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Strength Level: Cachao This week on “Ryan Is Super Strong!” (You know, you’re favorite podcast that you love), Ryan has invited the wonderful, peaceful, super talent, soft spoken, velvety voiced, bass playing wonder man: ADAN ALONSO!!!! Adan has played with the LA based Cuban band, Sitarason, for MANY years, and this week, we are featuring some of that bad ass music!! You are gonna LOVE these tunes, and love Adan even more; which is really sayin somethin! I hope you’ll go follow Adan on his social medias (@pa_bajo on the old IG), and go buy Sitarason’s album, “Sentimental Reasons”, and then sit back and enjoy your even better life! :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you go buy Sitarason’s album….do yourself a favor and get yourself a bottle of rum, and make a nice evening of it. You won’t regret this choice! :)
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Strength Level: Cachao This week on “Ryan Is Super Strong!” (You know, you’re favorite podcast that you love), Ryan has invited the wonderful, peaceful, super talent, soft spoken, velvety voiced, bass playing wonder man: ADAN ALONSO!!!! Adan has played with the LA based Cuban band, Sitarason, for MANY years, and this week, we are featuring some of that bad ass music!! You are gonna LOVE these tunes, and love Adan even more; which is really sayin somethin! I hope you’ll go follow Adan on his social medias (@pa_bajo on the old IG), and go buy Sitarason’s album, “Sentimental Reasons”, and then sit back and enjoy your even better life! :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you go buy Sitarason’s album….do yourself a favor and get yourself a bottle of rum, and make a nice evening of it. You won’t regret this choice! :)
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×Strength Level: Matell Today, it’s freakin episode 199….I can’t even believe how far we’ve all come together!! And this week’s guest has been around for EVERY SINGLE EPISODE! YES! It’s the inimitable: CHRIS HACKMAN!!!! Chris is the best. This is an extremely silly episode, and you get to hear Chris’ music in the intro, the outro, compliment corner, GYDBOMF, AND from his new project “Real Human Barbie”!!! I know you guys MAY already know this man, but after this episode, you’re just gonna fully love him and want to be his new BFF. I just know that about you, and how you’ll feel. So when you’re done, hit IG immediately, and follow him!!! (@therealhumanbarbie) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:200!!! Episode 200 is NEXT FREAKIN WEEEK!!!! WOWZEEE ZOWZEEEEESS!…
Strength Level: Brothers This week, on episode 198, I invited my dear friend (and past guest) Will Reno to guest co-host, and interview his brother: BEN RENO!!!!!!!! Ben is an incredible actor, producer, funny man, brother, musician, and basically supertalent/jack of all trades. YA WANNA KNOW HIM. YA WANNA FOLLOW HIM!! Listen as we talk about cereal mascots and it goes right over Ben’s head, listen as we revisit many of your favorite games and scream over the Zoom call, and listen to a pure example of friendship and brotherhood. After that, go rate and review the show, and follow Ben on IG IMMEDIATELY!!! @benreno90 OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:2 weeks til episode 200!!?!?!???!!! What the heck!?!?! How did we even get here!??!?!?!!!!??…
Strength Level: BFFs Get ready for an hour and a half of straight bro love today my friends. Today, my best friend, my best man: JAKE HARPSTER!!!!!!!! Jake is a MONSTER percussionist (one of my favorites), a member of the United States Army Band, a bad ass cyclist, a dog Dad, and so much damn more, it’s insane!!! Sorry in advance for this long and super indulgent time of reminiscing and complimenting each other……and by “sorry”, I mean, shut up! This is a free show, and it was such a blast to hang out with my best friend, and you can just shut up! Sorry….I really lost control there. ANYway, this Zoom hang with my friend was MUCH needed back in May when it happened, much needed now, and at VERY least, was really fun for me to sit down and edit and listen to again. You know what I mean? Some friends just make ya feel good! As soon as you’re done here, go try and find videos of Jake playing, and then follow him on IG (@jacobharpster). One of the baddest men around!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:There are a lot of old (back in May) thoughts about the Coronavirus and the situation we are all in NOW, but rather than edit them out, I kept them in as part of the “time capsule” elements of this #CORONAFILES time. Though we’ve learned a lot since then, these were our thoughts from then, and I hope it doesn’t get ya all riled up! Either way, today? WEAR A DAMN MASK…
Strength Level: Anime! On this week’s episode of your favorite silly pod, you’ll get to hear me sit down with my dear friend: BOBBIE LEE CROW III Bobbie is an incredible musician, a funny man, and just a joy to hang with. I WISH we could have done this in person and had some drinks, but hey, when you’re dealing with a guy like Bobbie, you just take what you can get! Zoom hang it is! :) Make sure to follow his awesome projects (@serasymphony and @iconiquestra on IG), and stay IN THE KNOW WITH BOBBIE CROW!!! He’s definitely a shooting star in the music biz! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Sorry this episode was a bit late this week everyone! I’ve got so little to do…..but when faced with a difficult technical snaffoo and a serious lack of motivation during the weirdest period of all of our lives…..you can be assured that the first priority was beer. THEN editing this podcast for you all. Hahaha…
Strength Level: #DRUMFAM We’re back again this week with the Corona Files/ZOOM edition of the show, and this week featuring the wonderful:NICK TAYLOR!!!! Nick is a fellow Hoosier and drummer from the mid-west who is a member of the US Navy Band, a freakin BICYCLE RACER, a father of one little baby and two little pups, a husband to a lovely lovely lady (who is also a killer drummer), and so much dang more. Nick has been on my list of guests I’ve wanted to have on the show since DAY 1!!! So thanks Quarantine….for ONE thing. And one thing only: Bringing me my dear friend Nick via Zoom Make sure to follow Nick on IG (@drumznbikes), and keep up with all of his bad assery, of which I can assure you, THERE IS MUCH. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:Episode 200 is just around the corner!!??!?! That’s insane as all damn hell!!!!!!! What are some things you’ve done 200 times?…
Strength Level: Procrastination We Are BACK BAYBEEEEEEE!!!! I took a few weeks off, and you’ll hear all about that in the LONG intro on this episode. But today, I’m bringing to you one of my dear friends who I’d wanted to have on since I started this dang thing! Only problem is that he lives in AUSTIN, TX and we never get to dang hang out! But thanks to the crappy corona, we got to ZOOOM hang!! I had a blast reconnecting with Matt back when we recorded this at the beginning of quarantine, and I’m really excited for you to check him out, check out his music, and follow him immediately on all the social medias (@mathjudson on IG)!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:I hope my taking a few weeks off from the show didn’t piss you off too damn bad. I really struggled with it every week, but it just didn’t feel right. But this week, it was quite the opposite feeling! I miss you guys, I miss my friends and family, and I’m ready to get back to being part of each other’s lives every week. Plenty more episodes coming your way!!!!!…
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Strength Level: Haircuts Whooooooo-eeeeeee!! We’ve got a GOOD one for you this week my friends. DANIELLE WITHERS IS HERE!!!!! Danielle is such an awesome person, energy, and super talent. Though she is well known for backing up artists like J-LO, Justin Timberlake, Chrisette Michelle, USHER, and more and more and more bad asses, this episode features HER and HER bad-assery!! Once you’ve met her and listened to the tunes she’s here to share today, you’re going to agree with me! Then I hope you RUN to Instagram (@daniellerenewithers), soundcloud, youtube, etc, and become Danielle’s newest and biggest fan!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:My only thought is: I HATE QUARANTINE!!! Can’t wait to get off of these restrictions and hang out with all of these bad ass guests again one day!!!!…
Strength Level: The Mighty Chanticleer On this week’s installment of the “Ryan is Super Strong!” Podcast, I have brought you a TRUE bad ass, recording all the way from Myrtle Beach, SC!! DR. JESSE WILLIS IS IN THE HOUSE!! Jesse is not only a doctor, a father, and a bad ass drummer. In addition to all of these things, he is one of my favorite people on this very globe, and one of my closest friends. One thing I’m very grateful about during this Corona time is that all of you get to meet even more of my bad ass friends!!! So I hope you enjoy this episode, check Jesse Willis out in any way that you can, check out his program at Coastal Carolina University, and then feel a little closer to one of the coolest drummers walking around today!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:This Quarantine blows. I hope you’re getting through is as well as you possibly can, because I KNOW it sucks!! I’m right there with you, and so is the whole dang globe, so please know that you’re not alone, and that you are loved!! Thanks for listening to this crazy podcast, and I hope it’s serving as a nice distraction during these weird ass times!!…
Strength Level: Goodbyes This week on RISS, we’re featuring the wonderful super talent:VICKY FAREWELL!!! Vicky is an incredible pianist, composer, producer, and all around bad ass, and I hope you enjoy this peak into her life. More importantly, a peak into how she’s handling all of this crazy Coronavirus Quarantine baloney!! You can hear her work with incredible acts like Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals, and she is DEFINITELY an artist who you’re going to want to keep up with as the years go by, and her career continues to become even more bad ass. Follow her on IG (@vickyfarewell), and become her newest and greatest fan TODAY!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:I hope you forgive the fact that these #Coronafiles episodes have slightly worse quality audio. I know it’s not as warm and clear as my usual studio set up, but in these times, I think it’s worth it to document how people are getting through the days and situations that we’re faced with today, even if it’s a bit worse on the ole ear balls! Either way, I hope you are enjoying getting this sneak peak into how the bad ass artist community is getting through their quarantines!…
Strength Level: Merlin This week, we begin the CORONA SERIES!! This series will inevitably feature a lot of quarantine and Corona talk since that’s what we’re all dealing with like crazy….but more importantly, this series is all being done VIRTUALLY via Zoom. I’ve never done virtual or phone call episodes before, so to start us off, I have a guest coming in from CANADA!!! This week’s guest is the wonderful talent man: ANTHONY KING! Anthony is an incredible guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and all around gentleman. I’m honored to know him, and pumped to bring him to the show in ANY way that we can during this crazy time. In short, NOTHING will stop me from bringing you bad ass guests to learn about every week!!!! After you fall in love with Anthony and become his biggest new fan, please go check out his music and social media (@anthonykingguitar). Inject your life with a ton of his bad assery ASAP!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:As we continue dealing with the Coronavius, quarantine life, and all of the things that go along with it, I hope you don’t mind hearing me and my guests chat about it. In general, I try to keep things pretty evergreen, but this series is definitely going to serve as more of a time capsule of how crazy things are right now. Either way, I hope these episodes continue to give you a break from the craziness, even if we DO talk about the crap crap crap of life a bit more than usual.…
Strength Level: Nostalgia Volume 7 is HERE, and with that, we conclude our 2 week look back at the INCREDIBLE artistry and musicianship that has been displayed on my whacky ass show over the last year and a half! This episode features: Kassandra Kocochis (from Episode 130 where she shared, “Mirrors” from Vahagni’s album, “Imagined Frequencies” Ada Pasternak (from Episode 128 where she shared the tune, “Perfectly Imperfect”) Denny Jiosa (from Episode 123 where he shared his tune, “Mueve Tu Cuerpo”) Martin Diller (from Episode 124 where he share the tune, “Trader Joe’s Parking Lot” from the album, “Martin Diller Quartet at the Blue Whale” Bobby Wilmore (from Episode 161 where he shared the tune, “Chango” from Lazaro Galaraga’s album, “Emi Okokan”) Arean Alston (from Episode 145 where she shared her tune, “Believe”) Patchwork (from Episode 131 where he shared, “Feel” feat. Charlie Cavallo) Michael Ragonese (from Episode 154 where he shared the tune, “Slow Down” from his album, “Day to Day”) Robert Rothko (from Episode 180 where he shared his cover of the tune, “Down Under”) Gretje Angell (from Episode Kyle Crane (from Episode 150 where he shared the tune, “Kaleidoscope” from his album, “Crane Like the Bird”) I hope you enjoyed revisiting all of THESE bad asses today, but please do go back and check out all of their hilarious episodes, and do ALLLLL of the streaming, watching, listening, and purchasing you can in order to help out these amazing artists!! Times are hard for everyone right now, but you KNOW it’s the art that’s helping you get through these tough times, so I hope that, IF you have the means, you’ll find a way to help out some of these incredible humans! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: More bad ass talent, music, and sillyness will be coming at you NEXT week! Thank you all so much for listening every week, and I hope you loved this Best Of Series!!!…
Strength Level: Unemployment!! This week, the Best Of Music series continues with Volumes 6 today, and 7 coming out on Friday!!! This episode features: Rachel Mazer (from Episode 137 where she shared, “Is It So Wrong?” from her debut album, “How Do We Get By?”) David Aggyare (from Episode 183 where he shared, “Gateway Drug” from The Brevet’s album, “Legs”) Jeff Sorenson (from Episode 168 where he shared, “Day Tripper” from Pete Anderson’s album, “60’s with a Twist”) Hauk Heimdallsman (from Episode 184 where he shared, “Three Chords” from his album, “Red Tail Rising”) Fernando Navarro (from Episode 142 where he shared his track, “Striges”) Symphonic Planet (from the #NAMMUARY Series and past episode where they shared, “Trip to Krakatoa) Quartet 405 (from the #NAMMUARY Series where they shared their Medley of Paul Anka’s Music) Hush Crush (from the #NAMMUARY Series where they shared the tune, “Katana”) Bird and the War (from Episode 182 where they shared their tune, “Memories”) Andrea Lisa (from Episode 181 and 169 where she shared the tune, “Ruptured” among many others) Please check out ALL of these amazing artists this week, and if you can spare a buck or two, throw it their way(s)!!!! And if you don’t have a buck or two now, maybe you, like ME, need the reminder to go apply for unemployment now that independent contractors can do that!! Wooo wooooo!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: You are beautiful, and also smell really good, even though you haven’t been showering or changing your clothes as much as you normally do. It actually REALLY works for you, and you’re special that way, amongst many other ways.…
Strength Level: Freelance Artistry Volume 5 of the Best of Music episodes is HERE!! And it’s a BONUS episode this week! This episode features: Sarah Reich (from Episode 152 where she shared, “Gemini Vibe” from her album, “New Change”) Alex Pfender (from Episode 148 where he shared, “The Bloom” from his band Yoya’s album, “The Half Turn”) Mike Uhler (from Episode 155 where he shared, “Sports Song” from Weird Al Yankovic’s album, “Mandatory Fun”) Nicole Marcus (from Episode 129 where she shared, “Singing for My Life” from her self-titled EP) Baritoned (from Episode 132 where they sang a few snippets from their live show, “You have been Baritoned”) Mathias Kunzli (from Episode 136 where he shared, “Elk Drive” from his album with LausHaus) Ana Barreiro (from Episode 153 where she shared, “Saudade” by her group AmyAna) Adan Alonso (from Episode 158 where he shared, “Mi Changui” by Sitarason) Phil Romo (from Episode 140 where he shared, “Berlin” from Intercept’s album, “Yellow Dog”) FEVAH (from Episode 163 where she shared her track, “West Coast Lovin’”) Corey Frye (from Episode 138 where he shared, “Sweat” from The Main Squeeze’s album, “Without a Sound”) I really hope you’re enjoying these episodes, and that you’re getting inspired to check out and support some of these amazing artists!! More comin at ya next week, but I hope this holds ya over through the weekend at least!! :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you’re bored, dig into ALL of these past episodes. I couldn’t be more proud of the incredible pantheon of artists these Best Of’s represent, and I’d love it if you got to know them all like I do!!…
Strength Level: Quarantunes The Best of Music series has RETURNED!!! It’s been about a year and half since volumes 1-3, and there has been SO MUCH bad ass music since then! So now, I bring to you Volume 4!! This episode features: Matt Hornbeck (from Episode 127 where he shared, “Get to Steppin” by the White Blinds) Lucy LaForge (from Episode 134 where she shared, “Just Friends” from her album, “Little Spoon”) Bobby Wooten (from Episode 139 where he shared, “Everybody’s Comin to My House” from David Byrne’s album, “American Utopia”) Jesse Palter (from Episode 143 where she shared, “Sever the Ties”, from her album, “Paper Trail) SCHMAB (from Episode 151 where they shared the track, “Titties & Shoulders”) David Linard (from Episode 141 where he shared, “Maple Leaf Rag” from Sammy Miller and the Congregation’s self-titled album) Ben Mathews (from Episode 126 where he shared, “Guarare” from the Latin Jazz Collective’s album, “Que Sorpresa!”) Nathan Alef (from Episode 159 where he shared his solo piano arrangement/performance of “Blackbird”) Alex Churchill (from Episode 169 where he shared, “The Sweetest Taboo” by another bad ass past guest, Andrea Lisa) Daniel Rotem (from Episode 123 where he shared, “Serenading the Future” from his album under the same title, which ALSO features past guest, Erin Bentlage) If you don’t enjoy listening to these tunes back to back…..I don’t know what’s wrong with you; but it’s serious. Check out ALL of these past guests and their appearances on my whacky show, and more than ever, please look for ways to support these amazing artists! Stream their videos and albums, and buy their dang music if you can!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:Thank you for listening and supporting all of these artists. I am so proud of knowing all of them, and I hope you are proud to be a part of this little community too. Stay safe and healthy, and we’ll get through this TOGETHER with the help of bad ass artists like these!!!!…
Strength Level: Rainier Boy-o-boy do I have one more great Pre-Rona treat for you guys!! This week, it’s the return of my guest from episode #94 back in July of 2017: WILL RENO!!! Will is one of my best friends and favorite people on the globe, and you’re gonna hear ALLLLL about why. I’ll be honest with ya, we recorded over 3 hours of conversation on this one WHILST drinking together at Will’s home in Portland. With this in mind, I have edited HEAVILY!!!! :) It was such a blast to be in Portland working with my bud, and even cooler to squeeze in another great episode of this whacky ass show. I hope you enjoy it, and go follow Will on EVERYTHING ASAP!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:I hope your quarantine time is as productive, or NOT, as you need it to be. Now, go take a nap, and chillllll! You deserve it!…
Strength Level: The Red Tailed Hawk This week, the episode features one of my final PRE-RONA recordings. I had the opportunity to sit down with a new friend and human man, Hauk Heimdallsman, and we had a great time talking and listening to music from his new album, “Red Tail Rising”. Hauk is a great multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, theatre owner, and lovely person! So I hope that once you’re done listening here, you’ll run to IG, follow @haukrules, and head to iTunes and Spotify to purchase and stream ALL of his music! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I hope you enjoy this glimpse into the past when we once were able to hang out close together in a room! And for all of you listening now when we’re in quarantine times, I hope you are feeling strong, healthy, and finding as many ways as possible to sit back, relax, and get through this weird ass time we’re all in. Hopefully, it will be over sooner than later, and we can all get back to real time friendship, but I’ll be putting out episodes every week either to way to help you pass the time! :) Feel free to reach out about life, quarantine, or just to chat at ryanissuperstrong@gmail.com. I'd love to meet you all!…
Strength Level: Contractual Agreements On today’s episode of the Ryan Is Super Strong Podcast, we travel back to the times BEFORE Coronavirus and our new quarantine lifestyles, and bring you to my sit down with wonderful drummer and human man: DAVID AGUIAR!!! David is a fantastic human with tons of skills, not the least of which is playing with the band, The Brevet. This episode not only features his kind and cool personality, but also a ton of music from the Brevet!! I hope that this episode not only makes you fall in love with David and the Brevet (@davidaggyaredrums and @thebrevet on IG), but also serves to help you relax and take your mind off of the stresses that today offers by sitting and listening to two guys talk and get A TON of facts incorrect. :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Special EXTRA thanks to everyone who helped make the gofundme a success for everyone involved!! This truly is a stressful and strange time, and knowing that we are all fighting this stuff together is extremely reassuring. Thanks for being a part of this whacky little community.…
