - Recorded Tuesday, Available Wednesday

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Chad Zumock is a comedian and host of the Sit Down Zumock podcast, and co-host of the Rack Me football podcast with Ken Mosca and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur. This week, Chad and Tony discussed the cultural battles going on, from the lifting of mask mandates to calling for firings, cancelations, and doxxing. They also touched on the Compound Media drama and the recent passing of Gilbert Gottfried.

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Joe Machi - Such a Braggert!

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 03:00:00 -0300

Joe Machi is a staple in the New York comedy scene and can be featured at one of the Big Apple's clubs nearly every night. He chatted with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about the comedy scene, coming up through New York, and the impact of the YouTube/TikTok stars on the genre.

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Dino Hall & Ron Jaworski

Wed, 06 Apr 2022 03:00:00 -0300

For much of this podcast, this is a "swapcast" with the Rack Me podcast, hosted by Chad Zumock, Ken Mosca, and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur. The gang spoke with former Cleveland Browns KR/RB and New Jersey native Dino Hall about his career and football in general. Then Tony briefly chats with former Philadelphia Eagles QB and NFL commentator Ron Jaworski about heart health.

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John Di Lemme - Making Capitalism Great Again

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0300

John Di Lemme is a writer and podcaster, and he is the author of the book Making Capitalism Great Again: How to Maximize America's Booming Economy, Plus the ABCs of Socialism Versus Capitalism. He talked to Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast about the last two years during the Covid hysteria, if "true socialism" has ever been tried, and how industries and small businesses can thrive after the pandemic.

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Rack Me Swapcast - Deshaun Watson Saga

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0300

In a Rack Me "swapcast" with Chad Zumock and Ken Mosca, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur discussed the Deshaun Watson situation from both a football and moral standpoint, and what this means for Baker Mayfield. They also touched on NFL free agency overall and the musical chairs in the broadcast booth this offseason.

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730 Days to Flatten the Curve

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0300

On March 11th, 2020, COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic. By March 16th, restaurants, bars, gyms, salons, etc. all closed up shop almost nationwide. Two years later, mandates and restrictions are being dropped, but as Tony Mazur points out in this podcast, the psychological damage has been done, especially to children and their development.

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Return of Geno Bisconte Pt. 1

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Geno Bisconte (and Aaron Berg and Anthony Cumia) sadly WON'T returning to the Funny Stop in Cuyahoga Falls for another Comedians of the Compound. Geno is also the co-host of In Hot Water on Compound Media, and in part one of this podcast, he chats with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about comedy in 2022, Tony losing his grandmother and why he's angry about it, and favorite comic strips, from Peanuts to Calvin and Hobbes.

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Tho Bishop - Libertarian View of Russia, Ukraine

Wed, 02 Mar 2022 03:00:00 -0400

A timely podcast today with Tho Bishop, editor at the Mises Institute and proud resident of Florida's "Redneck Riviera." Tho joined the Check Your Brian podcast to talk about who Ludwig von Mises was, about the Mises Institute, and the libertarian viewpoint of Putin and Russia, Zelensky and Ukraine.

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Christian Toto - Virtue Bombs

Wed, 23 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Christian Toto is a writer and author of the book Virtue Bombs: How Hollywood Got Woke and Lost Its Soul. He joined Tony Mazur and the Check Your Brain Podcast to talk about how certain figures went "woke" for fame and notoriety, such as Howard Stern and Patton Oswalt, and how celebrities like Gina Carano and Louis CK can rebound after their "cancellations."

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Tony Lyons - The Censoring of RFK Jr.

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Tony Lyons is the president of Skyhorse Publishing, the company responsible for putting out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s book, The Real Anthony Fauci. The book is a big seller, even though RFK Jr. has seen a blackout in mainstream media and cannot promote it nearly anywhere but Tucker Carlson and talk radio.

Tony Lyons discussed this media blackout on the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur. The book can be purchased here

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Spotify’s Sticky Situation

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0400

The quest to "cancel" Joe Rogan continues, this time with compilations of him using the N-word in different contexts. Spotify is in an odd place as being a platform for podcasts, not a publisher, yet the calls to throw Rogan off of the service are white hot.

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur weighs in on this predicament, which he believes to be a bad precedent as far as furthering sometimes uncomfortable conversations.

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One Year of Me

Wed, 02 Feb 2022 03:00:00 -0400

My podcast is one year old! I'm not sure how long some of you have been listening, so I decided to make a clip show of my favorite interviews from very early in the first year. These guests include former MLB star Darryl Strawberry, comedian Don Jamieson, Chef Andrew Gruel, comic/impressionist John Byner, Funky Winkerbean creater Tom Batiuk, and comedy writer Tom Leopold.

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Dr. Raymond Schuck - Cultural Impact of Don McLean’s American Pie

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0400

In 2012, BGSU Firelands professor Dr. Raymond Schuck co-authored a collection of essays with his father about Don McLean's smash hit "American Pie." It hit #1 in January of 1972, and the figures and meaning inside the lyrics continue to be left up to interpretation.

