Episodes
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Ep. 133: Corey Thompson - Lost Dog Tattoo
On this episode of The Curious Jones Podcast, I sit down with my tattoo artist and the owner of Lost Dog Tattoo, Corey Thompson. Corey has been tattooing for nearly 20 years and is widely respected for his work across multiple styles—most notably Japanese traditional tattooing, where he’s earned...
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EP. 132: Lester Young - Faith, Redemption & Saving Our Youth
Lester Young, founder of Path to Redemption and a man transformed after a 1990's murder conviction, returns to the show for a powerful second conversation. We dive into his work with at-risk youth inside juvenile detention centers and schools, his faith in God discovered during incarceration, and...
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EP. 131: Steven Kubacki - The Disappearance and Return of Steven Kubacki
In 1978, Steven Kubacki vanished while skiing across frozen Lake Michigan. His gear was found near the ice — but Steven was gone. For fifteen months, his family searched with no trace… until he suddenly reappeared over 700 miles away in Massachusetts, with no memory of what had happened. After 45...
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Ep.130: 2024 in Review - Victories, Lessons, and What’s Next
In this special solo episode of The Curious Jones Podcast, I take a reflective look back at 2024—celebrating the victories, unpacking the defeats, and highlighting the moments that shaped my year. From personal growth to professional breakthroughs, I share my biggest takeaways and the lessons I’m...
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Ep. 129: Hunter Homistek - Behind the Scenes of MMA Promotion
In this episode of The Curious Jones Podcast, I sit down with Hunter Homistek, the General Manager of 247 Fighting Championship, Pittsburgh’s premier mixed martial arts promotion. Hunter shares his journey into the world of MMA, offering an inside look at the challenges of running a successful...
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Ep. 128: Ish Lopez - Policing, Politics, and Podcasting
In this episode of The Curious Jones Podcast, I sit down with Ish Lopez, host of The Relentless Project Podcast. Ish brings a unique perspective to the conversation as a law enforcement officer, firearms instructor, and combatives instructor. We dive deep into the realities of modern policing,...
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Ep. 127: Mark Austin - Silent Struggles; Family, Loss & Finding Strength
For Episode 127 of the Curious Jones podcast, we sit down with Mark Austin, one of my closest friends and an executive in the performance nutrition and private equity world. While Mark’s expertise could lead us down countless interesting paths, this episode takes on a much more personal tone.…
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Ep. 126: Shayne Burke - How I Survived a Grizzly Bear Attack
In this gripping episode of the Curious Jones Podcast, I sit down with Shane Burke, a combat veteran of the Iraq war and budding wildlife photographer, who shares his incredible story of survival after a grizzly bear attack in the Grand Teton Mountains during his honeymoon this past May. Shane...
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Ep. 125: Daniel Carcillo - The Power of Psilocybin in Treating Brain Injury
Daniel Carcillo is a Canadian former professional hockey player of the NHL. He was a 2x Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks and was most notably know as an "enforcer" nicknamed "Car Bomb" who in 2008, led the NHL with 324 penalty minutes, largely mainly due to fighting. After...
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Ep. 124: Lucas Seibert - Steel City Seibert
Lucas Seibert is a professional mixed martial arts fighter, fighting out of Stout Academy in Pittsburgh, PA. In addition to calling Stout PGH home for his training, he has also embraced giving back to the same community and team he is a part of in the role of coaching youth classes there as well....
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Ep. 123: Mark Metry - Spiritual Warfare
Mark Metry is a Forbes featured Keynote Speaker, and former Host of the Global Top 100 podcast, Humans 2.0 featuring the greatest leaders of our time, including Billionaires, Neuroscientists, Professional Athletes, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, and New York Times Bestselling authors where…
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Ep. 122: Matty West - Empowering Young Minds To Change The World
Matty West is an educator who is preparing to start his 27th year teaching 12th grade Political Science & US Government at Mater Dei High School in Southern California. His mission is to Empower-Challenge-Inspire young minds with the goal to help students to think critically, and to equip…
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Ep. 121: Troy Casey - The Certified Health Nut
Leading longevity authority, Troy Casey, The Certified Health Nut, has successfully restored physical, mental and emotional balance to people who have failed with all other systems. His unique holistic approach uses nature based biohacking even a child can follow. A former Versace model in Milan,...
