925: The Best Mind Pump Interviews of 2018
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2018
⏱️ 112 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Sal, Adam & Justin talk about their favorite (& least favorite) interviews of 2018. Discover who surprised them, who disappointed them and who you can expect to see again in the future.
- Review/Behind the Scenes of Mind Pump Guests 2018. (3:10)
- Recap: Interview Sam Parr of The Hustle. (5:50)
- The Interesting Life of Kourtney Olsen. (8:40)
- The crazy life story of Luke Story. (10:29)
- Their impression before and after of Bedros Keuilian: Teaching trainers how to monetize the RIGHT way. (12:12)
- The authentic nature and delivery of Chris Kresser. (17:07)
- The carnivore diet expert: Shawn Baker. (19:40)
- Fantastic and welcoming human being: Lisa Bilyeu. (22:02)
- The alarming nature of glyphosates with Zach Bush. (23:54)
- Fixing your gut with Mikhaila Peterson. (25:00)
- All things Shrooms with Tero Iskauppila. (28:35)
- Talking all things sex with Emily Morse. (32:56)
- Dr. Drew & "Psycho Mike" Catherwood of Swole Patrol. (34:25)
- Being a man with Ryan Michler. (37:40)
- A unicorn in the industry: Max Lugavere. (39:37)
- All things gut health with Dr. Michael Rusico. (45:18)
- Touching the third rail with Bishop Barron. (47:08)
- The Dad Edge with Larry Hagner. (54:32)
- The Steve Jobs of Fitness- Mark Mastrov. (57:15)
- The realness and legacy of Joe DeSena. (1:05:54)
- Bringing out the red carpet treatment with Flex Wheeler. (1:06:50)
- The great shit talker: Shawn Ray. (1:09:15)
- Stan Efferding: The World's Strongest Bodybuilder. (1:10:20)
- The value of being a father with Dr. Warren Farrell. (1:12:42)
- Functional Medicine Guru: Dr. Stephen Cabral. (1:17:30)
- Struggling to communicate with Michael Wood. (1:19:19)
- All things supplements with Rich Gaspari. (1:23:22)
- The Transgender Athlete Advantage Debate with Chloie Jonsson & Bennett Kaspar. (1:25:20)
- All things sports performance with NBA Superstar Coach Paul Fabritz. (1:32:19)
- The outgoing personality and charisma of Hunter McIntyre. (1:35:30)
- Unconventional programming with Cory Schlesinger. (1:37:57)
- The dark side of bodybuilding with John Romano. (1:41:02)
- The future of interviewing guests on Mind Pump. (1:44:30)
- Reaching new levels with Ben Greenfield. (1:46:52)
- Building the team and acquiring the tools: The transformative 2018 moving into reaching the masses in 2019. (1:48:00)
People Mentioned:
- Ben Greenfield (@bengreenfieldfitness) Instagram
- Paul Chek (@paul.chek) Instagram
- Dr. Michael Ruscio (@drruscio) Instagram
- Sam Parr (@thesamparr) Instagram
- Kortney Olson (@kortney_olson) Instagram
- Luke Storey (@lukestorey) Instagram
- Bedros Keuilian (@bedroskeuilian) Instagram
- Chris Kresser M.S., L.Ac. (@chriskresser) Instagram
- Shawn Baker MD (@shawnbaker1967) Instagram
- Lisa Bilyeu (@lisabilyeu) Instagram
- Zach Bush (@restore4life) Instagram.
- Mikhaila Peterson (@mikhailapeterson) Instagram
- Jordan Peterson (@jordan.b.peterson) Instagram
- Tero Isokauppila (@iamtero) Instagram
- Emily Morse (@sexwithemily) Instagram
- Dr. Drew Pinsky (@drdrewpinsky) Instagram
- Mike Catherwood @mikecatherwood Instagram
- Ryan Michler from Order Of Man (@ryanmichler) Instagram
- Max Lugavere (@maxlugavere) Instagram
- Ben Pakulski (@bpakfitness) Instagram
- Bishop Robert Barron (@bishopbarron) Instagram
- Larry Hagner (@thedadedge) Instagram
- Joe De Sena (@realJoeDeSena) Twitter
- Flex Wheeler ® | Official (@officialflexwheeler) Instagram
- Shawn Ray (@shawnrayifbbpro) Instagram
- Stan "Rhino" Efferding (@stanefferding) Instagram
- Warren Farrell, PhD (@drwarrenfarrell) Twitter
- Dr. Stephen Cabral (@stephencabral) Instagram
- Michael Wood Jr. (@michaelawoodjr) Instagram
- Robert Oberst (@robertoberst) Instagram
- Rich Gaspari (@richgaspari) Instagram
- BJK (@mx.kaspar) Instagram
- Chloie Jönsson (@chlojonsson) Instagram
- Paul J. Fabritz (@pjfperformance) Instagram
- Hunter McIntyre (@huntthesheriff) Instagram
- Cory Schlesinger (@schlesstrength) Instagram
- Dr. Jordan Shallow D.C (@the_muscle_doc) Instagram
Products Mentioned:
- December Promotion: Enroll in Any MAPS Program – 1 Year of Forum Access for FREE!
