Check Your Brain

June is Pride Month, and the extracurriculars throughout the month has evolved over the years from fun parades to taking children to drag shows. Is this acceptable behavior? And are teachers really grooming children, and if so, in what way? Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets yo...

Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur had been working in the radio industry for over 15 years, and as late as April 6th, 2022. What happened? He shares his side of the story in this lengthy podcast. Fast-forward to 59:00 for the good stuff. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus...

The economy is on the comeback, yet gas prices are nearing $5 nationally. What gives? And Walmart attempts to cash in on Juneteenth. These and other topics are discussed by Tony Mazur on the free Check Your Brain podcast. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bonus content, ex...

As some of you know, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur has dabbled in the standup world for nearly a decade. Whenever he has felt like giving up "the dream," he gets inspired by these four comedians: Norm Macdonald, Dave Attell, Louis C.K., and Bill Hicks. Tony plays clips from these four comics and why he continues to enjoy them after all these years. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms...

The topic of Roe v. Wade has caused controversy for nearly a half century. It's gotten to a fever pitch in the last week in that the SCOTUS would allow it to head back to the states. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur shared his thoughts on the matter, even if those without uteruses aren't "allowed" to speak. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @t...

Tho Bishop is an editor and member at the Mises Institute, and proud resident of Florida's "Redneck Riviera." Tho joined the Check Your Brian podcast to talk his path to Mises and the Libertarian Party, paleolibertarians vs. paleoconservatives, and the libertarian voice during the COVID-19 pandemic. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze2...

Geno Bisconte is one half of the In Hot Water duo on Compound Media, and he chatted with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about engagements and relationships, happiness in one's fifties, NFL coaching mistakes, and working with Artie Lange. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $5 a month gets you bo...

Chad Zumock is a comedian and host of the Sit Down Zumock podcast, and co-host of the Rack Me football podcast with Ken Mosca and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur. This week, Chad and Tony discussed the cultural battles going on, from the lifting of mask mandates to calling for firings, cancelations, and doxxing. They also touched on the Compound Media drama and the recent passing of Gilbert Gottfrie...

Joe Machi is a staple in the New York comedy scene and can be featured at one of the Big Apple's clubs nearly every night. He chatted with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about the comedy scene, coming up through New York, and the impact of the YouTube/TikTok stars on the genre. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze25 Be sure to subscribe...

For much of this podcast, this is a "swapcast" with the Rack Me podcast, hosted by Chad Zumock, Ken Mosca, and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur. The gang spoke with former Cleveland Browns KR/RB and New Jersey native Dino Hall about his career and football in general. Then Tony briefly chats with former Philadelphia Eagles QB and NFL commentator Ron Jaworski about heart health. Follow Tony on his var...

John Di Lemme is a writer and podcaster, and he is the author of the book Making Capitalism Great Again: How to Maximize America's Booming Economy, Plus the ABCs of Socialism Versus Capitalism. He talked to Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast about the last two years during the Covid hysteria, if "true socialism" has ever been tried, and how industries and small businesses can thrive after...

In a Rack Me "swapcast" with Chad Zumock and Ken Mosca, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur discussed the Deshaun Watson situation from both a football and moral standpoint, and what this means for Baker Mayfield. They also touched on NFL free agency overall and the musical chairs in the broadcast booth this offseason. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Insta...

On March 11th, 2020, COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic. By March 16th, restaurants, bars, gyms, salons, etc. all closed up shop almost nationwide. Two years later, mandates and restrictions are being dropped, but as Tony Mazur points out in this podcast, the psychological damage has been done, especially to children and their development. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms...

Geno Bisconte (and Aaron Berg and Anthony Cumia) sadly WON'T returning to the Funny Stop in Cuyahoga Falls for another Comedians of the Compound. Geno is also the co-host of In Hot Water on Compound Media, and in part one of this podcast, he chats with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about comedy in 2022, Tony losing his grandmother and why he's angry about it, and favorite comic strips, from Peanut...