Dr. Schuck and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur went through their interpretations of what "American Pie" may mean, but also the cultural impact of the song and what was occurring in the late-1960s and early '70s in America.

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David Koenig - Shooting Columbo

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Whether it be on MeTV, IMDB.tv, or other places, Columbo made a resurgence during the pandemic. David Koenig capitalized on that with his new book, Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV's Rumpled Detective. David spoke with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about how Peter Falk got the gig, the NBC Mystery Movie wheel, favorite episodes and guest killers, the "new" episodes, and its legacy over the last half century.

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Bobby Valentine - Valentine‘s Way

Wed, 12 Jan 2022 05:32:46 -0400

Bobby Valentine was a scrappy utility player who transitioned into one of the most colorful managers of his generation. He helped turn two doormat teams in the Texas Rangers and New York Mets around, and he has chronicled some great stories in his new book, Valentine's Way: My Adventurous Life and Times. Bobby V chatted with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about managing those teams that were loaded with talent, his early use of analytics, his relationship with the late Tommy Lasorda, and of course his fake mustache after being ejected from a game. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Steve Stoliar - Groucho‘s Raised Eyebrows

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0400

Ever wonder what it would be like to meet one of your childhood heroes? How about getting the chance to work with said hero? Steve Stoliar had that chance, as he worked as an assistant to the legendary Groucho Marx from 1974 to 1977.

Steve and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked about those final years working with Groucho, which are documented in his book, Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho's House. Steve also shared his favorite Marx Brothers films in order, to which he (and most other die-hards) prefers the Paramount movies to the MGM ones.

Raised Eyebrows is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Raised-Eyebrows-Inside-Grouchos-Expanded/dp/1593936524/ref=sr_1_1?crid=H29F6Z4MFW3D&dchild=1&keywords=steve+stoliar+raised+eyebrows&qid=1609778949&s=books&sprefix=steve+stoliar%2Cstripbooks%2C154&sr=1-1

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2021 in Pop Culture, Celebrity Deaths Part 2

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 03:00:00 -0400

Bob Ethington is a recently-retired pop culture expert from the Akron-Summit County Public Library, and in part two of this podcast, he and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur go over more celebrity deaths from 2021. This included a long discussion on the passing of their shared favorite comedian Norm Macdonald, three cogs in the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Charles Grodin, Hal Holbrook, and Dustin Diamond, with whom Tony worked many comedy shows with. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur.

2021 in Pop Culture, Celebrity Deaths Part 1

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 03:00:00 -0400

Bob Ethington is a recently-retired pop culture expert from the Akron-Summit County Public Library, and in part one of this podcast, he and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur go over the changes in how the public views entertainment. They also talked about the biggest celebrity deaths in 2021 in the worlds of music, broadcasting, and sports. Some of those names include Charlie Watts, Michael Nesmith, Phil Spector, Larry King, Rush Limbaugh, Hank Aaron, and Demaryius Thomas.

Dave Thomas - From Jimmy Leighton to Bob Hope

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 03:00:00 -0400

Dave Thomas has spent the last five decades in the entertainment industry, first gracing the stage with Godspell and Second City to becoming a writer and featured player on SCTV. His stardom "took off" after being paired with Rick Moranis in the Great White North sketches, leading to albums, a movie, and even a statue. Dave has continued writing over the years on television, and has now made his way into the world of sci-fi with a new multiverse thriller, The Many Lives of Jimmy Leighton (co-written with Max Allan Collins). Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Rick Morris - The Very Good Hall of Fame

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 03:00:00 -0400

If you listened to the Dave Parker podcast, FantasyDraftHelp.com's Rick Morris and Tony Mazur went over the best players who are not in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Conversely, on this show, they discussed who should have their plaques removed from Cooperstown. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Dave Parker - The Cobra

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 04:01:46 -0400

Dave Parker made seven all-star teams, picked up three Gold Gloves, won two batting titles and two World Series, and took home the 1978 MVP award. So why is the Cobra not in the Baseball Hall of Fame? He penned an autobiography called The Cobra, and he talked to Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about his storied career.

As an added bonus, Rick Morris from FantasyDraftHelp.com joined the podcast to go over a list of the best players not in the Hall of Fame, just like Dave Parker.

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Matt Rosenberg - What‘s Next, Chicago?

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 04:55:35 -0400

Matt Rosenberg is a former cab driver-turned-writer, and he is the author of the book What Next, Chicago? Notes of a Pissed-Off Native Son. He chats with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about the downfall of the Windy City, from the politics to pop culture, from the failing courts to the school systems.

Matt's book can be purchased here.

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Rittenhouse Verdict & Media Malfeasance with Steve Oldfield

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:00:00 -0400

Kyle Rittenhouse was found not guilty in the Kenosha shootings from August 2020. The corporate press got much of, if not all, of the story wrong from the beginning, causing a cognitive dissonance to erupt in the public square. Many have compared this case to Nicholas Sandmann and Covington Catholic, in that what was first reported was entirely inaccurate, and the Sandmann family sought payment for defamation.

First, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur shares his thoughts on the verdict and the response, then Steve Oldfield (director of Rush to Judgment on Covington Catholic) compares both cases and what the media got wrong.

Adam Nutter - Just Masking Questions

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0400

Adam Nutter is a comedian and podcaster, host of The Porcupine and Cult of Us podcasts. He joined Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur for a spirited discussion on the Libertarian Party being controlled opposition, the Covid insanity, and the loss of freedoms by the day. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Peter Navarro & J.D.Vance - In Trump Time

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0400

Peter Navarro is an economist, author, and former senior White House official during the Trump Administration, and he has a new book out called In Trump Time: A Journal of America's Plague Year. In it, he documents in real time the moments that led up to the COVID-19 pandemic, which include his first meeting with Dr. Anthony Fauci, which turned sour in a hurry. In Trump Time is available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Time-Journal-Americas-Plague/dp/1737478501 J.D. Vance rejoins the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss the hyper-focus on national elections over the local ones, awakening pissed-off parents at school board meetings, vaccine mandates and passports, and how the military went woke.

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Shawn Boyd - Read the Room

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Shawn Boyd is a comedian, actor, and podcaster, and each year he puts together a Suicide Prevention Fundraiser at the Funny Stop Comedy Club in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, on Monday November 8th. Shawn and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talk about what led to him starting this benefit, how trauma and tragedy can turn into dark comedy, the Dave Chappelle controversy, and how comedy is being policed by special interest groups. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Cathy Rudolph - A Paul Lynde Love Story

Wed, 27 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0300

As a teenager, Cathy Rudolph adored Paul Lynde, from his appearances on sitcoms like Bewitched to his "center square" hijinks on Hollywood Squares. But for as silly as he was, Paul had demons, and they came out when he would drink. He also struggled with his sexuality in the more taboo days of the 1970s, and had a sad ending to his life in 1982.

In those final few years, Cathy got to know Paul a little bit, and she documented that relationship in her book, Paul Lynde: A Biography. Her and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked about Paul's early years in Mount Vernon, Ohio, which saw his brother die in World War II to the deaths of his parents soon after, to him heading to Chicago and later Broadway.

Check out Cathy's book: https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Lynde-Biography-Cathy-Rudolph-ebook/dp/B00I8PDRIG/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=cathy+rudolph&qid=1609778694&s=books&sr=1-1

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Jake Fischer - The Era of NBA Tanking

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Tanking is not a new trend in pro sports, but it certainly has seen it happen in waves. From the "Trust the Process" 76ers to the race for Zion Williamson, the NBA has seen their sharing of teams tanking for draft spots in the last decade. Jake Fischer is a writer for Bleacher Report, and he is the author of Built to Lose: How the NBA's Tanking Era Changed the League Forever. He joined Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur to look at which teams tanked "properly" and which ones did not, and the present and future of the NBA as far as the superstars and analytics go. Jake's book is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Built-Lose-Tanking-Changed-Forever/dp/1629378712 Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Amity Shlaes - Keep It Cool With Coolidge

Wed, 13 Oct 2021 03:00:00 -0300

How much do you know about the 30th President of the United States, Calvin Coolidge? Unless you're a history buff or lean conservative, probably not much. But there is some great literature out about his impact on the country during the prosperous and "roaring" 1920s. Amity Shlaes is on the board of trustees with the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation, and in 2013, she authored the book Coolidge, a comprehensive look at his life and career. She joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about "Silent Cal," his presidency, how he was viewed by both political parties, and the newfound popularity he experienced during the Reagan years. Amity's book on Coolidge is still available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Coolidge-Amity-Shlaes/dp/0061967599 If you enjoyed this interview, take a look at what the Coolidge Foundation has to offer and consider a donation, if you can: https://coolidgefoundation.org/ Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Joe Raiola - Going Completely MAD

Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:04:45 -0300

Joe Raiola is a comedy writer and satirist, producer of an Annual John Lennon Tribute, and standup comic. He is probably most known for his work in Mad Magazine's editorial department, where he spent 33 years with the magazine, eventually becoming senior editor. Joe joined Tony Mazur and the Check Your Brain podcast to reminisce over his Mad tenure, his relationship with founder Bill Gaines, the Mad trips, and the transition periods after Gaines's death in 1992 and the eventual move from New York City to California. For more information on Joe, from appearances to contacting, visit JoeRaiola.com. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Scott McEwen - Hell Week & Beyond

Wed, 29 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Do you have what it takes to become a Navy SEAL? Not many do. In fact, very, very few possess not only the physical makeup of a SEAL, but the mental aspect, as well. Scott McEwen helped co-write the #1 New York Times Best Selling book American Sniper with Chris Kyle, and he is out with a new book called Hell Week & Beyond: The Making of a Navy SEAL. Scott and Tony Mazur from the Check Your Brain podcast talk about the book and what all goes into becoming a SEAL, and how Hell Week is the true test to see if one has what it takes. Scott's book is on Amazon, but he encourages the listeners to check out his website and, if they can, purchase his books from a local bookstore. http://scottmcewen.com/ Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Ryan Lang - Phishin‘ For Sobriety