- Mind Pump Episode 682: Sam Parr of The Hustle
- Email marketing engagement and response statistics 2018
- Mind Pump Episode 735: Kortney Olson- Fitness Entrepreneur & Watermelon Crusher
- Mind Pump Episode 740: The Fascinating Story of Luke Storey
- Mind Pump Episode 727: Bedros Keuilian- Self-Made Trainer of Trainers
- Mind Pump Episode 620: Chris Kresser
- RHR: The Importance of Strength Training—with Sal Di Stefano
- Mind Pump Episode 712: Dr. Shawn Baker- Carnivore Diet Advocate
- Mind Pump Episode 730: Lisa Bilyeu- Quest Nutrition Cofounder & Media Mogul
- Mind Pump Episode 680: Dr. Zach Bush on Restoring Gut Health
- Mind Pump Episode 725: Mikhaila Peterson's Personal Account of Treating Debilitating Disease through Diet
- Mind Pump Episode 777: Tero Isokauppila- The Magic of Mushrooms & the Real Story of Santa Claus
- Mind Pump Episode 815: Going Deeper with Sex with Emily
- Mind Pump Episode 812: Dr. Drew & "Psycho Mike" Catherwood of Swole Patrol
- Mind Pump Episode 817: Ryan Michler on Toxic Masculinity, What it Means to be a Man & Fatherhood
- POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, TECHNOLOGY, AND CAPITALISM
- Mind Pump Episode 847: Max Lugavere of The Genius Life Podcast
- The Genius Life 19: How to Lose Weight and Get in Shape | Sal Di Stefano
- Genius Foods: Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life – Book by Max Lugavere and Paul Grewal
- Mind Pump Episode 775: Dr. Michael Ruscio- Healthy Gut, Healthy You
- Mind Pump Episode 827: Bishop Barron - Using YouTube & Social Media to Demystify Christianity & God
- Bishop Robert Barron - YouTube
- Mind Pump Episode 837: Larry Hagner of the Dad Edge Podcast
- When a Father Commits Suicide
- Mind Pump Episode 842: The Steve Jobs of Fitness- Mark Mastrov
- Mind Pump Episode 917: Joe DeSena
- Mind Pump Episode 855: Flex Wheeler
- Mind Pump Episode 885: Shawn Ray
- Mind Pump Episode 865: Stan Efferding: The World's Strongest Bodybuilder
- Mind Pump Episode 872: Dr. Warren Farrell- The Boy Crisis
- Mind Pump TV - YouTube
- Mind Pump Episode 875: Stephen Cabral
- Mind Pump Episode 710: Robert Oberst is Stronger than You
- 3 Best Secrets - How To Live Longer (DO THIS!!)
- Mind Pump Episode 877: Michael Wood
- Mind Pump Episode 892: Rich Gaspari
- Mind Pump Episode 895: The Transgender Athlete Advantage Debate with Chloie Jonsson & Bennett Kaspar
- Australian CEO wants Kiwi transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard banned from Commonwealth Games
- Mind Pump Episode 900: NBA Superstar Sports Performance Coach Paul Fabritz
- Mind Pump Episode 905: Hunter McIntyre
- Mind Pump Episode 907: Cory Schlesinger
- Mind Pump Episode 922: John Romano
- Mind Pump Episode 867: Ben Greenfield on Anti-Aging, Minimizing Jet Lag, Starting a Supplement Company & MUCH MORE!
- Mind Pump Free Resources
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, MIND, with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | So in this episode of Mind Pump, this is a fun one, reminiscing all the guests that we've had. |
| 0:19.0 | A walk down memory lane. |
| 0:21.0 | All year long, how many total guests have we had on our show this year? |
| 0:24.0 | So there's over 50 that we had just this year. |
| 0:28.0 | And we didn't obviously quite get through all 50. |
| 0:31.0 | I tried to drive us through ones that were their first time on the show ever, |
| 0:36.0 | and ones that were probably more monumental for each of us, or like, you know, |
| 0:41.0 | changed our minds on something. |
| 0:43.0 | So that was, you know, as we go through this too, I had no idea where we were going to go. |
| 0:47.0 | And I think it will turn into a pretty cool episode for people that are maybe just now coming into Mind Pump |
| 0:54.0 | and wondering what are some good interviews to go back and listen to, |
| 0:57.0 | because we give a little bit of insight on a lot of interviews. |
| 1:00.0 | If you're that person, both on the website and on the free Mind Pump Media app, |
| 1:06.0 | you can actually search any of these people's names that we talk about right now, |
| 1:10.0 | and you can populate it'll populate that episode. |
| 1:13.0 | I mean, we talked about our favorite interviews. |
| 1:15.0 | We talked about the ones we didn't like so much. |
| 1:17.0 | We talked about stuff behind the scenes. |
| 1:20.0 | You know, and of course, what these episodes were all about, and how we met these people. |
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