Strong Words with Ian Strong

Send us Fan Mail In this special, featured edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian invites the best man from his wedding, Mike Cook on to the show. In what was just going to be the story of the two of them attending the Colts vs. Ravens 2013 Wild Card Playoff game at M&T Bank Stadium in Cook's hometown of Baltimore, Ian and Cook also reminisce about some other times they "ball...

Send us Fan Mail In this month's volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls the weekend he spent with his then girlfriend, Abby at Penn State University where she was going to school back in 2006. During this weekend trip, they toured the campus of one of the oldest schools in the country, sampled some of the treats and nightlife that the town has to offer, and took part in the fal...

Send us Fan Mail The very popular "Ranking Roundtable" segment returns to the show as Ian and a group of panelists and contributors rank and discuss a collection in entertainment; this time focusing on the ten studio albums released by Metallica. Ian welcomes frequent contributors "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet, "Daunting" Dave Sharpe, Professor Paul Miller as well as fi...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ian chats with singer/songwriter and guitar player Tyler Ransom about the documentary "In The Shed," for which his life so far is the focus. Among the topics they discuss are his musical influences, writing, composing, and collaborating, the book he co-authored when he was 16, earning a blue belt in Brazillian Ju-Jitsu and getting to roll with UFC Legend...

Send us Fan Mail In this monthly edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls the first leg of the final road trip that he took with his late wife, Amy, in 2016. While going to St. Louis to catch the Atlanta Braves play the Cardinals in Busch Stadium, they also got to experience a bird's eye view of the city by going to the top of the famous Gateway Arch, sample some of the famous f...

Send us Fan Mail In this fun and uncensored (for the first time on Strong Words) conversation, Ian talks with WWE Hall of Famer, 3-time World Champion, and founder/CEO of DDPY: "Diamond" Dallas Page. After sharing a story of the time they met in 2017, Ian and Dallas talk about health (both mental and physical), grieving, and more including stories from his AWA and WCW wrestling careers,...

Send us Fan Mail Ian sits down with comedian, podcaster, and podcast producer Pat George, whom you may remember as being a panelist on the View Askewniverse edition of "Ranking Roundtable" back in December. In this conversation, Ian asks Pat about growing up in Florida before moving to Pennsylvania and why, getting into standup comedy, who his influences are, and what his style is, as we...

Send us Fan Mail In this monthly edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian concludes his story of the Netherlands facet of his European vacation in 2018 with his friend Lydia by picking up right where he left off last month. After leaving the B&B in Northern Holland, Lydia and Ian spent the rest of their time in the Netherlands at The Toren, a 5-star hotel in downtown Amsterdam while taki...

Send us Fan Mail In a new segment being introduced to the show in an effort to eliminate the negative stigmas centered around the word "immigrant," Ian sits down with a friend of his from Bavaria, Germany, Ülli Wohlfahrt, who is currently living in America because of a work visa.. In this conversation, Ian learns what Ülli does for a living, why Americans don't call Germany "De...

Send us Fan Mail With the 2021 Major League Baseball season kicking off this Thursday, Ian brings back his friend, Mark Shuey, the former sports broadcaster for WINK-104, WITF-TV, and PCN to catch up on all the biggest news from baseball's offseason. From managerial changes, free agent signings, contract extensions, rule changes, to the Hall of Fame announcement of no new inductees this year,...

Send us Fan Mail In this monthly edition of "Shot Glass Diaries" too big to be told in one volume, Ian tells the story of the first part of his 2018 European vacation with his friend, Lydia, to The Netherlands. While they began their trip staying at a bed and breakfast twenty minutes from downtown Amsterdam taking in the windmills and other sights, sounds, and tastes of the area, Ian als...

Send us Fan Mail For the first time since August of last year, Ian is reuniting the "Fab Three" as Marvel/DC comic book letterer extraordinaire, Dave Sharpe, and "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet return to the show to break down all of the Spider-Man feature films and discuss their individual rankings of the films. Along with breaking down the Sam Raimi Trilogy, Mark Webb's two...

Send us Fan Mail In this amazing interview, Ian chats with actor, director, podcaster, and author Brianne Davis, whom you may have seen in films or TV shows like "Jarhead," "True Blood," "Sinister," "Desperate Housewives," or "Six." After discussing some of her career on the big and small screen, including what her standards are for doing nudity on...