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Ryan Lang is a radio news anchor in Akron, Ohio, and he just recently celebrated two years of sobriety. He's also a new father, a fiancee, and a die-hard fan of the band Phish. Ryan chatted with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about his long-time struggles with alcohol, dating back to high school when he lost his mother to breast cancer. He takes the "one day at a time" approach when it comes to remaining sober. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Steve Oldfield - Rush to Judgment

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 06:55:32 -0300

Nick Sandmann and the Covington Catholic students saw their lives change forever in January 2019 when images of them "smirking" at a Native American Vietnam War veteran went viral, even though there was much, much more to the story. The mainstream media, celebrities, politicians, and other verified people jumped on this story, accusing the students of racism. Steve Oldfield is the director of Rush to Judgment, and he joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about how those major figures indeed rushed to judgment. For more information on the subject, as well as how to watch the documentary, visit rushtojudgmentdocumentary.com Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Bassem Youssef - From Egypt With Love

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Bassem Youssef may not be a household name in the United States, but in Egypt, he was the biggest thing since Ful Medames. A Daily Show-like figure, Youssef used satire to question the authoritarian government in Egypt and was arrested during the period of strife for his comedy.

He chatted with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about how the Middle East and the West deal with political and social satire, his show that attracted 30 million viewers, and his move to America and touring the country with his storytelling standup act.

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Jim Colucci - Golden Girls Forever

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 03:00:00 -0300

With all of the streaming options available in 2021, why do many still spend their Sundays watching The Golden Girls on basic cable? What is it about this show that ended nearly 30 years ago where people of all ages, races, and sexualities come together and still laugh?

Jim Colucci is a writer and author, and back in 2016, he penned a book called Golden Girls Forever, a comprehensive look at the wildly popular program. He interviewed not only Bea Arthur, Betty White, and Rue McLanahan, but the creator Susan Harris, the writers, and even the actors playing bit or supporting roles. It was a 10-year passion project.

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur had a Zoom conversation with Jim about the show in general, how the concept of older women living in the same house in Miami came together, his experience being in the audience for a season seven taping, and the massive popularity the Golden Girls still carries to this day.

Jim's book is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Girls-Forever-Unauthorized-Behind/dp/0062422901

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Sarah Braasch - Victim of Confirmation Bias

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Yale Law PhD candidate Sarah Braasch led a fairly interesting life prior to May 2018, but her world turned upside down when she called the non-emergency police on someone sleeping in a common area without a card key, which means he did not live in that dormitory. This turned into a massive scandal at Yale, and Sarah was labeled a racist for calling the cops over the crime of "napping while black." Due to the immense blowback, which has been extremely trying on her fragile mental state, she has decided to fight for her reputation. She told her story to Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast, along with the fallout from Yale Law, her dire financial situation, and how she has balanced her mental health during this time. Because she cannot get a job anywhere, she has accumulated a massive amount of debt from working towards her doctorate and just overall living expenses. Her GoFundMe page is posted here, if you are interested in donating to her cause: https://www.gofundme.com/f/w6xyg-sarah-braasch-legal-fund Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Aaron Berg - Uncancellable

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Aaron Berg is a comedian, actor, and one half of the duo that makes up In Hot Water, which is heard Monday-Thursday afternoons on Compound Media. Aaron is bringing his co-host Geno Bisconte, as well as his Compound co-workers Pat Dixon, Bobby Tamburro, Larry Beyah, and of course Anthony Cumia to the Funny Stop in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio on August 19-21. Comedians of the Compound also has dates in Las Vegas, Poughkeepsie, and Lakewood, New Jersey. Aaron also co-hosts a Patreon called Gum Fridays, which you can subscribe to here. Patreon.com/GumFridays Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Paul Viollis - Safeguarding America

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0300

No matter what some major-city mayors may say, crime rates are rising rapidly. Everything from petty crime to homicide numbers have been going up the last few years, and why is that? Paul Viollis may have some answers. He heads up Viollis Group International after spending several decades in law enforcement. He talked to Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about how far departments have ventured since "broken windows policing," the rise in the petty crimes and what can be done, the dangers of Antifa and why it isn't discussed, and the topic of guns in general. Viollis is the author of Safeguarding America: The Blueprint for Keeping You and Your Family Safe, which can be purchased on his website: https://viollis.com/product/safeguarding-america-book-hardcopy/ Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Don Jamieson - That Metal Dude

Wed, 04 Aug 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Don Jamieson is a nationally-touring comedian and host of That Jamiseon Show, which airs Tuesdays on Compound Media. Check Your Brian's Tony Mazur talks to Don about a variety of things, from how the pandemic and closing of comedy clubs slightly altered his material, how they first met, opening for Andrew Dice Clay, performing at rock festivals, terrible comedy gigs, and some great Otto & George stories. Don's album, Denim & Laughter, is still available. His discography is up for sale on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Don+Jamieson&i=digital-music Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Tom Leopold - Faith, Family & Funny Business