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Ep. 120: Brian Hess - Sometimes You're the Bug, Sometimes You're the Windshield
Brian Hess is an entrepreneur and podcast host from Pittsburgh, PA. He hosts the Brian Hess Show, daily at 8am EST and is the CEO of The Pavement Group, Top Contractor School and the newly released 1 Team Media App. In addition to being one of the most motivated and driven business owners I know,...
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Ep. 119: Benjamin Sutfin - A Man's Man
Benjamin Sutfin is an accomplished entrepreneur, woodworker / craftsman and author of a novel series called "The Chronicles of Eoorthe". He is the owner and operator of Longing Woodworks and has a background in philosophy and theology which he focused on in college. He is most proud of his role a...
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Ep. 118: Chad Ambrose - Chess, Crypto and Metaphors for Life
Chad Ambrose is a chess enthusiast and coach who has also found a passion in block chain technology and cryptocurrency. He currently operates "The Chess Zone" and provides private coaching for kids and adults. He is currently working to develop a line of educational products designed to help...
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Ep. 117: Jason Stauffer - 486 Days of Sobriety from Alcohol
Jason Stauffer is an entrepreneur and co-founder of the Morozko Forge ice tub, the first commercially available tub for cold water immersion. A combat veteran, who set out to help create a solution for other veterans, Jason has since left Morozko and embarked on a new journey, which also included...
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Ep. 116: Greg Overton - Joe Rogan's Favorite Painter
Greg Overton's oil paintings have been praised for their ability to tell a story, evoke primal feelings, and remind us of the importance of connection and balance. The core of his work is his portraits of Native Americans that are powerful and seem to convey souls of the subjects. Overton's...
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Ep. 115: Alex Strenger - Fighting Tyranny Through Comedy
Alex Strenger is a podcast host, culture jammer, and political satirist who lives in Austin, TX. He has driven pedicabs for over a decade and regularly attends city council meetings where he has shown just how far the lines have become blurred in society through a masterclass of satire. You can...
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Ep. 114: JD Casper - Sing'n Pick'n Cowboy
JD Casper is a signer / songwriter out of Austin, TX. His new EP "Sing'n Pick'n Cowboy" is available now on all music streaming platforms. Make sure you go give it a listen after you check out the podcast. ****************************************** This episode is brought to you by Lit...
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Ep. 113: Ryan Michler - Poor Man's Jordan Peterson & Joe Rogan
Ryan Michler is the host of the Order of Man podcast and founder of Order of Man, a brotherhood of like-minded men all working to become more effective fathers, husbands, business owners, and community leaders – men. In addition to his podcast, Ryan has authored 2 books, The Masculinity Manifesto...
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Ep. 112: Living for a Purpose - Solo Podcast
No guest today for this quick discussion about identifying and living for your purpose in life. I wanted to share some of my deeper thoughts and personal experiences on this and how it has effected my life during the course of a few years. If you enjoy the podcast, give it a follow, subscribe on...
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Ep. 111: Josh Duntz - How to Recover From Running 100 Miles
Josh Duntz is a Navy Special Operations veteran who was a member of the Navy's elite EOD unit which specialize in performing missions neutralizing explosive weapons in almost every environment while ensuring safe passage of troops in combat zones. Josh has transitioned into some serious ultra...
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Ep. 110: Big Lonn - The People’s Stoner
Big Lonn is a professional security guard for multi platinum rapper and singer, Wiz Khalifa and a martial artist who practices jiu jitsu, muay thai and other mixed martial arts. He is the creator of High Rollerz Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and is a purple belt under Warren Stout at Renzo Gracie of...
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Ep. 109: Zach Emigh - The Art of Jewelry
Zach Emigh is the cofounder and head Bench Jeweler at his family's jewelry store, Emigh Jewelry Company. He specializes in custom jewelry and has found popularity making content that showcases the interesting pieces he create and repairs for his customer. This episode is brought to you by Lit...
