Strong Words with Ian Strong

Send us Fan Mail Ian sits down with one of his best friends that he made in wrestling, Shane from SwolTV on Twitch. In this conversation, Ian asks Shane how he got and stays so SWOL, what video games he loved as a kid, how he went from creating video game videos on YouTube to becoming a Twitch partner by live streaming himself playing Red Dead Redemption 2, interacting with his viewers while simul...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian tells the story of a period of time in 2013 where he was sent to work in Pittsburgh for his regular job. While staying out of town, he went to see Tenacious D in concert for the first time with "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet as well as a Braves/Pirates game at PNC park. Ian also talks about some of his favorite restaura...

Send us Fan Mail With one month before the presidential election in the United States, Ian sits down with the former Executive Director of Appropriations for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Dr. Edward Nolan to talk more about his time in the state government. In this conversation, they discuss his role as Executive Director, how a state budget gets drafted, passed, and accounted for, wh...

Send us Fan Mail In this very personal conversation, Ian opens up about his struggles with depression, anxiety, and panic attacks with his friends Tish and Peach, who are both mental health professionals in different fields. Together, through the lens of Ian's experiences and Tish and Peach's expertise, they shed some light and awareness on how to go about getting yourself help, what to...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian tells the story of not just a trip but a week he had in 2017 in which he saw Volbeat and Avenged Sevenfold in concert two nights in a row; the second of which they opened for Metallica in Baltimore but then spending a weekend in Miami to see a Braves game against the Marlins with his friend Mitch (who drove down from Tampa to...

Send us Fan Mail "Strong Words with Ian Strong" is celebrating its first anniversary by doing a "how it's made" episode of the show. If you ever wanted to start a podcast but aren't quite sure where to begin or are curious as to how "Strong Words with Ian Strong" gets made, than this episode is for you! In this episode, Ian turns the tables and is interviewe...

Send us Fan Mail Since Jonny Suicide from the Suicide Puppets was on the show last February, his band has been quite busy. Jonny returns to Strong Words along with Suicide Puppets drummer and co-host of their "Puppetcast", Veritas, to talk about winning the Central Pennsylvania Music Award for "Best Metal Band," live-streaming performances during quarantine, signing with Unable...

Send us Fan Mail For the first time since quarantining, "Daunting" Dave Sharpe and "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet reunite with Ian to take a deep dive into all 12 movies that take place in the world of X-Men. With Dave having worked on the books for Marvel to Dan reading them as a kid, to Ian being in love with the Saturday morning cartoon, each of them give their unique perspecti...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian tells the story of a weekend trip he took in April of last year to Cleveland, Ohio to visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum and see his beloved Atlanta Braves take on the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field. Hear about the cool features and displays at the Hall of Fame, an impromptu trip to the actual house used for f...

Send us Fan Mail Manny Santiago was the DJ and a performer for open-mic at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone the night Ian tried stand-up comedy for the first time. Ian talks with Manny about dipping his own toes in the stand-up waters before getting into Manny's story as a comedian, street-performer, juggler, skater, wrestling fan, and host of two podcasts: "A Boy and His Fridge" and &quo...

Send us Fan Mail Ian sits down with an old friend from high school who has since went from Promotions Director at a local corporately owned rock station to the afternoon DJ at a privately owned country station: Phil The Thrill. Phil shares some of his story of working in radio for over 13 years, the difference between the two stations working environments, some of the experiences he's been ab...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian tells the story of the weekend he went to Cooperstown, New York in 2018 to witness the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which saw his favorite player of all time, Chipper Jones, along with five others inducted into the town's famous museum. From booking the trip the last minute to meeting baseball Ha...

Send us Fan Mail Ian brings back the other half of his Awesomely Strong acoustical-comedy duo, "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet to do something that they had been able to do together in a while: watch a movie. Watch along with Awesomely Strong as they watch "Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny." They will provide the commentary track while discussing stories and trivia about the maki...

