Mixed Mental Arts

In this episode, Bryan interviews strength training coach, Elliott Hulse. He's been blogging and creating videos about building strength, increasing vitality and about how to become the strongest version of yourself since 2006. His website is simple, it is to share powerful ideas that help us all to become stronger in every way possible.

David Blaine opens up about what motivates him to succeed and where it all comes from in the first place. I've known the guy for 23 years and it was a privilege to bring you the man behind the magic. You can't succeed without failing. Period.

Dave Asprey, asks Why do I do this? Because I’m happier when I get to help people, and because it took nearly 20 years and $250k to learn how to do things that aren’t supposed to be possible and then to use them to be a better entrepreneur, husband, and father. Things like how to upgrade my brain (12 IQ points!), get lean quickly (after weighing 300 lbs 15 years ago), have more energy, or just give a press conference in 4 different countries in 4 days without getting sick. If you’d like to take this journey with me, and upgrade your performance in every aspect of life, then please sign up for my email newsletter. You’ll gain instant access to my Biohacker Toolbox, including a copy of The Bulletproof Diet; which I used to go from a sick 300lb. young adult, to a lean, high-performing VP, coach, and father.

Bryan sits down with best friend and Prince of New York, Jimmy Burke. They discuss a variety of different topics, focusing around the fighter life. Jimmy Burke comes from a fighter family. His father was a boxer and is in the Boxing Hall of Fame in New York.

Back by popular demand, Michael Callen, father of Bryan Callen, is making his 4th appearance on the show. They discuss how Mike is relearning Algebra, in an effort to exercise the brain, from the standpoint of thinking and logic. Mike offers up a book called, "How To Win Every Argument," by Madsen Pirie. This book describes the foundations of how the brain rationalizes thoughts and emotions. How people arrive at a specific place in their mind. If you're in the mood to learn a lot in an hour long podcast, then this is the episode for you. Remember to rate and comment about the show on iTunes.

Kurt Schwengel has been teaching Kindergarten for over 17 years at the Franklin elementary School in Santa Monica. Franklin school. This former D1 baseball player is considered the rock star of Kindergarten teachers and he travels across the U.S. teaching other teachers how to teach. We talk about what's wrong with education in this country, how to fix it and his philosophy on learning in general. We also touch on the Newtown shootings and what went through his mind that terrible day. Fascinating and funny!

You were born to achieve greatness, to be a man. But somewhere along the way you started to live an ordinary life. Fitness experts John Romaniello and Adam Bornstein developed a system that targets hormone optimization; their approach is specifically designed to transform you into the Alpha you were always meant to be. Strong. Confident. Powerful. Based on cutting-edge, scientifically validated methods known only to the fitness elite, Man 2.0 provides a step-by-step road map to regaining your health, looking your best, supercharging your sex life—even reversing the aging process. The systems in this book have changed the lives of countless men who've worked with Romaniello and Bornstein.

Stoney Curtis is an American pornographic actor, director and producer. He founded the adult film companies Celestial Productions in 1998, and Lethal Hardcore in 2004. In 2010 he was inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame.

Featuring Ronda Rousey, an American mixed martial artist and judoka. She is the first and current UFC Women's Bantamweight Champion, as well as the former Strikeforce Women's Bantamweight Champion. She has defeated all of her opponents by armbar in the first round. Rousey became the first American woman to earn an Olympic medal in Judo at the Summer Olympics in Beijing in 2008.

Bruce Buffer is the official Octagon announcer for UFC events. On UFC broadcasts, he is introduced as the "Veteran Voice of the Octagon". He is the half brother of the well-known boxing and professional wrestling ring announcer Michael Buffer, and is the President and CEO of their company "The Buffer Partnership". Both Michael and Bruce are grandsons of late boxer Johnny Buff. Buffer holds a black belt in Tang Soo Do and has fought as a kickboxer.

Featuring Brendan Schaub, they talk about the fighting world,  self-doubt, the challenge of being a champ and learning how to over come. Real fighting. Great stuff.

Mr. LaBarbera has been awarded Martindale-Hubbell's highest A.V. rating. As a federal and state criminal defense attorney, Mr. LaBarbera has argued over two hundred trials and appeals. He has litigated over 4,500 cases, including federal and state white collar crimes, telemarketing fraud, special circumstances murder, gangs and three-strikes cases, assault, embezzlement and other theft related offenses, domestic violence, narcotics possession, cultivation, manufacturing and sales, and driving under the influence.

Featuring Steve-O (a.k.a. Stephen Glover) has become a household name and it all started when he snatched a video camera from his father's closet when he was fifteen years old.  From there he started producing homemade skateboarding videos featuring dangerous stunts mixed with comical behavior.

Featuring Kenny Hotz, a Toronto based producer and comedian. He is a former South Park consultant and writer, creator/star of the Comedy Central television show Kenny vs. Spenny, creator and writer of the FX series Testees, and the creator/star of Kenny Hotz's Triumph of the Will.

This episode features 1st Sgt. Tom Bigley, a former Delta Force Operator. He's been in every U.S. conflict since Panama. He gives an inside look into the responsibility and philosophy one must possess when overseeing or taking part in an elite combat action group.

Featuring Sam Sheridan, author of "A Fighter's Heart," "A Fighter's Mind," and most recently "The Disaster Diaries." They discuss a variety of different ways you can prepare yourself for a disaster as well as the misconception of how easy it is to be prepared for everything.

Featuring Tim Ferriss, an American author, entrepreneur, angel investor, and public speaker. In 2007, he published The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller, a #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller, and a USA Today bestseller. In 2010, he followed up with The 4-Hour Body, which was another #1 New York Times bestseller. Ferriss' third book, The 4-Hour Chef, was released in November 2012 and was a #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller. Be sure to rate the show on iTunes and leave us a comment.

Featuring Comedian/Actor/Producer and podcaster, Jay Mohr. They discuss a variety of different topics, from the books they both are reading and/or listening to, as well as the (3) people they would love to meet, if they were given the chance. e sure to rate the show on iTunes and leave us a comment.

Back by popular demand is Bryan's father, Mr. Michael Callen, a retired financial businessman, who at one time ran the largest banks in the world, Citicorp. In this episode, they discuss the fiscal cliff as well as Michael's time in Iwo Jima as a U.S. Marine. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

Show producer, Mike Casentini and Bryan, close out the year by reviewing some of the past episodes as well as discussing the future of the show. As an added bonus, we've attached a short interview with actor/comedian, John Leguizamo, on the set of the movie, "Ride Along." Bryan interviews John while they wait to be call to set.