Wed, 28 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Tom Leopold has been a major name in the comedy industry the last half century, even though most of his work was behind the scenes in the writer's room. From the National Lampoon Radio Hour to writing for Cheers and Seinfeld, Tom has worked with and befriended everyone from Steve Allen to Chevy Chase, Harry Shearer to Jonathan Katz, Paul Shaffer to Gilbert Gottfried. The list goes on and on. Tom talks to Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about a various number of comedic subjects, from writing a joke for Bob Hope to guest appearing on Mannix, to his recent conversion to Catholicism. Patreon.com/TonyMazur Check Your Brain is now available on Patreon. For just $5 a month, one has access to every interview Tony conducts, weeks and even months before it becomes available for free in the app stores. $5, $10, and $20 tiers also get extra podcasts per week, between three and five, depending on his mood at that time. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

J.D. Vance - From 'Hillbilly' to Senate Candidate

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0300

J.D. Vance joined the national conversation in 2016 with his book, Hillbilly Elegy, which chronicled his small-town life in Middletown, Ohio. He eventually joined the Marines, went to Yale Law, and became a venture capitalist. After all these years, he has returned to Ohio and is now running for Rob Portman's seat in the senate. He chatted with Tony Mazur about life in a small town, how his portrayal in the media changed from 2016 till now, the low jobs and high opioid rates, and his thoughts on the Ron Howard-directed film of the same name. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Michele Traina - Divorce Diaries

Wed, 14 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Michele Traina is an actor and comedian who rather than sulk after a divorce with her ex-husband, turned it into a one-woman show. She joined Tony Mazur and the Check Your Brian podcast to talk about her process in doing a deeply personal stage show about her life, how the pandemic may have changed her style and material, and the world of dating in the present day. Michele is very active on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and even LinkedIn, and her website is MicheleTraina.com. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Brad Balukjian - Wax Pack

Wed, 07 Jul 2021 03:00:00 -0300

For several decades, baseball cards were a key staple in a young man's life. Some cherished their Henry Aaron rookie cards and kept them in mint condition, while others clipped their Mario Mendoza card onto his bicycle's spokes.

Author and science professor Brad Balukjian took his obsession a step further: he snagged a wax pack of baseball cards, chewed (and promptly spit out) the bubblegum, and went on an 11,000+ mile journey to track down the players in this particular stack from 1986.

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked to Brad about why he decided to write his book, Wax Pack, and what he not only learned about the former players he met, but what he learned about himself along the way.

Visit Brad's website for more information on the book: https://waxpackbook.com/

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Dennis Kucinich - The Division of Power & Light

Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Dennis Kucinich has been a mayor (at just 31 years of age), state senator, and member of the US House of Representatives. His blue-collar style of politics has drawn undying support and staunch criticism from members of both parties in nearly a half century in politics. Kucinich has a new book out called The Division of Light and Power, which not only chronicles his fight as mayor of Cleveland versus the banks, utility services and general political corruption, but how it happens elsewhere, too. You can purchase Dennis's new book here: https://www.amazon.com/Division-Light-Power-Dennis-Kucinich/dp/1638772347 Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Chef Andrew Gruel - Restaurants Know the Struggle

Wed, 23 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Andrew Gruel is a chef, restaurant owner, and TV/radio personality based in Southern California. Restaurants across the country were obliterated not by the COVID-19 virus, but the government response to it, and it will take a monumental effort for them, as well as the owners, managers, and employees, to recover. 86 Restaurant Struggle is a fund to help those workers whose jobs and livelihoods were lost over the last 15 months in response to the virus. Visit 86Struggle.com to donate to this cause. Chef Andrew and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talk about that struggle restaurants are facing, not just as they reopen, but as unemployment has incentivized folks to stay home and not return to the working world. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Reintroducing Mr. & Mrs. Mazur

Wed, 16 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0300

As you may have noticed, there has been a worldwide pandemic going on since early 2020. And because of that, pretty much every event had been postponed for over a year, with certain exceptions. Leah and Tony Mazur did get married in 2020, but will have a mask-free, full-capacity wedding in 2021. Leah Mazur, the wife of Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur, joined her husband in the studio to talk about the perils of planning a wedding during a pandemic, how Covid followed her at her March 2020 bachelorette party, and how the (somewhat) newlyweds first met. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Jim Clark - Ten Cent Beer Night Revisited

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Beer for a dime? So conceivably, a person can get trashed at the ballpark for just one dollar? Many such cases occurred on June 4th, 1974 at Cleveland Stadium between the Indians and Texas Rangers, which caused a brouhaha between the fans and players as the game progressed (or regressed). Jim Clark is the play-by-play man for the Akron RubberDucks and the author of the book Rally 'Round Cleveland, which chronicles the 1974 Cleveland Indians. Why the '74 team, who finished with a mediocre 77-85 record? Well, if it wasn't for the likes of Gaylord Perry, Oscar Gamble, George Hendrick, and others, and the excitement they brought, the Indians may have moved elsewhere. If one thinks there is no possibility their team could relocate, Jim assures them they are wrong (see the 1995 Cleveland Browns). Jim still has copies of his book available: https://www.amazon.com/Rally-Round-Cleveland-Franchise-Saving-Indians/dp/0578205300 Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Lucas Miles - Saying No to Christian Marxism

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 03:00:00 -0300

The Social Gospel has been used as a wedge to inject social justice causes inside Christianity, essentially gutting it from the inside.