Strength Level: The Mighty Hawk On this week’s episode, we sit down with BIRD AND THE WAR!!! You guys KNOW Tom Rasulo, but I hope you enjoy meeting the wonderful Chris James, and listening to some of this band’s amazing new music. I had a blast sitting down with these guys, and boy-o-boy did we have some silly times. Obviously Tom is always a goof on this crazy show, but Chris is now a great new addition to the roster of HARD CORE BAD ASSES that have made their way into my studio and just giggled and giggled with me. After you listen, please go look these guys up everywhere music streams or is sold, and hit them up on the ole IG (@chrisjamesbird, @birdandthewar, @patchwork.jpeg), and become their newest and biggest fans!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY:Like I say in the beginning of this episode, I’m wishing nothing but good health and safety for all of you listeners!! If you want to check out the gofundme for RISS guests, check out the link here: gf.me/u/xq5awz And if you’d like to support the Union High School Percussion Ensemble up in Washington, check them out playing my new piece, “Inis Mor” here: https://youtu.be/gVdlLDIy5tQ Stay healthy everybody!!…
Strength Level: The Surprise! You met this week’s guest on episode 169 with Alex Churchill! She surprised me at my house that evening, surprised me at my house again for this episode, delighted me with THIS great hang, and brought a ton of amazing music to share!!! This week’s guest is the wonderful: ANDREA LISA!! I am so happy that I know Andrea now, and can’t tell you how much of kindred spirits we have found that we are. She’s a bad ass, I hope you love her and this episode, and then I hope you RUN to Instagram to follow her @andrealisa.comm, then right over to iTunes to BUY ALL OF HER MUSIC!!! You are gonna love this one, and I hope you share it with your friends, your moms, your dogs, your grandmas, your enemies, and every stranger you meet! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!!!!!Stay safe out there!! I know the green beer is fun, but just look out! This day gets CRAZY!!! P.S. You’re wonderful…
Strength Level: The Coronavirus In this “special” episode of the podcast, I’m joined by the wonderful Sean Patrick Gallagher to announce the kick-off of a brand new gofundme campaign targeted at helping past guests of this very show. Please follow the link below in order to help out with this attempt at helping the “Ryan Is Super Strong!” Community of friends/artists/freelancers who have been impacted so negatively by the Coronavirus. https://www.gofundme.com/f/ryan-is-super-strong-vs-the-coronavirus If you’re on the fence about whether or not these are the right people to donate to, check out ALL of their music, art, past interviews, and let them prove to you how involved they are in this community. Like I say in the podcast and on the gofundme page, a donation to this campaign and to these individuals IS a donation to the community at large, and I hope this community turns into something even more beautiful than it already is. Artists/Past Guests you’re going to hear from in this episode include (in no particular order): DUSTIN KOESTER NOOR CHE’REE TARA LOUISE KIRA HOOKS EDWARD MISKIE DENNY JIOSA LORI PASQUALINO COREY FRYE MARCOS VARELA AMY CADLE JEFF KNUDSEN JONAH LEVINE BEN MORGAN ZACH CHURCHILL JULIANE GRALLE DAVID LINARD BEN MATHEWS GRANISON CRAWFORD REUBEN GINGRICH SOTIRIS ELIOPOLOUS CHELSEA GONZALEZ CAMERON BEDELL CAROLYN JANIA ADAM CESCHIN PHIL ROMO SHYLEE & EMBER EICHELBERGER NICOLE MARCUS SHANE WILLIAMS CHRIS LUEBECK REED FLYGT ANGELA MUHWEZI ISABELLE OWEN STEVENSON MATTHEW GRANT LIZA WALLACE ADAN ALONSO JULIAN HOFFMAN BEECHKO EDDIE HADDAD DANIEL ROTEM JESSE PALTER ERIN BENTLAGE KASSANDRA KOCOCHIS JOSH JOHNSON MATHIAS KUNZLI MIKE UHLER KIRA MORRISON BRETT ROJAS BOBBY WOOTEN OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Please stay safe, stay healthy, and stay strong.You REALLY aren’t alone, and we really are in this together, even if it doesn’t always feel like it in our solitary quarantine situations.…
Strength Level: Word of Mouth Holy crap balls do we have ANOTHER bad ass drummer, guest, and human gentleman for you this week!! It’s been a long time coming, but in my opinion, it’s NEVER too late to meet the great SAM WEBSTER. Sam is such a great dude, you’ve heard him on records and recordings without even knowing it, and EVEN seen him playing drums in movies like “La La Land” and “Jersey Boys”! EVER HEARD OF EM?!?! Check out www.samwebsterdrums.com to learn and see more about the man, the myth, and the legend: SAM WEBSTER OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Oh baybeeeee we are gettin close to them gifting holidays. I hope that, if you’re feeling stressed about money, picking the right gifts, ordering things on time, keeping secrets, making plans, etc etc etc….you also know that you AREN’T ALONE!! We are ALL in this holiday stress time! It sucks!!!! But it’s also magical. So keep your eye on the magical part, and that will make you feel good and also better.…
Strength Level: Sea Turtle Today’s guest is a living percussion legend of a man. The wonderful: LEDDIE GARCIA In addition to being an amazing human gentle man, he is a percussionist who has shared studio and stage time playing music with a seemingly never-ending list of musical legends like: Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Cindy Lauper, Gladys Knight, Macy Grey, Carlos Santana, Stevie Wonder, and SO many damn more. Leddie and I have played together a ton over the years, and it’s ALWAYS such a treat to get to hang. It’s also important to note that he is incredibly generous with his time, whether it is to volunteer in the community weekly, come give of his time freely to work with children, or even to come hang and do my whacky ass podcast! Truly an admirable man, one you’ve heard on the radio and on commercial jingles and movies throughout the years without even knowing, and someone I’d CERTAINLY take note of and follow online in every way possible (@leddieg1 on the ole IG)!! Thanks again for guesting on this crazy show Leddie!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I hope that you’re coming off of your Turkey hangover by now because it’s the last of the “brrrr” months, and SUCH a huge time of celebration and love!! If you’re someone who gets a little blue this time of year, know that you’re not alone, and I hope this crazy show gives you a little break to hang with some friends via the ole podcast waves!!!!…
Strength Level: Pumpkin Pie! It’s finally THANKSGIVING time!!! Man I love this time of year and holiday, and I hope you do too. And what better to be thankful for than another BAD ASS GUEST??!?!?!!?? This week, I’ve invited the wonderful: BRETT ROJAS. Brett is a gentleman, a fellow drummer/percussionist, MULTI instrumentalist, native Los Angeleno, and so much more. I’m grateful for his friendship in my life, and you should be too!!! So check out Brett (@brojasperc on IG), scoop yourself another big ole helping of mashed taters, stuffing, or whatever your favorite thanksgiving side dish is, and scream 5 things your grateful for at your family! They love it!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I hope your surrounded by family, friends, love and FOOD this Thanksgiving!!! And as usual, I’m REALLY thankful for you. :)…
Strength Level: Ibuprofen After this week’s episode, you’re gonna need to hit this week’s strength level hard to cool yo dang head down. We’ve got FEVAH in the house!!!!! So excited for you guys to meet this wonderful Cincinnati born, LA based singer/songwriter. AND she shares a dang track for you to enjoy (featuring much cowbell)!! Fevah really is a truly wonderful human, and you just feel better after hanging out with her. I really hope you can feel that through your speakers, headphones, or whatever the heck you’re listening to this podcast with!! After you’ve fallen in love with Fevah, hit her up on all social medias (@giveyafevah on IG), because this is one lady you’re gonna wanna keep your eye on!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: It’s gettin chilly, and it’s feeling like Holidays. Life is hard during these times for so many, so I hope YOU are feeling good and spreading some cheery vibes to your loved ones. If you are the one in need of some extra loving right now, I hope you get it NOW!!!!…
Strength Level: Robert Moog This week on “Ryan Is Super Strong!”, I’ve invited another great guy who I’m excited for all you guys to meet! This week, the wonderful JOHNNY LUNA IS HERE!!!!!!! Johnny plays so many damn instruments, has an extreme love and passion for all things electronic, is a proud father of two children, and a fellow teacher and worker with kids-er like myself, and I couldn’t be happier to have him on the show to get to share his personality! After you’ve fallen in love with him, hit the social media, follow him everywhere you can (@johnnnnyluna on IG), and your life will be better for knowing him! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Another week into thankful month, and I hope you are spending some time each day goin, “man o man am I thankful to be this wonderful”. Cuz you are…
Strength Level: Bedrock This week is a weird one because you actually met this brand new guest LAST WEEK!!! BOBBY WILMORE is here this week, we actually recorded this episode right before the power hour episode (episode 160), and then they came out in reverse order!! What the heck!? So I hope you enjoy getting to know the wonderful man who refused (due to fun all day cocktails with yours truly) to ever speak on mic last week. Hahaha Bobby is a FANTASTIC drummer/percussionist, one of the coolest cucumbers around, a founding member of the baddest Cuban band around (Sitarason), and you’re just gonna need more of him in your life!! Once you’ve listened, please go to all the social medias and follow him (@bobby_wilmore on the ole IG), try to see Sitarason LIVE immediately!!!!!!, and if you ever hear about Bobby playin somewhere or selling some new music, SUPPORT THIS MAN! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: It’s thankful month, and boy-o-boy am I thankful for YOU!!!!!!!…
Strength Level: The Mighty Rocky Mountains HAPPY HALLOWEEEEEEK!!!!! Guys, this is not only the Halloween episode for the year, but also episode #160, which means I’m bringing back the POWER HOUR!!!!!! This time, the guests of the Power Hour are past guests: Carolyn Jania Adam Ceschin Mikala Schmitz Jonah Levine And FUTURE GUEST: BOBBY WILMORE! Like I mention in the LONG intro, this episode was planned and meant to be EXTRA silly. That being said, MAN do I ever lose complete control of this whacky pack of friends of mine!!! Hahahaha We had SUCH a blast doing this episode together, I’m grateful I got to introduce these great humans to one another, I’m grateful YOU now get to experience this insanity, and that next week, you’ll get to FULLY meet the wonderful man, Bobby Wilmore (and he talks on mic the whole time!). I hope you get yourself PLENTY of beers to play along with us this time, and have a happy and safe Halloween with friends and fam!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Though we all clearly drank far too much on this episode, I want it to be known that all participants stayed at my apartment for a LONG time after we got done recording. There was resting, eating, drinking water, and general tom foolery all around. Everyone got home safe, had people pick them up, left cars at my place over night, etc! IF you decide to play along, or drink a crazy fun amount over the Halloween weekend, PLEASE do so safely!…
Strength Level: The Piranha This week, on episode 159, I’ve brought to you another fine guest/human/individual for your listening enjoyment. This is the wonderful man: NATHAN ALEF!!!! Nathan is a KILLER piano player, sound designer and producer, as well as another member of the very cool and impressive “Buckets Moving Co.” team. We had only ever really hung out in rehearsals or on stage, so this was a true delight to sit down, get to know each other better, goof around, and just laugh way too much! Nathan has a TON of great videos on youtube, and plays all around, so if you get ANY opportunity to see or hear him play, PLEASE run, do not walk. I beg of you not to walk. Also, follow Nathan on the ole IG (@nathanalef), and stay tuned for ANY project he is involved in because I can give you my personal guarantee that it will be: 1.) cool 2.) kick ass 3.) something that improves your life OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Next week is a VERY special Halloween episode….if I were you, I’d go buy some beers NOW. Hint hint…
Strength Level: Cachao This week on “Ryan Is Super Strong!” (You know, you’re favorite podcast that you love), Ryan has invited the wonderful, peaceful, super talent, soft spoken, velvety voiced, bass playing wonder man: ADAN ALONSO!!!! Adan has played with the LA based Cuban band, Sitarason, for MANY years, and this week, we are featuring some of that bad ass music!! You are gonna LOVE these tunes, and love Adan even more; which is really sayin somethin! I hope you’ll go follow Adan on his social medias (@pa_bajo on the old IG), and go buy Sitarason’s album, “Sentimental Reasons”, and then sit back and enjoy your even better life! :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you go buy Sitarason’s album….do yourself a favor and get yourself a bottle of rum, and make a nice evening of it. You won’t regret this choice! :)…
Strength Level: The Elephant This week on “Ryan is Super Strong!”, I’ve invited the wonderful super talent, GRETJE ANGELL back on the show!! Gretje’s first appearance was on episode #29 (check it out in the archive), and though it was a great chance to get to know her a bit, we didn’t share any of her music!!!! BIGGEST MISTAKE EVER!!! So this time, Gretje has brought her new album, “In Any Key” along with her, and she’s hyping it here by sharing music FROM the album, and talking with me about ALL kinds of great stuff. It’s always so much fun to get guests BACK on the show, and this is certainly no exception. Gretje is beautiful inside and out, so as soon as you’ve listened to this episode, hurry up, get to social media and follow her (@gretjeangell on IG, etc), buy her album, “In Any Key”, and just be glad you got to meet her in general!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Week two of spooky scary month….I get it….we’ll get through it together. DO NOT BE SCARED!!!!…
Strength Level: Gold I don’t know what to tell you guys….this week’s guest is just a true gentleman. Actor and multi-talent, GLENN EDWARD is here this week! I’ve known Glenn for several years from working with his husband and the Los Alamitos Show Choir program, but this was SUCH a treat to get to sit down with him for an afternoon and get to know him better. I hope that because of this interview, YOU will benefit from meeting this wonderful man as well! After your heart has been warmed all the way through by this gem of a human, I hope you RUN to Instagram and support his social media(s) (@iamglennedward), and become his newest, greatest, human fan!! And like the intro says, thanks again to all of the listeners who have been hitting the “Best of Music” episode series from the beginning of this year!! It makes me SO happy when my bad ass guests get even more ears on their music, personalities, goofiness, etc. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you are a listener who comes here for the music, sorry this week didn’t have a bunch, but just go back in the archive you fool! Just because you heard those interviews and tunes once doesn’t mean they’ve spoiled! Time for a revisit!!! :)…
Strength Level: Power Tools This week, THE MAN is here: MIKE UHLER!!!!!!!! I am so glad to finally have this friend of mine in the studio, and I hope you guys are comfy, cuz you’re in for a dang treat! Mike has worked with Weird Al, Flea, The Red Hot Band, the makers of SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, and so many more. He’s one of the most versatile and knowledgeable musicians and multi-instrumentalists on the scene, and you’re gonna hear him display some perfect pitch, a ton of music he’s worked on, and just get to know this silly man in general! Once you’ve realized that Mr. Uhler is the best man on the globe, I hope you run to Instagram to follow him on social media (@uhlymike), and lookout for ANY way to support this bad ass man! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: You are strong, easy on the eyes, wonderful in your brain, and just an all around beautiful person. This week, try to remember that every dang day!!!!!!…
Strength Level: Red Wine It’s actually your lucky day because MICHAEL RAGONESE IS BACK!!!!! Mike is the dang best, but in order to make things even better, I invited the wonderful super talent: TARA LOUISE!!! I have been lucky as hell to get to hang and play with these two a bunch, and they graciously come back to guest on this whacky show to share their music, their goofy sides, and so much more. Stay tuned for so many cool things to come from these two, check them out ALL OVER THE INTERNET, and thank your lucky stars that your alive to hear the beginnings of this wonderful musical relationship!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Like I say in the intro, this would be a GREAT week to help support an amazing organization like the Los Angeles Music and Arts School! Go to lamusart.org TODAY and buy tickets for the crazy Citadel Outlet event this Saturday!!!!…
Strength Level: Komodo Dragon This week on the show, yet another multi-talent, super talent is in the house: ANA BARREIRO!!!!!!! Ana is an incredible drummer/musician/human being/composer/friend/and MORE!!! It’s always such a pleasure to get to hang with her, and you’re going to love hearing about Brazil, Baiao, drums, friendship, jazz, and much more in this interview that jumps all over the place! My hope for you is that you RUN to iTunes, pick up a copy of “AMYANA” to hear the rest of this great album, become Ana’s newest greatest human fan, follow her on IG (@anabarreirodrums), and just in general, grow from this experience. If you do these things, I guarantee life will feel better than ever. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: It’s mid-September and I know you’re already feeling October creeping around the corner….don’t be scared! We can defeat that spooky spooky month together this year.…
Strength Level: Groove Today, the inimitable SARAH REICH is in the house!!!!!! Sarah is an all around bad ass, known world wide for her incredible role in the tap dance community. She started the Tap Music Project, has a new album called “New Change” (available everywhere), has taped videos and traveled all around the globe with Post Modern Jukebox, and is just a wonderful lady inside and out! You guys are in for a real treat this week because Sarah is here to talk ALL of the hard issues of life, tell things to get their dang butts out of her face, goof around with Ryan, and SHARE MUSIC!!!! So get your listening ears ready, and after you’ve become Sarah’s newest biggest fan(s), head to IG and follow her (@sourtaps), go buy her album, and support this amazing performing human being!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: The reason episodes with tap dancers are cool is because drums and tap are basically the two coolest things on the globe; so if YOU don’t know about those things very much, GET INTO IT. You’ll actually become a better human because of it.…
Strength Level: The Turkey This week, we have OFFICIALLY started a tradition on the podcast that I hope will NEVER end. On this one hundred and fifty first episode, I’ve brought back two of my favorite people on the dang globe: Adam Ceschin and Carolyn Jania of SCHMAB!!!!!!! These guys are hilarious, were the guests on episode 51, 101, and now are back to break off another 50 episodes of the “Ryan is Super Strong!” Podcast with their warmth, joy, friendship, MUSIC, jokes, sillyness, sexiness, generosity, laughter, talent, good lookingness, and I could just keep listing these things for the rest of the day. I don’t know how else to put it guys….I love these crazy animals!! And you will too. I already know. So if you don’t already know these guys, make sure to check out their other appearances on this podcast (episodes 51 and 101), and follow them in every dang way possible (CJ - @seejania, AC - @adamceschin, SCHMAB - @schmab on the ole IG), check out their youtube videos, RUN to any of their live shows (where I am almost always drumming for them!), and show them some love!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Get your listening ears and smiling lips ready….this one’s a good one, and I happen to think that you are also a good one…
Strength Level: Whooping Crane This week, the wonderful drummer/composer/gentleman KYLE CRANE is here! Kyle has played with greats like Daniel Lanois, Neko Case, and so many more, and he’s here not only to introduce himself to all of you, but ALSO to share tracks from his new and bad ass album, “Crane Like the Bird”. I love having drummers on this show, as you all know, but especially when they are multi-talent/super-talents who put together their own art, and live life in cool and authentic ways like my buddy Kyle here. If you need some inspiration on how to be great at your profession, AND be yourself at all times, this is the man for you!! After you’ve listened to this episode and rated and reviewed the show, please go follow Kyle everywhere you can (@kylejeffreycrane and @cranelikethebirdmusic on the ole IG), go buy his AMAZING album, and in general, become a better human being by becoming his newest and greatest fan. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Hit #18 in the comedy podcast category in AUSTRIA this week! Wahoooooo!! Hi Austria!!! I love you!!!!!…
Strength Level: Earthquakes Today, we have the wonderfully talented man, JONAS PETERSEN on the show! Jonas is an international man of intrigue, travels all over the globe creating music with past guest Noor Che’ree for their BAD ASS project Symphonic Planet (@symphonicplanetofficial on the ole IG), has great stories, a great laugh, and is just a great guy to learn more about and hang with! Today, you get that opportunity by hangin with us!!! We beg the universe, talk natural disasters, talk about fears and goal completion, and so many more things!!! Jonas chose not to share any music today because Noor did on episode 115, so if you’re interested in hearing more from Symphonic Planet, please go check that episode out, and then hit up their websites to REALLY dig in! Their project, and the music that comes from it, is SO cool and unique and I really hope it will blow up like crazy soon! After you fall in love with Jonas, I hope you follow him wherever you can (@jonasviolins on IG), and support Symphonic Planet in the future!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: It’s hot out man…. My brain is OUT of thoughts… They’ve been cooked out of my brain…. However, I hope you know it hasn’t cooked out my love for you…
