Long form podcast with unedited conversations ranging from educational to controversial and perhaps even taboo at times.
Episodes
Oct 3, 2022
Oct 3, 2022
2 hr 16 min
Today we have back with us Mr. Josh Judy. Josh was a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in the MLB. Josh and I met under interesting circumstances and have become fast friends. This is the second time I sat down with Josh to talk about his professional baseball career. The first episode (#79) we talked about him getting drafted after college and making his debut in the major league for the Cleveland Indians. In this episode we talked about his long and amazing career as a professional pitcher. Josh pitched all over the country and in Mexico and the Dominican Republic. Josh has had many setbacks and triumphs in his crazy professional career. I was on the edge of my seat the whole way through our conversation.
In the 2017-2018 season of the Dominican Winter League Josh and his team the Aguilas Cibaeñas beat their arch rivals the Licey Tigres winning the Dominican Winter League Championship. After winning the championship the Aguilas Cibaeñas had the opportunity to represent the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean World Series.
Josh grew up in West Virginia in a small town. He played college baseball at Indiana Tech from 2004 to 2007. He was drafted into the MLB by the Cleveland Indians in 2007 during the 34th round of the draft. The Indians sent him to play in the Gulf Coast League (aka Rookie Ball) for a few years to develop his skills enough to play professional baseball. Josh made his major league debut on May 25th, 2011 against the Cincinnati Reds. Josh has played baseball all over the world including the United States and Mexico. Josh is now retired from the game of baseball after 16 years as a professional in the MLB.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
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Sep 12, 2022
Sep 12, 2022
1 hr 28 min
Today we have back with us one of our regular guests Jake Bible. It's been a while since Jake has been on the podcast and I wanted to have him on to talk about being burnt out on politics. Jake and I love to discuss politics. We tend to discuss politics when we get together on and off the show. But we both definitely needed a break for a little while. Jake seems to be focused on pursuing happiness in his life as he's eliminating the distracting things that have taken up his focus in the past, like politics did in his life. It was fun to catch up with him and in true podcast form we didn't have a shortage of things to talk about.
Jake is one of our regular guests on the podcast as he loves to have these interesting discussions with anyone. Jake is very much involved in local leadership with Medina Leadership. He is one of my co-hosts for the American Honesty segments on the show. He's always wanting to bring people on the podcast so they can share their opinion about the controversial topics we all like to cover.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Aug 15, 2022
Aug 15, 2022
1 hr 31 min
Our guest today is my friend Damonte Robinson. Damonte used to be one of the top 155 pound MMA fighters in Ohio, and probably the country. He was undefeated as amateur and had an invitation to fight on Dana White's Contender Series after turning pro. Unfortunately he was pulled from that fight due to medical reasons. With Damonte's rising MMA career he was on track to reach his goals of being a world champion in the sport of MMA. That career came to a screeching halt in October of 2021. Damonte had an accident that left him labeled as a quadriplegic. I won't get into details here, as I'll let him do that himself on the podcast. I truly believe you will enjoy this episode of the podcast with Damonte's incredible story.
Damonte is planning to start his own podcast in the future. So be on the lookout for that. We'll definitely promote his show once it comes out.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Aug 1, 2022
Aug 1, 2022
1 hr 42 min
We have back with us today Ethan Frontz, Jeff Wilson and Dennis Heil of Instruments of Freedom. On today's episode we wanted to cover Ohio passing Constitutional Carry for residents of the state and the problems that may possibly come with it. I certainly have my own strong opinions about the passing of this law. But I didn't want to talk about it without the boyos from Instruments of Freedom. They have so much expertise to add to the conversation as they deal with this on a day to day basis with the work that they do. We of course got off topic and talked about many other things as we always seem to do. But that for me is part of the fun of the show. Hopefully you enjoy this episode as much as we all did.
Jeff and Ethan run a company call the Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group IOFTWTG.COM. Head over and sign up for some training from some of the best firearms trainers in the area. You can visit their retail store at 426 E. Liberty St. Wooster, Ohio 44691. Then they are the one stop shop for everything firearms in Wayne county Ohio.
