The Grey Man Podcast

The Grey Man Podcast

"Personal defense and world events." Retired counter-terrorism agent and his best friend discuss life, exercise, diet and what ever else they find interesting.

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March 24, 2024 76 mins

Host Mike's body has been recalled by the federal government; it's voluntary for now but listen in to hear about how things could become serious for retired veterans and all military-aged folks in the months ahead.

Along those lines, you will hear multiple times in this show: "What the F is our government doing?"  The gents spent a final Lenten unfueled (booze-free) show talking about all the craziness around the...

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SOTU SNAFU, 2A, and You

This episode is another in the series of hodge-podge discussions.  Here hear a recap of the embarrassment we all experienced from the State of the Union address and rebuttal.  The gents checked in on Gaza and Ukraine, of course, and touched on the new push to remove guns from the hands of US citizens.  Shitty Choices was a win for Host Mike, and Producer Jim gave a timely reminder for something called a &apos...

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March 3, 2024 84 mins

Raise your hand if you're under official retirement age and have had a hip surgery.  Host Mike is and did, and checks in on this episode on how recovery is going.  Spoiler Alert: It's not fast enough.  Obviously.  

There's discussion about the book "From Strength To Strength by Arthur C. Brooks; good stuff if you happen to be in a period of life transition.  Or will be at some point.  

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February 22, 2024 76 mins

Recorded mere hours after a significant cell service outage in the US, this episode of The Grey Man Podcast comes to you on a freakin' Thursday night!  

Learn about Host Mike's new skeletal components and Producer Jim's deboozification, then settle in for a round of "What Department of the US Government Is Saying WHAT Now?".  For those grammatically obsessive, this writer doesn't care if that last sente...

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January 28, 2024 93 mins

"What the Hell is Going On?"
     ~The Offspring, 'The Kids Aren't Right'
        Americana 1998
        written by Bryan Keith Holland

Another friend of the show has passed; Producer Jim talks about death and Host Mike commiserates.  Then they talk about the general state (salute!) of the world, for which Host Mike talks and Producer Jim commiserates.  From Russia (with, umm, love?), China, Isra...

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As often happens, this episode begins by talking about buttholes with a reminder to keep your health in check.  We also learn more about the societal experiment surrounding Bumbphak, Egypt.   

The majority of S5E04 hones in on what Host Mike deems as the third world war already in progress.  Call them flashpoints, regional conflicts, aggressive actions…whatever the media or politicians call it, it's The Great Conflict, or The C...

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January 7, 2024 105 mins

Aliens, elections, and earthquakes are the subjects in this sparkly episode of The Grey Man Podcast.

Since no one knows what's going to happen, it's good to be prepared for what can go wrong.  But what is the line we are willing to draw in being prepared and surviving?  That's a core topic in S5E03.  Check it out and be better for it.

Sponsorships continue to roll in from Bumbphak, Egypt.  Stop by The Sam 'n'...

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December 25, 2023 76 mins

Two middle-aged grandpas have a bit of Christmas morning free, so they're here talking about World Events and Personal Defense.  Why not?

The main focus of the conversation is the Elijah McClain story out of Colorado.  His death, in part, lead to a criminally negligent homicide conviction of two paramedics.  So many levels of this story; just touched the surface in this episode.  Keep the conversation going on Facebook or reach...

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December 18, 2023 83 mins

Season 5 is under way, and this time it's all about redeeming the shitshow from the last season.  Schedules and the guys are more stable, and looking forward to bringing more World Events and Personal Defense to The Gray Man Podcast Fans worldwide.  

In this preview of what's to come (giggidy), the gents catch up on life in general since Season Four wrapped up.  Expect regular episodes ahead about wars & politics, AI, ...

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September 17, 2023 78 mins

And with that, The Grey Man Podcast Season 4 is done.  Check out this episode to learn what's happening with the guys: their lives, their time, their perspective on current world events, and why you might be a retard.  Political correctness is not among the show's core values.

Previewing season five is in there, too.  World events will shift to a more exciting time as the US election cycle winds back up, for what that&apos...