How do we as Christians fight this? Lucas Miles has some ideas, and he gives some background in his new book, The Christian Left: How Liberal Thought Has Hijacked the Church.

Lucas talks to Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about this Christian Cabal, the progressive agenda to infiltrate the churches, and the poor messaging coming from Christianity.

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David Giffels - From Barnstorming to Beavis & Butt-Head

Wed, 26 May 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Native Ohioan David Giffels has penned a new tome on his home state and how it is a microcosm for the rest of the country. From its farming roots in the rural areas to the high tech larger cities, to the numerous colleges, Ohio has it all.

Giffels sat down via Zoom with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur to chat about the Buckeye State, its affection for demagogue politicians, and how Ohio seems to be the crossroads of America.

In addition to his novels, Giffels also had a stint writing for Mike Judge during the first run of MTV's Beavis & Butt-Head.

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Russ Cohen - All The Balls

Wed, 19 May 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Russ Cohen is an author and podcaster. He is the go-to guy when it comes to New York and Philadelphia sports, most notably baseball and hockey.

Russ and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked about a variety of baseball-related topics, from their favorite current and past ballparks, the greatest players in New York Mets history, who New Yorkers root for, and the best rookie seasons in baseball history.

Check out Russ's work at: http://www.sportsology.com

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Rock On - 2021 Rock Hall Inductees & Norm N. Nite

Wed, 12 May 2021 13:06:05 -0300

On May 12th, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the newest members to grace their hallowed halls. Tina Turner, The Go-Go's, Foo Fighters, Jay Z, Todd Rundgren, and Carole King make up the 2021 class at the Rock Hall. For today's podcast, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur chats with John Goehrke, the Director of Fan Engagement and Onstage Experience at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland about the inductees, as well as the influencers such as Billy Preston and LL Cool J who also made it this year. But how did the Rock Hall come about, and why Cleveland, Ohio of all places? Tony also talks to Norm N. Nite, long-time rock 'n' roll historian and radio DJ in Cleveland and New York City, about his latest book, The House That Rock Built. He is also the author of the Rock On series, an encyclopedia of the early days of the genre. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, extra podcasts, and early access to guests. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Geno Bisconte pt. 2 - Always In Hot Water

Wed, 05 May 2021 03:00:00 -0300

This is part two of Tony Mazur's conversation with NYC-based comedian and host of In Hot Water and Gum Fridays' Geno Bisconte.

In this episode (which was split in two, as it lasted nearly three hours), Tony and Geno talk about what New York and Los Angeles will look like after the pandemic is over, the hysteria surrounding COVID-19, his relationship with cohost Aaron Berg, and watching sports growing up in Vineland, New Jersey.

In Hot Water is live Monday through Thursday at 2 PM on CompoundMedia.com, and Gum Fridays is available on Patreon: http://patreon.com/gumfridays

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Anika Orrock & Bill Ripken - Baseball's Past & Present

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0300

If you turn on basic cable right now (well, after you listen to this podcast), A League of Their Own is probably on somewhere, either IFC, Sundance, or TBS. But how accurate was the film? And how accurate are analytics in today's game?

In this two-part episode, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur first chats with Anika Orrock, author of the book The Incredible Women of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, a comprehensive look at the AAGPBL, which was around from 1943 to 1954. The book has wonderful illustrations designed by Anika.

Check out Anika's book: https://www.amazon.com/Incredible-All-American-Professional-Baseball-League/dp/1452173648/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=anika+orrock&qid=1609777806&s=books&sr=1-1

In part two of this podcast, Tony talks to former MLB infielder and MLB Network analyst Bill Ripken about his book, State Of Play: The Old School Guide to New School Baseball. "Billy" talks about the increased use of advanced stats in today's game and the effect it's having on the sport. Spoiler: Tony did NOT ask Ripken about his infamous baseball card, which he appreciated.

Check out Billy's book: https://www.amazon.com/State-Play-School-Guide-Baseball/dp/1635766591/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RPK3EKZ8UTNO&dchild=1&keywords=bill+ripken&qid=1609777679&s=books&sprefix=bill+ripken%2Cstripbooks%2C164&sr=1-1

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Colin Mochrie - Room For IMPROVment

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0300

You've seen Colin Mochrie make cameos on TV shows and commercials, but he is best known for his long tenure on Whose Line is it Anyway?, both the British and American incarnations.

Colin sat down with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about his upbringing in Canada and what propelled him to get into Second City. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he and Brad Sherwood were continuing their improv shows via Zoom.