You can also visit them on Instagram @Instruments_of_Freedom or find them on Facebook at Instruments of Freedom.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Jul 11, 2022
Jul 11, 2022
1 hr 28 min
Today we have a special treat. We have back with us (after way too long of a break) one of our favorite guests Dr. Maximillian Zart from the Healthiest You Chiropractic Center and Crossfit Strongsville in Strongsville Ohio.
I wanted to get Dr. Max back on the show as there are huge things going on at the Healthiest You Chiropractic Center and Crossfit Strongsville. A few years ago Dr. Max decided to look at a different space to move into to help him expand his clinic and the gym. He bought a building to move into and started renovating it to meet their needs. The new building is 22,500 square feet with approximately 7,000 of that being space for the gym. This is a huge expansion from their previous spaces of 2,500 square feet for the clinic and 2,300 square feet for the gym. The Healthiest You Chiropractic Center is now the largest chiropractic clinic in northeast Ohio and was opened in April of 2022.
Dr. Max and his wife Chrissy have also purchased Crossfit Strongsville from the previous owners. When they moved into the new space they also merged with Strong Tower Fitness. The new space is setup very well and I'm personally excited to see where they go in the next couple of years.
Dr. Max attended Baldwin Wallace University where he graduated Suma Cum Laude with a degree in chemistry. Dr. Max furthered his studies at Palmer College of Chiropractic in Florida where he graduated valedictorian of his class with a Doctor of Chiropractic Degree.
You can make an appointment to see Dr. Max at his office located at 12608 Alameda Dr. Strongsville, Ohio 44149. Or call the office at 440-238-3338. Visit THYCHIRO.com to find out more about his practice. He is by far the best chiropractor I have been to. Everyone I send to him says the same thing. You won't regret it.
If you're interested in getting back into shape and are looking for a gym with a great atmosphere check out Crossfit Strongsville located at 12608 Alameda Dr. Strongsville, Ohio 44149. You can visit them online at CrossfitStrongsville.com for more information.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Jun 20, 2022
Jun 20, 2022
1 hr 47 min
Today we have Preston Russ and Josh Wherley joining us from True Art Jiu Jitsu. Today I wanted to ask the boyos about stoicism. Stoicism is something that I've been looking into recently and it has been very interesting to me personally. Both Preston and Josh have looked into stoicism so I thought it would be fun to pick their brains on the show. Neither of them are experts on the subject, but that's not the point of the show. I wanted to just talk with them and learn more about their personal experiences with stoicism. I definitely enjoyed our conversation, hopefully you will as well.
Preston started Jiu Jitsu in January of 2018 with our coach Shannon White. Preston has competed at some big IBJJF tournaments. He has competed at the IBJJF Cincinnati Open and twice at the IBJJF Chicago Open which are very big regional tournaments. I'm sure he will be competing in many more to come as he has some big goals in Jiu Jitsu.
Josh grew up in Akron Ohio. He played a bunch of different sports growing up and enjoys playing musical instruments. He is currently playing the guitar, banjo and the mandolin. Josh's religion is a very important part of his life. He practices Orthodox Christianity. He got into Jiu Jitsu from his brother who started before him and talked him into getting started.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Jun 6, 2022
Jun 6, 2022
2 hr 43 min
We have back with us one of our favorite guests, Dane Lee of Elite Recovery Sports Massage. Dane and I always have fun and interesting conversations. Dane and I have been talking and we want to sit down more often for podcasts. Today we talked about Dane finishing up his first year of his PHD program at Akron University. To say that it was a little overwhelming would be an understatement. At one point through the year I had to ask him if he was doing okay. Because he definitely did not look okay. He looked like he hadn't slept in over a week. We also talked about me missing competition. I miss competing and want to find something to compete in. But I also don't want it to consume my life like weightlifting did. I still want to do other activities and not just put in all my time and energy into one thing. Hopefully I can find something that will be enjoyable and fulfilling to compete in.
Dane Lee is the owner of Elite Recovery Sports Massage and he is what I would call a recovery specialist. Dane is a certified Exercise Physiologist through ACSM and a licensed Massage Therapist in the state of Ohio through Stark State College. Dane has a Bachelors of Science degree from Kent State University in Exercise Science with emphasis on exercise specialist. Dane has experience in massage and experience as a strength coach and as a gymnastic coach.