Strength Level: Church Coffee If I’m speaking honestly, and I believe that I truly am, these episodes just keep gettin better and better. This week, I’ve managed to trick yet another bad ass onto the show to spend time with me and share their bad ass music and personality with all of you!! This week, ALEX PFENDER IS HERE!! Alex is a founding member of the kick ass band Yoya, a true gentleman through and through, a beautifully bearded man, a great guitar player and musician, and just a joy to be around. I’m so pumped to have him on my whacky show, and even more pumped for you to meet him and hear Yoya if you haven’t already! Once you’ve listened to this episode and fallen in love with Alex (which I can only assume you will), please go buy all of Yoya’s albums and singles (streaming is cool but purchasing is WAY COOLER), and follow Alex wherever you can (@alexpfenderr and @yoyatheband on the ole IG). You won’t regret it for one moment in your entire life. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Editing this show at an airport bar is much more fun than at home because they keep bringing me beers, and Rupert’s not there to judge me for drinking the beers. Also, make sure and remember to go back to episode 94 and REALLY meet my dear friend, Will Reno who you heard in the intro. He’s a true delight of a human.…
Strength Level: RC Cola Some of my absolute favorite parts of doing this podcast week to week are these special weeks when I don’t know a guest very well, we get this cool opportunity to hang out and get to know one another, AND capture it all on microphone to prove forever how strong a friendship can become in one hour. This week is one of these exact type of weeks. On today’s episode of the "Ryan is Super Strong!” podcast, super talent RICKY CHAVEZ is here. We talk about myriad topics, Ricky shares what types of food he likes, some of his beliefs on Carlos Santana AND some of his own music (not written by Carlos Santana - Mr. Santana to you), and in general, Ricky and Ryan just become better friends who are stronger humans due to friendship. You’re gonna love this guy, so as soon as this episode is complete and your hands are free of treadmill railing or steering wheel, GRAB that phone and follow Ricky (@rikemind on IG) in any way that you can! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Slip into Ricky’s DMs for his weekly Rick Taco recipe….you will NOT regret it…
Strength Level: The Horse Shoe This week, if you’re sitting around your house saying, “gee it’s hot! Better cool down in the AC with a nice cool episode of “Ryan is Super Strong!”…..but wait……do you think he was able to get ANOTHER bad ass guest to spend an hour with him at his home??? It seems like he…just couldn’t!” STOP THINKING THAT YOU FREAK ASS!!!!! I DO have another bad ass guest, AND a bad ass special guest co-host, so chill out for once in your life, and get ready for the ding dang time of your life! This week, LAURA GOODENKAUF is here to be featured, and GRANISON CRAWFORD is here to co-host and make sure I get all the good stuff!! Laura (@laurahornandhorses and @lauragdressage on IG) is not only an amazing French horn player in the Los Angeles area, but she’s also a HORSE TRAINER, and I’ve never had one of those on the show! We’ve had basically the same life trajectory in several ways, and though we’ve lived in the same cities seemingly forever now, we never get to hang! So this episode was a true delight where we ALL get to have a beer and hang with such a great great lady! I hope you enjoy this episode, and become Laura’s newest biggest fan!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Say dressage 6 times now just to see how it feels…
Strength Level: Ivory This week, we have the amazing AREAN ALSTON in the studio!!! AND, as if you need MORE than her, her cool personality, and amazing musical talents, special guest co-host GRANISON CRAWFORD makes an appearance on this episode as well!! Holy moly!! What else could you ever want or need in your entire life?!?! Even though I made a dumb recording mistake during the first chunk of the show, I think you’re in for a REAL treat with this episode. It’s still packed with silly, TONS of music, friendship, and all the things you listeners have come to love about the RISS podcast, so get comfy, and get ready to enjoy meeting someone I truly admire! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I’m so bummed I screwed up the recording for this episode!! I will use this moment to apologize again, to swear to you that I will try my hardest to NEVER make this mistake again, and to have Arean back one day soon to make an even longer, sillier, and cooler interview! IN FULL!!! :)…
Strength Level: The Açai Berry This week, the mighty and powerful AMY CADLE is IN THE HOUSE!!!!! I can’t wait for you guys to meet this cool cool friend of mine. She’s been on my list of bad ass guests since I started this whacky show, but because of us living in different cities, and hardly ever getting to hang anymore, it’s taken for dang ever to happen!! But, better late than never as every one of our ancestors has said. Amy is the leader of the Super Sonic Samba School in San Diego (yes, that’s a ton of s’s!), and one of the best Brazilian percussionists I know. In addition, she is truly kind, cool as all hell, and just someone you’re going to want to know for the rest of your dang life! After you listen, go follow Amy (@amycadle @supersonicsambaschool) in any way that you can, and you’ll enjoy a much better life because of this. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you don’t know about Brazilian percussion, hit youtube and google like CRAZY after you hear a million words on this episode of the podcast. Follow all of the internet video wormholes, and discover how BAD ASSSS Brazilian percussion is!!!!! You won’t regret it!!…
Strength Level: Social Media This week, the wonderful JESSE PALTER is here! I’m pumped about this episode for many reasons: 1 - Jesse found out of this podcast because of mutual friends, checked it out, and became a new friend in rapid succession ALL because of social media! 2 - Jesse is a bad ass!! 3 - Jesse has a brand new album coming out (“Paper Trail” - JULY 19!!), and is here to share a bunch of the music from that album!! 4 - Jesse is cool as all hell! 5 - I love podcast time every week!! I think you’re really going to enjoy this episode and this great guest, so please do make sure to follow and support in every single way that google offers to you! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I hope you have a great and safe Fourth of July!!! It’s one of my favorite holidays because of all the fireworks and hot dogs. If you have a regular animal dog though….please…protect their little puppy ears and spirits. We all know how difficult it is for them during this time of freedom celebration. Other than that, light a black cat and drink a beer for me!!…
Strength Level: The Sequel ALL the way back at the beginning of April, we aired episode #131 with Tom Rasulo. During that episode, you all met a wonderful man named Fernando Navarro….. Today, I bring them BOTH back!!!!!!!!!! The only difference this time is that this week, I’m featuring FERNANDO!!!! Tom is here again as my special guest co-host, and for that, I’m endlessly thankful, and filled with glee. After this episode filled with brotherhood and fellowship, I hope you fall in love with Fernando, go crazy for metal, and check out ANYTHING you can involving these lovely gentlemen! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: After this episode, you may be more scared of owls…but it’s just cuz they are so strong and mysterious. Don’t let mystery make you feel fear. Let it excite you like so many Scooby Doos.…
Strength Level: A Tornado Unlike the way a tornado rushes into your neighborhood and destroys everything in its path, pianist, composer, and all around gentleman, David Linard rushes into your neighborhood and spreads joy, warmth, and smiling faces to everyone who sees him. David was in LA for a short trip from NYC to celebrate the podcast that he composed for, "Tell Them I Am" (which you should check out IMMEDIATELY), and I think you’ll be able to hear the joy in my voice from just having the opportunity to share air with this man. I hope this joy spreads first to your ears, and then immediately to your own smiling face. David is such a great person, and I’m overjoyed to share not only his personality with all of you, but also, a little clip of him playing on the Latin Jazz Collective album, “Que Sorpresa!”, and a ton of music from Sammy Miller and the Congregation, including a NEW TRACK that you probably haven’t heard EVEN if you’re one of the SMC’s biggest fans!! Once you’ve listened to this episode and inevitably fallen in love with Mr. Linard, please go follow him (@dhlinard) and Sammy Miller and the Congregation (@smcongregation) everywhere you can find them, buy all of their music, watch all of their videos, become their biggest fan, and generally just improve your quality of life in these ways. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you don’t have a friend like David Linard, you need to go get you one ASAP…
Strength Level: A Yellow Dog This week has been a LONG time in the making! We finally get to sit down with the fantastic bass player, father, and all around wonderful man: PHIL ROMO. Phil is a founding member of the band Intercept (the one with past guests Christian and Jeff Knudsen!), bass player for the Daytime Emmy Band, long time teacher at the Burbank Music Academy, and so much more. You’ve gotta be freakin out for TWO weeks in a row of bad ass bass players, but before you completely lose your brain and mind, take a long deep breath through your nose, blow it out through your mouth, and remember that many humans are cool, including you my friend. So with that in mind, get comfy, enjoy this fun goof around with my buddy Phil, and then get online to follow him (@philphyx), and go listen to and purchase every album you can find by INTERCEPT THE BAND!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: In this episode, we play “Beg the Universe for Something Small That You Want.” What I do is beg for good and fair prices on berries… I didn’t go the next day after all, but when I DID go a few days later, Ralph’s had a deal for strawberries at $1.00 a box…. I bought 3 boxes, and thanked the universe for delivering my request in such beautiful and quick majesty. So if I can advise you in any way, it is to play along this week. The universe just may provide what you most desire.…
Strength Level: Superman This week, the “Ryan is Super Strong!” Podcast is bringing the heat yet again with our special guest: BOBBY WOOTEN!!!! Like you’ll hear in the intro, if you don’t know him yet, then get on the dang train! Ryan and Bobby sit down, talk about Empire, Broadway contracts, playing with David Byrne, and so many damn more things. In addition, Bobby brought a ton of music to share that he has played on and/or produced, and it’s time to get your ears ready for a REAL treat delight. After the episode, check Bobby out on social media (@b3wooten), support all the artists we talk about on the show, and just make yourself an even cooler human than you already are!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: In Ireland, they call chicken strips “chicken goujons”. That might seem useless to know…but believe me: When you’re IN Ireland, you’re gonna be glad you know!…
Strength Level: Freshly Squeezed Orange Juice If you’ve ever liked one second of this show before, this episode will make you squeal with happiness and delight. Holy moly. This week, Ryan brings in his dear friend, and true delight of a man, COREY FRYE!!!!! Corey is an amazing person, singer, front man for the band “The Main Squeeze”, and so much damn more.Friends since the IU days, Corey and Ryan share MANY mutual friends. Many of these friends happen to be past guests like Rueben Gingrich, Owen Stevenson, and Dustin Koester; and now it’s time to unveil ALL of those wonderful men’s hidden secrets. ;) In addition to sharing his bright personality and a ton of silly stories with you, Corey brought some DAMN TUNES man. Basically, you couldn’t even ask for more from this show if you tried. You couldn’t. You just can’t. Enjoy this episode, follow Corey (@fryezwiththat), follow “The Main Squeeze” (@instasqueeze), go to iTunes and buy ALL OF THEIR DANG MUSIC, stream and youtube EVERYTHING, and become Corey’s newest number one fan. If you do these things, I can guarantee your life WILL get stronger. That’s just the facts Jack. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I hope the whole world can have a friend like Rupert; our lovely dog, who is really the soul of man, in a fury little pup.…
Strength Level: The Wright Brothers Every week, I get to share yet ANOTHER truly bad ass person with you guys, and you are all in for a TRUE delight this week with the appearance of my friend and super talent: RACHEL MAZER!!!! Rachel’s basically one of those jerks who plays all the instruments created by man, released an incredible solo album a couple months back called, “How Do We Get By” (that she shares tracks from HERE for YOU!!!), and what else could I say? You’re just going to love this episode. Rachel even brought me a dang TOTE bag from her merch. I don’t think I have EVER received a tote bag as a gift from ANY one. Truly incredible. Go to IG and follow her (@mazerlioness), and then head to www.rachelmazer.com to check out her schedule, buy her music, and get yourself a tote bag TODAY!! The Rachel Mazer train has left the station, so jump on now and be her biggest fan!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you’re like Rachel, or the Wright Brothers, or me, or anyone else who has struggled over and over, rest easy!! You’re not alone, and you ARE a bad ass. Tomorrow’s always better than today!!!!…
Strength Level: Samson! To be honest, I don’t know what you’ve done to deserve ANOTHER week with such ANOTHER bad ass….. Have you given all your money to charities? Have you saved a bus full of children from a burning crash accident? Have you made a delicious sandwich for your wife when she didn’t even ask you to do that but somehow you intuited that she was hungry just by looking at her face? Well either way, I can’t wait to meet you. Because you must be fuggin amazing. This week, MATHIAS KUNZLI is here!!!!!!!!!! Mathias is from Switzerland, he’s a gentleman, he’s a percussionist who has played with the likes of Moby, Regina Spektor, Lauryn Hill, and myriad others, and he’s here to share his personality, AND his music with YOU!!! Just being around him is like being sprinkled with star dust!! So listen to this episode, learn from the man himself, and go and follow him on EVERY SOCIAL MEDIA YOU CAN FIND!!! (@mathiaskunzli) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you’ve got time to lean, You’ve got time to clean. But if you’ve got time to be that good looking, Then I must be talkin about you. - Gweneth Paltrow…
Strength Level: Fairies After a crazy week off, we’re back!! And this week, bringing the heat with yet another incredibly talented woman named Lucy: LUCY SHEFTALL IS HERE!!! This episode has been a LONG time coming, and it’s ridiculous that I haven’t had her on earlier than episode #135! But, better later than never-er (as they say). Lucy is a wonderful person, crazy talented actress, incredibly informed on politics and the world around her, and most importantly, one of our closest friends. After you listen to this episode, follow Lucy all over social media (@lucy.sheftall) and jump on the bandwagon EARLY!!!! ALSO, it’s important to note that my lovely fiance, and fan favorite of the show, LORI PASQUALINO is guest co-hosting this episode!!! WAHOOOOO!!!!!! Sit back, and get yourself ready for another whopper! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Honestly, life is ROUGH sometimes. I only hope you can have loved ones around you that care about you and show you that. These are two of mine. :)…
This week, Super Strong Ryan uses his strength to admit that he needs a DAMN break! Last week got crazy with life, and rather than rush through editing a great episode, I decided to just let the week ride, take a chill, and get back to bad assery NEXT week. My advice? Go listen to Comedy Bang Bang's 10 hour episode! That will MORE than make up for my betrayal of your routine! More GREAT episodes are in the can, so please do forgive me for this week, and we'll see ya again next week!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Admitting you need to STOP and take some time for yourself is hard. If you struggle with this, I hope this can serve as a little motivation to prioritize your own heart this week and do something good for you. Why? Because you deserve it, and you're so dang easy on the eyes.…
Strength Level: The Sea Man-o-man do we have a delightful guest this week!! This week, sit back, relax, and enjoy this silly interview featuring the very warm presence of the wonderful super talent, LUCY LAFORGE!!! Lucy (of the band Lucy and La Mer) is not only a great musician, but also someone who shows strength in SO many facets of her life and career, and if you’re already a fan of her’s and coming to this show for the first time, you already done been knowin that. But, if you haven’t heard of Lucy before, take it from me man! She rocks! The tunes you’ll hear in this episode are called: 1 - Discovery 2 - Just Friends 3 - Oak Tree All of these are available online, so my true hope is that ONCE you’ve become Lucy’s biggest new fan of all time, you’ll run to the internet, buy her music, follow her on her social medias (@lucyandlamer), and just improve your life in general by making her and her art more a part of it. ALSO, Lucy facebook live streamed this whole interview! So if you want to SEE the podcast with your eyeballs, I strongly recommend going to her facebook page, going back to March 28 on her feed, and viewing away! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: One week left of April….the month of the fool. Do with this week what you will, but never forget what it felt like to get pranked so hard on the 1st. If revenge is what you seek, remember that you have almost a full year to plan the best prank you’ve ever dreamed of, and then take some time off just to relax.…
Strength Level: The Human Wrist Did I say Jenny Diosa?? NO!!!Hell no I didn’t!! This is the man himself: DENNY JIOSA!!!!!!!! A legend in the guitar world, Denny has been a friend and colleague of Super Strong Ryan’s for years, and now YOU get to benefit from that friendship by learning all about Denny, AND getting to hear a bunch of music from his new album, “Mueve tu Cuerpo”. Sorry about the hiss throughout the interview…something annoying happened to the interface this time around, and it’s difficult to fully remove! However, just believe me that you do NOT want to hear the original recording! :) That all being said, the audio hiss HARDLY takes away from this amazing interview with another amazing guest, and I think you’ll truly enjoy getting to hear more about this wonderful man. Most importantly, once you’ve listened, I hope you figure out every way possible to support Denny! Whether it be live performance, or purchasing one or all of his many albums, it’ll be worth every penny!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Rest easy to my friend Danny Gorden…a truly beautiful man who left us all FAR too early.…
Strength Level: The Baritone Today’s strength level is “the baritone” for so many reasons…but mainly, because I have the freakin NYC based group “BARITONED” on the dang show!!! Edward Miskie, Joe Hager, Kyle Hines, and Dan Pardo are ALLLL here in the studio to horse around with Ryan, talk about how they found each other, how fun it is to walk around the globe as a herd of tallmen (one word purposefully), and SO MUCH dang more. You’re in for a real treat! In addition, Ryan even got them to give you guys a couple little snippets from the show they are currently touring called, “I Hate Men - the damsel in distress tour!” If you hear this on the day that the episode is released, RUN to see the show at Rockwell Table and Stage at 8PM, or go directly to San Francisco for their show tomorrow!!! If you DON’T hear this today, then run to social media and follow “Baritoned” in any way that you can possibly find them (@youhavebeenbaritoned)!!! What a true delight it was to have these guys in studio, and even better to call them my new friends.I’m sure you’ll agree with this sentiment after you’ve listened. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Every once and awhile, it’s fun to look at your pet and think, “how weird is it that we live together in inter-special harmony”. If you don’t believe me, give it a try.…
Strength Level: Valentine’s Day EVE TODAY! Round number 2 with the extremely silly and talented: TOM RASULO!!! Man, Tom is a funny man, VERY talented musician and producer, and just a pure pleasure delight to know and spend time with. If you don’t agree after you’ve listened to this episode, then you have a brain problem that I’d suggest getting checked out by a brain doctor. Ryan and Tom are also joined by the fabulous, Fernando Navarro. Let’s just put it this way: Not only is he from Chile (well covered), but also, you’re going to love him so much that you’re going to WISH that you could listen to a full episode featuring him, his story, and his music……..and we’re gonna make that happen soon. :) Once you’re done with this episode, I hope you go check out Tom and all of his work via any social media and/or musical platform that you can find him on. You will NOT regret supporting this true worldly gentleman…..and of this, I am sure. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Fernando is from Chile…
Strength Level: Friendship Another week, another bad ass, another drummer, another hour+ of joy for you and your earballs. What more could you ask for? This week, prepare your ears for a treat as Ryan sits down with fellow drummer/percussionist: KASSANDRA KOCOSHIS!!!!!!!!! She shares a bunch of music that she’s hittin on, she tackles all the hard subjects Ryan throws at her, Ryan tells a story about how stupid he made himself look in-front of Kassandra one time years ago, and craziness ensues as usual. As soon as you’re done listening to this, go follow Kassandra in ANY WAY DANG POSSIBLE!! And then, go rate and review this show!! Everyone you know will appreciate it, and you’ll feel better about yourself. Have fun listening and becoming Kassandra’s newest number 1 fan. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you see someone picking their nose in the car when you’re driving, pick your nose too so they don’t feel so alone. It will make everyone feel more included.…
