Strong Words with Ian Strong

Send us Fan Mail In this month's bonus episode, "Shot Glass Diaries" returns as Ian tells part one of a two volume story concluding his 2018 European vacation with his friend Lydia in Iceland. During the first few days of the last week of their vacation, Ian and Lydia sampled some of the beautiful views and tastes of the area during a day trip to the Blue Lagoon outdoor spa and hot...

Send us Fan Mail Since he was last on the show in November of 2020, Brad Gilmore continues to be one of the busiest men in entertainment and he catches Ian up on all the things he's been up to in that time: continuing to put out episodes of "Back to the Future: The Podcast," "The Hall of Fame Podcast" with 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T, the re-release of his book &quo...

Send us Fan Mail Last time Ian had the band Suicide Puppets on the show back in August of 2021, they had just announced that they were going on their first major tour in support of Soulfly. Now, Jonny Suicide returns with (making his first podcast appearance) guitar player Tattuicide to talk about the tour, what they've learned about being a touring band and share some great stories of living...

Send us Fan Mail In today's volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls his first trip with his late wife Amy as part of her extended family's annual vacation at the Jersey Shore: offering up suggestions on where to get a giant slice of pizza, recalling a run-in with some cast members of MTV's "Jersey Shore," a drunken night of high-fiving, tab paying, getting lo...

Send us Fan Mail Ian chats with the host of the "Traumahood" podcast, Dominique George about her beginnings in podcasting with her husband (and friend of the show) Pat George as part of their "Gross Domesticated Podcast;" the concept, naming, and process behind starting her own mental health-centric "Traumahood" podcast, her willingness to be open and honest about her...

Send us Fan Mail Strong Words is back for the first episode of 2022 with comedian and podcaster Charles Baynard, whom Ian has become friends with since appearing at open mics for comedy in the central Pennsylvania area. They discuss Charles' funny scenario which led to him doing comedy for the first time, bombing experiences, hecklers, fast food do's and don'ts, his influences and a...

Send us Fan Mail In this featured volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian invites on a guest to help him tell the story of a 2015 trip where they went to a Foo Fighters concert in Washington DC for the 4th of July. After going down a day early to sightsee, the all day concert put on by the Foo Fighters at RFK Stadium to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary as well as the release of the...

Send us Fan Mail In this volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls the final leg of his 2013 Californian honeymoon with his late wife Amy in San Diego, California. After driving there from LA, the honeymooners spent the last few days of their trip enjoying their honeymoon suite, some time at Mission Beach (including a run-in with a VERY creepy store owner), a trip to the San Diego Zoo,...

Send us Fan Mail The very popular "Ranking Roundtable" segment returns as Ian and a group of panelists discuss and rank the five movies by the Broken Lizard comedy troupe: "Super Troopers," "Club Dread," "Beerfest," "The Slammin' Salmon," and "Super Troopers 2." The panel (made up of Baby Mermaid Productions' Pat George, "C...

Send us Fan Mail Ian speaks with former catcher and now coach of the 2021 World Series Champion Atlanta Braves Eddie Perez in a return to the popular segment from earlier this year: Profiles in Immigration. After talking about the amazing season that saw the Braves win the World Series, as well as his role with the team as a coach, Ian asks Eddie about his journey traveling to the United States fr...

Send us Fan Mail In this volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls a day trip that he took with his friend Lydia during their European vacation to Brussels, Belgium. Among the activities they participated in while in the city for the day, they participated in a waffle making workshop, walking food tour, and sampled some of the history, views, and architecture.....and some chocolate.......

Send us Fan Mail Now that the World Series has concluded and the Atlanta Braves are champions of the 2021 MLB season, Ian is ready to talk baseball with Mark Shuey, the former sports broadcaster for WITF-TV, PCN, and WINK 104. In this episode, Ian and Mark will discuss and recall the biggest stories on and off the field, revisit their pre-season division winner predictions, discuss what makes a go...

