Gina Hyena

Gary Faust gives em somethin to talk aabooout. Gary runs Faust Media, you'lll see him all over Austin recording comedians specials and podcasts. This is a big hang podcast as we were both delirious as it was summer in Texas and Gary's air conditioning was broken. We talk media, austin comedy, and existential crises.. and japanese strawberries for some reason.

John Poppie is a MMA fighter and chef that helps professional fighters go through weight cuts. John is based out of Las Vegas and was in NYC for Rolando Romero III aka "Rolly"'s fight at the Barclay Center on 5/28/2022. Gina and John sit down to talk about what goes into a weight cut, fighting, nutrition and then just go off the rails to talk about science and animals. 

As you'll see at the beginning of this interview, John is very humble and reserved when it comes to his talents. He's a pro at what he does and his work with fighters and meal prep speaks for itself. You can follow him at @john_poppie and @prepandperform on instagram.

side note: I absolutely wanted to hit him as he has a very technical and skeptical way of speaking when you ask him about his profession. He's been a huge advocate of my comedy and loosened up as soon as I stop interviewing and just shoot the shit with him. This was such a learning moment for me as my previous episodes have been more interviews and have not highlighted my personality well. This man forced me to do what I'm better at and I can only thank him for that as it will help in future episodes. bastard.

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There's multiple opportunities for you to recognize Kenny Santucci- 

Kenny has been on MTV for many years on the Challenge, is the host of the FitAid morning show, a face for Michelob Ultra and many other brands... but now Kenny is the face of his own brand - STRONG NEW YORK.

 Kenny and I sit down to discuss his passion behind fitness; what got him started, and what keeps him going. As you'll see and hear - Kenny's passion is infectious - which is just what he wants. His own self improvement has led him to a path that he wants to share with others, there's room for everyone, and he wants to see everyone win. Kenny will soon be opening his own space for STRONG New York and you can stay updated and motivated by following him @kennysantucci and @strongnewyork

Alex Finance is a born and raised New Yorker who got himself out of debt and now teaches others to do the same. Alex is well versed and self taught on all the aspects of personal finance that most people were never taught growing up. Alex and I talk about the struggles of teaching yourself financial independence, clout chasing, and Alex's finance coaching company. Alex is available for financial coaching and can be found on IG at alexfinancenyc and on his website at alexfinancenyc.com

Introducing Brendon Hamilton - R&B Artist and Civil Rights Activist. Brendon shares his voice musically and politically. This podcast was created to shine a light on people whom have found and are pursuing their passion. Listen to find out more about pursuing music, becoming politically active, and to learn more about Brendon and what brought him to NYC.