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Ep. 108: Rich Rafferty - Learn to Fly
Rich Rafferty is a Commercial Pilot and Flight Instructor at High Flight Academy. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautics from Liberty University. He is passionate about self improvement and enjoys helping others work toward their personal and professional goals. He has a successful...
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Ep. 107: Josh Hatcher - Aliens & Religion
Josh Hatcher is the founder of Manlihood.com , and is a poet, author, speaker, musician, and digital marketing executive. You can get Josh's books at the Manlihood Store or Amazon. We discussed a bunch of really interesting topics from Aliens to Religion and even how they possibly intersect. This...
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Ep. 106: Lucas Ighile - Win the Game to Avoid Playing the Game (Part 1)
Lucas Ighile is a Creative Director, former Music Producer, friend & previous guest of the podcast. We share a mutual interest for exploring all corners of thought, wonder, space and existence and we discussed some of the burning questions we both have had recently. I split this conversation into…
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Ep. 105: Trevor Thompson - Leap Frog
Trevor Thompson spent a decade in the Navy, serving as an elite member of the SEAL teams and member of the special "Leap Frog" group who specialized in performing high intensity skydiving demonstrations in the process. Since continuing his journey into civilian life he has continued his passion…
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Ep. 104: Zack Moore - Mastering The Metal
Zack Moore is a student at 10th Planet Austin under Curtis Hembroff, a first degree 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu black belt under Eddie Bravo. Zack’s past work as a writer explained the Moneyball of football—how NFL teams could spend money to achieve on-field success. His work has appeared on platforms...
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Ep. 103: JD Casper - The Life You Make
JD Casper is a singer / songwriter who currently lives and performs in Austin, TX. His music is a mix of bluegrass and folk and his new song "The Life You Make" is now available on all music streaming platforms! Make sure you follow him on social media @jd_casper and download his new music on...
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Ep. 102: Marty Strong - Leadership from a Combat-Decorated Navy SEAL
Marty Strong is a retired combat-decorated Navy SEAL, who now has a successful career as a thought provoking writer, speaker, and guest expert with over 350 appearances on national cable TV and hundreds of radio and Podcast interviews to his credit. Marty is the author of "Be Nimble – How the...
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Ep. 101: Matt Beaudreau - Creating the Hero’s Journey While Educating Your Children
Matt Beaudreau is the founder of Acton Academy Placer and Acton Academy Sacramento. As a career educator, Matt has delivered TEDx talks, consulted with Universities, written books, and created programs that have helped to push education into the 21st century for teens across America. He currently...
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Ep. 100: Eben Britton - Life is an Ocean (Part 2)
In Part 2 of episode 100 with guest Eben Britton we pick up right where we left you, diving into a very important trip that Eben made to Montana in February of 2021 to visit musician and podcast Mike (formerly know as Mike Stud). Eben shares the importance of this trip on his evolution of a…
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Ep. 100: Eben Britton - Life is an Ocean (Part 1)
Part 1 of a 2 part episode with author, yogi and podcaster, Eben Britton. His 3rd appearance on The Curious Jones Podcast to share more wisdom from his life's journey, encompassing 6 years in the NFL, a successful podcast career as the co-host of Hotboxin with Mike Tyson, and now his own platform...
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Ep. 99: Nick Tobler - The Eel Pit Guy
Nick Tobler is a 25-year-old aquarium store manager in Kentucky, more well know as TikTok's eel pit guy. His TikTok account @cowturtle has exploded to almost 500,000 followers in the past 4 months and continues to grow as he shares videos of himself hand feeding the eels and documenting the...
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Ep. 98: Jill Sitnick - Healing PTSD With MDMA & Mushrooms
Jill Sitnick is the author of Rescuing Jill: How MDMA With A Dash of Mushrooms Healed My Childhood Trauma-Induced PTSD. Prior to authoring the book, Jill worked for a large, global technology company focused on educational technology solutions. She left the comfort of that job to put her full…
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Ep. 97: Shaka Curtis - The Work Makes Me Happy
Shaka Curtis is a military veteran, 10th Planet Austin mixed martial artist and Personal Freedom coach who has developed a comprehensive program that he used to overcome the deep bouts of PTSD, something he had battled since his time overseas. By using a combination of light & sound reduction...
