Navigating Parenthood and Performance | Guest: Jonathan Gregg

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD

Jim McDonald

Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Tv & Film, Business, Health & Fitness, Film Reviews

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, Jim McDonald and Jonathan Gregg explore a variety of themes, including parenting, the dynamics of living in New York City, the journey of performance and acting, mental health, and the impact of social media on personal identity. They discuss the importance of authenticity, the role of anger in society, and the significance of personal growth. The conversation also touches on fitness and the unique experiences of being a stay-at-home dad, as well as the cultural commentary that arises from their respective experiences.

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Jonathan is the only guest who has both been on this show and appeared in the MCU (Jessica Jones). Also, he's the only guest whose whole ass I've actually seen (HBO's High Maintenance, Season 2, Episode 1). He's super cool, and I could have kept talking to him a long time, but I'd already made him run late. You can catch Jonathan and his best friend, Tom on the No Homo Podcast -- Two best friends (one straight and one gay) riff on their daily lives, the insanity of current events, and what it means to be a man – gassing each other up while the world burns. (Jonathan is the straight one.) https://www.youtube.com/@NoHomoPodcastwJonathanandTom

You can find him on Instagram @jgregg_jonathan and @nohomopod.

Takeaways
Learning how to learn is crucial for personal development.
Anger often masks deeper emotions like sadness or fear.
Parenting involves navigating societal norms and expectations.
Mental health discussions should be normalized and destigmatized.
Improv can teach valuable life skills like adaptability and listening.
Social media can amplify voices but also create pressure for validation.
Authenticity in content creation resonates more with audiences.
Fitness can be a form of personal expression and growth.
Cultural commentary is essential in understanding societal dynamics.
Personal growth often comes from recognizing and addressing one's own flaws.

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Hosted by Mike Farr (@silentmikke) https://www.instagram.com/silentmikke/ and Jim McDonald (@thejimmcd). https://www.instagram.com/thejimmcd/ Produced by Jim McDonald Production assistance by Sam McDonald and Sebastian Brambila. Theme by Aaron Moore. Show art by Joseph Manzo (@jmanzo523)

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Transcript

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0:00.0	All right.
0:11.5	Well, welcome.
0:12.9	I'm here with Jonathan Gregg, who is somebody that I became exposed to on Instagram,
0:18.9	honestly.
0:19.5	I don't spend a lot of time on TikTok.
0:22.2	And so I don't,
0:26.2	I don't really encounter anybody there unless my daughter unless sends me TikToks all the time.
0:33.4	That's kind of my, my big, uh, my big exposure to TikTok. But, uh, I actually, I mean, I saw a video of you talking about, I think he was talking about parenting at the time. And I didn't really
0:40.0	know much about you, you know, looking around a little bit, like, who is this guy and WISI on my
0:46.8	screen? And I'm kind of a fan of Dylan Michael White, who talks a lot about parenting as well, as well as a lot of other things.
0:56.9	And so I'm like, well, okay, well, I'll follow this guy.
0:58.5	And to my shock, you followed me back at some point.
1:00.6	And I don't even know how that happened or why.
1:02.8	I never know exactly why people follow me back because my Instagram is not that interesting most of the time.
1:07.8	But anyway, so welcome.
1:11.5	You are, you're in Brooklyn, yeah?
1:15.5	Queens.
1:16.1	How dare you?
1:16.8	Queens.
1:18.4	No, I mean, to the rest of the world, it's basically the same place.
1:20.8	We share a border, and we're both just outside of Manhattan.
1:23.2	But to a bourbonite, it's definitely Queens and not Brooklyn.
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