Later in the podcast, Tony briefly talks about his start in standup and what inspired him to try comedy, with Colin Mochrie being one of those inspirations.

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Michael Betrus - Lockdowns on Trial

Wed, 14 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0300

The story of 2020 was indeed COVID-19, but perhaps the story of 2021 may be the result of the lockdowns.

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur sat down with author Michael Betrus, and they touched on the hysteria surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, from the actual science of face coverings and lockdowns, to the deaths of despair that seem to be ignored by the mainstream media.

You can purchase Michael's book, which is called COVID-19: Lockdowns on Trial: https://www.amazon.com/COVID-19-Lockdowns-Trial-Michael-Betrus/dp/B08CWBDD4L

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Tom Batiuk - Growing Up Funky

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Avid newspaper readers have seen Tom Batiuk's work for nearly a half century. He is the creator of the wildly popular and sometimes controversial Funky Winkerbean, and he also created Crankshaft, a spinoff of the former.

Tom and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked about the history of Funky Winkerbean, how it went from a "gag-a-day" strip in the beginning to a narrative-based story arc years later that touched on serious subjects such as cancer, death, suicide, and gay rights. They also pondered who would play characters like Funky, Les Moore, and Ed Crankshaft in live action movies, and about the comics section of today.

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Thomas W. Gilbert - How Baseball Happened

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0300

If you're a die-hard baseball fan, you've probably been told that Abner Doubleday started baseball about 155 years ago. According to author Thomas W. Gilbert, not only is that a myth, but he explains the story behind the myth in his book, How Baseball Happened.

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur chats with Thomas about the beginnings of baseball, what sport it was derived from, the early teams and star players, and how its popularity exploded into the 20th century.

For more information and how to purchase the book, visit: https://howbaseballhappened.com

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Geno Bisconte pt. 1 - This Guy Gets It

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 03:00:00 -0300

Geno Bisconte is a New York City-based comedian and host of the podcasts In Hot Water and subscription-only Gum Fridays.

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur got so much content out of Geno he needed to split it into two episodes (the second part will be released down the road). Tony and Geno riff about their cats, past relationships, his early days in standup, and coming up with edgier material in this current climate.

In Hot Water is on Monday through Thursday afternoons on CompoundMedia.com, and their Gum Fridays Patreon is available here: https://www.patreon.com/gumfridays

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David Fantle & Tom Johnson - Hollywood's Heyday

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 06:45:31 -0300

In the days before Twitter and Instagram, fans would have to pen a personal letter to their favorite celebrity, stamp it, send it through the postal service, and MAYBE said celeb has a chance at reading it, AND THEN the opportunity a response will be sent is quite minuscule.

David Fantle and Tom Johnson were so obsessed with the golden age of Hollywood that, as teenagers, they flew all over the country to interview and soak in their favorite actors on the stage and screen. They put those interviews to print in the book Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends.

They spoke with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur on meeting these larger-than-life figures such as Bob Hope, Lucille Ball, and James Cagney, and they compared eras of film and television to today.

Make sure you pick up a copy of Hollywood Heyday: https://www.amazon.com/Hollywood-Heyday-Candid-Interviews-Legends/dp/1476668051

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A Year of Abnormality

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:15:18 -0400

FREE PODCAST. A year ago today, I was in Southern California for work, and decided to make a side trip to Los Angeles to catch a hockey game, concert, and comedy show, all while the world began shutting down. From the moment I picked up the rental car at 3 PM till when I arrived some 10.5 hours later at the hotel in Carlsbad, the world became a different place. I decided to start this "311 Day" recapping the day that was in 2020 one year ago today, which was the final day of the "old normal." What have we learned since then? And if so, were those lessons good ones? For more podcasts like this, subscribe to my Patreon at Patreon.com/TonyMazur. For just $5 a month, you get early access to my guests as well as two extra podcasts per week. For $10, you get all of that, plus an additional two podcasts. And be sure to follow me on my various social media outlets: @TonyMazur on Twitter @tmaze25 on Instagram Shoutout to Jeff Levine with Silk City Hot Sauce! Cover artwork is done by Eric C. Fischer. For graphic design work, contact him at illstr8r@gmail.com.

Jeff Blue - Linkin's Logs

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:43:02 -0400

Linkin Park is one of, if not the most successful rock band of the last two decades. But their beginnings weren't so meteoric. All of that trial and error and they never gave up; they just needed someone who saw their potential.

Jeff Blue was the one to give him their first break, and he documented their success with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, in his new book, From Xero to #1: Becoming Linkin Park. He talked to Tony Mazur about their dozens of failed auditions and what it took for them to rise up the rock and pop charts.

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Darryl Strawberry & Don Chaney - More Than a Game

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:36:05 -0400

Darryl Strawberry is a multi-time all-star, Rookie of the Year, and four-time World Champion. So after all the accolades, why is his post-career life more fulfilling? The Straw sobered up from the booze and the blow and found the Lord. And for the last two decades, he has become and author and evangelist. His new book is called Turn Your Season Around.

