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50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD

Mike "Silent Mike" Farr and Jim McDonald are the owners of Third Street Barbell in Sacramento, CA, and veteran podcasters. On this podcast, they try to answer a single question. Any question is fair game, but most involve health, fitness, nutrition, mental health, culture…even sex. In some episodes, they examine relevant popular media (movies and documentaries) for connections to the world of health and fitness. Full episodes every Wednesday. Business inquiries: Jim@thejimmcd.comBecome a supporter

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57:21

Netflix’s Untold: The Liver King | Review

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/05/21

Netflix’s Untold documentary series takes a look at the phenomenon of The Liver King. Purportedly already a multi-millionaire, Brian Johnson launched a muscular social media and YouTube presence as a “primal” influencer who used raw organ meats, including testicles, rather than steroids to build his crazy physique. He amassed a huge following and reaped more revenue for his supplement company, but was he telling the truth about being natty? Nope. The documentary spends a bit too much time setting

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54:55

The IPF reverses on stiff knee sleeves plus World’s...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/05/15

Under pressure from, well, pretty much everyone, it appears the IPF will allow stiff knee sleeves through the end of 2026. World’s Strongest Man is back in Sacramento this week, just about a mile from our gym. We take a look at the history of WSM and take an online trivia quiz.Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com!Check out our gym (Third Street Barbell) at ThirdStreetBarbell.com https://www.thirdstreetbarbell.com/ and subscribe for updates about our apparel line at

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61:44

The Way Down rewind | Examining media about cults

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/05/08

We’ve been talking about cults and how they’re covered in the media. Back in 2021, we looked at the HBO documentary series “The Way Down: God, Greed and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin” on a couple of episodes. It is about a crazy, scary religious cult. This week, Mike’s under the weather, and we haven’t had a chance to record, so this seems like a good time to present these episodes again as one.As a refresher, here’s the description of the doc series, “Follows the Remnant Fellowship Church, exploring

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52:23

How YouTubers covered the downfall of a...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/04/30

The founder of the biggest YouTube skateboarding channel is a Scientologist. Has that fact become public, explaining the channel's drop in popularity over the past few years? Was it the money he spent climbing the rungs of this cult (and not on his skaters and staff)? Or was it just the normal life cycle of a YouTube channel?Rather than reviewing a documentary, this time we’re examining the handling of this story through several YouTube explainers and exposes. What do these have in common with real

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49:16

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/04/23

We’re taking a closer look at a topic that we’ve touched on briefly before: Media covering the effects and inner workings of cults. The HBO documentary Going Clear is one of the most recognizable documentaries about the Church of Scientology. Celebrities like Tom Cruise have deep ties to this cult that was founded by prolific author L. Ron Hubbard. Some interesting aspects of this belief system are the need to pay huge sums of money to advance to higher levels of the organization and the fact that

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33:01

Getting stiffed by knee sleeves : The politics of IPF...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/04/16

A couple of episodes ago, we talked about a dramatic change in leadership at the International Powerlifting Federation. The latest wrinkle is that the federation has recently notified the manufacturers of “stiff” knee sleeves that their products are banned from use in competition – immediately. Is the IPF being fair to manufacturers or its members? What prompted this sudden change? Mike offers some insights from his past experiences with designing knee sleeves and working to gain IPF approval

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55:44

Hungry for Change (2012) | A 50% Facts Review

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/04/09

A stroll back 13 years in time takes us to a very “well-reviewed” nutrition documentary that ultimately only delivers a laundry list of fear appeals, misinformation, and pro-vegan propaganda. Not that there’s anything wrong with being a vegan, but getting there because you’ve been told that every other way of eating is somehow dangerous is kind of a cheap way to do it. Sugar is the poison, but so are artificial sweeteners. High-fructose corn syrup is somehow entirely different than other forms of

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40:24

IPF drama at the top, AI stealing jobs at the bottom?

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/04/02

We take a stab at which jobs AI might eliminate (do you want your drive-through order taken by a bot?). Plus, the long-time IPF president resigned suddenly a few weeks ago. Is there any situation where a quick exit from a top position like that doesn’t mean really bad things have happened? Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com! Check out our gym (Third Street Barbell) at ThirdStreetBarbell.com https://www.thirdstreetbarbell.com/ and subscribe for updates about our apparel line at

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80:58

Court of Gold | Netflix Documentary | Olympic...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/03/26

The 5-part Netflix Documentary Court of Gold chronicles the 2024 Olympic Basketball tournament in Paris. It’s obviously a love letter to the gold medalist US team, but more specifically, Kevin Durrant, Steph Curry, and to a lesser extent, LeBron James. The episodes follow the tournament's progression and highlight a few of the other national teams along the way. The series features several insightful and down-to-earth interviews of players and coaches of the 2024 teams, as well as great teams of the

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81:37

Generation Iron: Natty 4 Life (2020) | A 50% Facts...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/03/19

The third sequel to the bodybuilding documentary Generation Iron is all about the natties. It follows a group of competitors during the countdown to the Natural Olympia of 2019. Will natural bodybuilding ever gain the kind of traction that its “enhanced” counterpart does? And are the competitors really drug-free? Several commentators in the film cast doubt on that. Dean Saddoris @deansaddoris.ck chops it up with us again. Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com! Check out our gym