You can find Dane on Facebook at Elite Recovery Sports Massage, on Instagram @Elite_Recovery_LMT and online at https://www.eliterecoverymassage.com/. Or you can email him at EliteRecoveryMassage@gmail.com.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
May 17, 2022
May 17, 2022
2 hr 49 min
This is the second episode of a special segment that we call Belly Up to the Bar. The whole idea is just to get together, have a few drinks (or more), BS and have a good time. This episode will basically be an invitation to hang with us like we would at our local bar or at one of our house's on the back patio. So pour yourself a drink and hang with us during this episode.
On today's episode we were joined by my brother Andrew Hoffman, Jake Bible and Dennis Heil. We all had a few drinks, some of us a few too many. We had some great discussions about the Twitter buy out, politics, teaching and of course tons of side tracks during our discussion. I had a blast and I personally can't wait to do another episode like this one again. Hopefully you guys enjoy it as much as we did.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
May 3, 2022
May 3, 2022
1 hr 49 min
Today we have Preston Russ and Todd Neptune joining us from True Art Jiu Jitsu. I wanted to have Preston back on the show to talk about competing in Jiu Jitsu tournaments. We asked Todd Neptune to join us as Todd and Preston are friends and Todd has a background of competing in wrestling. I wanted to specifically talk about the fact that I'm personally afraid to compete in Jiu Jitsu. I've never competed one on one in any type of combat sport before and I find it very intimidating. I would have to assume that is a normal feeling for a first timer going into a grappling competition like Jiu Jitsu.
Preston started Jiu Jitsu in January of 2018 with our coach Shannon White. Preston has competed at some big IBJJF tournaments. He has competed at the IBJJF Cincinnati Open and twice at the IBJJF Chicago Open which are very big regional tournaments. I'm sure he will be competing in many more to come as he has some big goals in Jiu Jitsu.
Todd was a college wrestler and has competed at a high level in grappling for most of his young adult life. Todd is looking to compete in Jiu Jitsu tournaments once he achieves his blue belt. The IBJJF has a rule that if you were a college level wrestler you can't compete as a white belt in Jiu Jitsu. So he will have to wait a little bit until he is allowed to compete again. Todd got involved in Jiu Jitsu because he misses competition and is looking forward to getting back out on the mat.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Apr 12, 2022
Apr 12, 2022
2 hr 7 min
Not too long ago we recorded episode 78 that we called Questioning our Existence with Andrew Hoffman, Todd Gienger and Dane Lee. It was an episode that Dane had been wanting to make about questioning everything in life as he had struggled to have that kind of conversation with his friends. I told him “I know a couple of guys that would be great for a conversation like that.” It quickly became one of our best episodes and people seemed to really enjoy that conversation. All four of us said after we finished recording that episode that we really enjoyed our conversation and that it went in a completely different direction than we all originally thought that it would.
At the end of that episode I mentioned that I wanted to talk on another episode about the energy inside of us. That's what we're here to do today. Some people might call our energy different things. A soul, our life force, the spirit, our conscience, spiritual being, etc. In my opinion it is what powers our human meat vehicle and gives us life on this plane of existence. I was very excited to talk to the guys about what they think of that energy. Unfortunately Andrew was unable to join us today. So it's just three of us. Please enjoy our babbling of things that we cannot explain.
I have known Todd for years and he is one of my closest friends. Any time I need to talk he is always there to listen and offer great advice. We have had many great talks over the years on a large range of topics. He is truly one of the most caring and compassionate people I've ever met.
Dane Lee is the owner of Elite Recovery Sports Massage and he is what I would call a recovery specialist. Dane is a certified Exercise Physiologist through ACSM and a licensed Massage Therapist in the state of Ohio through Stark State College. Dane has a Bachelors of Science degree from Kent State University in Exercise Science with emphasis on exercise specialist. Dane has experience in massage and experience as a strength coach and as a gymnastic coach.
You can find Dane on Facebook at Elite Recovery Sports Massage, on Instagram @Elite_Recovery_LMT and online at https://www.eliterecoverymassage.com/. Or you can email him at EliteRecoveryMassage@gmail.com.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Mar 21, 2022
Mar 21, 2022
2 hr 58 min
Today I wanted to talk about my depression. I have dealt with a few different bouts of depression over the years and I wanted to share them in hopes that it will help someone else dealing with difficult times themselves. I asked my good friend Ethan Frontz to join me today on the show to help with this challenging topic.
