The Spaniard Show

Back before The Spaniard was in the UFC, he intersected with Jon Bier through the Tokyo Five brand and Ariel Helwani. Now Jon and Spanny are on each other’s podcasts at the same time—because each of …

This is a fascinating story of adventure and survival in a time that predates our country, but in a way, is laying its foudation. Initially with the intent to colonize and claim Florida and parts of …

Jason Feifer offers each of us a valuable question in this talk with Spanny: ”What do you own?” Meaning items such as a particular strength, skill, or commitment. His answer forms his own mission sta…

Get ready for some more Karate Kid! Today, we talk Mr. Miyagi's impact, Ali's unexpected exit from the series, Johnny Lawrence, the Crane Kick and so much more. Put on your big hair and let's take a …

Ready. Fire. Aim. That's what today's episode is about.

Many years ago I started something called the AMX Fight Club. It was built on the back of my daily Books episodes (then called AMX - AM Excelle…

Get ready for some nostalgia! This week's episode kicks off Ralph Macchio's story of becoming The Karate Kid. This is some awesome reading, folks. Enjoy this intro episode!

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Thanks to Dread, today's episode is filled with some incredible stats and insight about the last six years of our podcasting. On this Thanksgiving Day, I'm feeling extremely blessed and grateful for …

This week's book recap picks up where last week's left off. As we continue to learn about embracing and adapting to change, we look to the past and future. You'll learn about the origin and reason fo…

The MMA world recently lost one of its greats, Anthony "Rumble" Johnson. Rumble struck fear into everyone he fought, but he was as kind as could be outside the cage. I've had a lot of people reach ou…

Change is inevitble. How we handle change is up to us. This week's book is a great resource for handling that change and landing in a spot that is better, or at least equal to, our original situation…

Are elite athletes, particularly accomplished wrestlers, prone to experiencing stroke? Researching that question energizes Dr. Christen Kutz partly because it applies to her husband Jason, as well as…

In a search for business mentors, Square founder Jim McKelvey looked to the past, seeking insights from three companies you are sure to have heard of. In this episode, we touch on those three compani…

Here’s great stuff NOT in the book! Oops, first this background: You’ll recall pro wrestler, podcaster and author Mike Kinney (aka Cowboy Gator Magraw) from Talks episodes 136 and 399, as well as fro…

I can remember the first time I heard of Square, and I can remember receiving that little white square phone attachment. How was this free? I can just swipe someone's credit card and sell a shirt? It…

It took some doing, but Spanny landed an interview with the author of a book that he recently discussed: ”The Rugged Life.” Clint Emerson is well-versed on the topic. You’ll hear him discuss how he g…

We know upstream thinking is beneficial, but we have a tendency to favor downstream efforts. We focus on fixing problems rather than preventing them. Why? The answer to that, and much more on today's…

Feedback is one of those things that can help and also hurt. If you're going to ask for it, you better be ready to receive it. And if you don't ask for it, there's a good chance it's coming your way.…

Preventing problems before they happen. Thinking in systems rather than individual actions. Just two of the ideas presented in this week's episode as we begin to disucuss the idea of "upsteam thinkin…

It's been a very busy three weeks speaking, and with that comes some new observations and highlights. At the top of this current high point, I realize more than ever that the only things I can guaran…

This week's Books episode is not about a book. It's about my practice of reading and how this part of the show came to be. It's also about recent progress in business that has left less time to read …