Sinopsis
For all of human history, we've been trying to figure out what humanity's superpower is. It's clear that we've outpaced every other animal on the planet but how? We're not the biggest, the fastest or the strongest. It turns out our superpower is our social intelligence. We have an amazing capacity to learn from each other.As kids, we're like little sponges blindly copying culture from the people around us. The cultures into which we were all born evolved to fit very old agricultural environments. Each contains timeless wisdom about human affairs but none of them is ideally suited to navigating the ever-changing environment in which we find ourselves.So, what do we do? We accept that we are all in unfamiliar territory and that nobody knows what they're doing. In fact, we're all just making it up as we go along. To a certain extent, that's all humanity has ever been doing.The goal of Mixed Mental Arts is to steal the best cultural software from everywhere and apply the core principle of Bruce Lee's Jeet Kune Do "Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own." Welcome to the dojo! We're excited to learn from you.
Episodios
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Ep26 - Kevin Hart
19/12/2012 Duración: 40minFeaturing actor and comedian, Kevin Hart. On the set of the movie, "Ride Along," Bryan interviews Kevin in his trailer. Kevin plays a prank on Bryan for the first 25 minutes, and if it's comedy you want, then comedy you shall get.
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Ep25 - Hunter Maats
12/12/2012 Duración: 01h18minFeaturing Hunter Maats, author of "The Straight-A Conspiracy." In this episode, they discussissues pertaining to the country as well as asking the questions: Why do nations fail and what are the challenges we face in the future?
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Ep24 - Christy Wampole
08/12/2012 Duración: 36minFeaturing Christy Wampole, Assistant Professor of French and Italian at Princeton and author of "How to Live Without Irony," a critically acclaimed article in the New York Times.
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Ep23 - Artie Lange
20/11/2012 Duración: 01h02minFeaturing Stand-up comedian, actor and MADtv alumni, Artie Lange. They discuss their time at MADtv and Artie opens up about his time in rehab. Funny stories about playing Scrabble in a psych ward and keeping score. Differences between the psych ward and county jail.
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Ep22 - Will Sasso
15/11/2012 Duración: 01h06minThe episode is sponsored by AudiblePodcast.com/Manthoughts, featuring good friend, television and film actor and the creator of the 10 Minute Podcast, British Columbia very own Will Sasso. They discuss a variety of topics, including the entertainment industry and more.
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Ep21 - Dov Davidoff
09/11/2012 Duración: 46minFeaturing good friend and standup comedian, actor, writer, Dov Davidoff. The discuss the ways of the world, including entitlements, world populations and technology. The talk about the book, "Gun, Germs and Steel," by Jared Diamond.
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Ep20 - Hernando Chaves
31/10/2012 Duración: 40minFeaturing sex therapist, Dr. Hernando Chaves. They discuss sex as it pertains to men and women in relationships. The focus is on, how to be a better lover in your relationships and oh yes, they do talk about penis size.
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Ep19 - Mike Catherwood
16/10/2012 Duración: 53minFeaturing Radio and television personality Mike Catherwood of Lovelines with Dr. Drew and Simone Bienne. He's one of the most beloved names in Los Angeles' top rated radio market. Known to listeners as Psycho Mike, he has created some of the most well-received characters for the groundbreaking KROQ radio program The Kevin and Bean Show. In this episode, Bryan and Mike discuss rock n' roll, tattoos as well as Mike's stint with drugs and alcohol and his recovery.
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Ep18 - Dr. Howard Wasdin
12/10/2012 Duración: 41minFeaturing Dr. Howard Wasdin, author of 3 books, SEAL TEAM SIX: WARRIOR, SEAL TEAM SIX: OUTCASTS, and SEAL TEAM SIX: MEMOIRS OF AN ELITE NAVY SEAL SNIPER. DR. HOWARD E. WASDIN is a former Navy SEAL Team Six member and co-author of SEAL Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper. He was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during the Battle of Mogadishu. Every year about 1,000 candidates sign up for Basic Underwater Demolition/Selection (BUD/S) Training. About 75-80% of the men never complete the notoriously brutal course. The ones who do complete the training become members of the Navy’s elite special operations force: the Navy SEALS.
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Ep17 - Michael Callen
02/10/2012 Duración: 01h06minFeaturing Michael Callen, back by popular demand. Once again, he illuminates us with his wise words. In this episode, we discuss "The Power to Change," recognizing specific behavior patterns, managing feelings, perception and assumption you have about yourself. We also discuss the presidential campaign and the upcoming debates and what he believes is our biggest threat to the country, the growth of state.