This ended up being one of the longest, if not the longest, podcast's I've ever done. There was a lot to add in about my own dealings with depression, and we of course went down numerous rabbit holes and sidetracks like we always do.
I believe that sharing our struggles can help others who are dealing with, or have dealt with, depression in their lives. Please share this episode with anyone who may be struggling with depression so they will realize they are not alone in this journey. We all have dark times and sharing those times with friends and loved ones can help you get through them.
Jeff and Ethan run a company call the Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group IOFTWTG.COM. Head over and sign up for some training from some of the best firearms trainers in the area. You can visit their retail store at 426 E. Liberty St. Wooster, Ohio 44691. Then they are the one stop shop for everything firearms in Wayne county Ohio.
You can also visit them on Instagram @Instruments_of_Freedom or find them on Facebook at Instruments of Freedom.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Feb 28, 2022
Feb 28, 2022
1 hr 53 min
Today we have Preston Russ joining us on the podcast. Preston is my teammate at True Art Jiu Jitsu, which is where we met. Preston was interested in coming on the show to talk about raising daughters. We both have been blessed with daughters and have a bond with our shared experience. Preston's daughters are younger than my daughter, but I think most of us can relate to the struggles of raising children in general. Either by raising them ourselves, or remembering how much grief we gave our parents when we were young.
Preston grew up in southern Ohio. He went to the Ohio State University to study Poly Science and Economics. One day after getting into some trouble on campus he decided to stop into the Marine recruiters office to see what they could offer him. Preston decided to join the Marines and that started him down a whole new path in life. During college, Preston met his wife and they committed to a long distance relationship. Through lots of hard work and dedication on both of their parts they made it all work and have been married for 10 years at this point.
Preston's first duty station with the Marine Corps was in Okinawa Japan. Preston and his wife were stationed in Okinawa for three and a half years. After that he was sent back to the states for the last three years of his military career. That's when he and his wife decided it was time to move onto new adventures in the private sector.
Preston started jiu jitsu in January of 2018 with our coach Shannon White. When Shannon opened his own gym, True Art Jiu Jitsu, he went there along with everyone training under Shannon at the time. Preston has competed at some big IBJJF tournaments. He has competed at the IBJJF Cincinnati Open and twice at the IBJJF Chicago Open which are very big regional tournaments. I'm sure he will be competing in many more to come as he has some big goals in jiu jitsu.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Jan 26, 2022
Jan 26, 2022
2 hr 11 min
We have back with us today Ethan Frontz and Dennis Heil of Instruments of Freedom. On today's episode we wanted to cover an imperative take away from the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. The Kyle Rittenhouse trial was a huge topic last year in the news. I had people asking me if we were going to cover it on the podcast. But I was hesitant as I felt like I didn't have anything to add to the topic as it was covered by so many people last year. But when I was talking with Ethan about it he mentioned that they cover parts of that trial specifically in their concealed handgun license (CHL) classes. So we decided to cover that part of it on the show. We also talked a lot about the importance of firearms training even in these tough times with all the ammo shortages. Also in true uncensored humanity fashion we got off on tons of tangents.
Jeff and Ethan run a company call the Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group IOFTWTG.COM. Head over and sign up for some training from some of the best firearms trainers in the area. You can visit their retail store at 426 E. Liberty St. Wooster, Ohio 44691. Then they are the one stop shop for everything firearms in Wayne county Ohio.
You can also visit them on Instagram @Instruments_of_Freedom or find them on Facebook at Instruments of Freedom.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Jan 11, 2022
Jan 11, 2022
1 hr 35 min
Today we have a special treat for you. My brother Andrew Hoffman wanted to come on the show and talk about the current state of our culture. We are going to call this segment Culture Clash: Searching for Truth in a Fractured Society. The whole premise will be to talk about things going on currently in our society. Whether it being on social media, the news, current events, etc.
