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
104 episodes
104 - Suicide Puppets Leave a Horror Scene
Veritas and Jonny Suicide, formerly of the band known as Suicide Puppets, have returned with new music, new band members, and a new band name: Horror Scene! Ian chats with the rhythm section of the band to discuss the changes in the band since ...
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103 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 038 - Phoenix, Arizona
In this volume of "Shot Glass Diaries," Ian recalls the 2nd stop of a three city trip in which he went to see the Braves play in Phoenix, Arizona as he works on crossing off more MLB stadiums from his list. Along with reviewing the game and som...
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102 - Watchalong With Awesomely Strong: Airheads
"Captain Awesome" Dan Freet, the other half of the musical-comedy duo Awesomely Strong and lead singer of Ian's band Dead Cowboy, is back to watch a movie with Ian for the first time in over 3 years. This time, they're watching a hidden gem, cu...
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1:39:28
101 - Karen Kunick is a Literal Court Jester
In today's episode, Ian sits down with one of the friends he made doing some standup comedy in central Pennsylvania: Karen Kunick. In this episode, Karen talks balancing her two polar opposite career choices as a laywer and as a comedian, while...
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1:08:20
100 - Shot Glass Diaries Volume 034 - San Francisco, CA (2021)
It'a Strong Words with Ian Strong's 100th episode and to celebrate, we are reintroducing "Shot Glass Diaries!" In this volume, Ian recalls returning to San Francisco, California as part of a 3-city road trip in which he was able to cross off th...
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099 - Mark Shuey Returns to Recap the 2025 MLB Season and Preview Hot Stove Season
Now that the 2025 MLB season has concluded and the Los Angeles Dodgers are back to back World Series 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. ...
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1:09:28
098 - Holy Rankings, Fab Three: Breaking Down Batman Films
In this episode recorded back in 2022 when The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson had just became available to stream, The Fab Three sat down to discuss and rank all of the solo Batman films outside the DCEU. "Demonrock" Dave Sharpe and "Captain...
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1:35:39
097 - I'm Back........But Where the F&$* Have I Been?
It's been over three and a half years since the last episode of "Strong Words With Ian Strong" aired a new episode. Well, Ian is back and answering all the questions he's been asked since the spring of 2022: Why did the show stop airing new epi...
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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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1:27:48
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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