For FAQ's Sake! A Podcast.

In Episode #6, Matt sits down with Larry Borden. Larry has been in the fight game for 40 years as a coach and trainer, a promoter and matchmaker and as a fighter with 150 fights, both amateur and pro. Larry is a well rounded fighter having trained in several styles of martial arts including Boxing, Kyokushin, Muay Thai, Kickboxing and MMA. Matt and Larry talk all things boxing and martial arts. They cover why some styles are more effective than others, what you need to know to be a well rounded fighter, the difference between combat sports and real violence, the rise of the UFC, the place boxing holds in the American psyche, who is the best pound-for-pound boxer of all time, the impact of Jake and Logan Paul on the sport of boxing, and the life lessons to be learned from training in combat sports. 

In Ep. #05, Matt sits down with Yenvy Truong. Yenvy is a serial entrepreneur in health and wellness and an expert in healthcare and digital heath tech. She the founder of several companies, including LSM Group, Inc., a digital healthcare consulting company, and Vigdis.co, which provides anti-aging products and information. Yenvy is a co-founder and the former CEO of HealthSnap, Inc. which provides a platform through which patients can connect their lifestyle data from wearables, such as an Apple watch, with healthcare providers so as to better manage chronic disease. Yenvy is also the Lead Instructor for Miami-Dade College's Entrepreneurship program and an active mentor. Yenvy also co-hosts a podcast called The Art of Becoming WonderWomen. In this conversation, Matt and Yenvy discuss, bio-hacking, precision medicine, biological age vs. chronological age, Blue Zones, the health benefits of fasting and a good nights sleep, anti-aging, longevity and surfing in Fiji as a 150 year old cyborg….you just have to listen to see what all of that is about. 

In Ep. #04 of FAQ's Sake! A Podcast., Matt sits down with Ben Sorensen. Ben is a Ft. Lauderdale City Commissioner, a Presbyterian minister and a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve. Ben holds six degrees, including a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University, a Juris Doctor from Georgetown Law, and a Doctor of Ministry from Amridge University. Ben is the 3rd generation to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces and a 3rd generation Presbyterian minister. The conversation runs through Ben's stellar CV, local, state and national politics and various other topics including the planned Tesla Tunnel in Ft. Lauderdale.

In Ep. #03 of FAQ's Sake! A Podcast., Matt sits down with Chris Bellus. Chris is the co-owner of Laser Wolf, a craft beer bar, Invasive Species, a craft beer brewing company, and TacoBellus, a food truck, all of which are in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The Podcast was filmed on location at Laser Wolf. The conversation runs through what lead Chris and his brother Jordan to open the bar, the evolution of the craft beer scene in South Florida, family life and being a dad, and then as the beers kick in, we decide to tackle politics, both local and national. Chris is a friend and a solid individual and I hope you find the conversation fun and entertaining. You can find For FAQ's Sake! A Podcast. on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and more! Please be sure to Like, Comment, Share and Subscribe!!!

In Ep. #02 of For FAQ's Sake! A Podcast., Matt sits down with Andre Walter. In this wide-ranging conversation, Matt and Andre discuss Andre's Jamaican roots and the massive family tree that springs from them, Andre's passion for cars and cooking, what it's like to meet your future wife at age 10, what it's like to lose a loved one to cancer and more! What comes across more than anything is how genuine Andre is. He is full of life and positive energy. You can find For FAQ's Sake! A Podcast. on Apple, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music and more! You can also find the video version of the Podcast on YouTube. Please be sure to Like, Share, Comment and Subscribe!!

In the first full Episode, Matt sits down with Ryan Sweeney of the Band Southpost, an alternative rock/metal band currently out of Nashville, TN. Ryan is the lead singer and lead guitarist of the band. In this roughly 60 min Episode Matt and Ryan cover a range of topics including, the bands songwriting process, what Nashville has been like during the pandemic, why bass players are a thing of the past, Ryan can explain himself on that, where his music gene came from, how to get your music 'out there' if you are an un-signed artist, what direction he thinks the band and rock music in general are going, what it’s like to be stuck on stage during a show that has gone off the rails and is altogether terrible (what sounds like bad show prison). Matt and Ryan talk about inflection points in music history, whether or not anyone is putting out music we’ll care about in 50 years.