Check Your Brain

By Tony MazurComedy News Arts Stand-Up Entertainment News Performing Arts

Check Your Brain episodes

August 02, 2023 Jody Plauche - Why, Gary, Why?
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Jody Plauche is a sexual abuse and abduction survivor, and he is the author of the book "Why, Gary, Why?" He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about his life as a survivor, how Jeff Doucet groomed him and his family, and how his father Gary ended Jeff's life in a Louisiana airport and became a hero to dads everywhere.
Tony is also on Locals and Rumble! Look up Check Your Brain and Tony Mazur, respectively, for video content, as well as YouTube @tmaze25.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
1 hr 4 min
July 26, 2023 Keanu C Thompson - Greasy Strings
Keanu C Thompson is a comedian and podcaster from New York City, by way of South Carolina. She joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about her path to comedy and move to the Big Apple, going on the road and making international news with Chrissie Mayr, coping with an eating disorder, and dating fellow comedians.
Her show Keanu Cast is co-hosted with her mother and whoever pops on, and is available at youtube.com/@keanuCthompson.
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 Locals and Rumble! Look up Check Your Brain and Tony Mazur, respectively, for video content, as well as YouTube @tmaze25.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
1 hr 1 min
July 19, 2023 Eddie Deezen - From Eugene to Mandark
Eddie Deezen is an actor, voice actor, one-time comedian, and man with the foremost knowledge of everything Beatles related. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about how he moved across to the country to get into comedy, the powers of prayer helping him get the part of Eugene in Grease, his transition to voice acting, and his love of Curly Howard, the Marx Brothers, and Jerry Lewis (even though he wasn't nice to him).
Book a Cameo with Eddie at Cameo.com/EddieDeezen.
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 Locals and Rumble! Look up Check Your Brain and Tony Mazur, respectively, for video content, as well as YouTube @tmaze25.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
1 hr 8 min
July 12, 2023 To Pete - A Tribute to an Eccentric Comedy Club Owner
The comedy world lost a legendary club owner based out of Northeast Ohio in the last week. Pete Barakat ran the Funny Stop Comedy Club for over 30 years, and many big names had their first stage appearances there, including Steve Harvey and Tammy Pescatelli. Tony Mazur also began his comedy hobby there, and he shared some stories about Pete on the Check Your Brain podcast.
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 Locals and Rumble! Look up Check Your Brain and Tony Mazur, respectively, for video content, as well as YouTube @tmaze25.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
54 min
July 05, 2023 Tonia Gilbert - Don’t Lose Heart
Tonia Gilbert is a nurse based out of Louisiana, and she is a survivor of domestic abuse. She joined the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur to discuss the mental health crisis going on and how, as a survivor, she wants to help. Tonia is looking to start a charity for abuse survivors to have free access to service animals.
For more information or how to help, email Tonia at [email protected]
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 Locals! Visit CheckYourBrain.locals.com and subscribe.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
42 min
June 28, 2023 Spencer Davies - NBA’s Present & Future
Spencer Davies is an NBA writer, who now has columns in The Hoop Herald. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to recap the 2022-2023 NBA season, the trends in schemes, recycled coaches, the best players under 30, and the biggest storylines heading into 2023-2024.
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 Locals! Visit CheckYourBrain.locals.com and subscribe.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
54 min
June 21, 2023 Third Year’s a Charm
This week marks the third wedding anniversary of Check Your Brain host Tony Mazur and his wife Leah. In this podcast, they talk about her winning an Emmy in 2022, how news consumption has and will continue to change, and info on the hottest shows on cable and streaming.
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 Locals and Rumble! Look up Check Your Brain and Tony Mazur, respectively, for video content, as well as YouTube @tmaze25.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
58 min
June 14, 2023 Bennett Yellin - A ’Dumb’ Podcast
Bennett Yellin is a Hollywood writer most famous for co-writing the classic 1994 comedy Dumb & Dumber. Bennett took some time out of his day on the picket lines during a writer's strike to chat with Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast. He discussed why the writers went on strike and what their demands are, the years-long process of pitching Dumb & Dumber to studios, and the legacy the film carries nearly 30 years later.
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 Locals! Visit CheckYourBrain.locals.com and subscribe.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
1 hr 26 min
June 07, 2023 Don Jamieson - That Rocks
Don Jamieson is a comedian and co-host of the new series That Rocks, along with Eddie Trunk and former podcast guest Jim Florentine. Don makes his second appearance on the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur, this time to talk about the new show, the rhythm of comedy, and performing on June 18th at a classic Irish bar in Manhattan.
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 Locals! Visit CheckYourBrain.locals.com and subscribe.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
40 min
May 31, 2023 Frankie Pace - Comedy Friends & Legends
Frankie Pace is a long-time comedian and actor originally from Long Island. He has worked and befriended many comedians over the years, including Otto Petersen, Gilbert Gottfried, and Sam Kinison, and has appeared on Saturday Night Live, The Cosby Show, and the Joan Rivers Show. He talked about getting on SNL, his comedy pals, and how he truly misses his comic friends who recently passed on the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur.
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 Locals! Visit CheckYourBrain.locals.com and subscribe.
Cover art for the Check Your Brain podcast is by Eric C. Fischer. If you need terrific graphic design work done, contact Eric at [email protected].
1 hr 3 min

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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…