Strength Level: Lightning!! DUDE! CHECK IT OUT!! It’s my friend Nicole Marcus!!!! She’s a bad ass, a drummer, multi instrumentalist, and one of the nicest people walking the globe. One of my personal favorite parts about this show is bringing not only the music of these bad ass friends of mine to your ear balls, but also letting you peak deeper into how amazing they are as PEOPLE!!! Nicole is such a great example of a humble and talented working professional, so I hope that if you’re like her, you can listen, become a huge fan, and feel happy to relate to such a great person. If you like Nicole and her music, go buy her album, find her on the internet, and join the Nicole Marcus band wagon TODAY!!!!!! nicolemarcusmusic.com @nicole_marcus OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Iced coffee has saved my life in many ways…..I hope it can yours too.…
Strength Level: Caffeine This week on RISS, another stringed instrumentalist: ADA PASTERNAK!!!! Ada is a blast of energy in any room or live show, and you guys are in for a real treat. LUCKILY for everyone’s ears, she share FOUR songs, and as usual, Super Strong Ryan manages to get every personal secret imaginable from his guest. ;) They talk about playing violin, songwriting/performing, being an immigrant from Moscow, the LA scene, and SO MUCH DANG MORE YOU WON’T EVEN BELIEVE IT!!! As soon as you’ve listened and become Ada’s next biggest fan, I hope you RUN to the internet, and follow her on every platform you can. Check her out on Instagram (@adapasternak), buy her music on iTunes, and just go dang support this bad ass musician and human being!!! AND, click this link to PRE-ORDER Ada's new EP today!! https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/adapasternakandgeorgekrikes/unplugged-ep OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: St. Paddy’s Day is Sunday……be careful with those dang green beers!!!!!…
Strength Level: Old Faithful This week, ANOTHER GUITAR MAN! The wonderful Matt Hornbeck is HERE, and man-o-man-o-man does he have some wonderful music to share with you guys! Matt is a wonderful gentleman with a soothing voice and demeanor, but the way he shreds on guitar will get you ON YOUR DANG feet. Immediately after this episode (when you’re deeply in love with Matt), I want you to go rate and review your favorite podcast (and then this one), and then go follow Matt EVERYWHERE!!! Get on the Hornbeck train TODAY!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: March is here and Spring Break is just around the corner……unless you’re an adult who doesn’t GET freakin Spring Break anymore!!!!!!…
Strength Level: The Golden Jackal! Since starting this podcast, listener’s have heard as Ryan has received many compliments about being nice, genuine, etc…… Well, get ready because this week’s guest makes Ryan look like a little dirty dweeb from Loser Town. Guitarist, father, composer, multi-degree acquirer, and all around Sweetie Pie with Sweetie Pie disease, BEN MATHEWS IS HERE!!!! Ben and Ryan met while studying at Indiana University, have kept in touch over the years, and are now reunited back in Los Angeles where they were able to come together to party and catch up while YOU get to listen through your ears, and imagine with your mind. Ryan asks Ben every hard question, Ben shares a TON of awesome music, and basically, you’re gonna love it. After you’ve enjoyed this episode, please go and enjoy being one of Ben Mathew’s biggest fans on the globe. I already know you will be. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: We very well may be at the end of love month, but I want you to know that you should feel free to make every day love month.…
Strength Level: Zip! Zap! Zop!! Man-o-man are you gonna love this week’s guest: THE WONDERFUL ERIN BENTLAGE!!! Erin is one of LA’s coolest rising stars, plays multiple instruments, writes music, teaches, sings like crazy, and is just a true delight to be around. We aren’t featuring any of her music on the show today, which is a TRUE shame, however, you can hear her on other episodes, and you don’t have to look far to see her LIVE in LA, and traveling around the entire planet. In this episode, Ryan asks Erin every hard question, then the two of them play a ton of goofy games, and you’re gonna just have a blast. After this episode, I truly hope you go check out Erin on social media (@erinbentlage), on youtube, live at places like the Blue Whale in LA, and anything else you freakin hear about, because you are gonna wanna jump on the Erin Bentlage train EARLY! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Love week was last week, but love month is here to stay awhile. Grab someone you love, and give em a smooch (IF THEY WANT IT TOO you freak!)…
Strength Level: A Royal Knight This week’s guest is the wonderful, MARTIN DILLER! Martin is an insanely talented drummer who plays and tours with bands like Post Modern Jukebox, Yuna, and the Martin Diller Quintet. Hanging out with him is always a pleasure, and after this episode I think you’re gonna see why. Why? Well because we chat, catch up, talk drums, SHARE MUSIC, and of course, goof around heavily. Martin is also a dear friend of last week’s guest, Daniel Rotem, and the two of them can be seen playing together at the Blue Whale (and other places) all the time! I hope you enjoy this week’s episode, go rate and review the podcast on apple podcasts (or wherever you get your pods), and then go follow and support Martin in EVERY way imaginable!!!! Albums, videos, social media, live shows, ANYTHING! You won’t regret it!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: It’s love month, it’s love week, and love day is in TWO days. Hug and smooch all you can, but if you can’t, then love on YOU as much as you can!!!!! You’re not only cool, but also very good looking.…
Strength Level: The Carpool We’re back! I mean…we never really left to be honest, but you know what I mean! We’ve had 3 week’s of special episodes reflecting on the past, and now, we are SMACK dab in the future baby! And who better to help bring in the future than someone who just came out with an album called, “SERENADING THE FUTURE”!?!?!?!?! The great, multi talent, humble man, DANIEL ROTEM is here today, and I can’t wait for you to meet him and hear his music. One of the most thoughtful musicians and people that I know, I truly think you will love listening to this episode, and if you listen close, you can hear our friendship getting stronger. Check out Daniel (@danielrotm) and EVERYTHING he does IMMEDIATELY. This is a band wagon you will not want to miss jumping on EARLY! :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: February is the month of love. I hope you’re in love. You deserve it.…
Strength Level:The Future The final episode of the “Best of MUSIC” series of RISS is here! Next week, I will be back at you with regular style shows, but this week, I have 13 more artists to re-share with you, and Lori Pasqualino and I are here to talk about ALL of them! I hope you have enjoyed listening to this series as much I have enjoyed putting it together, and please do follow up with all of these people if you like any/all of their music. They would LOVE to hear that their music is making a difference! :) If you aren’t a fan yet, I promise you will be!Here is a list of all of the bad ass past guests who are being featured this week on volume 3: - Robert Stephen Rothkopf (episodes #3 and #68) - Eddie Haddad (episodes #28 and #68) - Granison Crawford (episodes #50, #60, #82, #86, #93, #95, #97, and #119) - Lori Pasqualino (episodes #8, #54, #67, #78, #84, #100, #120, #121, and #122) - Dustin Laurenzi (episode #102) - Caitlin Moss (episode #91) - Ryan Eichelberger (episode #74) - Steve Hatfield (episode #70) - Sotiris Eliopolous (episodes #30 and #106) - Reed Flygt (episode #104) - Sean Patrick Gallagher (episode #79) - Nathan Williams (episode #92) - Rudy Love Jr. (episode #86) Go back in the archive to re-meet these guys, and follow them IMMEDIATELY!!! You won’t regret it. :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Spending the beginning of 2019 reflecting back on how awesome my past guests have been has been such a cool thing to do. I really look forward to doing it again in the future because man-o-man do we have some HEAVY hitters coming up in the future! So many episodes already recorded, and you are going to LOVE these guys! Stay tuned, because RISS is only goin up and up!!…
Strength Level: History Last week was amazing, and now we’re goin for ROUND 2! Lori Pasqualino and I are here to share another HUGE episode, featuring EVEN MORE extremely talented musicians!! You’re going to love it as we not only share whole tracks, but also tell stories about every one of these great guests, remind you what episodes you should IMMEDIATELY go re-check out (OR listen to for the first time), and then really waste A TON of your time do to extreme sleep deprivation and goofiness. I love this series for so many reasons, and I truly hope that you listen to it and share it like crazy because EACH AND EVERY one of these people deserves to be freakin HUGE based on talent alone. If you aren’t a fan yet, you will be, and here is a list of all of the bad ass past guests who are being featured this week on volume 2: Isabelle (episode #99) Julian Hoffman-Beechko (Episode #42) Max Marshall (episode #71) Coleman Cook (episodes #32-38) Owen Stevenson (episode #103) SCHMABARET feat. Carolyn Jania & Adam Ceschin (episodes #51 and #101) Braxton Molinaro (episode #111) Becca Lustgarten (episode #78) Matt Smith (episode #96) Megan Shung (episode #109) Michael Ragonese (episode #83) Aaron Lee Martin (episode #76) Marcos Varela (episode #80) Zach Churchill (episode #98) Molly Neeley (episode #73) Matthew Grant (episodes #27, #54, #67, and #114) Conner Cherland (episode #114) Matt Judson (episode #114) IMAGINE (episode #114) Go back in the archive to re-meet these guys, and follow them IMMEDIATELY!!! You won’t regret it. :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I am blessed as crap to know these dang people, and I hope you get a chance to know em too. :)…
Strength Level: Memories HOLY CRAPBALL do we have an amazing episode for you this week….. Because I appreciate the living helllllll out of my guests, I decided something special I could do was to create a 3 part series highlighting a track from everyone who has come on my show and shared their music with me and my audience over the past year. Doing “Ryan is Super Strong!” Is a true highlight of my career, and life in general, and the fact that I WEEKLY get to hype and admire my friends and their work is something I was so excited to celebrate, that I invited my new fiancé (and old friend of the show), LORI PASQUALINO on to listen and talk about all of these bad ass musicians, and I think you’re in for a REAL treat. If you’re someone who doesn’t enjoy music, and/or someone who fast forward through bands when they are featured….this may not be the episode for you tune in for. But if you’re a DECENT human with a warm heart filled with blood, you’re gonna freakin LOVE what we’ve put together!! Bad ass past guest who are being featured this week on volume 1: Felipe Fraga (episode #105) Christian Knudsen (episode #17) Jeff Knudsen (episode #100) Jonah Levine (episode #77) Kira Morrison (episodes #81 and #84) Tara Louise (episodes #23, #79, #81, and #84) Nina Storey (episode #95) Noor Che’ree (episode #115) Andrew Lederman (episode #84) Nick Stoppel (episode #116) Sergio Sanchez (episode #82) Mikala Schmitz (episode #85) Micah Oelze (episode #75) Go back in the archive to re-meet these guys, and follow them IMMEDIATELY!!! You won’t regret it. :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Thanks for being a part of the RISS community. I really like ya.…
Strength Level: Baby (not booby) New Year!! Holiday break is OVER BAYBEEEEE!! It’s 2019, Super Strong Ryan took a 2 week trip to Ireland where he became betrothed to the lovely (friend of show) LORI PASQUALINO!! Now, it’s time to settle in for an extra long episode where Ryan brings in dear friend and fan favorite, GRANISON CRAWFORD!!! Granison is crazy goal oriented, always focused, and just a great source of encouragement for everyone around him! So who better to ring in the new year, and talk goals, fears, resolutions, and so much more on an episode where we truly hope you feel better, more relaxed, and most importantly ENCOURAGED to be the best version of you that you can scrounge up throughout this new lap around the sun! Granison (@instagranison) is such a great guy, HILARIOUS on stage and screen, and if you don’t already love him from his many past appearances on my show, I’m SURE you’ll love him after this episode! So if that’s true, go and support him any way you can get your hands on! Jump on the Granison band wagon today cuz it’s FULL STEAM AHEAD for this guy!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you enjoyed this extra long episode!Probably won’t make it a habit, but we had a great time recording a fully REAL conversation with each other, and I hope that something we said encourages at least SOME ONE to feel strong about their goals, and potential to achieve them this year!!!!…
Strength Level: Ebineezer Scrooge This week, EVIE BAÑUELOS is here!!! Evie is a flautist, orchestra manager, dog lover, wonderful lady, and so much dang more. Every year around this time I TRY to have someone on the show that can talk to my listeners about being charitable in some way, and then hyping specific charities, and Evie is THAT person this year! I hope you will listen to this episode and feel encouraged to jump into some type of action!! Evie is incredibly strong and inspirational (much like this here dang show), and I’m proud to hype not only her amazing personality, but also her love and passion for being charitable. No Scrooges allowed! :) On an entertainment specific note, if you get a chance to check out the Pacific Opera Project in LA (of which she is the principle flautist and orchestra manager/contractor), GO DO IT IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! And as promised, here’s a link so you can go give yo money to a great cause right now! :) https://www.stmartinsrescue.org/donate OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Charity doesn’t just mean money! It can be time, food, listening, helping out, smiling, making someone laugh, anything that can help someone out.So if your funds are tight, don’t get discouraged!!! Sometimes just YOU are what someone needs.…
Strength Level: Revenge Apparently, we have a ton of new listeners to this podcast, and I couldn’t be happier! Why? Because we have ANOTHER bad ass guest who you are going to be so happy to meet you’ll probably throw up and then slip on it and then feel bad that you’re covered in throw up, but that’s when you’ll remember that you learned about this new person who you love now, and you’ll feel like it’s not that big of a deal now. The person who will make you feel all of this, and more, is the wonderful, talented: BRITTANY VISSER!!! Brittany kicks all ass, and the two of us basically sit down, start laughing, and don't stop for an hour. So get comfy, listen to some real genuine friendship, and then go online to your social medias and follow her in ANY FORM THAT YOU CAN!! Jump on the Brittany Visser band wagon TODAY!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: To those of you listening to this show every week from different countries: I’m so happy you’re here!!! I love you…
Strength Level: Showchoir YES! It’s now December, and what better way to celebrate our arrival into the most festive of holiday months than by inviting one of my oldest friends in the biz, who coincidentally ALSO has a brand new Christmas album available!!! Tune in and listen as Super Strong Ryan and his dear friend, NICK STOPPEL, sit down to catch up and talk about memories, friendship, music, and more!! I know you guys are gonna love Nick, so go check him out online ASAP (@nstopp, www.nickstoppel.com/) and jump on the NS band wagon EARLY! Also, if you need a good companion for the rest of the Christmas month, go to iTunes and buy “Seasons of Light” TODAY!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: As you traverse these holiday prep days, don’t get stressed about finding that perfect gift…..it will find you……believe in it….just believe…
Strength Level: Elastic Man o man, do we have another good guest for you this week?!?! The answer: YES This week, Ryan invites the wonderful and talented NOOR CHE’REE to the show!! Noor is a multi-skilled instrumentalist, composer, engineer, and so much dang more, and you are going to love listening to him and Ryan sit down together and get to know each other better. RUN to social media to follow Noor (@jazznoor), and check out the amazing project, Symphonic Planet (http://www.symphonicplanet.com/), ASAP. And as usual, please take a minute to go rate and review the show!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Don’t let yourself get TOOOO chilly during these brrrrrrr months!!! Keep your skins and bones warm!…
Strength Level: Wishbone This week, past guest and friend of the show, Matthew Grant (@iammatthewgrant) guest hosts a very special holiday/friendship episode of the pod! Not only do Ryan and Matthew goof around about…everything; but they also share a NEW TUNE FROM MATTHEW’S CHRISTMAS ALBUM! AND, Ryan did 3 short interviews with bad ass musicians who you are going to LOVE. Conner Cherland (@connercherland) shares about his love of ice cream, and a tune from his new album, IMAGINE (@that_imagine) breaks down blessings and silliness right before HE shows a new tune off, and then the multi-talent Hoosier brother Matthew Judson (@mathjudson) shows up to not only hype gratefulness for life and all its beauty, BUT THEN ALSO SHOW A DANG TUNE FROM HIS ALBUM!! This episode is insanely jam packed with wonders and goodies, so get settled in, get yourself a snack (or a leftover thanksgiving treat if you’re listening to this in the future), and get ready to have a delightful time with these wonderful gentlemen! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! I truly hope you’re surrounded with people and things that you’re thankful during this holiday. I for one, am thankful for you.…
Strength Level: Literature This week, Super Strong Ryan invites his first aspiring author onto the podcast, CODY MCCLAIN!! Cody is the boyfriend of one of the lovely Lori Pasqualino’s friends from college, and because of that, Cody and Ryan have found themselves at many a social event together, where a bond….a true gentlemen’s bond, has formed. Cody is a great guy, with a calming nature and aura, and truly comes at life with such a rich background and story. It’s no mystery why someone like Cody is a magnet to people, and I’m really excited for you to listen in on our convo, and feel the exact same way!! Check out Cody wherever/however you can ASAP!!! He’s the kinda guy, you wanna know!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Man it feels good to have abnuncha bad ass women in congress now!!! Also, GET PUMPED for next week’s THANKSGIVING EPISODE!!!!! YES!!!!…
Strength Level: Bravery This week, Super Strong Ryan invited his dear friend Juliane Gralle to the show to goof around! Juliane is one bad mama jama from Germany who has played horns with artists like Lady Gaga, Michael Bolton, Lady Antebellum, and the list just goes on and on and on! Ryan & Juliane met playing with the Los Alamitos show choir band, have traveled around the country for several years with them, and now, you get to peak into what hangin and havin a drink with them is like! You can check out Juliane and her bad assery online, on MANY albums, on tour with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, etc etc…. JUST GO DANG GOOGLE HER MAN!!!! (Sidebar - the music intertwined into this episode features JG, and is from Kurt Elling and the Dirty Projectors….they are v cool…V v cool) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: GO VOTE BAYBEEEE! It’s November!!!…
Strength Level: Walkin Around Skeleton Well….”Happy” Halloween everyone…if you can even remember what happiness feels like after this horrible, spooky, creepy, freak month. Incase you can’t (and even if you CAN), Super Strong Ryan has invited an amazing human to the show who you will love, and then immediately feel a faint memory of what happiness used to feel like. This week, to warm up the spookiest month of the year, please welcome and enjoy the amazing super talent: BRAXTON MOLINARO!!!! Braxton and Ryan met in an EXTREMELY serendipitous way, have a ton of great mutual friends, and you’re going to love this opportunity to meet another great human this week on RISS!! Check out “GUNS the album” immediately, follow Braxton on social medias (Braxton Molinaro on FB, @instabraxfacts on IG, etc), and jump on the BM band wagon today!!!!!!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: “Trunk” or treat is also not good…
Strength Level: BONES This week, before you even start listening, just go follow our guest on social media IMMEDIATELY!!!! Francis Corby (@francislloydcorby) is here this week to bring you a feeling of warmth, joy, hope, and most of all, strength. A true gentleman, this LA based southern boy is an actor who will be gracing screens large and small all over the planet one day soon, and you are going to want to be on the band wagon when he smashes into the entertainment universe!!!! Watch out for Francis starting now, and it will be an investment you will never regret! I mean just listen to him! The guy’s an inspiration to the men of this globe!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: One week til Halloween….I know it feels scary…but we’re so close to being done with it…..just be brave with me….let us be brave together.…
