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Check Your Brain

Tony Mazur is a radio personality and stand-up comedian who has a diverse array of interests and hobbies, from old Hollywood and TV shows to sports, to contemporary pop culture and politics. Not every podcast is for everyone, but if you enjoy comedy, old Hollywood, and baseball, this is your weekly one-stop shop.

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72:20

Wallace Thompson - The Field Game Field Guide

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2025/12/03

Wallace Thompson is a 19-year-old from Maine and the author of a book, The Field Game Field Guide, where he talks about how childhood games such as Tag and Capture the Flag can shape a child's foundation. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss the contents of the book, as well as the struggles and "red pills" his generation faces, including the dating scene, AI, and how to navigate through a trauma like Covid hysteria.Wallace's book is available to purchase on his

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44:42

Dad's Back

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2025/11/28

Back by popular demand, Tony Mazur's dad Mark is back on the Check Your Brain podcast. After having fun with an old Frank Rizzo video from 1980, Mark shared his thoughts on a recent bodycam video of a female officer in New Jersey breaking into her ex-boyfriend's home and causing a scene. Basically, she should know better.Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit

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76:16

Peter Vecsey - NBA Stories for Days

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2025/11/26

Long-time NBA writer, insider, and commentator Peter Vecsey appeared on Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast, along with friend and frequent guest Ken Mosca. Peter answered questions on how NBA stories are broken in the digital age, how gambling scandals are nothing new, the multiple streaming services one needs to watch games, and how he broke the Gilbert Arenas/Javaris Crittenton "guns in the locker room" story. After that, Tony just threw names at him, from Karl Malone, Michael Jordan, and

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29:58

RIP to the Body Positivity Movement

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2025/11/19

In this solo episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur pours one out for the Body Positivity Movement, which has seen a death blow of late thanks to the "miracle drug" known as Ozempic. A slew of female entertainers, who were once either stout or obese, have dropped a considerable amount of weight, and the Body Positivity Movement can't do anything other than turn on them.Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the

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70:21

Dr. Steve - Dabbling in Medicine

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2025/11/12

Dr. Steve is an actual doctor, and for the better part of two decades, has hosted a radio show/podcast called Weird Medicine, where he and his crew take questions from listeners. In this crossover episode between Tony Mazur's Check Your Brain podcast and Chad Zumock's World War Z Patreon show, they talked to Dr. Steve about how he got on the radar of the Opie & Anthony Show, sounded off about some DabbleVerse related issues, and answered legit medical questions.Be sure to subscribe to Tony's

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34:10

Jackson Lahmeyer - Chasing After the Wind

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2025/11/05

Jackson Lahmeyer is the lead pastor of Sheridan Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and he is a national faith leader and member of the White House Faith Council. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about the rise in church attendance in recent months, which, sadly, has corresponded to the rise in political violence. He also touched on the young man's struggle with gambling, pornography, and women who do not share the same values, as well as why Christians seem to take

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46:14

My Culture is NOT Your Costume!

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2025/10/31

In a special Halloween bonus episode, Tony Mazur talks about how this holiday has exploded among Millennials, his favorite costumes over the years, and the line of good taste when it comes to dressing up.Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets you just audio, $5 gets video AND audio, and $10 has all of the above, as well as bonus podcasts per week. Visit Patreon.com/TonyMazur. Tony is also on Rumble! Go find his video podcasts over there for free. Cover art for the Check Your Brain

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81:32

Mark Malkoff - Love Johnny Carson

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2025/10/29

Mark Malkoff is a comedian, writer, and podcaster, and he is the author of the new book Love Johnny Carson: One Obsessive Fan's Journey to Find the Genius Behind the Legend. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about who Johnny was, how the Tonight Show gained its footing, the move from New York to Burbank, and all of Carson's admirers and imitators. They also touched on the state of late night TV in 2025, the failures of Chevy Chase and Magic Johnson, and the wars between

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58:50

Marty Gitlin - For the Love of the Game

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2025/10/22

Marty Gitlin made the transition from sportswriter to author many years ago, but sports continue to be near and dear to his heart, especially baseball. A few years back, Marty co-authored a book on Sam McDowell, the brilliant but troubled Cleveland Indians pitcher from the 1960s.In this sports-themed episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Marty and Tony Mazur wax nostalgic about the game of baseball, what it means them, how much has changed in the analytics age, and their favorite ballparks to

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61:45

Marty Gitlin - Cereals & Sitcoms

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2025/10/15

Marty Gitlin is a long-time sportswriter who, by the 2010s, became a prolific author, and not just about sports. He's written many books about a variety of pop culture subjects, but the three discussed on this podcast with Tony Mazur are about breakfast cereals, the greatest sitcoms, and greatest animated cartoon characters.On this episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Marty and Tony talk about the sugared cereals of the '60s and '70s and how the "sugar" was dropped from the names, the