Send us Fan Mail Ian sits down with licensed chef-turned accomplished print model Catrina Rae to discuss what it's like to work as a model for photographers all over the country. They discuss hair and make-up, posing in the nude, her dream modeling gig, and more!

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian tells the story of a trip from back in July of 2003 when he and one of his guests from last week, Paul Miller, went to Nashville, Tennessee to see Total Nonstop Action Wrestling live on Pay-Per-View. After making the drive from Pennsylvania to Nashville, they were treated like kings as they were able to meet and hang out with...

Send us Fan Mail In this pre-quarantine recorded conversation, Ian welcomed one of his oldest friends, Paul Miller as well as invited back Phil Daneker and "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet to try and rank the 9 films by Quentin Tarantino from their least favorite to their most. In doing so, they discuss each film, what they liked or disliked about it and whether or not they agree with their p...

Send us Fan Mail Late last year, Ian turned the tables and was the subject of being interviewed about his career as a professional wrestler by one of his best friends he met while in the business: Nate Blazer. Now, Ian welcomes Nate back to the show to discuss HIS career, which includes training while still in high school to booking shows and working matches and segments all over the country with...

Send us Fan Mail In this bonus edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian tells the story of the weekend he proposed to his then girlfriend, Amy during an all-expenses-paid getaway to the Pocono Palace Resort in 2012. After being gifted this trip by Amy's parents, Ian saw it as the perfect opportunity to pop the question in their exquisite suite while enjoying snowmobiling, games, and par...

Send us Fan Mail Ian sits down for a podcast recorded via Skype with one of his oldest friends from high school, Phil "The Conquistadork" Keeling, whom he sites as a creative curator and inspiration. After taking a short trip down memory lane, Ian asks Phil about his time as a writer, actor, and particularly as a stand-up comedian in Savannah and Atlanta, Georgia.

Send us Fan Mail In this special, featured and extended episode of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian brings on a roundtable of guests to tell the story of their trip this past December to Playa Del Carmen, Mexico to see his best friend, Dan Freet get married. Along with welcoming Dan back to the show, Ian also brought Dan's new wife, Peach, and their friend, Phil to recap the week they spen...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of shot glass diaries, Ian recalls the final road trip he took with his late wife Amy, as they followed the Atlanta Braves from St. Louis to Milwaukee. After driving from Missouri to Wisconsin, Ian talks about some of the food and tourist attractions they hit up before touring and seeing a game in Miller Park. Afterwards, he will finish the story of the road trip b...

Send us Fan Mail In part two of this rare interview with former WCW and TNA wrestler, Shark Boy, he and Ian discuss his former promotion, Buckeye Pro Wrestling, coming up with the term "Slammiversary," being rendered as an action figure and in a video game, his favorite matches and opponents including his infamous "Fish Market Street Fight," and so much more!

Send us Fan Mail Ian sits down with the man who trained him to be a professional wrestler: former TNA and WCW superstar, Shark Boy for a rare interview. In part one of this two part conversation, Shark Boy talks about becoming a fan of pro wrestling, training as a referee and then a wrestler with Les Thatcher, creating the Shark Boy character, gimmick, gear, and mask, his time in WCW including a h...

Send us Fan Mail In this edition of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recounts the story of the greatest birthday gift he ever received: a trip to see his first Braves game in Atlanta, which included a special pre-game ceremony in which the team retired the number 10 of his favorite player of all time: Chipper Jones. While in Atlanta with his father-in-law, they also toured the Coca-Cola factory...

Send us Fan Mail Despite the fact that MLB temporarily suspended the start of the 2020 season in wake of the coronavirus pandemic, former sports broadcaster for WINK-104, WITF-TV, and PCN, Mark Shuey returns to recap baseball's offseason, discuss the biggest news, headlines, signings, trades, managerial changes, the hall of fame induction announcement, the controversial sign-stealing scandal,...