Check Your Brain
175 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★ - 13 ratingsTony Mazur is a radio personality and stand-up comedian who has a diverse array of interests and hobbies, from old Hollywood and TV shows to sports, to contemporary pop culture and politics. Not every podcast is for everyone, but if you enjoy comedy, old Hollywood, and baseball, this is your weekly one-stop shop.
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Nathan Timmel - Canned Pumpkins
April 24, 2024 06:00 - 56 minutes - 39.4 MBNathan 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5...
Defund NPR Already
April 17, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBA 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the ab...
Rick Monroe & The Hitmen - Six Gun Soul Album Release
April 10, 2024 06:00 - 53 minutes - 36 MBNot 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets ...
Larry Hankin - Hey, It’s THAT Guy!
April 03, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBLarry 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 The...
NPR Defends Porn, Masturbation
March 27, 2024 06:00 - 56 minutes - 45.8 MBIs 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Pat...
Mike Morse - ‘Mad’ About You
March 20, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes - 41.4 MBMike 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's...
Bonus Episode - Covid-19, My Roman Empire
March 13, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBFour 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video A...
Bonus Episode - Covid-19, My Roman Empire (Reupload)
March 13, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 83.2 MBFour 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video A...
1461 Days to Flatten the Curve
March 11, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBEvery 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." Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the a...
Scott & William from History Homos
March 06, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBScott 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. ...
Keanu Thompson - OnlyFans & Only with Geno
February 28, 2024 07:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBThompson 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Tony is also on Rumble! Go find his video podcasts over there for free. ...
Jonathan Rosen - Pop Culture Retro
February 21, 2024 07:00 - 57 minutes - 41.4 MBJonathan 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 ho...
DabbleVerse History & Brawl at the Borgata
February 14, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 54.5 MBCheck 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. ...
10 Years of Standup
February 07, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBCheck 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 g...
Look What You Made Me Do
January 31, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBIn 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. Be sure to subscribe to Ton...
Bruce Hall - Tinfoil Hat Time
January 24, 2024 07:00 - 53 minutes - 48.8 MBBruce 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patr...
David Chapman - Four More Years
January 17, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes - 40 MBDavid 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. ...
Anthony Zenhauser - Tunnels of Comedy
January 10, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBAnthony 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. Be sure...
Sarah Braasch - DEI, CRT & Other Acronyms
January 03, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBSarah 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 ...
10 Biggest Stories of 2023
December 29, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 63.5 MB2023 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the abov...
2023 in Review
December 27, 2023 07:00 - 2 hours - 97.6 MBTypically, 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has a...
Sports Landscape in 2023 with Rick Morris
December 20, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBRick 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? Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon....
Celebrity Deaths in 2023
December 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.6 MB2023 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audi...
No Static At All?
December 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBA 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per...
Jennifer Sey - Chalked Up & Unbuttoned
November 29, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBIn 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 c...
Steve Stoliar - Life After Groucho
November 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBSteve 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 thought...
Geoff Dale - Shemp Was Much More Than a Stooge
November 15, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBGeoff 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets...
Lisa De Pasquale - Social Media, 2024 & the SJW Handbook
November 08, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBLisa 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...
Zach Arnold - The Incredible Impression
November 01, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBZach 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 get...
Ashleigh Marie Thornton - Dead Air
October 25, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBAshleigh 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 get...
Tracey & Brigitte from Three Legged Circus
October 18, 2023 06:00 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MBTracey 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $...
Mike Cannici - In The Spotlight
October 11, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBMike 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon....
Max & Marc Weiner - Weinerville City Limits
October 04, 2023 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBMax 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 prod...
Jessica Kramer - The Based Catholic
September 27, 2023 06:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBJessica 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets vid...
We’re Not Sending Our Best (To Washington)
September 20, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBIn 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.co...
Ken Becks - The Scout on the NFL, Coach Prime
September 13, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBKen 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Tony is also on Rumble! Go find his video podcasts over there for free. Cover art for the Check Your B...
1,274 Days to Flatten the Curve
September 06, 2023 06:00 - 55 minutes - 44 MBDr. 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. ...
The Pope vs. Trad Catholics
August 30, 2023 08:50 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBIn 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has al...
President Empathy
August 23, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MB</p> Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. 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 ...
Shane Harris - Inside the DC Beast
August 16, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 66 MBShane 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 libert...
Ian Smith - Find Your Hill
August 09, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBIan 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. </p> Ian's book can be found on his website, FindYourHill.com. </p> B...
Jody Plauche - Why, Gary, Why?
August 02, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB</p> Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. 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...
Keanu C Thompson - Greasy Strings
July 26, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBKeanu 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. </p> Her show Keanu Cast is co-hosted with her mother and whoever pops on, and is available at youtube.com/@keanuCthompson. </p> Be sure to subscribe to Tony's...
Eddie Deezen - From Eugene to Mandark
July 19, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBEddie 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). </p> Book a Cameo with Eddie at Cameo.com/Eddi...
To Pete - A Tribute to an Eccentric Comedy Club Owner
July 12, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes - 48.4 MBThe 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. </p> Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the a...
Tonia Gilbert - Don’t Lose Heart
July 05, 2023 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBTonia 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 [email protected] Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND...
Spencer Davies - NBA’s Present & Future
June 28, 2023 06:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBSpencer 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Tony is also on Locals! Visit ...
Bennett Yellin - A ’Dumb’ Podcast
June 14, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBBennett 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, ...
Don Jamieson - That Rocks
June 07, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBDon 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. V...
Frankie Pace - Comedy Friends & Legends
May 31, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBFrankie 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. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you jus...