Send us Fan Mail Coming off of last years very successful and personal "Mental Health Awareness with Tish and Peach" episode, Ian invites back mental-health professional and friend, Tish Weikel to discuss sobriety, substance abuse, and addiction awareness: topics which Tish has personal and professional experience. Through Tish's experiences with clients and loved ones who've s...

Send us Fan Mail In today's volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian pulls out one of (if not) his favorite shot glasses in his entire collection that he's had for almost 20 years and tells the story of visiting Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia with his then girlfriend's family. Along with providing some points of interests if you ever choose to go, Ian also shares a lot of the...

Send us Fan Mail "Daunting" Dave Sharpe and "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet return to conclude their discussion and fill out the rest of their rankings with Ian for all 23 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In part two, they pick up right were they left off last episode by breaking down all of the movies from phase three: beginning with Captain America: Civil War through Aven...

Send us Fan Mail In a discussion that some of you have been asking for, the Fab Three ASSEMBLE to break down, discuss, and individually rank all 23 movies in the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In part one of this two-episode conversation, "Daunting" Dave Sharpe (and his 30+ years experience working in the comic book industry, including for Marvel) and "Captain...

Send us Fan Mail In this volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian anecdotes a collection of stories from the closest major city to his home, Philadelphia. Included are some tales of going to some WWE, Ring of Honor, and TNA wrestling shows, some Phillies games at Veterans Stadium and Citizen's Bank Park, seeing some great concerts featuring bands like Volbeat, The Red Hot Chili Peppers,...

Send us Fan Mail Strong Words with Ian Strong is celebrating TWO years of episodes! Thanks to all of you for making this little show of mine so meaningful and special. To say thanks, I’m turning the tables and letting YOU ask ME the questions in an episode where I invited you to #AMA “Ask Me Anything.” And boy have you all responded with some great questions that I’ll answer with the help of my fr...

Send us Fan Mail Ian invites back one of his oldest friends from high school, Phil Keeling to talk about some of the entertaining things he's been up to since his last appearance on the show over a year and a half ago: including recently wrapping up acting in a stage production of the popular "Glengarry Glenn Ross," expanding more on his work as a writer for WineFolly.com, and his n...

Send us Fan Mail In this volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," the most recent addition to the collection, Ian recalls a trip he went on at the end of June to Tampa, Florida to visit one of his oldest friends: Mitch Coleman as a surprise for his 40th birthday. Although Mitch's wife couldn't keep the secret, that turned out to be a good thing as they went all over Florida for a fun-fi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ian brings on one of his good friends, Lindsey MacDonell on to settle the debate between two similar, often compared, and (mostly) universally loved shows: The Office and Parks and Recreation. Since Lindsey and Ian are enormous fans of BOTH shows, they settle the debate by discussing 11 different facets of the shows (including which show had the better theme song,...

Send us Fan Mail For the first time in over a year, Ian sits down with his friends Jonny Suicide and Veritas of the band Suicide Puppets to catch everyone up on what the band has been up to and share some exciting news: from winning their 2nd consecutive CPMA for "Best Metal Band;" announcing new endorsement deals and brand ambassadorships; to their biggest piece of news: they're go...

Send us Fan Mail Ian sits down with comedian, podcaster, and host of the YouTube show "Hacks Comedy Golf," John Montague (That's Montag said; Montague spelled) to talk about all of the funny and creative content he's been creating. Among the topics discussed, John shares his beginnings in stand-up, his style of comedy, bombing experiences, meeting "Strong Words" alum...

Send us Fan Mail In this short and sweet volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian tells the story of a day trip he took in late June 2019 to see the Braves take on the New York Mets at Citi Field in Flushing, NY. Despite a thrilling ballgame that was decided in the late innings, this trip also includes a traffic delay, weather delay, highway singalong to System of a Down, additional in-game i...

Send us Fan Mail "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet, the other half of the musical-comedy duo Awesomely Strong, is back to watch a movie with Ian for the first time since last year when they watched "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny" on the show. This time, they're watching another movie with Jack Black: "Saving Silverman." Watch along with Ian and Dan as they provide...