On today's episode Andrew and I started off talking about how frustrated I am with all these current issues from the previous covid shutdowns. I'm personally struggling with the fact that we are almost two years removed from the start of the 2020 covid pandemic and things don't seem to be getting better. In fact they seem to be getting worse in my point of view. I feel like we should be rebuilding our society back to the original boom we were having before the shut downs. I understand it will still take years to recover from the damage caused by the responses that were administered. I just don't personally feel like we are making forward progress. We also got to talking politics and the future elections that will be upcoming this year as well as the next presidential election in a couple of years. We definitely did not have a shortness of opinions to talk about. We both had a great time. Hopefully you will enjoy it as well.
Andrew is a regular guest on the show and I can't tell you how excited I am to talk about these controversial topics with him. These are the types of conversations I look forward to having, both on and off the podcast. Society tells us today that we aren't allowed to talk about these types of topics. But these are the kinds of conversations that need to happen in a safe environment where people can be honest with how they feel about things without fear of ridicule from others. That is what we will do our best to do on this segment of the podcast.
Andrew is one of my closet friends. I consider him a brother from another mother. Andrew is always excited to record podcasts and he is one of the funniest people I know. He always has some great issues to bring up on the show that makes for great conversation. He has helped to make the show what it is today, both on and off air. He will definitely be on the show for a long time to come.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Dec 6, 2021
Dec 6, 2021
1 hr 14 min
We have back with us today the True Art Jiu Jitsu boyos. We have my coach Shannon White and also Ben Sina with us today. Ben just got back from the 2021 IBJJF Master's World Championships in Las Vegas Nevada. This is the largest competition that anyone from our small gym has competed at. Ben decided to compete at Master's Worlds this year after watching a teammate compete at the IBJJF Pan American Championships a few months ago. There were 28 total brown belt super heavyweights in his division. There were definitely going to be some tough matches for him to get into the quarter finals and have a chance at getting on the podium.
Ben has been training Jiu Jitsu since 2006 and is currently a brown belt. Ben is the 2021 IBJJF Master's 1, brown belt, super heavyweight world champion. He placed second (2nd) at the 2018 Chicago IBJJF Open and is currently 1-0 in the Fight to Win series competition. You can find Ben on Instagram @4_stripes_away.
Shannon is the head instructor of BJJ at True Art Jiu Jitsu in Fairlawn Ohio. Shannon got his black belt in Jiu Jitsu in the fall of 2018 from his instructor Mark Vives of the New Breed Training Center in Chicago Illinois. Shannon started training Jiu Jitsu in 2009 at the age of 19. He has a pedigree of competition in Jiu Jitsu and has many accomplishments on the mat. His latest accomplishment was winning the 2014 IBJJF Chicago Summer Open as a purple belt.
Shannon has a real passion for teaching and believes that Jiu Jitsu is for everyone. He is the only instructor at his gym. So he is there at every class to teach his students.
You can find him online at TrueArtBJJ.com and you can find him on Facebook at True Art Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
His personal instagram is @TheSavageBJJ
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
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Nov 8, 2021
Nov 8, 2021
1 hr 24 min
Welcome to a special segment of the Uncensored Humanity Podcast we like to call American Honesty. During these shows I will have two co-hosts; Andrew Hoffman and Jake Bible. On the American Honesty segment we like to discuss topics that society has deemed inappropriate. Our goal is to just get our opinions out in the open for a discussion. We believe that the ability to talk about these tough topics is seriously lacking in today's society, as people seem to get offended too easily.
On today's episode we talked about the Covid 19 vaccine mandates and passports. This is a very important topic in our society today. It will affect most peoples lives in one way or another. While this topic has been greatly politicized, we ask that everyone take the politics out of it and just do what is best for you and your family. There are no right or wrong answers on this one. It's just about doing what is best for yourself. We need to stop vilifying others if their choices don't line up with our own. Everyone has a right to their opinion, even if it's wrong.
American Honesty is a project that Jake started a couple of years ago. So now using the podcast as our platform we are going to carry on the project that Jake started. Hopefully it will lead to some good conversations that others can enjoy as much as we do.
Jake is one of our regular guests on the podcast as he loves to have these interesting discussions with anyone. Jake is very much involved in local leadership with Medina Leadership. He is one of my co-hosts for the American Honesty segments on the show. He's always wanting to bring people on the podcast so they can share their opinion about the controversial topics we all like to cover.