Don Chaney is a long-time NBA player and coach, but since his retirement, he has suffered from what's called Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy. He spoke with Tony Mazur on how he has coped with not only the disease, but how he has managed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kevin Brennan - A Man of the People

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:50:28 -0400

Kevin Brennan is a nationally touring standup comedian and occasional television writer originally from Philadelphia, but is currently based out of the New York City area. He made guest appearances on Spin City and Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, but he had to massive breaks: an HBO One Night Stand special in 2005, and a 2014 Sirius XM radio appearance that endeared him to a new audience, which helped launch a podcast of his own, Misery Loves Company.

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur and comedian Chad Zumock chat with Kevin over the phone about his tenure at Compound Media, the importance of putting out consistent content for podcasting, and hack comedians of the past and present.

Misery Loves Company is available as a Patreon-only podcast: https://www.patreon.com/mlcpodcast

Chad Zumock's podcast is called The Sit Down Zumock!, and it is available for free as well as Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SitDownZumock

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John Byner - Five Minutes till Showtime

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:41:41 -0400

John Byner has been a fixture on the small screen for decades. From his early appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show in the 1960s, through his cameos in the '70s on The Odd Couple and The Carol Burnett Show, to starring on his 1980s sketch show Bizarre, Byner's face and especially his voice (or should I say voiceS) are unmistakable.

His new autobiography is out now called Five Minutes, Mr. Byner: A Lifetime of Laughter, about his years in showbiz, meeting and working with his childhood heroes, to his affection for those he impersonated. He sat down with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur.

Purchase John's autobiography here: https://www.amazon.com/Five-Minutes-Mr-Byner-Lifetime/dp/1608082342/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=john+byner&qid=1609779339&sr=8-1

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Bill Madden & Russ Cohen - Tom Terrific & Let's Go Mets Go

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:34:27 -0400

Tom Seaver was the first superstar of the New York Mets. During his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1992, Cooperstown, New York was a sea of Mets blue and orange. Sadly, he passed away in 2020 after complications of Lewy body dementia and COVID-19.

Bill Madden is a former New York Daily News columnist, and he is the author of the book Tom Seaver: A Terrific Life, and he spoke with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur on the legacy of the Mets' long-time ace, "The Midnight Massacre," his return to the Mets in 1983 and to New York with his 300th win in '85, and his foray into broadcasting.

Bill Madden's book on Tom Seaver can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/Tom-Seaver-Terrific-Bill-Madden/dp/1982136189/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HJ0P1ZDEMCU7&dchild=1&keywords=a+terrific+life+tom+seaver&qid=1609779290&sprefix=a+terrific+life%2Caps%2C165&sr=8-1

For more on Tom Terrific, Sportsology's Russ Cohen shared some Seaver memories, including his trip to Yankee Stadium when Tom notched win #300.

Russ's website is Sportsology.com.

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Jim Florentine - Not Everything is Awful

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:28:17 -0400

Comedy and rock music make strange but familiar bedfellows, yet not many comedians have tested those waters. Sam Kinison did in the 1980s, and Jim Breuer is doing that today, but not many have taken advantage of that.

Jim Florentine is a New Jersey-based comedian, and is the host of Everybody is Awful (Except You) podcast on Barstool Sports. He also voices the character Special Ed on Comedy Central's Crank Yankers, and was one of the three hosts of VH1 Classic's That Metal Show.

In this hour-long conversation with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur, Jim talks about his early days on the road doing standup, his friendships with Andrew Dice Clay and Otto Petersen of Otto & George, finding his voice in comedy, and gaining fame without selling out his principles.

Jim's tour dates, merch store, and podcast can be found here at jimflorentine.com.

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Mark Dawidziak - Just One More Thing...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:17:44 -0400

"Just one more thing," "There's something that bothers me," and of course "What did you pay for those shoes?" are some iconic lines in the history of Columbo, one of NBC's rotating Mystery Movie programs in the 1970s, then later brought back as one-off specials on ABC from 1989 through 2003.

Mark Dawidziak is a former television critic at the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Akron Beacon Journal, and he is the author of The Columbophile. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk all things Columbo, from the original Levinson/Link concept to Peter Falk, and why the character is beloved to this day.

The Columbophile is available on paperback (if you can't afford the $290 hardcover version): https://www.amazon.com/Columbo-Phile-Casebook-Mark-Dawidziak/dp/0892969849

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CYB Trailer

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 11:02:29 -0400

Welcome to the Check Your Brain Podcast! In this brief episode (if you want to call it that), host Tony Mazur previews what's to expect in the forthcoming episodes. It is essentially a hodgepodge, a menagerie of interests that pop into Tony's mind, from sports to comedy, to pop culture and even some politics and religion. Not every episode will be something that piques your interests, but he assures you there will be something for everyone.

Special shoutout to Eric C. Fischer for his great work on the album art. If you're looking for terrific graphic design work done, email Eric at illstr8r@gmail.com.