Strength Level: The Spooky Werewolf Megan Shung is here! O, Megan Shung is here! Don’t be afraid of ghosts, cuz Megan Shung is here! (Sing that last bit and you’ll feel more brave during this spooky month) But besides singing about it, I MUST tell you how excited I am about this week’s guest! Megan Shung is a multi-talent, LA based violinist/composer/performer, and you’ll wanna know all about her. Another founding member of Iridas (the group she is in with past guests, Mikala Schmitz and Matt Smith), Megan has so much going on in LA, and is not only someone you should seek out immediately, but also someone who is here this week to help my listener’s realize that October can be fun too. Not JUST scary. After you’ve listened to this episode, and immediately gone and written a review for the podcast, GO FOLLOW Megan (@meganshungviolin) and Iridas (@iridasmusic) on all the Social Medias immediately!!!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I get it! I get it ok?! Halloween is coming up QUICK, and no one is feeling safe. You’re not alone in feeling so spooked that your skin fell off. NONE of us have skin at this point.…
Strength Level: Van Gogh & Mozart (Zombies?) I am CRAYZEEEE excited for this week’s episode you guys. An episode I’ve been excited to create since this podcast started, I finally got visual artist, Chad Coleman, and audio artist, Chris Hackman in my studio at the same time to meet for the first time and talk about how amazing these two men have made this podcast. I talk about them EVERY week, but now you get to hear them become friends, and I think you’re going to really enjoy it. We talk spooky Halloween, we do a Candy Challenge, and so much dang more. Tune in today, and then go follow Chad and Chris in ANY WAY POSSIBLE!!!! THEY KICK ALL ASSSS!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: When you’re scared, think of your friends. It may help you; but if it doesn’t, at least you’ll have a nice thought of your friend in your brain. JVgjYvWf1CWZym5YHyt4…
Strength Level: Dracula This week, Ryan has the delightful KRISTIN OLSON in the room!!!!! Kristin is an insanely talented percussionist/drummer/musician/super talent from Minnesota who is newly based in LA, and is an absolute joy to hang with. Kristin sits down to chat with Ryan about drums, Minnesota vs Wisconsin, our mutual friendship with MANY past guests from RISS, and many more things…….but the whole time, the whole ENTIRE time, there is an insidious and harsh truth lying in the darkness underneath the entire interview….. It's officially the spookiest month of the year. The month so spooky even saying it gives you chills. Octoburrrrrrrr As I do every year, I really try to encourage you all to TRY and not be so spooky scared out of your mind that you can’t even function anymore, and this week, the first week of October, Kristin is here to break down some Halloween themed truths, take the candy challenge, and hopefully just help you quell your fears during this VERY spooky scary frightening time. I hope you fall in love with Kristin and go check her out on social media (@kolsonperc & @cluboro.mp3) and interweb NOW, and that this episode brings you great joy during this spooky spooky month. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Monsters ARE NOT real. We don’t have to be scared of them any more, and that’s just gotta be something we tell ourselves until we believe. Please try and believe it. I know it’s hard. Just please….for me…
Strength Level: The Honey Badger Our first guest EVER to come back for a 2nd full length feature is here today. This week, on episode 106....SOTIRIS ELIOPOULOS!!!!! In the past 2 years, Sotiris (AKA: Sam) has been drumming all over the damn place, and making all kindsa big bad ass moves! You can listen to him drum LIVE with Mt. Joy as they tour to YOUR town!!!! Check out their tour dates here: http://www.mtjoyband.com/tour/ You can hit him up for drum lessons or questions of any kind at: sotiriselio@gmail.com And check him out on Instagram NOW @sotiriselio A true gentleman, and one of the best friends of the RISS show you could ever ask for, jump on the Sotiris Eliopoulos band wagon TODAY!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Some people come into your lives for a reason, some for a season. Either way, friendship sure can be pleasin. (If you don’t wear a coat your arms’ll be freezin)…
Strength Level: Bacalao YES! The last three weeks were dedicated to “The Chicago Boys”, a 3 part series I recorded while playing in Chicago. Now, what better way to transition from Chicago BACK to LA, than with a super talent like FELIPE FRAGA, who lived in Chicago forever, and now lives in LA?!?! There is none. There is no better way! That’s what! You are going to love Felipe! He is such a great dude, great friend, and amazing percussionist. Not only do we feature his silly personality today on RISS, but we also feature 3 tunes featuring Felipe on percussion, and you are straight up gonna LOVE it. Check out Felipe TODAY!!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Today, I’m a 31 year old man. Been doing this show since 2015, and my love for you has grown and grown and grown. Thank you for listening, and thank you for your love.…
Strength Level: A Big Friendly Bear Man oh man oh MAN OH MAN!! I don’t think I have EVER had a strength level that fit our guest BETTER than this week’s flavor of “A Big Friendly Bear”. Man, Reed Flygt is here this week, both as the 3rd guest in the “Chicago Boys” series, AND as just another amazing guest in the pantheon of bad asses that have set their voices to the mic with your intrepid host, Super Strong Ryan. Reed is an amazing drummer, HEAVILY involved in the Brazilian music scene not only in Chicago, but all over the country, a HUGE example of gentlemanly character, and so many more things. A friend of Ryan’s for years now, you will fall in love with Reed’s warm personality as soon as he starts chatting. If you enjoy the music that Reed shares throughout this episode, check him out on the social medias ASAP, and support this wonderful big friendly bear man! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: We are getting close to Halloween……I don’t mean to spook you out…but I do mean to warn you so that you, like me, will keep your wits about you as we near the spookiest month of the year.…
Strength Level: Blue Bird This week, on episode 103, AKA: episode 2 of the Chicago Boys series....we have the fabulous friend, and great Chicago based entertainer, OWEN STEVENSON!!! Owen and I sat down in the lounge of the Found Hotel in River North, Chicago, drank delicious coffee, and caught up for awhile as good friends are encouraged, and known to do. Do you know WHY you’re gonna love him? Well I do….it’s because he’s a gentleman, and a talented man who you just won’t be able to deny. That’s why. My hope is that you enjoy Owen, you enjoy HIS MUSIC!, you follow him on social medias, and you share this episode after you RATE AND REVIEW!! :) And if you’re not FREAKING OUT about who the last episode of the Chicago Boys series will be….I don’t know what’s wrong with you. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Nothing is wrong with you...I'm sorry I got heated earlier.…
Strength Level: Italian Beef Wowie Zowie do we have another bad ass show for you this week or what?! We DO. That's what. This week starts a three week series of episodes that I recorded while I was in Chicago during the summer of 2018 with dear friend and past guest, Zach Churchill! While there, I recorded 3 boys….3 Chicago Boys. Number 1 was my old IU friend, DUSTIN LAURENZI. Sax player, composer, friend to all, guitarist, drummer, all around Dustin of ALL trades…you guys are just gonna love him. I do my normal onslaught of hard hitting questions and games with Dustin, but the coolest part of all is that he shares music from Twin Talk AND Natural Language, and you need to hear it!!!!! I hope you: 1.) love this episode 2.) share this episode 3.) subscribe to the show 4.) listen to the rest of the Chicago Boys series with awe and delight 5.) go buy music of Dustin's and show your loving support 5a.) fall in love with the right person soon OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: You’re good lookin as hell and ain’t no one gonna make me think otherwise.…
Strength Level: A Century Wowie zowie, I’ve made it to 100 episodes! Quite the milestone, and for those of you who have made it this far with me, I’m so deeply in love with you. That all being said, today I’ve continued this unrelenting assault of amazing guests with someone who you will surely come to love immediately upon getting to know him a bit. The wonderful, talented, medium strength, BROTHER to me: JEFF KNUDSEN!!!! Jeff has been my brother since the day I was born, and only one other person can say that. But aside from being a great brother, Jeff is an amazing guitarist, realtor, mixologist, husband, friend, and basically anything else he decides to do.You are going to LOVE this episode for so many reasons, but another huge one is that I’ve brought on my favorite person, and audience/fan favorite, LORI PASQUALINO to guest co-host this milestone episode! It’s basically like a little happy birthday party for all of us who love this show. :) I hope you enjoy it, and if this is your first time to the show, subscribe today, and become part of the RISS family!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: For real, this podcast is one of my favorite parts of my life, and if you’re reading THIS, you’re a HUGE reason why I mean that. Thank you for supporting my silliness, and for helping me support people who I think are genuinely incredible.…
Strength Level: A Big Old Crane! Been saving this interview for a rainy day, and look, there’s no rain today (in LA), but it’s still a day. Also, it very well could be rainy wherever YOU are!!! So lay off!!! TODAY, we have the wonderful/talented/kind/generous LA based vocalist and song writer: ISABELLE PASQUALINO!!!!! Isabelle and I have been friends and colleagues for several years, and now, I finally get a chance to prove our friendship is true by asking her about her favorite singers, what kinda seafood she like, what she thinks about when she’s singin, her boooo thang (past guest) Julian Hoffman Beechko, and so much more!! Isabelle is such a great person and performer, and if you like cool things, you should go CHECK HER OUT TODAY!!! She’s all over social media, youtube, and every musical platform you can imagine, so after you fall in love with her and her music, JUMP ON THE ISABELLE BANDWAGON IMMEDIATELY!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: In the historic words of our forefathers, “Celebrate good times, come on.”…
Strength Level: PURE ADRENALINE Man, have I got another AMAZING interview for you today. I have mentioned this week's guest so many times over the last several months because we’ve been playing together a TON, and though we’ve been friends for years, we’ve really gotten to know each other better and better recently, and now, YOU get to know him! The wonderfully talented, ZACH CHURCHILL is here this week!! Not only do we basically just goof off for an hour (between a 6 hour, and 2 hour gig), but Zach talks about his sobriety, we find out about ALL things interesting, and Zach even plays 3 songs for you guys. Truly a blast of an episode, and I think that you guys are not only going to enjoy IT, but then quickly slam into your phones, smash the like/follow buttons on all of his social media, and join the Zach Churchill band wagon IMMEDIATELY!!!! @zachchurchillmusic on EVERYTHING www.zachchurchillmusic.com OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you’re smelly, shower If you’re hungry, cook yourself something nice If you’re pretty, give yourself a little smooch…
Strength Level: The Fountain of Youth Guys, this is a serious one. This week, my special guest co-host (and fan favorite of the show) GRANISON CRAWFORD brings his youngling friend, extreme guitarist, and all around bad dog, SALEM DARLING!!!! Salem is one of those crazy youth that not only turns out to be MONSTROUSLY talented, but also humble, happy, and a blast to be around. PLUS, she’s a freakin actor, AND funny. If you’re not mad at her (because you’re peanut butter and jealous), then you’re just gonna feel pure love and fandom. Check out Granison’s series, “Diaries of a Door Guy” on Funny or Die starting this Friday, and VOTE FUNNY!! Salem is in episode 1, and you’re gonna laugh and laugh until you get up from your chair and realize your butt is still in the seat….cuz you laughed it off. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Good luck getting through the next couple months of straight birthdays for everyone you know….. In some ways, it’s a true pleasure delight to knock so many out in such quick fashion. In others, it’s the worst thing. Either way, we’re all in it together.…
Strength Level: Atomic Warhead (THE CANDY!) This week, Ryan brings on his new friend, MATT SMITH, to shoot the breeze in one of the most relaxed and enjoyable conversations caught on this podcast! Matt is such a great guy, seemingly always smiling (even from his condo in “Serious Town”), and a truly talented musician here in LA that ALL of you need to check out ASAP. You will love him, I GUARANTEE you’ll love his music, and after you listen to this podcast, you’re just gonna be a bit better of a person. And that’s just something that is true. I don’t think I’ve had a SINGLE guest do this, but because Matt did, here are the links that he sent me via email, so I could EASILY copy and paste, and now all of you get to have them too!!! Iridas: Website: https://www.iridasmusic.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iridasmusic/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iridasmusic/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkXHRnmin9_JMtjGylbt73Q Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/iridasmusic Matt: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/musicbymattsmith/ Matt’s podcast (new episode comes out on Monday!): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaoZCBGmv2mXk3T4Vb1rL7UJUY2I80bB3 Releases talked about on the show: Reila - Same Drugs (Chance the Rapper cover): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux0YdIp--pQ A.J. Crew - Expensive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuDL_yonlAE OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Like I say at the top of this show, if you’re new to the RISS fam, HEY! Welcome!!! Thanks for listening, and I hope you know that in addition to being VERY easy on the eyes, you are one impressive human being. I love you…
Strength Level: Black Coffee This week on your favorite podcast: GRANISON CRAWFORD is back in the house to help Ryan interview the lovely and talented, NINA STOREY!! Nina is a super talent, while also being a joy to be around. Do you need more? WHY?! You don’t need more than that you freak! She shares THREE songs on this episode, and they talk about everything from her theory of Canadians possibly being aliens (pause), to the ultimate heights of friendship and encouragement. Follow Nina everywhere you can, try and see her live ASAP, and jump on the Nina band wagon EARLY AS HELL!! You will NOT regret it. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you’re clothes are dirty, wash em If you’re face is filthy, clean it These are simple rules that will make everyone around you smile…
Strength Level: Aqua Man! Holy moly. I’m getting tired of people coming up to me on the street and saying, “good job dude…but we ALL know you’re out of bad ass guests now.” You know WHY, I’m getting tired of it? BECAUSE I’M NOT EVEN CLOSE TO OUT OF THEM AT ALL. And to help prove that this week, I brought on the timpanist for the Portland Opera, an all around gentleman, and one of my dear friends: WILL RENO. Will and I have been friends for years, and he has LONG supported the RISS podcast and everything we do here on this show. It’s been a long time coming, but sit down, relax, and enjoy as we sit down for a one-on-one interview where we talk about EVERY HARD ISSUE YOU CAN IMAGINE. Obviously, not really, but you guys know what I mean! Just listen to hear an auditory reminder of what friendship sounds like. After that, go check out Will in ANY WAY you can imagine! He’s the best, does cool stuff, and does cool stuff in very good ways. GO CHECK HIM OUT! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you like “Get Your Dang Butt out of My Face” and/or have taken it as a personal mantra through life as we have, you are gonna LOVE this episode. If you hate cussing a lot, you’re gonna REALLY dislike this one.…
Strength Level: MYSTERY For the FIRST time ever on RISS, Super Strong Ryan invited A MAGICIAN on the show! Actually to be MORE correct, our special guest co-host, GRANISON CRAWFORD, invited him! This week, settle into your seat, get comfy, and prep your brain to fall in love with magic man, ADI RAMAKRISHNA!!!! Adi and Ryan met outside of Ryan’s apartment about 10 minutes before the recording, and we can tell you from experience, this is a nice nice gentle man. Follow him on social media, look for him at the magic castle, and just jump on the Adi bandwagon TODAY!!! Also, you KNOW you’re happy that Granison is back. I can tell because you’re smiling. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Be nice to others It’s just nice to be nice What else can you want from me to say right now?…
Strength Level: Blue Steel This week, Ryan takes you BACK to his home town of Wichita, KS to interview one of his OLD friends in his own dang back yard! The man and walkin around ICT legend: NATHAN WILLIAMS! Sitting underneath Nathan’s spirit/study tree, they take down so many of life’s hardest issues, tell stories about each other, talk about Nathan’s time as a male model in Poland, and so much dang more. Also featured on this episode is some of the music from Nathan’s BAD ASS EP, “The Cool”. Go to band camp NOW and buy this album. I’m telling you guys!!! My guests are INSANE. You need to be a fan of ALL of them ASAP!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I’m sorry if these episodes have been seriously cutting into your bank account because of how bad ass everyone’s music has been….. But I’m also not sorry at all. In fact, you’re just welcome. That’s how I feel.…
Strength Level: Blazing Hot Chicken Wings AWWWWWWWW YEAH!Another week is here, meaning you get to spend an hour or so with another bad ass person! This week, Super Strong Ryan sits down with one of the coolest people to walk into his studio: LA Based Drummer, CAITLIN MOSS! You guys are gonna love her for so many reasons: Cool Fun Bad ass great drummer (THIS EPISODE INCLUDES MUSIC!!!) Nice to everyone (even you) Etc And more Misc Basically, it’s ok if you’re getting used to meeting bad asses through this show. They are the only type of people Ryan lets on here, and you GOTTA know that by now. Check Caitlin out at www.caitlinmossdrums.com and @caitlinmossdrums on IG TODAY! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Father’s day is coming up SOON! Go hug yo dad! It’s nice to do!…
Strength Level: HERCULES! GEEEEEEZALOOOO!!! Every week, you come here and you think, “Well hell. That was a great episode. There’s no chance he can do it again next week!” And then I invite people like SARAH BAUZA AND TATE HERRMAN ON MY FREAKIN SHOW AND BLOW YOUR LITTLE IDEA TO SMITHEREEEEEENS!!! Tate & Sarah are not only wonderful women and friends to all who know them, but super talents behind the trumpet, members of the Los Alamitos High School Show Choir Band (of bad asses), and the list just goes on and on. Listen this week as I sit with these two great people and break down the mysteries of all of our lives. You won’t regret it, you’ll be better for it, and man we’ll all just be closer in the end. Like I mention in this episode multiple times, these two are MORE than deserving of their own episodes, but their friendship is big and bold, and needed to be documented in podcast form. The only format it had yet to be documented in. Jump on the Bauza/Herrman fan train NOW. That’s all I can say. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Life is hard. Beer is soft. Do both things.…
Strength Level: Spicy Jalepeno This week, Super Strong Ryan has invited a true gentleman to the show. LA based drummer, SHELDON REED is here to goof around, talk drums, talk friendship, and generally just make you smile and look forward to someday meeting and befriending him. Sheldon is an AWESOME drummer here in LA performing with groups like Lucy & La Mer, Post Modern Jukebox, and many more. If you are into drums, musicians, cool people, etc, GET ON THE SHELDON REED BAND WAGON TODAY!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I just got back from Portland, and if you’ve never been there, you should go to there. It’ll make you feel better about a lot of things.…
Strength Level: Karate Kick! This week on the most inspirational podcast you know about, Super Strong Ryan has invited his dear friend, LEAH SILVA into the studio! Leah is an incredible person and performer, and if you are into tap dance, you need to check her out ASAP!!!! As a surprise, she brought her young student/friend, TATUM! So you’re getting that double tap delight today, PLUS, because she is still a teenager for a wee bit longer, we get a RETURN TO THE “TEEN TRAMPOLINE”!!!!!!! This was fun to record, fun to edit, and it’s gonna be fun for you to listen to…..but what I hope you have, even more than fun, is an inspiring experience. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: No matter what anyone says, it’s still TOTALLY cool to build forts in your home.…
Strength Level: Evander Holyfield This week, join Super Strong Ryan as he interviews the incredibly talented, Donna Louden! Donna is a vocalist and actor in the music theatre genre, and is basically just kicking ass all over the country! You can see her at Disneyland as Elsa in their production of "Frozen", and touring as a swing in the broadway touring production of "Bright Star". In addition, if you listen to this episode, you will get to know Donna. You will get to know her favorite things, the things she wishes would get their dang butts out of her face, and SO MUCH DAMN MORE!!! Tune in EVERY week to hear more fabulous guests, but before you do that, hit Donna up on ALL the social medias and get on the Donna train EARLY! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Is it getting hot in here because it's close to summer???? No..that's just you lookin good as all get out.…
Strength Level: Coconut Creamer This week, Super Strong Ryan (with the help of special guest co-host GRANISON CRAWFORD) sits down with Rudy Love Jr, drinks coconut creamer in his coffee, talks, and shares MUCH BAD ASS MUSIC! If you like sillymen, incredible tunes, comforting sounds, happy boys, etc...you're gonna LOVE THIS EPISODE! Check out Rudy and Granison ASAP because these two guys are not only great people, but also INSANELY talented artists who you will be SO happy to have jumped on their bandwagons early. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: CONGRATULATIONS TO MY LITTLE SISTER ALISHA FOR KICKING ALL ASS IN HIGH SCHOOL!!!!!…