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Ep16 – Kieran Gallagher
24/09/2012 Duración: 01h09minFeaturing Kieran Gallagher, who has been working in Hollywood as a top tier stunt man for many years. He's currently working on HANGOVER 3 and although he worked on HANGOVER 1 & 2, I didn't meet him until he showed up as my stunt double in the short lived DEATH VALLEY - that no one saw. Kieran is one of those legit tough guys who knows a hell of a lot more than he lets on and who volunteers nothing in the way of what he is or what he can do. He was a professional MMA fighter who also fought professionally as a boxer (24 pro fights before he was even in college) and then went on to fight Muay Thai in Thailand and MMA in Japan and the U.S. If you watch a UFC bout with the guy it's like he's seen the fight already. I've never seen anyone predict what's going to happen 3 seconds before it does more accurately. It's freaky. In our interview we talk about what scares him the most about being a stunt man and how he got into stunts. He then surprises me with a hidden skill set I had no idea he had and he goes o
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Ep15 – Alana Evans
21/09/2012 Duración: 01h03minFeaturing Alana Evans is one of those rare porn stars who's been romping on film for over 15 years and still going strong. I went to her house in the valley to do this interview and what blew me away was how normal her household looked. Dogs everywhere, pictures on the wall of family and kids, art projects on the fridge etc. I wanted to interview Alana because after meeting her several times and talking to her I couldn't get over how remarkably normal she seems. It just puzzled me how a woman could be a hard core porn star with all that entails and not fall into what most of us picture happens to people who choose to make their living fucking on film. Depression, drugs, despair etc. As you'll hear, Alana is far from any of that. She's just living her life, making money and doing what most of us do when not at work. Helping out at school functions, watching her son play football etc. We talk about how she juggles having a 19 year old son who's football team mates know exactly what his mom does, how she deals w
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Ep14 – Matt Mystery
11/09/2012 Duración: 47minFeaturing a Special Operations ground-force commander who was responsible for carrying out KILL/CAPTURE missions in Iraq and Afganistan. I interviewed him after he came back from doing 5 tours in Iraq and Afganistan. He worked and commanded several JSOC missions where he worked with members of SEAL TEAM 6 and DELTA FORCE. He wasn't allowed to go into details but I think a lot of what he shares here is interesting. He says he was a member of the RANGER 365 battalion but my guess is he was MORE than a Ranger. I think he was actually DELTA or something to that equivalent. Either way, he was a humble guy with a big heart who had a job to do. That job at times was obviously to kill people. War, in the end, is the business of killing people and we speak of that at length. The irony was he was doing so because he believed he was saving American lives. He was always ready to sacrifice his own life for his fellow commandos and from what I could gather (off mic) he had been in several fire fights and other hair raising
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Ep13 – Nate Marquardt
05/09/2012 Duración: 59minFeaturing Mixed Martial Arts and Strikeforce Champion, Nate Marquardt. Nate began his training in the martial arts as a teenager, studying the disciplines of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Kickboxing, and Kenpo under instructor Alistair McNiven. After 3 years he also started training Freestyle Wrestling and training under BJJ expert, Ricardo Murgel, who he now has a 2nd degree black belt under.
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Ep12 – Jay Mohr
30/08/2012 Duración: 01h14minFeaturing comedian, actor, radio host and best selling author, Jay Mohr. We discuss a variety of topics including entertainment industry, stand-up comedy, politics, books and music. Music includes John Coltrane (Favorite Things), Bruce Springsteen (Jungleland), Elvis Costello. Book recommendations include "The China Study by T Colin Campbell," "Fighter's Heart by Sam Sheridan," "Boomerang by Michael Lewis," "Ham on Rye by Charles Bukowski," "Shot In The Heart by Mikal Gilmore," "This Much I Know Is True by Wally Lamb," "Richard M. Nixon: A Life In Full by Conrad Black," "Real Peace, Real Security by Sharon D. Welch."
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Ep11 – Michael Fattorosi
14/08/2012 Duración: 01h04sFeaturing one of pornography's biggest legal defenders talk about fighting crazy laws, freedom of expression, the positive and negative side of porns vast reach, the FUTURE of porn and what it's like to be MARRIED to a porn star. Lawyer Michael Fattorosi makes no apologies. This is the first of many.
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Ep10 – Michael Callen
24/07/2012 Duración: 01h02minFeaturing the man that shaped me, my father, Michael Callen. In this podcast, MICHAEL CALLEN, talks about why he is a libertarian and how the biggest threat to our country is the "growth of the state". He takes issue with both the Republican and Democratic parties and explains why personal liberty must be defended at all costs. This is a man who ran the biggest investment bank in the world, and was also the CEO of AMBAC. He has spent a great deal of time on Capital Hill and has first hand experience at how the federal government really works. If you want to hear what the Libertarian philosophy is all about give this podcast a listen. He'll tell you why we should legalize drugs and prostitution and why government regulation and growth is the root of all evil. He's the most well read man I've ever known and it's always enlightening to hear the result - in my humble opinion. Enjoy!
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Ep9 – Jimmy Burke
16/07/2012 Duración: 56minFeaturing good friend and the Prince of New York, Jimmy Burke. Jimmy is a life-long friend. We’ve done a lot together over the years and we’ve seen much of the world. In this episode, we discuss the past as well as our individual plans for the future.
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Ep8 – Michael Rapaport
10/07/2012 Duración: 32minFeaturing film actor Michael Rapaport. A true New Yorker through and through, Michael Rapaport, the son of a radio program manager, may have moved to Los Angeles to try stand-up comedy following high school graduation (which came after a series of expulsions), but he never lost, forgot nor deserted his roots. It’s embedded in his work and is a major part of his low-keyed charm and ongoing appeal. His early idols were also New Yorkers (Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, etc.). He toiled only briefly in L.A. Within a short amount of time Michael moved from the live comedy stage to working in front of a camera. The two developed an immediate rapport. A guest spot on the TV series “China Beach” (1988) led to a starring role in the quirky interracial indie Zebrahead (1992), which clinched it for him. This, in turn, led to a string of standout parts in films, such as Christian Slater’s pal in True Romance (1993), an edgy collegiate-turned-skinhead in Higher Learning (1995) and a sympathetic none-too-bright boxer i
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Ep7 – John “Bloodclot” Joseph
03/07/2012 Duración: 45minFeaturing the lead singer for the Cro-Mags, John “Bloodclot” Joseph. Joseph was raised in foster care and grew up on the streets of New York. He was the lead singer for the New York hardcore punk band Cro-Mags from 1984 until 1987, though he departed and rejoined the band sporadically. He sang on their demo and on their first, third, and fourth albums (The Age of Quarrel, Alpha Omega, and Near Death Experience). He also sings lead on the Before the Quarrel CD, essentially a reissue of the demo.