The Spaniard Show

Teague Moore of Pittsburgh was one of Spanny’s wrestling heroes (national champion at Oklahoma State) and now serves as head coach at American University. As of their talk, Coach Moore was prepping h…

Today's show consists of: a bicycle trip across a country, a life-direction-changing experience in sales (in the land down under) and what Ash is learning by challenging himself physically and mental…

What a whirlwind we are in. Confusion. Anxiety. Fear. This is a scary time in our world, for both grownups and young people. I want to do my part in helping make this as positive as possible, so I cr…

One of my favorite takeaways from this book is that it's easy to say you want to do/be this or that, but what Ash is showing us is the reality of being an adventurer. Sure, he lives an amazingly adve…

Boy, this is a fun one! I recently heard Ash Dykes on Joe Rogan's podcast and reached out to him on Instagram. He responded, and I recently had the opportunity to interview him for The Spaniard Show.…

We round out our time with Close Calls by taking a look at four more presidents. One was a former U. of Michigan standout footballer. One peed radioactively for six months. One was a Hollywood actor.…

"Loose lips sink ships." PT boat 109. Which past presidents have ties to these two pieces of history? Enjoy this slice of American history!

Spanny and Dread have pulled back the curtain on the Spaniard enterprise before, but this takes the curtain right off the rod! Or something like that. Because no Dreadisode has ever gotten closer to …

What president got shot and THEN delivered a speech? And which president loved the saying "the buck stops here"? Tune in to this fun recap of American history!

Self-image and esteem is (in my opinion) one of the biggest challenges young people face, and I also believe that developing one's self-image/esteem is one of the best strategies to deal w/ adversiti…

What president was named "Old Hickory", and which president is often thought of as our greatest president? Tune in and find out!

Today, we start a really neat book that looks at some of the "near-misses" in our country's presidencies. The book's subtitle, "How Eleven US Presidents Escaped from the Brink of Death", sums it up w…

In the last section of the book, we're gifted a great chapter on leadership. Tune in to hear a few "Leadership Essentials" and a final sendoff regarding the World's Toughest Lifelong Learner and Esse…

We're getting close to wrapping up w/ Essentialism, and today we touch on it's last tenet, as well as my personal reflection and connection to the book. 

Back when he taught history to fifth graders, Todd McClimans made lessons come alive by assigning historical novels. But he couldn’t find one to his liking for the American Revolution—so he wrote his…

Let's dive into "The Genius of Routine" and ask ourselves the question, "What's important now?" 

I recently gave a talk to middle school students and parents to explore relevant youth challenges and offer personal insight, experience and strategies to help deal w/ them. I thought I'd bring these…

Today, we talk the importance of preparation, subtraction and progress as they relate to Essentialism.

Today, we touch on art, writing and sandcastles as we continue to eliminate the nonessentials from our lives. Enjoy!

Systemizing your life can be a savior if you're looking for consistency and efficiency. Today, we explore how simple decisions and a polite "No" can help us achieve that ideal.