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Ep. 96: Joesh Savage - Amazon Ayahuasca Trips & Documentary
Joesh Savage is audio / video engineer, producer, comedian, documentary film creator, and friend. He is currently documenting the impacts of deforestation, westernization and segmentation of land that was once free to roam on the tribes and their culture that is rich in plant based medicine,...
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Ep. 95: Phil Demers - The Walrus Whisperer
Phil Demers is a former Marineland animal trainer who is known as the @walruswhisperer. He has been in a legal battle with Marineland since his departure in 2012, being sued for $1.5 million for plotting to steal a walrus named Smooshi that Phil had imprinted on and that believed him to be her...
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Ep. 94: Warren Stout - The Professor & His Student
Warren Stout is a jiu jitsu blackbelt under Renzo Gracie and owner of Stout PGH, the Pittsburgh region's leading fighting arts academy and where I have been training jiu jitsu for the past 2 years. Warren and I talked about what that past 2 years journey has been like and the impact that jiu…
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Ep. 93: Lucas Ighile - The Journey is Always Better than the Destination
Lucas Ighile is a Creative Director, former Music Producer, friend & previous guest of the podcast. We share a mutual interest for exploring all corners of thought, wonder, space and existence and we discussed some of the burning questions we both have had recently. He is currently preparing for…
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Ep. 92: Dr. Mike Hart - Cannabis, Ketamine and Mental Health
Dr. Michael Hart, M.D, is one of the world's most foremost experts on plant-based medicine. In 2016 he founded Readytogo medical clinic, where he currently acts as the lead physician and Medical Director. He was a former guest on The Joe Rogan Experience, episode 1246 where he debated former New...
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Ep. 91: Kenny Konwinski - Trojan Horse to a New Reality
Kenny Konwinski is a close friend and former guest of the podcast. He is progressive minded and we tend to differ on many of our beliefs, however he is one of my favorite people to have fun conversations and spirited debates with. A true fan of the podcast will really enjoy this episode. Make…
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Ep. 90: Tate Yohe - Chairapy with Tate The Barber
Tate Yohe is a professional barber and owner of Neibert's Barber Shop, the oldest barber shop in the Mechanicsburg / Harrisburg PA area at 120 years and counting. He is also the host of the YouTube series Chairapy Session, an interview series centered around his conversations with clients at the...
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Ep. 89: Can Cannabis Make You Crazy?
Solo episode this week on the heels of a weekend trip to Florida with some of my close friends from growing up. One of those friends had an interesting experience with an edible that gave me a new perspective on cannabis. Quick but what I hope is a thought provoking episode for you to enjoy. Make...
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Ep. 88: Joe Mackey - Professional Bodybuilder & Powerlifter
Joe Mackey is a professional IBFF Pro Bodybuilder and powerlifter who is currently working to achieve a 900 pound deadlift while competing as an active bodybuilder. He gained recent notoriety from a video shared by ESPN showing him deadlifting 870 pounds in preparation of his goal, being viewed...
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Ep. 87: Mary Barron - Dog Fight Dojo
Mary Barron is female jiu jitsu competitor, social media content creator and CEO of jiu jitsu apparel brand, Dogfight Dojo from Austin, TX. In addition to her busy life as an athlete and entrepreneur, she also has has a professional career as an Occupational Therapist. Mary has grown a large...
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Ep. 86: Weston Peick - Second Lap with a Supercross Badass
Weston Peick is a former Supercross competitor and former guest of the show, who now works as a brand ambassador for Motocross as well as a number of other top brands in the industry, including Fly Racing. Officially retired after recovering from a devastating injury in November of 2018 that cost...
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Ep. 85: Mike Dolce - Calling Out The Charlatans
Mike Dolce is a world recognized and leading weight management coach and UFC trainer with over 20 years of experience helping thousands of pro athletes as well as ordinary people hit their weight loss goals. In addition to coaching, Mike has authored multiple #1 Best Selling books, been named MMA...