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The Dumbbells

109: Perspective (w/ Melissa Stephens)

The Dumbbells

Headgum

Ryan Stanger, Gym, Health & Fitness, The Dumbbells, Health, Weights, Exercise, Comedy, Comedians, Eugene Cordero, Fitness

4.9619 Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Stanger is holding down the fort and he is joined by the incomparable Melissa Stephens (Fear Based Life Podcast, Finding The Asshole) Melissa is a total boss. She and Stanger recently worked on a project together that Melissa directed, this project is discussed. This discussion leads to a bunch of talk about MTV's Road Rules, Real World Challenge. Finally they get back on track and the talk turns to Melissa's fitness background - how she grew up in the South, played sports and ate junk!! Melissa has been threw a lot and suffered from eating an eating disorder and is very open and honest about her experiences. This is another must listen show!

"Light Weight Baby!!!"


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Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a headgum podcast.

0:07.5

This is the Dumbels of Personal Fitness podcast where we, except for just me again, Ryan Stanger.

0:15.8

I'm going to explain it every time because I feel the need to do that.

0:19.7

And my co-host, Eugene Cordero, who's off shooting

0:23.4

this show still. I got a bunch of marbles in my mouth today. So this should be interesting

0:28.7

for you guys to listen to. He's off shooting this show. It's going to be great. I think he's coming

0:32.8

back in two weeks, but don't hold me to it. But, anyway, Eugene and I have discussions and answer questions

0:38.9

on all things, health and fitness. But this is solely based on our own working experience and a little

0:43.2

bit of bro science. So please keep in mind that we're not and never claim to be doctors.

0:48.2

We're just a couple of dumbbells. Love herself some fitness. I feel like I'm sounding defensive

0:53.0

now. Hey, we love ourselves some fitness and we want to help you with yours, all right?

0:57.8

So everybody just relax.

0:59.7

We're just a couple of dumbbells.

1:01.8

I've got a great guest for you guys today.

1:04.9

She is an actor, comedian, director, writer, all around good person, interesting person, podcaster at times.

1:15.5

She had a great podcast called Fear Based Life. You guys should check that out. And then she also

1:21.0

is working on this kind of current project that's ongoing called Finding the Asshole, which is a series

1:27.0

of shorts and short films that is about,

1:30.8

I guess, the most annoying people that you come across in your life.

1:33.5

I actually appeared in one with her that we will get into when the show starts.

1:39.0

But anyway, without further ado, my guest today is Melissa Stevens.

1:42.9

Mel, how are you?

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