Episodios

  • What to look for in a good physical therapist (or coach)? Guest: PT Dr. Patrick Bell

    What to look for in a good physical therapist (or coach)? Guest: PT Dr. Patrick Bell
    Jun 18 2025
    At Third Street Barbell, we’re lucky enough to have three physical therapists as members. Jim’s been working with Patrick Bell on a shoulder injury and has been very impressed with his knowledge and how he structures and communicates his rehab exercise selections. Since Patrick’s clients are mainly online, we thought it would be good to chat with him about what makes a good physical therapy (and coaching) relationship. He works with Move Your Bones PT, which combines rehabilitation and performance coaching, so he’s uniquely suited to address the issues of working athletes, particularly in a virtual setting.

    Also, Mike’s back for a bit from his own gig as a traveling coach.

    You can find Dr. Bell on Instagram at @ptpatbell.

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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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    55 m
  • Why don’t lifters share a bar anymore? Guest: Jacob Ross

    Why don’t lifters share a bar anymore? Guest: Jacob Ross
    Jun 11 2025
    Jacob Ross joins Jim to take on the question, “Why do so many lifters resist training in groups in the current age of powerlifting?”

    We also cover Jacob’s time working with the South Sudanese Olympic Basketball team in Paris for the Olympics last year. We also share stories of gym ownership (Jacob owns Be Better Barbell with Tom Kallas outside Chicago). You can find him at @jacob.w.ross on Instagram.

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    50% Facts is a Spreaker Prime podcast on OCN – the Obscure Celebrity Network.

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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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    1 h y 3 m
  • Josh Hajar: Staying positive, beating cancer, and losing over 100 lbs

    Josh Hajar: Staying positive, beating cancer, and losing over 100 lbs
    Jun 4 2025
    Mike is out of town, so Jim brought in one of Third Street Barbell’s most consistent and inspirational members, Josh Hajar.

    Josh is an emergency department nurse who faced a harrowing fight with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, and then suffered an injury that set back his recovery and fitness goals. When he arrived at Third Street, he was finally ready to execute a winning game plan for losing weight and getting stronger. Building on the advice he received when he first received his cancer diagnosis to “Be Positive,” Josh sets a strong example in and out of the gym.

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    50% Facts is a Spreaker Prime podcast on OCN – the Obscure Celebrity Network.

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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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    56 m
  • Netflix’s How to Change Your Mind (2022) | Review

    Netflix’s How to Change Your Mind (2022) | Review
    May 28 2025
    Psychedelics in psychotherapy. That’s the theme of this four-part documentary from Netflix. Can psychedelics break damaging thought patterns and allow people to heal from depression and trauma? This doc series would like to prove that they at least hold promise to do that. We cover episodes #1 (LSD) and #3 (MDMA).

    (Interesting, very recent twist: researchers have altered LSD to make it helpful to the brain but unable to cause psychedelic effects.)

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    50% Facts is a Spreaker Prime podcast on OCN – the Obscure Celebrity Network.

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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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    51 m
  • Netflix’s Untold: The Liver King | Review

    Netflix’s Untold: The Liver King | Review
    May 21 2025
    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 up his performative persona and a bit too little time examining the fallout of his outing as a heavy steroid user (and his apparent previous life of crime). But the bottom line is that the man and this documentary are steeped in ick.

    Other reviews we discussed:

    The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/15/fake-fitness-influencers-the-secrets-and-lies-behind-the-worlds-most-enviable-physiques

    Time Magazine: https://time.com/7284988/untold-the-liver-king-true-story-netflix/

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    50% Facts is a Spreaker Prime podcast on OCN – the Obscure Celebrity Network.

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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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    57 m
  • The IPF reverses on stiff knee sleeves plus World’s Strongest Man quiz

    The IPF reverses on stiff knee sleeves plus World’s Strongest Man quiz
    May 15 2025
    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.

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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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    55 m
  • The Way Down rewind | Examining media about cults

    The Way Down rewind | Examining media about cults
    May 8 2025
    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 the fame and power of its leader Gwen Shambling Lara as a diet guru and church leader, and the truth behind her carefully-curated image, detailing the church's controversial practices.”

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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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    1 h y 2 m
  • How YouTubers covered the downfall of a Scientologist’s skateboard channel | Examining media about cults

    How YouTubers covered the downfall of a Scientologist’s skateboard channel | Examining media about cults
    Apr 30 2025
    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 docs? Do we get any closer to understanding what happened with Aaron Kyro and Braille Skateboarding?

    Videos discussed during this episode:

    https://youtu.be/uEk_pc0xVYc?si=hdfiZY6W_hF2aMuE

    https://youtu.be/V-GIyKIlL9g?si=7aOy3qXiK4Vzf55h

    https://youtu.be/ZF0p1aXqm8M?si=gmCxuRmGNznwSQzW

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    50% Facts is a Spreaker Prime podcast on OCN – the Obscure Celebrity Network.

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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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    52 m
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