Andrew is one of my closet friends. I consider him a brother from another mother. Andrew is always excited to record podcasts and he is one of the funniest people I know. He always has some great issues to bring up on the show that makes for great conversation. He has helped to make the show what it is today, both on a off air. He will definitely be on the show for a long time to come.
Gerard is a first generation American. His parents are originally from Haiti. With parents who grew up in a different country Gerard has a very different perspective than most people who were born in the USA. Gerard is a project manager in the construction field, and has a degree in civil engineering. Education was very important to his family and he and his sister were highly encouraged to take it seriously and get their degrees.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Oct 17, 2021
Oct 17, 2021
2 hr 1 min
Today we finally have back with us Jeff Wilson of Instruments of Freedom as well as our good friend Agent Tom. Unfortunately Ethan was unable to join us for this one so standing in for him is Dennis Heil of Instruments of Freedom. Jeff and Dennis got us caught up on what's been going on at Instruments of Freedom. Then we got off into the weeds as per usual with this group. We talked about everything from the 2020 lock downs, to education and even politics. There is definitely no shortage of opinion with any of this crew. We had a ton of fun during this podcast and time seemed to stand still while we yelled back and forth at each other. Hopefully you enjoy this heated debate.
Agent Tom is a federal agent. Although he is unable to talk about most of his work for the man, he is able to talk in generalities of some of the things he has done as an agent. Tom joined the Army right after high school. He was deployed over seas shortly after boot camp and spent most of his military career over seas. He spent a bunch of his military career in a job that was different from what he was supposed to be doing. But that allowed him to get some more experience than he would have otherwise. After his time in the military he ended up in Dallas Texas on the Police department. He spent 7 years on the force there. He was applying to different agencies to work for the federal government. He got a position here in Ohio and took that one and has been working for the man ever since.
Jeff and Ethan run a company call the Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group IOFTWTG.COM. Head over and sign up for some training from some of the best firearms trainers in the area. You can visit their retail store at 426 E. Liberty St. Wooster, Ohio 44691. Then they are the one stop shop for everything firearms in Wayne county Ohio.
Dennis is a former active duty Marine. Dennis is also a firearms instructor with Jeff and Ethan at Instruments of Freedom. He is typically at the shop and is known for talking your ear off if you let him. We always have great conversations and I immensely enjoy when we get the chance to chat for a while.
You can also visit them on Instagram @Instruments_of_Freedom or find them on Facebook at Instruments of Freedom.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
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Oct 5, 2021
Oct 5, 2021
2 hr 37 min
Today we have back with us one of our regular guests Jake Bible. He wanted to bring his brother Aaron Bible onto the show to talk about his life. Aaron just moved back to Ohio from Colorado recently to be near his family. Aaron was stationed in Colorado in the Army. He had an interesting career in the military that we got into a little bit. Then he started working in the marijuana business after it was made legal in Colorado. He definitely has an interesting story that I hope you all enjoy. In true Bible fashion he is good at talking and was a natural for his first ever podcast.
Jake is one of our regular guests on the podcast as he loves to have these interesting discussions with anyone. Jake is very much involved in local leadership with Medina Leadership. He is one of my co-hosts for the American Honesty segments on the show. He's always wanting to bring people on the podcast so they can share their opinion about the controversial topics we all like to cover.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
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Sep 13, 2021
Sep 13, 2021
2 hr 10 min
Today I have a special treat for you guys. We have with us today a new friend of mine Mr. Josh Judy. Josh was a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians in the MLB. Josh and I met under interesting circumstances and have become fast friends. He agreed to come on the show and talk about his road to becoming a professional baseball pitcher. This is the first time I've had the chance to sit down with a professional athlete on the podcast and I was personally captivated by his story. This is going to be part 1 of a couple part series. Today we covered his road to making his major league debut for the Cleveland Indians. We will cover the rest of his career in future episodes. Enjoy.