Send us Fan Mail Ian chats with actor and director Andre Gower, best known for playing "Sean" in the 1987 cult classic and one of Ian's favorite movies as a kid: "The Monster Squad." Ian and Andre discuss the making of the film, how Andre felt about being cast as "Sean" after auditioning for the part of "Rudy," his relationship with some of the members...

Send us Fan Mail In this volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls the first leg of his Californian honeymoon with his late wife, Amy, as they spent four days in San Francisco California. After telling the hilarious story of how he almost didn't make it on the plane, Ian talks about flying on Virgin Airlines and staying at the famous Fairmont before checking out some of the infamo...

Send us Fan Mail Just like "Inside the NFL" has a JB and Phil, this episode also has a JB and Phil as Jason "JB" Black, Phil Daneker, and "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet join Ian to talk football for the first time on the show. After discussing what they learned from the 2020 season, the crew breaks down every team in the NFL as they discuss what went right, what went wro...

Send us Fan Mail Ian sits down with stand-up comedian and podcaster, Brandon Youngblood. After meeting him while doing stand-up and being a guest on Brandon's "Falls Count Anywhere" podcast with Brandon's co-host and "Strong Words" alumni: Manny Santiago, Ian asks Brandon what got him into doing comedy, creating content, and staying creative while not being able to pe...

Send us Fan Mail In this monthly, bonus edition of the show, "Shot Glass Diaries" returns as Ian tells the story of a packed weekend he spent in Atlanta, Georgia in April of 2017. After explaining how anxious he was to take the first solo trip of his life and his first trip since his wife passed away, Ian talks about getting off the plane and going straight to a book signing to get to me...

Send us Fan Mail In this first edition of "Settling the Debate," Ian invites his friend, band mate, and comic book letterer extraordinaire, Dave Sharpe back to the show as the two of them decide the legitimacy of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. After learning how the Hall was founded, why it's located in Cleveland, and how inductees are decided, Ian and Dave discuss who's in th...

Send us Fan Mail In this special, featured volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian invites his brother in law, Josh Reed, onto the show as they reminisce about their 2012 weekend trip to Boston, Massachusetts to see Josh's favorite baseball team, the Red Sox, take on Ian's favorite team, the Atlanta Braves, at historic Fenway Park, which neither had been to before. After taking in...

Send us Fan Mail In this volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian chronicles the many times he went to Cincinnati, Ohio. Whether it was to train to be a professional wrestler with his mentor, Shark Boy in the "Shark Tank," returning to have the first match of his professional career, or going to see the Braves and Reds at the Great American Ballpark, Ian recalls his experiences and...

Send us Fan Mail Due to the popularity of Episode 025's "Ranking Roundtable" of Quentin Tarantino films, Ian welcomes comedian and podcaster/podcast producer Pat George and returning "Professor" Paul Miller and "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet to rank the 7 live-action films in Kevin Smith's "View Askewniverse" that feature the characters Jay and Silent...

Send us Fan Mail 2020 marks the 35th anniversary of one of the most beloved films of any generation, "Back To The Future" and Ian talks about his love for the trilogy of BTTF movies with the host of “Back To The Future, The Podcast,” and author of the book, “Back From The Future: A Celebration Of The Greatest Time Travel Story Ever Told," Brad Gilmore. After discussing Brad's r...

Send us Fan Mail In honor of the Los Angeles Dodgers winning this year's World Series a few weeks ago, this month's bonus edition of "Shot Glass Diaries" takes Ian back to LA in 2017 to see his beloved Atlanta Braves play the Dodgers in Dodger Stadium. While there with his friend Lydia for an extended weekend, Ian got to try his first In&Out Burger, Pink's bacon hot do...

Send us Fan Mail Now that the World Series has concluded and the Los Angeles Dodgers are champions of a crazy 2020 MLB season, Ian is ready to talk baseball with Mark Shuey, the former sports broadcaster for WITF-TV, PCN, and WINK 104. Ian and Mark pick up where they left off when they last recorded a podcast on  March 10th, two days before MLB suspended the start of the season due to the coronavi...