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July 30, 2023 90 mins

It's been a hot minute since The Grey Man podcasted.  The gents are back to check in about life happenings, the state of the world, presidential hopelessness, and, of course, aliens.  The recent misogi experience is summarized, and for those keeping track…both survived!  

 

Shitty Choices makes another appearance in the form of some of Host Mike's (un)favorite textures.  Listen and learn why he will lose his hair and be rea...

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June 18, 2023 76 mins

World Events continue to happen.  Personal Defense is still on all our minds.  

This episode continues this season of sporadicness.  The guys made some time on Father's Day (happiness to all the Dad's out there!) to talk about document control, Russian & Chinese & cyber attacks, and the need for Misogi…all affecting all our lives in one way or another.

Shitty Choices makes a special appearance.  Listen in and tell u...

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May 21, 2023 83 mins

The guys planned to talk about the debt ceiling crisis.  They did that, more of a teaser for how bad it could go…keep an eye on that as we approach the June 1, 2023 deadline.  

 In the meantime, and for most of this episode, the conversation centered on what it takes for people to sleep well at night.  Is it financial security?  Maybe physical security, or knowing we've done everything possible to keep our families safe.  Or so...

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April 30, 2023 78 mins

Holy crap, we're back!  

It's been a hot minute since the gents were together to make a show happen.  Catching up, Producer Jim gave a couple book recommendations and reported on lessons learned from recent concerts. 

Host Mike recapped a recent BJJ seminar he gave in Wyoming, which is also captured in summation on his inspirational TikTok @michealsian7 (MikeOnLife).  

Checking in on World Events: What the hell is going on??...

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March 19, 2023 76 mins

Host Mike and Producer Jim catch up quick about what's happening around the world politically and economically.  Spoiler alert: It's mostly not good these days, it seems. 

While we might be on a tipping point toward total and utter destruction of the human race, it's possible we might survive.  To that end, now's a great time to prepare for whatever might come.  Check out the Fitbod app for easy and comprehensive...

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March 5, 2023 74 mins

"It all started when the monkeys split the atom."  

Guest Jared Gebhardt joins Host Mike and Skeptic-Producer Jim in a discussion about UAPs, extraterrestrials, and essentially the meaning of life as we know it.  

Join in to hear a quick check-in on what's happening around the world (spoiler alert: it isn't good), then hear how we may or may not have been visited by aliens, UFOs, or other multidimensional entities...

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February 19, 2023 101 mins

We're 50 days into 2023.  Really, though, we're 1,145 days into 2020.  

The guys discuss World Events…the usual stuff plus balloons.  There's a lot to unpack among the various flare-ups, plus some reminders to do something(s) to prepare.

Special guest ChatGPT makes a couple of appearances, including posing some suggested "Would-you-rathers" to Host Mike & Producer Jim.

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January 29, 2023 101 mins

Tech Talk

The Grey Man Podcast goes Technological!   

It's been a bit since the gents put together a show.  Host Mike can see the finish line of his current educational journey, and episodes just might be a bit more consistent thereafter.  If we survive whatever is happening around the world, of course.  

After a recap of current events, the gents dig into tech.  VR and AI are becoming more mainstream.  Who knows where we will go...

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January 8, 2023 105 mins

The Grey Man Podcast continues to meander through season four.  Host Mike and Producer Jim reconvene to discuss some personal events and world defense this time around…similar, but not quite the norm.  

Do you know what a misogi is?  If you do, the opening segment applies to you!  If not, the opening segment applies to you!  You'll find out what the gents are up to for 2023.  Most decidedly NOT resolutions.  But kind of.  But n...

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December 18, 2022 99 mins

Everything is fine, nothing is going to mess up your dinner plans.  Carry on.

Until it's not okay and everything goes sideways.  

Host Mike hones in on how susceptible our power grid is to attack and failure.  And that's just a portion of what could be about to fall apart!  This isn't necessarily the end of the world stuff.  Also, it's not NOT necessarily that.  

Producer Jim gives a summary of the Edged Weapon Sem...

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