The Curious Jones Podcast

Mike Marcella is the author of "Dirty Thoughts? Let's Talk" and the co-founder of The Clean Thinkers program. Mike helped found The Clean Thinkers on the idea that if we understand the nature of our thinking and improve upon it, we can massively improve our lives, and consequently, the world. As a former director-level professional in the specialty chemical industry, Mike used his science and busi...

It has been exactly one year since I started this podcast and I thought I would change things up a bit and do this episode solo. I had a lot of thoughts about all of this.. the amazing people I have spoken with; the stories and journeys they shared with me; the evolution of my own thinking, and the thoughts of where I want to take it next.  I have a lot of people, especially my family, that deserv...

Zack Moore is an Author, former NFL Agent and 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt in Austin, TX under Curtis Hembroff and Gabe Tuttle. He has been on the podcast a number of times in the past  and always stirs the pot of life by exploring all sorts of angles on the worlds current social unrest. I had a great time connecting with Zack and talking about the current state o of world affairs, free speec...

Alan Liu is an amateur mixed martial arts fighter from Pittsburgh, PA who fights out of the Stout Academy. His nickname "The Chinese Disappointment" coming from his journey to the cage which included lying to his conservative and strict parents who forbid him from fighting and ultimately stopped paying for his pre med education as part of an ultimatum.  We discuss his upcoming fight on May 15, the...

Augustus Britton is an author, journalist and yogi who work includes "Generation Ass", "How To Kill a White Man" and "A Life Worth Dying For", which he co wrote with his older brother and former guest of this show, Eben Britton.  We spent the bulk of our time talking about social media and technology, it's effect on society, and some potential outcomes ahead. He is an insightful thinker who gave m...

JD Casper is a singer / songwriter who currently lives and performs in Austin, TX but who grew up in the small Bradford, PA suburb of Lewis Run, PA.  Recently a contestant on NBC’s “The Voice”, we talked about his journey from collecting trash for the borough to performing and sharing his story to over 7 million people watching. Always a great time talking to him, we got into all kinds of stuff in...

Sean Swarner is considered by many to be one of the top 10 most inspirational people in human history. He is a survivor of not 1 but 2 advanced stage cancer diagnosis, a year long coma and the removal of one of his lungs.  With only one functioning lung, a prognosis of fourteen days to live, and being in a medically-induced coma for a year, Sean Swarner is the first cancer survivor to stand on top...

Travis Hawkes is the founder of Travis Hawkes Media and the co-host of the "Struggle to Strength" podcast on Apple Podcasts. I met Travis when the vape company he was a field marketing executive for, sponsored an event a company I partnered in was producing. We stayed connected and after seeing he had shifted directions during the pandemic, starting a career in digital media which 12 months later...

Anthony "Rumble" Johnson is a current light heavyweight contender in the Bellator MMA promotion and the former #1 ranked UFC light heavyweight contender. He is slated to fight Yoel Romero on the Bellator 258 card in the first round of the Bellator Light Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament.  Known as one of the most dominant knock out punchers in MMA history, he is returning to the cage after 4 years...

On episode 50 of the podcast, my youngest brother, Jake joined me for a fun and insightful conversation which outlined his reality of growing up the youngest of 4 boys in a small Pennsylvania town.  After making the move to southern California almost 4 years ago, he is now working for a cannabis tech company in Orange County and has spent his time away from familiar faces and storylines to grow hi...

Ryan Michler is the host of the "Order of Man" podcast and author of "Sovereignty: The Battle for the Hearts & Minds of Men" who has spent the past 6 years highlighting shining examples of men and discussing some of the most taboo topics with them. His book examines the ongoing battle men are engaged in around the call to masculinity and outlines a framework to combat it.  We talked about the diff...

Jamie Figari is a Social Worker, with a Masters in Social Work who currently works in acute psychiatric care in Austin, TX. She is a Blue Belt in Jiu Jitsu at 10th Planet Austin and is also a mom of 2.  We discussed the impact of the covid pandemic on mental health, how mental health impacts and is impacted by homelessness, and discussions about how cannabis can impact our mental health both posit...