STRENGTH LEVEL: LA TRAFFIC THIS WEEK: MIKALA SCHMITZ Not only that, BUT a freakin DEBUT of a tune!!! Mikala, and past guest, Sergio Sanchez, put together a cover of the tune "Bang Bang", and you guys are going to FUGGIN LOVE IT!!!!!!! There is so much music crammed into this episode, and in addition to that, an incredible one on one interview with a truly lovely and inspiring person. Listen to this, get online, and become Mikala's biggest fan. I promise you it will pay HUGE dividends later on in your dang life! :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Lay off the insulting yourself in the mirror thing this week. You are VERY good looking, and everyone sees it but you. OOOOO eeeeee! You are one hot tamale.…
Strength Level: An Alaskan Dogsled Team Today, Super Strong Ryan invites his dear friend, ANDREW LEDERMAN to the show for a crazy long episode!!! Basically, it would be a shame to not let you in on so much of the hang that we had that evening; and believe me, we cut out A TON OF STUFFFF!!!! Ryan had recorded several episodes on this day (with special guest TARA LOUISE), and by the end of the day, everyone was having so much fun, that KIRA MORRISON and LORI PASQUALINO decided to JOIN IN ON THE FUN!!! We have a blast, we talk about so many ridiculous things, and most importantly, we share A TON OF ORIGINAL MUSIC!!!!! You have GOT to check out all the wonderful people on this episode. But don't forget, Andrew Lederman is the man of the hour, and you will MOST DEFINITELY want to be on his band wagon ASAP. :) Hope you enjoy another fantastic fun waste of your time!!!! haha! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Oh! You don't like long episodes?? You like em when we keep em nice and tight and organized for ya?? WE DON'T GIVE TWO CRAPS ABOUT THAT!!!!!!!!! (Newsflash alert)…
Strength Level: Rocky Balboa This week, Super Strong Ryan bring in ANOTHER BAD ASS GUEST! Piano player, and LA based gentleman, MICHAEL RAGONESE. This guy is an extremely talented and humble human being, who is both fun to be around, and a delight to listen to. Ryan sits him down one on one to take a deep dive into what makes him TICK! All your favorite games, all your favorite types of questions, and again, MORE MUSIC!!! Listen to Michael, check him out on youtube and social media, and increase your brain power by becoming a fan of his TODAY. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: You warm people up with your friendship. If it's cold where you are today, smile at someone and show them you mean it.…
Strength Level: Tropical Punch This week, Super Strong Ryan has the help of special guest co-host GRANISON CRAWFORD, as he interviews actor/musician/multi talent, Sergio Sanchez. Get ready for a deep dive on what makes Sergio the man he is in SO MANY different facets of his personality. We talk acting, marriage, politics, Puerto Rico, music, and so much more!!! Check out Sergio as he climbs the Hollywood Mountain, and jump on the band wagons of people like him and Granison ASAP!!!! You won't be sorry about being an EARLY fan!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Hey you....yeah you. Thank you for always comin on back week after week. I love you so dearly for what you do.…
Strength Level: A Sneeze! This week, Super Strong Ryan (with the help of fan fave, TARA LOUISE)interviews the amazing KIRA MORRISON! Ryan met Kira through the Silverlake Conservatory of Music and has been working with her for years, and now you get to hear first hand why she is so cool! Not only do we feature another original track of Tara's at the beginning of the show, but in addition to Kira's interview, she brought her guitar to the studio and plays THREE of her original tunes for you guys. What more do you want guys? That's all you could possibly want! Kira and Tara are BOTH amazingly talented people, so jump on the band wagon early, and enjoy another great week of your favorite dang podcast! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Easter and April Fool's Day JUST passed....breath it in. No more fear of huge rabbits or looking like a fool for an entire year. I love it when you feel safe from those dangers.…
Strength Level: An Old Pioneer This week on RISS, we are featuring the personality and talents of MARCOS VARELA. Listen as Ryan gently coerces Marcos' sillier side out into a whacky interview using all the classic tactics that all of you (except you) have learned to love and expect from him. Marcos is a stand up (get it?) guy, and someone who you should DEFINITELY be checking out if you like good music. He's all over the world all the time, so jump on the band wagon sooner than later! You won't regret it! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I don't care if you like wine over champagne, or pie over cake, or rabbits over hamsters, or any of the other options. You're lovely just the way you are.…
Strength Level: Black Panther If a movie called "Black Panther" can make billions of $$, imagine what a podcast with a STRENGTH LEVEL OF BLACK PANTHER WILL DO!!! This week, Super Strong Ryan has invited his buddy SEAN PATRICK GALLAGHER to the show!! It was JUST St. Patrick's day, and this episode even features Sean's version of "Oh Danny Boy!" Sean is a great guy, and in addition to EVERYTHING else this episode offers, we have SPECIAL GUEST CO-HOST TARA LOUISE!!!! If you don't remember Tara from our show (which is highly UNLIKELY), go check out Episode 23 NOW!! There is a ton of music on this episode, a ton of goofiness, and a ton of things that will make your heart feel suh dang good. So get comfy, grab yourself a green beer (because that's fun no matter what day it is), have a good friend nearby, and feel the luck of the Irish seep into your ears! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: No matter what that guy said, you are 10x better looking, and you smell SO MUCH better. I know that's surface level.....but it still feels nice to know.…
Strength Level: Steam Heat This week, Super Strong Ryan (and special guest co-host LORI PASQUALINO) dive into another entertaining interview with the lovely and talented: BECCA LUSTGARTEN Lori & Becca have been friends forever, Becca and Ryan have been friends for several years, Lori and Ryan really like each other. Basically, this recipe makes for a real aural explosion of friendship, and we think you're going to love it! PLUS, real music from Lori's "The Live Project", and a tune Becca was involved in creating called "On Columbine" from "Guns! The Album". Everyone on this episode is worth checking out, and then IMMEDIATELY jumping on their bandwagons. Hope you enjoy another great week of RISS! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: When you look in the mirror today, smile at you. You'll feel good, and mirror you will look even better than before.…
Strength Level: Bullet Proof Glass This week, Super Strong Ryan is BACK IN LA! And who better to welcome you all back to the city that never sleeps (west coast campus), than JONAH LEVINE!!! Jonah & Ryan sit back, relax, and answer the hard questions, while also managing to highlight just SOME of the amazing music that Jonah creates and puts out! We truly hope you brought your listening ears and enjoyment smiles this week......you’ll need them both. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Friendship is like apples in a basket. You can see when the basket is full because of all the friendly holes in it.…
Strength Level: Vitamin C Yahoooo!!!!!! And by "Yahoooo!!!!!!", I actually mean, "holy dang...love month from the love city is over..." To be sad about love month being over is easy... To be sad about leaving episodes from my lovely hometown of Wichita, KS is even easier.... But NEVER FEAR!!! This week, we have the AMAZINGLY talented and warm human being: AARON LEE MARTIN He is a what I like to think of as a teddy bear man who you can love in real life. If that doesn't make you want to listen....you may need to check your chest for "no-heart-in-it-disease". Anyway, listen to Super Strong Ryan as he talks to Aaron about everything your heart desires. After you fall in love with Aaron, and listen to SOME of his amazing new album, "Learned Behavior", get the hell on your computer and download everything you can find of his, and JUMP ON THAT BANDWAGON! You won't be alone! Ryan is there! On the wagon! All crazy caps and exclamation points aside, Aaron is the real deal, a person I am very grateful to call a friend, and someone you will want to stay in the loop for. I am truly sad to be "out" of episodes from Wichita after today...but I go home all the time! So plenty more Kansas bad assery will be coming in the future! :) Enjoy this week's show with.....I think bourbon. I think that's what you drink for this friendship. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you keep smiling like that, someone is just going to finally not have the strength to stay away, and they are gonna give you a love smooch. Take that as future excitement...or a dreadful warning.…
Strength Level: Clowns Today, Super Strong Ryan is bringing you another WONDERFUL guest from his WONDERFUL hometown of Wichita, KS: MICAH OELZE! Nowhere better to come to you than from the love city itself during this loving month, and bringing you another DOCTOR! It's obvious and true that Ryan has many friends who are doctors. But THIS one is his OLDEST friend who is a doctor. In addition, Micah is a musician, a multi-lingual man, a lover of people/animals/food, and so much damn more you can't even wrap your mind around it. Ryan sat with Micah for an ENTIRE night during his travels back home, so we hope you'll enjoy this little sneak peak into that night's conversation. Please check out Micah wherever you can, and ALSO, like Ryan mentions at the top of this episode: GO CHECK OUT PAST GUEST'S LISA DEPIRO'S CROWDRISE PAGE NOW!! Lisa is doing AMAZING things, and if you're listening to this episode in the future, look her up and I guarantee you she is doing something else amazing that you can contribute to! But if you're around in the present, GO HERE NOW: https://www.crowdrise.com/lisadepiro As always, we hope you love the episode, and more importantly, find new inspiration to get you through another crazy week of life. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: You are VERY nice to look at (this week is purely surface for us.....and we thank you for that)…
Strength Level: All of the glue in the world This week is SO MANY THINGS: - Week 2 of THE LOVE MONTH - RISS' VALENTINE'S DAY EPISODE! - Another episode from Wichita, KS (the LOVE city) - Another feature with SO MUCH MUSIC - A VERY special episode But most importantly, this week features Shylee and Ember Eichelberger; the daughters of my friend Ryan Eichelberger. My brother Ryan passed away in September after an almost 30 year battle with lymphangiomytosis and Gorhman's disease, but he left behind him an incredibly inspiring legacy of music, beautiful children, and friends that will continue to tell Ryan's story and try to share as much of Ryan's legacy for as long as we all can. In a time when not much music in the mainstream really highlights real stories or emotions, Ryan's passion was using his music to express his feelings. Normally, I put these episodes out for fun, goofiness, and to give people a breath of fresh/crazy air during their day/week/routine/etc. My hope for THIS episode however is that if you are someone who needs help, feels alone, feels scared, and you somehow stumble onto this episode....that it makes you smile, and makes you feel less alone. That's what Ryan would have wanted, and I'm SO proud and excited to share my love for him, his incredible family, and his music with anyone who takes the time to listen. Happy Valentine's Day to whoever reads this. I love ya very much. OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: You aren't alone, and you are loved like crazy. If you like Ryan's music, please go to soundcloud and listen to his albums for FREE! Feel free to email ryanissuperstrong@gmail.com for more info about Ryan and his music!…
Strength Level: Panther (brave and bold) Today, let Ryan kick off his time with you during this month of love in the very city he loves so much: WICHITA, KS. Each week this month, Super Strong Ryan will be interviewing people from his beloved hometown, and today, listen as he kicks it all off with one of his oldest friends: MOLLY NEELEY. She's a woman She's a singer She's very nice She has a trio (the Molly Neeley Trio) Ryan takes her through all of the stuff you've grown to love, and THEN SOME! Enjoy it, enjoy the music, go check out Molly all over Wichita, and all over social media! Then go hit that subscribe button, rate and review the podcast (5 STARS), and never skip another episode for ANY REASON EVER!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: All extravagant excitement aside; this month is going to be VERY special. We hope you get a little snippet of how amazing Wichita is with every week of this month's episodes, and we hope it makes our friendship even stronger......that's right....I mean you.…
Strength Level: The JAYHAWK This week, Ryan invited a friend on in order to show you just how good, strong, and pure friendship can be. Paul Schapker, the multi-talented drummer, teacher, cutie pie, and friend, is HERE to talk to Ryan about the world we live in, and why it's so great, while also being so challenging. Paul is an amazing man who you will grow to love by listening to him. We hope you enjoy this week's episode, and stay tuned for TONS more new episodes dropping EVERY TUESDAY FOR FREEEE! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: It's already almost February....the month of love....so you need to know this going in.......I love you…
Strength Level: Ivory Happy NAMM week everyone! If you're new to the show, then get this through your brain RIGHT NOW: WE ONLY HAVE BAD ASSES ON THIS SHOW! This week, your loyal and loving host, Super Strong Ryan, continues his midwestern travels into BLUSTERY Chicago, IL to spend a little time with one of his favorite piano playin humans: MAX MARSHALL! Sit back, grab a beer (or lemonade, or whatever you like), and listen as Ryan extracts all of Max's wonderful thoughts and views on all the hard stuff! ALSO, check out several tracks Max is on ON THIS SHOW! Including all this music has been a true blast, and we hope you love this episode, rate and review the show, and share it with allll yo frenz! See you next week for another BAD ASSSS interview! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: If you ARE a musician at NAMM this week, look for Ryan. He will be the one smiling at you.…
Strength Level: Obiwan Kenobi This week, Super Strong Ryan is presenting you with week #2 in Wichita, KS. This time featuring his very first drum/percussion mentor, STEVE HATFIELD. Not only will you hear Ryan ask Steve all the hard questions you've learned to love from him, but you will hear tune after tune of Steve's to show you that Ryan does not mess around with whack guests. Super proud of this episode, so check it out, share it, and make sure you and EVERY SINGLE PERSON YOU HAVE EVER MET is subscribed to this show! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: 2018? More like 20GREATeen.…
Strength Level: Three MOUSEketeers Today, let Super Strong Ryan introduce you to some new friends from his hometown of WICHITA, KS! Jordan Nuss and Micah Grafton are OLD friends of Ryan, and here to shoot the snot and break down every hard issue in the book! You'll get a chance to interact with them on the "Slow Down Throw Down", you'll hear old themes and sounds of their childhood, and so much more. In addition, we're talkin the funniest and SEXIEST of episodes today, so get ready for another rompy wity Ryan and some guys you're gonna fall in ear love with. Enjoy, and see you next weeeeeeek as Ryan continues his MidWestern adventure! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: When you've got friends, you don't even food. Friendship is great for your diet (but can hurt your little tummy).…
Strength Level: THE PHOENIX This week, we feature not only the OFFICIAL triumphant return of the RISS podcast, but the return of THREE past guests: Stephen Rothkopf Eddie Haddad Mike Mackley All three have been on before, and now it's time to feature them all in an epic farewell to Stephen who has left all of us to live in Australia with his lovely lady! As always, we talk ALL THE HARD ISSUES. But more importantly, we share our love of friendship, try not to show our teeth, and most importantly, share THREE of Stephen's original tracks from Ryan's home studio! Check it out, share with friends, rate/review, and any other way you can think to interact with us here at RISS!!! Enjoy, HAPPY NEW YEAR, and see you next week for MORE BRAND NEW GUESTS!!!!!! Subscribe now on itunes and soundcloud! IG - @ryanissuperstrong twitter - @superstrongryan email - ryanissuperstrong@gmail.com LOVE YOU SUH MUCH OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: We are officially back together; you, and me. We won't be leaving you again even for a WEEK for a very long time my sweet darling. The comeback, is REAL. See you next weeeeeeek!…
Strength Level: Jinglehorse! Excuse us for not releasing our FIRST FULL EPISODE back on our regular Tuesday...... BUT IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!! So instead of coming back on January 2 like Super Strong Ryan told you he would, we brought back past guests, LORI PASQUALINO AND MATTHEW GRANT to talk about Christmas, and sing THREEEEEE LIVE TRACKS on the podcast! SSR is so happy to be back with all of you, coming from the new home studio and bringing episodes with so much bad assery!! Check out Lori Pasqualino and Matthew Grant all over the internet, and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU!!! Oh! And make sure and subscribe so you don't miss ANY new episodes! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Merry Happy Christmas and All Other Holidays because happiness is the glue that makes smiles stick to your face forever.…
WE ARE BACK AND, we are frontloading the comeback with a ton of surprises. First of all, coming back over a week earlier than promised! 2nd of all, with this short episode featuring past guest, DUSTIN KOESTER, and his Christmas collaboration video with Super Strong Ryan: A YOUTUBE video of an ALL DRUMS version of "12 Days of Christmas"! Check it out, share with your friends, and stay tuned for ALL OF THE AWESOME stuff coming at you this season!!! We love you so dearly https://youtu.be/IPMfAc0QJZY…
The show is COMIN BACK BAYBEEEE!!!! After closing down in 2016, America went through one of its hardest years yet. Among things that were lost to time........the Ryan is Super Strong Podcast. But like the mighty Phoenix rises from the ashes, Super Strong Ryan has built his own home studio, and is now bringing RISS to life EVERY WEEK starting in January of 2018!!! All of your favorite games, plus new games, new guests, and of course, RETURNING favorite people!!!! In addition to that, SSR already has an out of town series planned (like 2016's Nashville adventure), and SEVERAL of the new episodes include MUSICAL FEATURES from our musician friends!!! Can't wait for you to dive in to the new episodes, but until then, check out ALLLLL of the old episodes on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, or however you listen to podcasts! Please go rate and review, and go say something to us on Instagram (@RyanIsSuperStrong) or Twitter (@superstrongryan)!! Get excited and we'll see you guys in a few weeks for BRAND NEW EPISODES!!!!!!!!!!…
The bad news is: we are going on a 2-3 month extended Holiday break! The good news is: there are PLENTY of other podcasts to keep you happy during the break, and you can continue to go back into the archive, re-listen, and continue hyping our show!!! TONS of bad ass stuff is planned for 2017, so don't fret! We will be back crazier than ever!!!!! Enjoy your holidays, hug your family, and we'll see you in a couple months!!!!! (If Ryan is in a good mood...MAYBE you'll hear some crazy holiday content throughout the next couple months as well!!) Our personal thoughts for you today: Love you so much, and you're the best friends we've ever had HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!…
Strength Level: Thanksgiving Leftovers This week, wipe the stuffing crumbs off your face & get ready for another dooooozy of an episode of your favorite podcast! Super Strong Ryan invited his friend, KYLE LALONE, into the studio this week, not only to face the hard questions & tell things to get their dang butts out of their faces...but also, to hype Kyle's brand new, self-titled EP that JUST dropped on bandcamp!! Kyle is another great guy who we are proud to have on the show, and you should check him and his new album out ASAP!! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: If you weren't happy and thankful already, this episode will give you something to feel both of those feelings about.…
Strength Level: The Relationship between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans (when they first met) Gobble gobble baby!! Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!! We love you! And that's why we brought ANOTHER bad ass guest this week: HELEN DE LA ROSA!!! Helen, from the Dominican Republic, is an enormously talented drummer who is kicking ass, taking names, & for inspiring so many new female drummers everywhere to keep hittin!! Helen sits down this week with Super Strong Ryan, Regular Strength Nathan, & Intern Neil (who is back!!!), & has a blast getting thrown into the segments that you guys know and love! And we talk about our love of Thanksgiving!!!! Enjoy this week, RATE and REVIEW, and have an INCREDIBLE holiday!!! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: No one is more thankful for you, than we are.…
Strength Level: The Electoral College Man we got a GOOD one for you today! The wonderful, talented, tall man, JUSTIN OLIVER is here!!!! Also in studio is past guest (& brother of the host) CHRISTIAN KNUDSEN! The guys have a great time as usual, & get goofy as hell as always, however this time, definitely with a political twinge & an exhaustion we can all probably relate to. We hope this episode is something you can relate with, & still be able to find your little bit of a break from reality that we normally try to provide! Check out Justin Oliver, Slim Jenkins, & EVERYTHING this guy does ASAP. What a sweetie pie! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: We love you so dearly…