A timely podcast today with Tho Bishop, editor at the Mises Institute and proud resident of Florida's "Redneck Riviera." Tho joined the Check Your Brian podcast to talk about who Ludwig von Mises was, about the Mises Institute, and the libertarian viewpoint of Putin and Russia, Zelensky and Ukraine. Follow Tony on his various social media platforms: Twitter & GETTR - @TonyMazur Instagram - @tmaze2...

Christian Toto is a writer and author of the book Virtue Bombs: How Hollywood Got Woke and Lost Its Soul. He joined Tony Mazur and the Check Your Brain Podcast to talk about how certain figures went "woke" for fame and notoriety, such as Howard Stern and Patton Oswalt, and how celebrities like Gina Carano and Louis CK can rebound after their "cancellations." Follow Tony on his various social media...

Tony Lyons is the president of Skyhorse Publishing, the company responsible for putting out Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s book, The Real Anthony Fauci. The book is a big seller, even though RFK Jr. has seen a blackout in mainstream media and cannot promote it nearly anywhere but Tucker Carlson and talk radio. Tony Lyons discussed this media blackout on the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur. The b...

The quest to "cancel" Joe Rogan continues, this time with compilations of him using the N-word in different contexts. Spotify is in an odd place as being a platform for podcasts, not a publisher, yet the calls to throw Rogan off of the service are white hot. Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur weighs in on this predicament, which he believes to be a bad precedent as far as furthering sometimes uncomfort...

My podcast is one year old! I'm not sure how long some of you have been listening, so I decided to make a clip show of my favorite interviews from very early in the first year. These guests include former MLB star Darryl Strawberry, comedian Don Jamieson, Chef Andrew Gruel, comic/impressionist John Byner, Funky Winkerbean creater Tom Batiuk, and comedy writer Tom Leopold. Follow Tony on his variou...

In 2012, BGSU Firelands professor Dr. Raymond Schuck co-authored a collection of essays with his father about Don McLean's smash hit "American Pie." It hit #1 in January of 1972, and the figures and meaning inside the lyrics continue to be left up to interpretation. Dr. Schuck and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur went through their interpretations of what "American Pie" may mean, but also the cultura...

Whether it be on MeTV, IMDB.tv, or other places, Columbo made a resurgence during the pandemic. David Koenig capitalized on that with his new book, Shooting Columbo: The Lives and Deaths of TV's Rumpled Detective . David spoke with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about how Peter Falk got the gig, the NBC Mystery Movie wheel, favorite episodes and guest killers, the "new" episodes, and its legacy ove...

Bobby Valentine was a scrappy utility player who transitioned into one of the most colorful managers of his generation. He helped turn two doormat teams in the Texas Rangers and New York Mets around, and he has chronicled some great stories in his new book, Valentine's Way: My Adventurous Life and Times.   Bobby V chatted with Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur about managing those teams that were load...

Ever wonder what it would be like to meet one of your childhood heroes? How about getting the chance to work with said hero? Steve Stoliar had that chance, as he worked as an assistant to the legendary Groucho Marx from 1974 to 1977.   Steve and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur talked about those final years working with Groucho, which are documented in his book, Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Grou...

Bob Ethington is a recently-retired pop culture expert from the Akron-Summit County Public Library, and in part two of this podcast, he and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur go over more celebrity deaths from 2021. This included a long discussion on the passing of their shared favorite comedian Norm Macdonald, three cogs in the Mary Tyler Moore Show, Charles Grodin, Hal Holbrook, and Dustin Diamond, w...

Bob Ethington is a recently-retired pop culture expert from the Akron-Summit County Public Library, and in part one of this podcast, he and Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur go over the changes in how the public views entertainment. They also talked about the biggest celebrity deaths in 2021 in the worlds of music, broadcasting, and sports. Some of those names include Charlie Watts, Michael Nesmith, P...