Eben Britton is a former NFL football player turned Yogi who is the host of The Eben Flow podcast and former co-host of Hotboxin with Mike Tyson.  These are the conversations I live for and why I call this show The Curious Jones Podcast. The mysteries of the universe and how our actions, even on the smallest level, impact everything around us has always been something I wonder about. This episode...

Lucas Ighile is a Creative Director and former music producer who I met via social media during the pandemic. Sharing multiple interests and having several interesting conversations over the past 6 months got me very interested in having a conversation with him and thankfully he agreed to come on the podcast.  We talked about his journey from moving to the states, college, career and before we kne...

Will Morrill is a boxing and muay thai striking coach at Stout Academy in Pittsburgh, PA and author of "The Combat Sports Strength and Conditioning Manuel: Minimalist Training for Maximum Results", which we discussed. We also talked muay thai, boxing, strength and conditioning and a few other random things. I really enjoyed my conversation with him and can't wait to check out his book which is ava...

Tiffany Taylor is a Productivity & Mindset Coach who empowers working professionals to crush each goal they set for themselves with her proven time management, mindset, & productivity techniques.   ​By age 24, she traveled through 32 countries across 6 continents, managed a staff of 60 under her, retired from her 9-5 lifestyle as Operations Manager of a multinational company, and launched her onli...

Ian Mccall is a former UFC featherweight contender who now in retirement is a leading advocate for the use of psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelics in medical form for athletes. He was key in facilitating a study between the UFC and Johns Hopkins University with an eye toward seeing if the drugs can be helpful for fighters dealing with brain issues, and what hopefully is the very beginning f...

Alex Asad is a professional tattoo artist in Austin, TX at Atomic Tattoo. He is also the co-founder and graphic design artist with Reverent Jiu Jitsu, an apparel company he co-founded during the pandemic.  We talked a lot about the tattooers journey, his specifically, as well as some pretty funny stories from his 10 years practicing the craft. We also discussed his new brand, Reverent which specia...

Chad Ambrose is friend who in addition to being a youth chess coach in Austin, TX, is now sharing his methods to the world through his social media presence @the.chesszone and weekly blog, Coffeefordsessert.com. He is sharing his knowledge of training and strategy for others to learn from. We talked about the process and initiative he took to start and continue growing an online presence in the ch...

Retired UFC veteran Ian Mccall & software developer Steve Seow have partnered together to revolutionize the judging and scoring systems in Mixed Martial Arts with their organization, Scoring Senate.  The core principles of Scoring Senate are simple: real-time, experts-based, and large panel of judges collectively referred to as the Senate. The members of the Senate are verified MMA luminaries call...

One last episode before we bid a final farewell to 2020 and I couldn't be happier to do it with someone other than my friend, Zack Moore. An author, 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu Purple Belt and Host of 10PATX Chats Podcast, this is the 3rd time Zack has been a guest on the podcast and they say "3rd time is a charm" for a reason.  Make sure you check out his book "Caponomics - How NFL Champions Are Built...

Weston Peick is a retired Supercross racer and current brand ambassador for FLY Racing. After a decorated 10 year professional career, he was seriously injured in a freak accident during a race in Paris, France in November of 2018.  Weston found himself in an unthinkable situation, waking from a coma in a foreign country with multiple facial fractures and the loss of sight in his right eye. Someth...

Mason Fowler is the current undisputed, Submission Underground absolute Champion and a top level BJJ competitor out of the Caio Terra Academy in Northern California.  Formally a professional mixed martial artist, Mason transitioned to focus more on Jiu Jitsu after suffering prolonged concussion symptoms after a striking session. That transition, refined focus and shift to Caio Terra Academy opened...

Competitive CrossFit athlete and Nutrition Coach, Kristine Andali and I talk about her journey into the CrossFit world and the obstacles she overcame along the way.  After rising through the ranks of the woman's CrossFit ranks and recovering from , she suffered a catastrophic injury during competition when a bar she was pressing fell behind her head tearing both shoulders and resulting in bilatera...

Elias Theodorou is a professional mixed martial artist from Ontario, Canada who was the first winner of the Canadian Ultimate Fighter TV series, and who on February 19, 2020, became the first MMA fighter and professional athlete in history to receive a sanctioned exemption for medical cannabis (TUE) in sport by a governing body via the British Columbia Athletic Commission.  A veteran of the UFC, h...