Josh grew up in West Virginia in a small town. He played college baseball at Indiana Tech from 2004 to 2007. He was drafted into the MLB by the Cleveland Indians in 2007 during the 34th round of the draft. The Indians sent him to play in the Gulf Coast League (aka Rookie Ball) for a few years to develop his skills enough to play professional baseball. Josh made his professional debut on May 25th, 2011 against the Cincinnati Reds. Josh has played baseball all over the world including the United States and Mexico. Josh is now retired from the game of baseball after many years as a professional in the MLB.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
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Sep 1, 2021
Sep 1, 2021
2 hr 33 min
We have a special treat for you today. We have with us today Andrew Hoffman, Todd Gienger and Dane Lee. The last time Dane was on the podcast he mentioned that he would like to have an in depth conversation about religion, spirituality, the afterlife, faith, etc.. Lucky for him I knew that Andrew and Todd would be the perfect people to have this conversation. I've been looking forward to this one since Dane and I first started talking about it. These are the episodes I get incredibly excited for. We definitely had a great time and it was a fascinating conversation for me personally. I hope that you enjoy this one as I know I'll be listening to it a couple of times in the future.
I have known Todd for years and he is one of my closest friends. Any time I need to talk he is always there to listen and offer great advice. We have had many great talks over the years on a large range of topics. He is truly one of the most caring and compassionate people I've ever met.
Andrew is one of my closet friends. I consider him a brother from another mother. Andrew is always excited to record podcasts and he is one of the funniest people I know. He always has some great issues to bring up on the show that makes for great conversation. He has helped to make the show what it is today, both on and off air. He will definitely be on the show for a long time to come.
Dane Lee is the owner of Elite Recovery Sports Massage and he is what I would call a recovery specialist. Dane is a certified Exercise Physiologist through ACSM and a licensed Massage Therapist in the state of Ohio through Stark State College. Dane has a Bachelors of Science degree from Kent State University in Exercise Science with emphasis on exercise specialist. Dane has experience in massage and experience as a strength coach and as a gymnastic coach.
You can find Dane on Facebook at Elite Recovery Sports Massage, on Instagram @Elite_Recovery_LMT and online at https://www.eliterecoverymassage.com/. Or you can email him at EliteRecoveryMassage@gmail.com.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
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Aug 16, 2021
Aug 16, 2021
2 hr 6 min
We have back with us today Ethan Frontz of Instruments of Freedom. His partner Jeff Wilson was supposed to join us but unfortunately had some family issues come up last minute. But we will definitely schedule another one soon so Jeff can come back on the show. Instead of canceling the podcast Ethan was able to get one of his friends to come on the show with us last minute. Dennis Heil is our third guest today. Dennis is a non active duty Marine and a firearms instructor with Ethan at IOF. We got to hear about Dennis's time in the military and then we started talking about a topic that Ethan has been reading about. It was a fun conversation and I think we will certainly have Dennis back on the show in the future.
Jeff and Ethan run a company call the Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group IOFTWTG.COM. Head over and sign up for some training from some of the best firearms trainers in the area. You can visit their retail store at 426 E. Liberty St. Wooster, Ohio 44691. Then they are the one stop shop for everything firearms in Wayne county Ohio.
You can also visit them on Instagram @Instruments_of_Freedom or find them on Facebook at Instruments of Freedom.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Aug 2, 2021
Aug 2, 2021
1 hr 36 min
Our guests today are two of my Jiu Jitsu teammates Faith Lloyd and Maddie Miller. Faith and Maddie came to me with an idea for a podcast. With some encouragement, and some reluctance, they both agreed to be the people to come on the show and discuss this very tough topic. Today we talked about how training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can help people deal with trauma in their lives. Obviously this is just one activity that can help someone deal with trauma most people deal with on a normal basis; but we all believe that it's a great option.
Both Faith and Maddie have been training at True Art Jiu Jitsu for around a year. They have taken to Jiu Jitsu like fish to water and really seem to enjoy their time at the gym. With both of their past experiences I would imagine that training at the gym has been very difficult at times. I appreciate them both coming on the show and talking about this incredibly tough topic. I'm so proud of them both for their bravery and I am proud to be their teammate.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
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Jul 19, 2021
Jul 19, 2021
58 min
Our guest today is Ryan Carlson. Ryan has been the tech support for this podcast since before I even committed to do it. He has been a huge support in many different ways for the show. He helped me pick out my laptop, set up my equipment and even find where to upload and host the podcast itself.