Strength Level: Long Distance Relationships What's better than friendship? Maybe some things....but certainly not a lot of things. This week, we have on someone who exemplifies and embodies the word friendship. Saxophone extraordinaire: HUNTER DIAMOND! Super Strong Ryan scored a little of Hunter's time while he was in LA for a weekend, & now you get to listen to the hang! If you like jazz, sweetie pies, friendship, etc, you're gonna love this guy. Our personal Thoughts for You Today: Voting is good if you're voting for the lady…
Strength Level: Brave Little Toaster If you think last week's saxophone player, or the two bass players before that were cutie pies....get ready to get your socks knocked clean off your little feet! This week, Super Strong Ryan invited a new dear friend of his, AN LA SUPER TALENT, KATIE JOHNSON!!! Katie sits down with SSR, Regular Strength Nathan, Intern Neil, AND (special past guest appearance) her lovely boyfriend, Nick Stone. They shoot the shiz, talk the hard stuff, get into the nitty gritty, & have a blast together, & YOU GET TO LISTEN IN!! Katie is genuinely a wonderfully strong, talented, & inspiring woman, so if you like those kings, check her out & get on the Katie Johnson band wagon TODAY!!! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: Gobble gobble time is on its way......use your favorite foods to start stretching your stomach out now for the holiday meals yo momma gonna cooka for you.…
Strength Level: Forgetfulness. This week, we have a guy who is makin big moves in the LA based horn player scene, & the reason he's doin that, is cuz he's a real sweetie. Jeremy Lappitt is here this week! Sax player for all kinds of cool stuff (i.e. Brian Setzer, DISNEY, etc), Jeremy is here to face the spookiest episode of the month.....the Halloween week episode. It's hard to get any spookier than October, and then Halloween happens. Anyway, check out Jeremy ASAP & join the bandwagon early! Also! DUH! Go rate and review the podcast DUH! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: Nothing is spookier than never rating and reviewing the podcast.…
Strength Level: Silver Bullet An hour more powerful than ever before.... This week, we have crossed a HUGE milestone for the podcast. 60 EPISODES!!! To celebrate, we invited past guests: Tom Rasulo Granison Crawford Nick Stone Kyle Traska Russell Stout And with those past guests, Super Strong Ryan, Regular Strength Nathan, & Intern Neil tested their strength with a LIVE power hour. Each minute more challenging than the next, Ryan throws challenge after challenge at his guests as they take shots of beer every minute for an hour!! We hope you'll get to a safe place, & play along this week!!!! This episode was a blast, & you will want to keep up with ALL of these great entertainers. So check out the podcast Instagram, follow all the players, & get on all of their bandwagons EARLY!!! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: If you haven't done a power hour before....now's your chance to do one with people who love you dearly.…
Strength Level: Jolly Green Giant This week, we have a very special guest for you: The one and only, MICHAEL MACKLEY. We actually tried to have Mike on once before, but now, it's finally here! Finally time to have our dear friend tell you his feelings on all of the issues you CARE about!! Check out Mike online ASAP because he truly is a bad asssss musician who you are going to LOVE! And also, go rate and review our wonderful podcast!!! Because we love you and would do it for you if you asked us to. Our personal Thoughts for You Today: We know it's scary this month...... we know! Just be brave.... be as brave as you possibly can.…
Strength Level: Walkin around Skeletons Ahhhhh!!! SPOOKY OCTOBER IS HERE AGAIN! Well everyone....it's the time of the year we all dread and have nightmares about.........SPOOKY OCTOBER. The feeling of fear is undeniable, but to help us all get through, Super Strong Ryan has invited one of his old buddies, DAVID MCNALLY to the show! They talk about the hard stuff, reflect on fright and fear, reminisce about times of old, and much MUCH more on this week's new episode of the podcast! David is a great guy, bass player, member of the band Monark, engineer, fellow Kansan, and more! So check him out on social media (@dmcnall) and become friends with him TODAY!!! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: Be brave....this is only the beginning of the spookiest month....…
Strength Level: BEST OFS PART 3 Oooooo EEEEEEA, it's round 3!!!!! If you've been keeping up with us the last few weeks, then you already KNOW what's about to happen! The 3rd installment of our best of series is HERE, & we think you're gonna love it! This episode features some of our favorite moments with guests like: - Ben Azzi - Chris Luebeck - Sotiris Eliopoulos - Todd Glass - Reuben Gingrich - Julian Hoffman - Alessandra Castronovo - Tom Rasulo - Ethan Golub - Dr. Timothy Tesh - Josh Johnson - Dustin Koester - Ana Laidley - Granison Crawford - Carolyn Jania - Adam Ceschin - Nate Lee - Neville Wickstrom It's been an amazing first year of our show, we couldn't be more proud of our amazing list of entertainers, & we hope you guys will all stick around for PLENTY more bad asses as we start this new year of shows!!! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: If you don't love the show after these best of's....you may be a monster person.…
Strength Level: BEST OFS PART 2 WAHOOOOOO, it's round 2!!! If you are one of the many who enjoyed last week's best of episode, you are gonna LOVE this one! Because it's freakin round TWO BAYBEEEEE!! This week's episode features some of our favorite memories from episodes 19-36, featuring guests: - DWNTWN - DJ Potira - Tim Jo - Shewan Howard - Tara Louise - Angela Muhwezi - Chelsea Gonzalez - Marrque Nunley - Matthew Grant - VARNA - Gretje Angell - Frank del Corral - Liza Wallace - Kira Hooks - Jeff Goodkind - David Supica - Shane Williams - Arianna Fanning - Cameron Bedell This crop of clips also features guest producer, & friend of the show, COLEMAN COOK from when we did the 7 episode Nashville series! Basically, this show is jam packed with the goods. So sit back, relax, & get ready for a FUGGIN BLAST FROM DA PAST! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: Memories can be such a nice present from your brain to you…
Strength Level: BEST OFS PART 1 Whooaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!! This week, we decided to release part 1 of THREEEEEE "best of" episodes! This week featuring guests from episode 1-18!!! That means you're gonna hear from: - Christian Euman - Erica Davis - Stephen Rothkopf - Nick Stone - Jade Cienega - Tim Barbour - Kyle Traska - Lori Pasqualino - Annie Knudsen - Nick Brown - Josh Frackleton - Ben Morgan - Chris Hackman - Lisa DePiro - Megan Aclan - Karli Kaiser - Chad Coleman - Russell Stout - Christian Knudsen - Anna Butterss Whether this is your first time listening, or you're an old friend to the show, we think you gonna really like what we have in store for ya! So buckle your little seatbelt or else you gonna fall off dat chair. (Cuz of the laughter movements) & after this show is done, go check out ALLLLL the episodes, & more importantly, EVERY ONE OF OUR BAD ASS GUESTS!!!!!! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: Isn't reminiscing with your friends so nice to do?…
Strength Level: Time Capsule 5 guests come to ring in the new year!!!! This week, this VERY special week, is our happy New Years episode!!! For this very special episode, we've invited FIVE past guests to come have fun with us & talk about true human strength. Past guests, Christian Euman, Lori Pasqualino, Angela Muhwezi, Matthew Grant, & Marrque Nunley are in the house to reflect on RISS's first year on the pod! As well as catch us up on how they doin these days!!! Check out everyone online ASAP, & once again, thanks to EVERYONE who has been a part of this show so far. Recording this show has been more fun for us than we ever thought it would be!!!! (And we knew it was gonna be very fun) Our Personal Thoughts for You Today: HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!…
Strength Level: Sherlock Holmes This week, a South AfriCAN!!! On this week's episode of RISS (and our last episode of our FIRST podcast year!), we invited the wonderful & talented DJ/event planner/jack of all trades, NEVILLE WICKSTROM to the show! Neville not only answers all the hard questions, but he buys in completely & begs the universe HARD, & tells things to TRULY get their dang butts out his face. Can't be happier about this guest, or ANY of our guests for the past year!!!! Our Personal Thoughts for You Today: Thank you ALL for joining us each week....now don't you DARE stop!!!!…
Strength Level: Spider-Man's Webs The Master Nate himself This week on RISS, we've invited an old friend of SSR, NATE LEE! Percussionist extraordinaire and extreme gentleman, Nate, and SSR sit down to talk the hard issues, have a blast in Learning by Listing and so much more! Check out Nate and all he does in the Atlanta music scene ASAP!! Our personal Thoughts for You Today: it's hot out! Take a dip and cool off you silly goose!…
Strength Level: A snake's venomous fang If this is what friendship is like, sign me up for a big helping of friendship for dinner. This week, Super Strong Ryan invites not only a HUGE studio audience, but the comedic duo CAROLYN JANIA and ADAM CESCHIN!!! It's basically a laugh a second, and your face & mouth will hurt physically from the amount of good feelings your heart and mind will have. What else can we say? Check out Carloyn, Adam, and SCHMABERET ASAP!!!! If you like laughter and nice things, you owe it to yourself. Our Personal Thoughts for You Today: for goodness sakes your hair is nice today!!!!…
Strength Level: Cap'n Crunch Another friendship grows in strength this week. This week, Super Strong Ryan invited the delightful, multi-talented, & hilarious GRANISON CRAWFORD to the show! Having just met Regular Strength Nathan when walking into the studio, you can literally HEAR how quickly this guy makes friendships! SSR and Granison talk the hard issues, compliment the hell out of each other, and as always, tell some figurative butts out of their DANG FACES! Check out Granison ASAP. He is a comedian on the rise in a big way in LA, and you will want to prove that you were on the band wagon EARLY when everyone is telling you about their favorite "new and cool comedian" they "discovered" on Netflix! Our Personal Thoughts for You Today: Car problems can go to hell, and if you're having car problems, know you are not alone in this life.…
Strength Level: SAMBA She danced into Nathan's studio... and now she'll dance directly into your heart. This week, Super Strong Ryan got the WONDERFUL human being, Ana Laidley into the studio and it is a TREAT for your dang ears! Ana is an AMAZING samba dancer from Brazil who Ryan fell madly in love with, and now all of you will too. She is a sweetie pie, hilarious, and a huge ball of contagious energy!!! Check her out ASAP, try to take her samba dance classes if you can, and listen to the episode over and over until some of her great juju rubs off on you! :) Our Personal Thoughts for You Today: Dance.... all you need to do today.... is dance.…
Strength Level: Steamroller I caught them all, when I caught this friend This week, Super Strong Ryan invites his fellow Hoosier/Drummer/Beer drinker friend, DUSTIN KOESTER to the show! They sit down & let you learn while Dustin lists. They sit down & slow things down in a listener interactivity based platform game that is basically changing the face of podcasting. What else could you want? Go check out Dustin ASAP, rate & review the show, & become friends of ours as soon as possible because our friendship will make you smile & hugs will be free. Our Personal Thoughts for You Today: Catch them...catch them all…
Strength Level: Friendship The man who puts XO in saXOphone This week, Super Strong Ryan has another one of his great friends, fellow IU alum, LA jazz musician, and all around bad dog JOSH JOHNSON on the show!! Josh and SSR are joined by last week's guest, Dr. Timothy J. Tesh, and frequent audience member/past feature guest, Marrque Nunley! Josh is on the rise in a BIG way in LA, so go check him out (@joshuaajohn) on social media, and at ANY show you hear he is playing. In addition, check out the Primary Colors Trio (also featuring past guest Liza Wallace, and your host, SSR!!!) Our Personal Thoughts for You Today: We love you, and you are a sweetie pie.…
Strength Level: Bull Mastiff Trumpet players can be sweetie pies too This week, Super Strong Ryan invited his great friend & bad ass trumpeteer, TIMOTHY TESH!!!! TJ is moving to Mississippi soon, but before he did that, he came & brought forth gifts of beer to the podcast. What more could you ask for in a friend? He survives the gauntlet of questions, makes fun of SSR's height, and makes everyone squeal with glee. Not only is TJ a great musician, but he is a person ANYONE would be proud to have on their roster of friends. Follow this guy in ANY way possible & yo life will be better!! Our personal thoughts for you today: Listen to TJ's advice at the end...for real And be friends to people…
Strength Level: The mother freakin' SUN Another drummer in the house... but this time... it's different This week, old friend of Super Strong Ryan, talented drummer/actor, and FREAKIN' BLUE MAN, Ethan Golub, is here to hang!! Listen in as SSR and Ethan catch up, talk to MANY company executives, converse about beating the heat, Popsicles or naw-sicles, and so much more. Ethan is a great dude, a very talented jack of all trades, and WELL worth checking out in any form available!! So go check him out on social media and YouTube, his website for comedy shorts, or Blue Man Group shows ASAP!!!!! Our personal thoughts for you today: Do something to say thank you to your momma today.... you know why.…
Strength Level: American Freedoms A drummer comes to talk about the 4th of July in past tense.... from in the FUTURE? Welcome to another whacky week of RISS, this time featuring the delightful, TOM RASULO!!! Listen as the group sits in the studio, distracted often, and inspiring you continuously. Super Strong Ryan has a blast throwing Tom into the gauntlet that proves to be the hardest questions Tom has ever received, and it's up to you whether or not he knocks em out of the park or not!!! And in all seriousness, Tom and SSR had never met, and now have a very serious man friend bond that will prove (over time) to be strong and true. Check out Tom ASAP (@tom_rasulo)and JAPAETI on IG and YouTube because they are good and you NEEEEEEED them, even though your parents constantly say you don't need them. Our serious thoughts for you today: Don't brush your teeth so hard! You gonna hurt your gums!!…
Strength Level: Bagheera Now you can listen to a voice of someone who has been ON "The Voice"! This week, we have the wonderful Alessandra Castronovo on the show everybody!!!!! Al sits down to reminisce with Super Strong Ryan about their friendship, about Father's Day, about which is cuter, Teddy Grahams or Gummy Bears, AND SO MUCH MORE!!!! Check out Alessandra TODAY (@iamalessandrac) and start being a fan of hers before she blows up and everyone you know says things like, "if you REALLY knew anything good about music or life, you'd know THIS girl!" and makes you feel real dumb. Our personal thoughts for you today: if someone gets their face to close to you, you CAN slap it.…
Strength Level: One of those Old Timey Boxers With the velvety voice of an angel.... Super Strong Ryan invites new friend and bad ass guitar player, JULIAN HOFFMAN, to the show this week for the FIRST anything to be recorded in Regular Strength Nathan's new ass studio spot in Hollywood! Julian grips the hot seat like a man and handles issues like flipping the bird, politics, hot cocoa or not cocoa, and MUCH more! So get ready for a great episode, go rate and review LIKE CRAZY, and then go follow Julian (@thejulianhb) all over social media cause this guy is flyin up QUICK!!!! Our personal thoughts for you today: Seriously...we love you. Keep your spirits up. :)…
Strength Level: The Mighty Rhinocerous Another drummy man comes to hang! This week, SSR invites old friend & fellow drummer, REUBEN GINGRICH to the show!!!!!! Reuben is nice, he's also a sweetie pie. He is a MONSTER drummer, & someone you should not only take seriously, but someone you should look to for constant inspiration on several levels. Most of all....handsomeness. Check out Reuben and become a fan EARLY cause he's BLOWIN UP!!!!…
Strength Level: Big ole Earthquake Welp, we've got a really big one for ya today folks! Regular Strength Nathan is here, we have MORE new sounds brought to you by Chris Hackman & Super Strong Ryan, & we are coming to you from ON LOCATION at the home of the VERY popular podcast, "The Todd Glass Show", so that we could feature this week's special guest, comedian TODD GLASS!! As usual, Ryan throws our guest into the hot seat & asks the hard questions. But even though Todd said he could make the space his own, Ryan couldn't resist having Todd go crazy with bits, sound effects, & his usual wild rants! :) It was so much fun to meet Todd & record from HIS studio, & if you like our show, DEFINITELY go check out the Todd Glass Show (which is free through the Nerdist network of shows), & his comedy ALL OVER the place (www.toddglass.com). And if you're a new listener coming to check it out because of Todd, hey! Stick around awhile won't ya?! Our personal thoughts for you today: Whatever scent you're trying today is REALLY working for you....mmmmm daz real nice…
Strength Level: Last Samurai Drum friends, not dumb friends. Today, REGULAR STRENGTH NATHAN is back!! And with him, comes our first episode back in LA, & an amazingly talented guest named SOTIRIS ELIOPOULOS!! (AKA SAM) Listen as Super Strong Ryan welcomes back his friend Nathan, & talks the hard shit with Sam. For example: Dragons & Gobstoppers. Sotiris is really a bad ass drummer on the rise in LA! So check him out online today (@sotiriselio) & become best friends with him WHEN you get the chance!!! Our personal thoughts for you today: You can do a lot today! Even breathing in air while you smile at someone you hate is a huge accomplishment!!…
Strength Level: Tequila on an empty stomach Who better than this lovely man to help us end our Nashville series, & smash us back into LA? NO one. That's who. This man, this week, is the wonderful CHRIS LUEBECK. Chris & Super Strong Ryan have been friends & played tons of music together for years. LA recently lost him to the lovely Nashville, but we have him back today to talk about if guitar is really cool or not, long hair vs short hair, SSR's old game boys, place to skateboard down on your belly, & SO MUCH MORE! We couldn't be happier with anyone else to help wrap up our Nashville series & we really think you oughta get online today & start following Chris ASAP (@luebs89)!!! Also look for him on tour with Aaron Goodvin & on upcoming albums with Pat Sansone of WILCO! Chris ain't messin around, & as usual, WE ONLY HAVE BAD ASSES ON THIS SHOW!!! Our personal thoughts for you today: If you're feeling lonely, imagine being alone in the forest for 40 years. THEN you'd be really lonely. Not today.....not on this day.…
Strength Level: The clamping power of the mighty crocodile EVEN MORE Kansas boys who kick ass?!?!?! This week, Super Strong Ryan invites one of his early drum bros to the show. The wonderfully talented drummer and man, BEN AZZI! Listen in as SSR brings Ben through the gauntlet asking questions about eating weird stuff, mama's day vs papa's day, and so much more! Former drummer for the Delta Saints, Ben is now workin' & drummin' all over Nashville! Check him out on social media (@benjidagiant) ASAP!! Our personal thoughts to you today: Come here and give us a smooch…
Strength Level: Indian Burn! More Kansas talent for your freakin ear! For this week, Super Strong Ryan was able to secure a very special guest for your ear balls to hear. The wonderfully talented singer/songwriter, American Idol alum, Kansas boy, & a total sweetie pie, CAMERON BEDELL is here! Not only representing Kansas, but also our 5th great guest from Nashville! SSR & Cameron (& guest producer Coleman Cook) talk hot chicken, their latest text messages (because they had to), momma's day, whether voodoo is real or not, & SO MUCH MORE! Make sure to rate & review the show!! And follow Cameron on social media (@cameronbedell) because his star is rising fast & you will WANT to know more!! Also! Grab his album "Monte Bella" on Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, etc TODAY!!! Our personal thoughts to you today: Our friendship, like wine, is getting better & better & I want to drink it soon but then it would be gone…
Strength Level: The Hulk's Pants Lady drummer in the house! This week, Super Strong Ryan is delighted to be able to bring one of his favorite lady drummers to the Nashville hot seat! Arianna Fanning is a fellow Hoosier alumni, great friend, and fantastic drummer on the rise in Nashville's music scene! Look, if you want Ryan to ask the hard stuff.... he does! Expect talk about marriage, drums being so dang cool, candy in childhood, traffic (as usual), and general excitement. Arianna can be found @aristix on social media, & like we've said many times before, you are going to want to be able to say you were a fan early on!!! Check her out today!!!! Our personal thoughts to you today: Oooooo! Someone's having a good hair day!…
Strength Level: American Bald Eagle Put on your coats.... cuz this guy is cool. Another old University of Kansas buddy of Super Strong Ryan's who is now well on his way to greatness, SHANE WILLIAMS is here today!! On break from touring the country with Neal McCoy, Shane carved out a big ole chunk o time to come hang with SSR and guest producer Coleman Cook for this 3rd episode comin' at ya from Nashville! He's a great drummer, great friend, full of stories, and an all around sweetie pie. But what else do you expect from these Kansas boys?! Follow Shane on social media (@hurrishane22) and become a fan EARLY!!…
Strength Level: The Grip of an Orangutan He walks in & puts the "Saint" in "Delta Saints" This week, week TWO of the Nashville series, Super Strong Ryan invites a dear old friend from Kansas, DAVID SUPICA to the show!!! And on his birthday week!!!! David & SSR (with the help of his dear friend/David's wife Emma Supica, and guest producer Coleman Cook) go through all the hard stuff.... and they do it all together. Whether it's talkin' animal fights, tax season, or just battling over chicken strips & fish N chips, you won't want to miss a minute! So don't!! Follow David & the Delta Saints on social media EVERYWHERE! These guys are the real deal and you should be another fan of theirs because it's obvious. That t-shirt your wearing today REALLY brings out your beautiful eyes.…