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6:45

Would you rather live under the ocean or on the...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/03/12

We’re pulling from our backlog of short, unreleased One Good Question episodes to fill this week’s gap in scheduling due to travel. This time, we tackle a listener question that’s pretty philosophical in nature: Would you rather live under the ocean or on the moon. After a bit of detour into stupid moon landing conspiracies, we finally offer up our answers. Back to regular programming next week! Dean Saddoris @deansaddoris.ck chops it up with us again. Join our Discord for free at

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42:46

CT Fletcher: My Magnificent Obsession (2015) | A 50%...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/03/05

The “Superman from Compton” took YouTube in the 20-teens by way of a video called “The Strongest Man You’ve Never Heard Of.” Who was this man who “commanded” his arms to grow and reminded us over and over that it was indeed still our set?This documentary sketches a portrait of a man whose great personal warmth can’t be obscured by his sometimes rough and compromising demeanor. A man who took a difficult, often demeaning upbringing and transformed it into the power to motivate others online in ways

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51:05

Generation Iron (2013) | A 50% Facts Review

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/02/26

This documentary, the first from Generation Iron, covers the runup to the 2012 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding contest. Phil Heath is a repeat winner, but Kai Greene is pushing him hard. A number of other well-known competitors are also hoping to dominate the Olympia stage. Do any of them have a chance against “The Gift?” Dean Saddoris @deansaddoris.ck chops it up with us again. Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com! Check out our gym (Third Street Barbell) at ThirdStreetBarbell.com

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52:18

Is powerlifting in a slump?

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/02/19

Have you noticed that powerlifting is experiencing a bit of a dip in popularity? We have. What might be the cause? We kick around some possibilities. Is the last wave of lifters starting to age out and move on to other hobbies? Is it turmoil among the federations? How do other hobby sports maintain their popularity? Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com! Check out our gym (Third Street Barbell) at ThirdStreetBarbell.com https://www.thirdstreetbarbell.com/ and subscribe for updates

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58:53

Ronnie Coleman: The King (2018) | A 50% Facts Review

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/02/12

This documentary from Generation Iron recaps the career of 8-time Mr. Olympia, Ronnie Coleman, as he prepares for yet another back surgery. While we don’t gain a lot new information, it’s a nostalgic look at some of the most iconic training footage from his long Olympia run, along with a painful chronical of his current, painful condition and his love of family. Dean Saddoris @deansaddoris.ck chops it up with us again. Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com! Check out our gym

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53:43

Generation Flex | A 50% Facts Review

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/02/05

This documentary from Men’s Health tells us that body dysmorphia is running rampant among teenage boys in America. It follows four teens who take “extreme” measures to try to match the body images they see on social media (sorta). Then, the video takes a turn into a “debate” about supplements for some reason. This doc is pretty aimless and pointless, but we had fun tearing it apart. Dean Saddoris @deansaddoris.ck chops it up with us again. Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com

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61:44

Don't Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever |A 50%...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/01/29

Bryan Johnson, former head of the firm that owned Venmo (and sold it to Paypal), is obsessed with slowing down his aging process. Is there anything he won’t try toward that end? Dozens of daily vitamins, nearly religious workouts, red laser masks, and even experimental gene splicing are all in play. This Netflix documentary attempts to explain his motivations and the sharp contrast between the man we see now and the person he used to be. Dean Saddoris @deansaddoris.ck is back for this one (and

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53:42

Weight Loss Island and East Coast travels

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/01/22

And we’re back with a fresh 2025 episode! Mike headed to Florida to coach three streamers to losing 25 lbs each while streaming 24 hours a day from "Weigh Loss Island." Jim went to Canada for some family time, and to NYC for some shows, including a spot in the audience for a Stephen Colbert taping. Join our Discord for free at goodcompanydiscord.com! Check out our gym (Third Street Barbell) at ThirdStreetBarbell.com https://www.thirdstreetbarbell.com/ and subscribe for updates about our apparel

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7:45

If you could start a business with zero risk, what...

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/01/15

We’ve still had some holiday and non-holiday travel going on, so we’re dipping into the vault again for a One Good Question episode to fill the gap. FRESH 2025 EPISODE NEXT WEEK. A listener asked, “If you could start a business with zero risk, what would it be?” We had to make a call about whether this meant that you’d automatically succeed (boring) or it was with someone else’s money, and there would be no financial impact to you if it failed (kind of exciting – who doesn’t love OPM?). Personal

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22:34

Do vegans crave meat?

50% Facts with Silent Mike & Jim McD ·

2025/01/08

We’ve got some holiday and non-holiday travel going on, so we’re dipping into the vault for a couple of One Good Question episodes to fill the gap. This episode features one of our gym members who is a practicing vegan, Nick Squires, sharing some more about how he transitioned from being an ardent meat eater to being a vegan. Since this is the time of year that some people make radical diet changes, it seemed like a good idea to drop this one in the feed. Also, are GMOs bad? (No) You can find

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