On today's episode Ryan and I discussed the options to allow the listeners of the podcast to get more involved going forward. I don't want the discourse to be negative like it tends to get online. But we definitely needed a way to allow all of our listeners to have some sort of input for the show. We talked about the positives and negatives associated with the different types of social media's and other types of ways that listeners can engage with the podcasts they are listening to. We also talked about how to get more listeners from a social media presence. That's definitely something that I need to work on as I just don't do anything with social media at this time. Of course we couldn't have a podcast with Ryan without talking about alcohol. We definitely had some stuff to catch up on.
Now we officially have a way for the listeners to interact with us here on the show. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. You can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you.
Ryan is very interested in all things technology. He seems to always be up to date on all the new things coming out. He's always listening to podcasts and watching videos to find out where technology is headed. He usually has to explain it to those of us who don't understand how all these things seem to work. I'm sure it gets old for him trying to get things through my thick skull. I tend to be very old school and not up on technology. He's always giving me hell for only using 2-5% of what my phone can actually do. He is the person I go to with any technology question.
Ryan also enjoys brewing his own beer. I don't think he gets to brew as much as he'd like because of his two small children. They seem to keep him pretty busy. But I'm sure we'll end up talking about beer in a future episode.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Jul 6, 2021
Jul 6, 2021
1 hr 56 min
Today we have back with us our friend Agent Tom. We got started talking about the Covid restrictions as they are being lifted here in Ohio. We then started talking about Tom's weight loss journey and seeing where he is at along that path. Of course we couldn't have a podcast with Agent Tom without talking about firearms training. During that part of the podcast I asked the dumb question about the recent obsession with the John Wick movies. There are a bunch of things that the movies get right about firearms, such as reloads. But I personally think that too much clout is given to the movies as real life tactics. Tom breaks that down for us.
Agent Tom is a federal agent. Although he is unable to talk about most of his work for the man, he is able to talk in generalities of some of the things he has done as an agent. Tom joined the Army right after high school. He was deployed over seas shortly after boot camp and spent most of his military career over seas. He spent a bunch of his military career in a job that was different from what he was supposed to be doing. But that allowed him to get some more experience than he would have otherwise. After his time in the military he ended up in Dallas Texas on the Police department. He spent 7 years on the force there. He was applying to different agencies to work for the federal government. He got a position here in Ohio and took that one and has been working for the man ever since.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Jun 15, 2021
Jun 15, 2021
1 hr 36 min
On today's episode we have the normal crew with us, Andrew Hoffman, Jake Bible and Todd Gienger. Todd has recently had a big health scare and wanted to come on the show and talk about it. Todd recently had to go to the emergency room due to chest pains. They originally didn't find anything wrong and luckily the pain went away after a couple days in the hospital. After he was released from the hospital they wanted to schedule some tests to make sure everything was okay. After those tests they found a 90% blockage of a main artery to his heart. If they had not found this blockage at this point it's safe to assume that it would have soon been 100% blocked and Todd would have had a major heart attack and probably would have died.
After this major health scare Todd has worked with his health care providers to get this problem in order. He's also working with a mental health specialist and a nutritionist. He has lost almost 40 pounds in the past 4 months. Todd wants everyone to know the importance of regular health checks as they literally could save your life as they most certainly did his. Hopefully we can all learn from Todd's example of going to get checked out by the proper medical professionals when needed.
I have known Todd for years and he is one of my closest friends. Any time I need to talk he is always there to listen and offer great advice. We have had many great talks over the years on a large range of topics. He is truly one of the most caring and compassionate people I've ever met.
Jake is one of our regular guests on the podcast as he loves to have these interesting discussions with anyone. Jake is very much involved in local leadership with Medina Leadership. He is one of my co-hosts for the American Honesty segments on the show. He's always wanting to bring people on the podcast so they can share their opinion about the controversial topics we all like to cover.
Andrew is one of my closet friends. I consider him a brother from another mother. Andrew is always excited to record podcasts and he is one of the funniest people I know. He always has some great issues to bring up on the show that makes for great conversation. He has helped to make the show what it is today, both on and off air. He will definitely be on the show for a long time to come.
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library