Strength Level: The Mighty Lion Nashville episode 1, plus a substitute producer, plus a romantic romance between our TWO guests?! In short, we've stacked episode 32 HIGH. Like one of those big sandwiches. This week, Super Strong Ryan travels to the exotic and tantalizing Nashville, TN where he recorded SEVEN episodes with substitute producer, Coleman Cook! For episode 1, we are segueing from LA to Nashville with two wonderful guests who just moved to Nash from LA! The wonderful singer-songwriter Kira Hooks and hugely talented pianist Jeff Goodkind are here to talk the hard issues, share their love, romance your ears through the help of modern technologies, and overall, just leave y'all smiling with happiness! Check them out (@kirahooks & @jeffgoodkind) ASAP. They have a ton of great stuff to check out individually, & are doing some cool stuff together in Nashville as well. You wanna be on the Kira/Jeff band wagon EARLY! Trust us!!!! Your friendship to us is like gold to a goblin's heart.…
Strength Level: Cat Gut Strings A harpist, or an angel? Find out this week what it takes to play the instrument of the Angels when Super Strong Ryan invites his great friend and fellow Hoosier LIZA WALLACE to the show! Liza talks about the hard stuff, gives inspiring thoughts, and the entire time, knows exactly how to play harp. What more can you ask of a human?!?!!? Liza really is a great talent, a blast to be around, and smashing into the LA music scene and beyond with her unique voice on the harp. Check her out and her work with Primary Colors Trio ASAP!!…
Strength Level: Grumpy Old Men A photographer stealing your soul? Or just your heart. This week, Super Strong Ryan invites another kind of artist into the studio! LA based photographer extraordinaire, FRANK DEL CORRAL! Frank is from Texas, lives in LA, shoots photos, & is like a human angel man who you will wish you were real life friends with after you listen to this episode! At least after the parts where he is real dark and twisted. :) Check out Frank online & on social media, and use him for all your picture takin' needs!!! He's the man!!…
Strength Level: Circus Elephant This mom ain't afraid o no dark! Look guys, we don't have bad guests on the show. That's all there is to it. And I refuse to let you think otherwise! So this week, we invited the wonderful LA based singer, Gretje Angell to the studio to share her inspiring thoughts and opinions on all of the hard issues! And she's not even afraid of the dark! Check her out ASAP on all social media, and try your hardest to go see her perform live in LA. You will not be sorry you did! And like I say on the show, check her out on YouTube, and then you'll be hooked!!…
Strength Level: A ballet dancer's toes V-A-R-N-A and Varna was their Name-O! Episode 28 brings us one step closer to our dream of ultimate strength, and to help guide us even closer, Super Strong Ryan has brought in the aid & assistance of the LA based rock trio, VARNA! Tiana, Eddie, and Sean are here to talk compliments, gross smoothies, Kevin Bacon movie scenes, & ALL the hard issues that are plaguing our youth today (butt slaps, etc). This band knows how to put on a GREAT live show, are fun to have around & climbing quick! So follow them on social media (@varnarocks) to keep up with all their shows, releases, & general tom foolery ASAP!!!! If this podcast were a person, it would want to hold your hand so badly.…
Strength Level: One of the old school wizards with the tricksThe music man himself?!?!?! Today, Super Strong Ryan & Regular Strength Nathan are super excited to have the composer of the intro/outro music for this VERY show IN THE STUDIO!!! Chris Hackman of Velvet Buck, Green Horse, The Fuzzy Crystals & MORE is here (in part by K&W Publishing) to share his opinions on being a sweetie pie, saying roBUTT, and more of the hard questions. You DEFINITELY want to listen hard during plugs and stay on track with ALLLL of the things Chris is doing live, recorded, or otherwise. Besides being a great musician, he is a great dude with a surplus of great energy to share. CHECK HIM OUT & get on the wagon ASAP!!!!…
Strength Level: A Tug Boat Get ready for the most interactive episode YET! A fellow podcaster and one of Super Strong Ryan’s oldest friends; Ben Morgan is here today to take the hot seat & bring plenty of craziness your way! Also in the room are past guest, Kyle Traska, and future guest/past audience member, Marrque Nunley. This was the first time Super Strong Ryan had such a full room to contend with, so get ready to listen to a lot of extra tom foolery this week! And LOOK OUT! Ben Morgan is on the rise in Austin, and has always been one of the most creative, outgoing, and crazy people SSR has known. Follow him all over social media under the tag of b3nmo! And definitely check out his new charitable organization (with another great friend of SSR, Dr. Joe Sparacino) HELLA IVORY!…
Strength Level: Three Horses Pulling a Wagon Up a Mountain From walkin around skeletons to gobblin around turkeys?! For the first time, Super Strong Ryan invites not one, but TWO strong guests to the studio to share their multi-talented wisdoms with the RISS family. Nick Brown & Josh Frackleton come in to address the spooky after math of Halloween, the future turkey meal in all our lives, if saying “tentie” like a baby is cuter than saying “twenty”, and plenty more of the hard questions you have come to expect from our show. OBVIOUSLY check out this, our LONGEST episode yet, and then go check out Nick Brown (@theprimewizard) & Josh Frackleton (@ll_cooljf) on social media. AND check out their comedy sketch group, South Canada (@southcanada)! These guys are hilarious, and on the rise in many different facets of the entertainment industry, so get on the wagon NOW!!…
Strength Level: THE HULK (cuz Halloween…and Spooky) AHHHHH!!! Halloweek is upon us!!!! If you’re as spooked out as we are about October, Halloween being just around the bend, and creepy ghosts & walkin around skeletons, then this is the episode for you!When truly frightened, Super Strong Ryan often finds solace and strength in his family. So this week, the wonderful, talented, and Super Strong member of SSR’s family, Annie Knudsen, is in the HOUSE!!! After this episode, if you haven’t gotten enough of this little lady screaming curse words (which I know you won’t), then follow her on Twitter/Instagram (@annie_knudsen1), Youtube (hotmess channel), Facebook, Vine, and MORE!!! She’s all over social media, and you are not going to want to miss ANYTHING that she has going on!!…
Strength Level: Top of the line COMMERCIAL riding lawn mower Someone dares enjoy the company of Nathan over Ryan….on RYAN’s show!?! Proving that having a good voice doesn’t necessarily mean having a good brain, Lori Pasqualino glides into the studio today to fill your ears with inspirational words & insight….until she starts spreading her “Regular Strength Nathan PROPOGANDA”. To openly admit that you prefer RSN over SSR is a big mistake, and one that will not be forgotten. But hopefully, fans & friends of the show can still garner plenty of enjoyment & education from this podcast with someone who truly is on the rise here in LA. You can check Lori out on Twitter/Instagram (@LoriPasqualino), Facebook, and most importantly: YOUTUBE! Search her there to hear her voice, and keep up with her projects! (You may even see a super strong drummer in some of her vids)…
Strength Level: The legs of 3 male kangaroos A gift…..of betrayal & misunderstanding. One of Super Strong Ryan’s best friends graces the podcast waves today…but this friend could also be…a villain?! Always a proponent of the WRONG definition of a compliment sandwich, Kyle Traska comes into the studio not only to set his voice to the podcast waves, but to try and prove some type of twisted point of view that Super Strong Ryan will NOT stand for. Also in the room is a very nice audience member/gentleman named Marrque Nunley. You don’t wanna miss this episode, and you don’t wanna miss out on Kyle’s rise in the entertainment industry. Whether he is playing drums, writing music, teaching, or just being a good dude, Kyle is someone you will want to keep in your sightline & say you heard him back when he was an argumentative slug on Super Strong Ryan’s show! Follow him on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram (@kyletraska) ASAP!!…
Strength Level: Wild Jungle Panther The first episode…of the spookiest month of the year. BLAMESHIFT guitarist, Tim Barbour, is no stranger to interviews on the road.But was he prepared for the mighty ways of Super Strong Ryan? Tim and Ryan have been friends for years and have battled many groupies and fans of BLAMESHIFT together; so when the band was in town (& staying on the couches & air mattresses of the Super Strong Knudsen home), Ryan knew what he had to do:GET TIM ON THE PODCAST! Check Tim & BLAMESHIFT out on Facebook, twitter, Instragram, snap chat, and everywhere that social media is a THING! Just search BLAMESHIFT, and stay up to date on all of their travel, shows, & crazy appearances!! They are definitely a band filled with people you will want to keep up with!!…
Episode 5 – Is Jade Cienega Super Strong? Strength Level: Scary…NO…FRIENDLY Fire Breathing Dragon Is that a little bird…or a little Jade!?!?! If eating almonds and cocoa, letting strange men hold your hand in the movies, and singin the blues makes you Super Strong….JADE IS A SUPER STRONG BEAST! Jade & Super Strong Ryan hadn’t known each other for very long before this episode was recorded, but he saw the strength in her early on, & knew you all would appreciate her guidance and inspiration. Check her out on Facebook, reverbnation.com, IG and Twitter (@jadecienega) today!!…
Strength Level: If You Added Up 2 Standard Jack Hammers The first to dare not compliment Ryan directly in the Compliment Corner?! **edit that out** This is Super Strong Ryan’s show, & if he doesn’t want to have a drummer on, he doesn’t have to. But here’s one because he chose to. Listen to Nick. A gentleman, a scholar, a churro lover, and someone who is just generally easy on the eyes (which you can’t see because podcasting is an auditory medium). ALSO! Another special appearance by a different super strong member of Ryan’s family for a TWO of a kind special segment….the RETURN OF “TEEN TRAMPOLINE”!!!!! Another fellow Hoosier, Nick is another crazy talented drummer that is making big strides in the LA area, and you gotta look him up on Facebook and like his updates TODAY!!!!…
Strength Level: The Fists of 17 Men Whoa! Did you just “Rothkopf” me sir?! Here’s another episode with one of Super Strong Ryan’s close friends. For the first time on the show, the guys pour a couple whiskenades. Then they sit back, relax, & let loose on the mics to inform, inspire, and intrigue. Do what you can to discover if Stephen, a fellow Hoosier, is also Super Strong. Follow Stephen on Facebook, IG (@stephen_rothkopf), & Twitter (@StephenRothkopf)! He is writing music & singing his way to the front of the line in LA, and you don’t wanna miss out!…
Strength Level: Reticulated Python Drink every time you hear a lady say the word: SHIT! More segments, more inspiring quotes/advice, and more of the hard questions with someone very dear to Super Strong Ryan. Erica Davis is an actress, physical trainer, dancer, general “Jane of All Trades”, and most importantly, an all around strong woman in the entertainment industry in LA. Is she Super Strong?? You decide. ALSO! A special appearance by a super strong member of Ryan’s very own family for a one of a kind special segment. Follow Erica on Facebook, IG, Snap Chat, PERISCOPE, & Twitter (@ericareneed)! She is one hip LA lady, and you don’t wanna miss what she’s got goin on!!…
Strength Level: Silverback Gorilla Hey, EU, Man!Check out this episode….the INAUGURAL episode of “Ryan Is Super Strong!” with someone who is a dear friend of Super Strong Ryan, an incredible drummer (who is QUICKLY on the rise in Los Angeles), and someone who likes blue bag, lightly salted Lays potato chips, just like you. Follow Christian on Facebook and Instagram (@CHRISTIANEUMAN)! He is a guy you are gonna want to watch! Produced by nathanKent. Art by Chad Coleman. Music by Velvet Buck. Hosted by an insane person. www.facebook.com/ryanissuperstrong IG – @RYANISSUPERSTRONG Twitter - @SuperStrongRyan…
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Strength Level: TORNADO All men with human blood love sweet potato pie. Happy March Fool's Day, but this episode is no joke, and there isn't a single fool to be found on it. So get over it. This week, Super Strong Ryan invited a new friend of his, singer & fellow Midwesterner MATTHEW GRANT to the show and blasts him with the difficult questions. For you, the listener, he DEMANDS answers, and he gets them from Matthew who came to speak about pie, love, singing, friendship, & obviously.....STRENGTH. Matthew is a new talent in LA who is on the rise, sounds incredible live & recorded, & is genuinely one of the kindest people you'll come across!!! Check out his music & social media (@_matthew_grant) TODAY, because if you don't, you've got dumb dumb disease. And no one wants dumb dumb disease. Warm up someone's cold lip with a smooch from you to them.…
Strength Level: Curse Destroyer! Drummer, Wichitan, man (just like Ryan) This week, Super Strong Ryan finally invited someone you all know by now, Marrque Nunley, to leave the sideline, & jump into the hot seat. Marrque is an OLD friend of Ryan's from Kansas, & is here to talk about his new project (dropping soon), how to give the best hugs on the globe, if saying "nickel" instead of other words is ok for Ryan, & more of the hard questions you have come to expect from our show. Marrque really is an amazing human, drummer & friend. You will want to be on his band wagon EARLY, so check out his stuff, follow him on IG (@profmarrque) today & stop being so ridiculous with your life!! You can use your smile to make someone else smile to you…
Strength Level: Titanium Boxing Gloves Tri-cycle, tri-ceratops, tri-citizen. This week, we have another lovely actress gracing the podcast waves. Chelsea Gonzalez is here to share her views on V-Day, P-Day, & cake flaves. What else could you want?! Chelsea is not only on the rise as a new actress in LA, but a genuinely warm and great person to be around, & you've GOTTA be a fan starting right......NOW! Follow her on IG & stuff (@chelseathegonzo) and get real with your life!…
Strength Level: The Power of Love You've heard her name, now hear her brain. One of our favorite people on the globe, Angela Muhwezi, is FINALLY on the show. And this is no "normal" episode......no no no. This is the VALENTINE'S DAY EPISODE!!!! Tune in to listen to Super Strong Ryan ask all the hard questions like you've come to expect, but in addition to that, listen to Angie speak about love, romance, & cupid's mighty arrow. Angela is an amazing person & artist, so check her out on social media (@angelamuhwezi) & jump on her bandwagon TODAY!!!!!!!! No one has ever loved you like we do…
Strength Level: Gorilla Punch Bye, bye, bye? More like, hi, Hi, HI! Welcome to another week where Super Strong Ryan steers the ship through the waters of intensity that you have come to expect from this show. Ryan takes our guest, Singer Tara Louise, on adventures like "Read Your Last Text...you HAVE TO!" & also "Rock Paper Secrets". As usual, he asks ALL the hard questions, and for his listeners' benefit, he DEMANDS the answers. Tara is a great new talent, really fun to be around, and you're gonna wanna jump on the band wagon ASAP!! Check her out on social media (@tara_louise_b) today!! You are our best friend we have ever had…
Strength Level: The kick of a mule Another day, another Hoosier Wanna hear another multi-talented friend of Super Strong Ryan throw down in important, life changing segments? Well if so, HERE YOU FREAKIN GO! If not? I don't care. Take a nap or something. Shewan is a gentleman among MANY other things, so check him out ASAP, & then go rate & review his episode!!! We love you…
Strength Level: MASTADON From TV to MP3 Actor TIM JO of "Neighbors", "Bandslam", "Animals of Kin" & MORE, is in the house today! He's here to shine a light on candy, genies, puppies vs kittens, & share awesome fighting stories from his youth!!! Tim is a GREAT friend of Super Strong Ryan & we KNOW you'll enjoy him on this week's episode. Tim plays music with "Animals of Kin" & "Much Better Band" with friend of the show, Charlie Saxton, & is on social media everywhere as @hellotimjo! Check him out ASAP if you aren't already a Tim fan!!!!…
Strength Level: Hurricane Force Wind Another wonderful lady, from another wonderful country. Today, come over & air grievances & tell things to get their DANG butts outta your faces with Super Strong Ryan's bad ass friend POTIRA! She is Brazilian, she is a DJ, she is a capoeirista, she is a bad assss, & most importantly, a dear friend of Ryan who you HAVE to check out! She can be found @DJPOTIRA on social media & her website www.djpotira.com! Listen to this episode, try counting to a Brazilian, & then go rate & review! We love you!!…
Strength Level: If everybody locked hands around the world and blast it in half! The biggest show yet.....for the biggest year yet.....2016...we here Hmmmm...ever heard of a NEW YEAR!? Well it's here now, & with it comes Super Strong Ryan's biggest guest list ever, featuring the ENTIRE band DWNTWN! DWNTWN is an awesome LA based band that not only knows how to make great music, but also how to take on the hard issues in segments like "Get Your Dang Butt Outta My Face", & everyone's favorite, "Green Light! Red Light! Yellow Light! Hey!!! There ain't no more lights!" So check out this episode, rate it on iTunes (OBVIOUSLY), & then go check out the band on social media (@DWNTWNMUSIC). Happy New Year all you RISS lovers!!!…
Strength Level: That machine that slowly drops the big NYE ball! 2015? More like....2016!!!! This week, Super Strong Ryan invites his dear friend, Anna Butterss to the show. Anna is not only an amazing bass player from Australia, but also someone you can truly count on in the hot seat. SURE Ryan gave her plenty holiday beverages to drink & you can tell that the whole room gets a little wild as the night goes on! But hey!! It's the freakin holidays!!! Anna, in addition to being one of the most genuinely nice & cool people you'll ever meet, is on the rise in LA & the jazz community in general. So jump on her band wagon EARLY & become a fan! You can follow her on social media @buttersscup Have a great rest of the holiday season & a GREAT (& safe) wrap up to 2015!!…
Strength Level: Rudolph with his Nose So Bright What says Christmas better than super strong family?! In honor of this very festive week of Christmas & overall holiday cheer, Super Strong Ryan has invited his oldest brother, CHRISTIAN KNUDSEN, to the show! Christian has supported the podcast from its fruition, & now it's his chance to talk about holiday cheer, compliment his brother lovingly, open gifts when Ryan is Santa now, & even be thrown into a holiday "Slow Down Throw Down"! What more could you ask for?! Grab some cocoa & relax to this holiday episode! Christian can be found on social media, & his company K&W Publishing is not only behind sponsoring the very intro/outro music on our show, but a company that is BIG TIME on the rise in LA! So check them all out, & most importantly, have a great, safe, & relaxing holiday!!!!…
Strength Level: Big Mean Grizzle Bear Another Hoosier in the house Are you a horrible racist? Find out if actor, Russell Stout, is on this week's inspiring episode of your favorite inspirational podcast. As usual, one of Ryan's good ole friends is on the show to answer the hard questions & bring his personality to the airwaves! Russell is another example of a great man out in LA making BIG waves in the entertainment industry. He's got plenty of awesome projects coming up, so follow him on social media (@tuotsellessur), & jump on the band wagon early!…
Strength Level: Sledgehammer HE DREW THE FACE OF THE SHOW! We’ve been pluggin this guy every week, and now he’s finally here! Like Chris Hackman a few weeks ago, this episode has been on Super Strong Ryan’s MUST DO list since before we even started taping episodes! Chad Coleman is the man & artists behind the “Ryan Is Super Strong!” Logo! We here at “RISS!” are super proud to have such an amazing logo (from an amazing artist) be the first thing people see when they try and check out our show, & now, not only can you check out his art, but you can also hear his views on what he’d rather sneeze out, how quickly he can say pudding flavors, and more of the hard questions you have all come to expect. Go to www.chadwickart.com to check out Chad Coleman’s art TODAY!!!!! Produced by Nathan Kent Art by Chad Coleman Music by Chris Hackman of Velvet Buck Hosted by an insane person www.facebook.com/ryanissuperstrong IG – @RYANISSUPERSTRONG Twitter - @SuperStrongRyan E-mail – ryanissuperstrong@gmail.com…
Strength Level: That one Turkey that gets Pardoned at Thanksgiving The trinity of “Posers” is complete… This week, the wonderfully entertaining Karli Kaiser is on the show to talk…you guessed it…THANKSGIVING!!!! Only on this show, the trimmings aren’t cranberry sauce and holiday stuffing…but instead, convos about turkey rights, what’s the sexiest part of a man, and other OBVIOUS holiday topics that we are sure are ravaging your mind & imagination. As usual, Karli is a guest who is not only multi-talented, but an incredible energy to be around just as a regular lady! Follow her on social media (@karli_k), and make sure to check out ANY project she is involved in because she is sure to be there making you laugh and smile with glee!!…
Strength Level: Santa’s Big Old Bag for Carryin Toys! Holiday charities are all the rage Normally, Super Strong Ryan has guests that are in the entertainment industry on the show. This week however, to help get you in the holiday spirit & give you festive inspiration, he’s invited two of his favorite people onto the show to not only talk about having play-do hair & g-free holiday foods, but ALSO to share their love of charity! Lisa DePiro & Megan Aclan are two girls who exemplify true super strength.Not a bunch to plug for their social media(s) etc, but we hope you can find some AWESOME ways to help out your communities this holiday season!!! Charity IS cool these days & keeping all your time & money is for nerds & dweebs!…
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