Strong Words with Ian Strong
Ian Strong is a musician, former professional wrestler, world traveler, amateur stand-up comedian, and huge Atlanta Braves fan. Hear the amazing stories that he and the people he met along the way have to share from their entertaining careers, shows, and more including music that Ian personally records every instrument for every episode!
Look for new, feature episodes every other Monday and catch a bonus episode every month where Ian tells you the story of a trip that he commemorated by buying a shot glass in "Shot Glass Diaries!"
Look for new, feature episodes every other Monday and catch a bonus episode every month where Ian tells you the story of a trip that he commemorated by buying a shot glass in "Shot Glass Diaries!"
Episodes
96 episodes
096 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 033 - Manhattan, NY (2018)
In today's volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls the trip he took on his 35th birthday with his friend Lydia to see the Braves play the Yankees in Yankee Stadium while doing some other things in "The Big Apple:" including touring Yankee S...
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095 - Mike O'Donnell Takes a $#!t in a Hat
As Ian announced on the last episode, he will be among the comics performing next Wednesday, April 20th at the Harrisburg Comedy Zone as part of their monthly "Sh*t in a Hat" show where the audience submits topic ideas for jokes that are pulled...
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1:07:56
094 - Breaking Down MLB's New CBA and Previewing the 2022 Season With Mark Shuey
Despite the very real threat to a 2022 Major League Baseball season, a new collective bargaining agreement between MLB and the players union was reached, ending a 99-day lockout and guaranteeing a full 162-game season. Ian welcomes back his goo...
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1:17:44
093 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 032 - Iceland (Part Two)
In this month's bonus episode, "Shot Glass Diaries" concludes last month's volume in which Ian spent a week in Iceland in 2018. In part two, Ian and his friend Lydia go on a walking food tour of the Icelandic capital city of Reykjavik, learning...
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33:51
092 - Settling the Debate: The Legitimacy of the WWE Hall of Fame
With Wrestlemania season around the corner, one of the often debated topics surrounding the mega-wrestling event is the WWE's annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony and it's inductees. Today, Ian and his panel consisting of the co-hosts of the ...
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1:33:55
091 - Balls Deep Inside the NFL Returns to Recap the '21-'22 Season
Last year, Ian was joined by his most knowledgeable friends when it came to football to recap the season before previewing Super Bowl 55. Now, JB, Phil, and Dan are back to recap this year's football season by talking about Super Bowl 56, the W...
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1:28:07
090 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 031 - Iceland (Part One)
In this month's bonus episode, "Shot Glass Diaries" returns as Ian tells part one of a two volume story concluding his 2018 European vacation with his friend Lydia in Iceland. During the first few days of the last week of their vacation, Ian an...
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089 - Brad Gilmore Returns To Form A Bond, James Bond
Since he was last on the show in November of 2020, Brad Gilmore continues to be one of the busiest men in entertainment and he catches Ian up on all the things he's been up to in that time: continuing to put out episodes of "Back to the Future:...
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1:02:38
088 - Suicide Puppets Return To Talk Touring With Soulfly and What's Next
Last time Ian had the band Suicide Puppets on the show back in August of 2021, they had just announced that they were going on their first major tour in support of Soulfly. Now, Jonny Suicide returns with (making his first podcast appearance) g...
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1:09:01
087 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 030 - Seaside Heights, NJ
In today's volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls his first trip with his late wife Amy as part of her extended family's annual vacation at the Jersey Shore: offering up suggestions on where to get a giant slice of pizza, recalling a run-i...
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086 - Take a Walk Through Dominique George's Traumahood
Ian chats with the host of the "Traumahood" podcast, Dominique George about her beginnings in podcasting with her husband (and friend of the show) Pat George as part of their "Gross Domesticated Podcast;" the concept, naming, and process behind...
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1:13:30
085 - Charles Baynard Don't Care If You Like This Interview
Strong Words is back for the first episode of 2022 with comedian and podcaster Charles Baynard, whom Ian has become friends with since appearing at open mics for comedy in the central Pennsylvania area. They discuss Charles' funny scenario whic...
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084 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 029 - Washington, DC (with a special guest!)
In this featured volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian invites on a guest to help him tell the story of a 2015 trip where they went to a Foo Fighters concert in Washington DC for the 4th of July. After going down a day early to sightsee, the all ...
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083 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 028 - San Diego, CA (2013)
In this volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls the final leg of his 2013 Californian honeymoon with his late wife Amy in San Diego, California. After driving there from LA, the honeymooners spent the last few days of their trip enjoying th...
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082 - Ranking Roundtable: The Major Motion Pictures by Broken Lizard
The very popular "Ranking Roundtable" segment returns as Ian and a group of panelists discuss and rank the five movies by the Broken Lizard comedy troupe: "Super Troopers," "Club Dread," "Beerfest," "The Slammin' Salmon," and "Super Troopers 2....
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1:38:33
081 - Profiles in Immigration: Atlanta Braves Coach Eddie Perez from Venezuela
Ian speaks with former catcher and now coach of the 2021 World Series Champion Atlanta Braves Eddie Perez in a return to the popular segment from earlier this year: Profiles in Immigration. After talking about the amazing season that saw the Br...
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1:08:55
080 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 027 - Brussels, Belgium
In this volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls a day trip that he took with his friend Lydia during their European vacation to Brussels, Belgium. Among the activities they participated in while in the city for the day, they participated in...
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079 - 2021 MLB Year-In-Review With Mark Shuey
Now that the World Series has concluded and the Atlanta Braves are champions of the 2021 MLB season, Ian is ready to talk baseball with Mark Shuey, the former sports broadcaster for WITF-TV, PCN, and WINK 104. In this episode, Ian and Mark will...
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1:32:21
078 - Sobriety, Substance Abuse, and Addiction Awareness with Tish
Coming off of last years very successful and personal "Mental Health Awareness with Tish and Peach" episode, Ian invites back mental-health professional and friend, Tish Weikel to discuss sobriety, substance abuse, and addiction awareness: topi...
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1:19:14
077 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 026 - Williamsburg, Virginia
In today's volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian pulls out one of (if not) his favorite shot glasses in his entire collection that he's had for almost 20 years and tells the story of visiting Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia with his then girlfrie...
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076 - Marvel as the Fab Three Assemble to Rank the MCU (Part Two)
"Daunting" Dave Sharpe and "Captain Awesome" Dan Freet return to conclude their discussion and fill out the rest of their rankings with Ian for all 23 movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In part two, they pick up right were they left off l...
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1:26:01
075 - Marvel as the Fab Three Assemble to Rank the MCU (Part One)
In a discussion that some of you have been asking for, the Fab Three ASSEMBLE to break down, discuss, and individually rank all 23 movies in the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In part one of this two-episode conversation, ...
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074 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 025 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
In this volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian anecdotes a collection of stories from the closest major city to his home, Philadelphia. Included are some tales of going to some WWE, Ring of Honor, and TNA wrestling shows, some Phillies games at Ve...
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33:53
073 - Ask Me Anything: Celebrating Two Years of Strong Words!
Strong Words with Ian Strong is celebrating TWO years of episodes! Thanks to all of you for making this little show of mine so meaningful and special.To say thanks, I’m turning the tables and letting YOU ask ME the questions in an episod...
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072 - Phil Keeling Returns to Wine, Dine, and.....Act, Write, Podcast, and More!
Ian invites back one of his oldest friends from high school, Phil Keeling to talk about some of the entertaining things he's been up to since his last appearance on the show over a year and a half ago: including recently wrapping up acting in a...
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