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58:49

My Pop's a Cop

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2025/10/08

It's not often Tony Mazur has "in studio" guests, but he made the exception this week by inviting his father, Mark, on the show. But Mark isn't just a podcast host's dad, he's a long-time member of the Cleveland Police Department, where he was on the job from 1981 till 2005. He joined the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about his early career, see how much modern policing has changed, and shared advice for young or perspective members of the force.Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets

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85:06

Another Z-Man Retro Show

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2025/10/01

Every month or so, long-time friends and collaborators Tony Mazur and Chad Zumock team up on a stream where they go over a bunch of retro junk. This month, they focused on music, from Chris Cornell trying to perform Rage Against the Machine songs to Gary Cherone's time as the lead singer of Van Halen, to the corpse-like stage personas of David Lee Roth and Frankie Valli.They also provided a legal update on Aaron Imholte, shared their favorite guilty pleasures in music, and tried to sell each

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72:48

The Norm Show

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2025/09/24

Four years ago last week, the world learned of the loss of Norm Macdonald to cancer, which shocked everyone, as he had the disease for nearly a decade. In this episode, as a break from the recent seriousness of political violence, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur looks back at his favorite comic, Norm Macdonald, and some of his favorite moments from the unique late Canadian comedian, from his Weekend Update jokes to his must-see talk show appearances. Be sure to subscribe to Tony's Patreon. $3 gets

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83:25

Accountability Culture & Lowering the Temperature

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2025/09/17

A week ago, Charlie Kirk was assassinated, shot in the throat during a speaking tour in Utah. As of this podcast, we know more about the assassin, including his personal life, the Discord channels he was a part of, and yes, his left-wing political views. Make no mistake about this: Charlie Kirk was murdered because he was a conservative Christian espousing conservative Christian ideas. This was a political assassination, one this country hasn't seen in a half century, and one would think there would

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59:05

On Charlie Kirk and Understanding the Moment

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2025/09/11

On September 10th, 2025, conservative pundit Charlie Kirk was assassinated on a college campus in Utah. A founding member of Turning Point USA, Charlie made a name for himself barnstorming college campuses and encouraging lively and intelligent debate. Sadly, he was killed for the sin of wanting open discourse.In this free bonus episode, Tony Mazur shares his thoughts on the murder, Charlie’s legacy, what this means for society, and if you’re prepared for what will undoubtedly come next. Be

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62:38

Look At Me. I Am the Media Now.

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2025/09/10

Whatever one thinks of Elon Musk these days, his purchase of Twitter in 2022 was a major victory in favor of free speech. Because of that, stories like the horrific stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska won’t be swept under the rug. X users are now asking the tough questions and having the uncomfortable conversations that were considered too hot for the previous Twitter regime. In a sense, X users are the new media, while the regime media continues to expose themselves as state propagandists. In this

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69:24

Rick Morris - Fantasy Football, Real Predictions

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2025/09/03

Week 1 of the NFL season literally kicks off this week, and long-time friend of Tony Mazur's, Rick Morris of FantasyDraftHelp.com, stopped by for a preview. First, he shared his do's and dont's when it comes to picking players for fantasy leagues, and they got into how not only is the NFL a copycat league, but fantasy sports are like that as well. Then Rick gives his predictions for each division and his Super Bowl teams, which were out of left field to some viewers. Be sure to check out Rick's

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66:24

All The News Not Fit to Print

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2025/08/27

If you’ve listened to Tony Mazur’s Check Your Brain podcast since its early years, you may have noticed a shift in his tone and content. That’s no accident. The free weekly podcast used to be more of a standalone show from the solo Patreon episodes, but now the line is blurred. If a guest comes on, it’s because he wants to hear from that person, not a PR guest offered to him.In this episode, Tony breaks down why he began this metamorphosis since his first shows of early 2021 and how work and

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53:39

The Stomp, Clap, Hey Lifestyle

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2025/08/20

In an episode that crescendos from silly to serious, Check Your Brain's Tony Mazur gets in the Wayback Machine to the early 2010s and covers the phase the West went through with hipsterdom. Hipster culture was exemplified by a phony blue-collar motif, making practical things slightly worse, and listening to terrible music like The Lumineers and Mumford & Sons (hence "stomp, clap, hey"). It's more of a mirror into the sad lives many 1980s-born Millennials have experienced and are currently

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53:43

Chad Zumock - Sorta Live from Ohio

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2025/08/13

Chad Zumock is a comedian, podcaster, and very frequent guest of the Check Your Brain podcast. However, the vast majority of those appearances are done remotely, with Chad being in Florida and Tony Mazur up in Ohio. But Chad stopped over Tony's house, and they riffed on how the Z-Man gets under peoples' skin, the goals in comedy changing, who he's at war with online, and a tribute to Ryne Sandberg and the 1980s WGN Chicago Cubs.Chad is back on Patreon, as his last account was nuked. The link is

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