Go Self Help Yourself

In this episode, Ryan is joined by cohost Joe Nehme and Mike Mercadal to discuss The 4 Hour Body. Mike explains how he lost 40 pounds in 6 months with using the book all while having a cheat day once a week. The guys dive into the regiment, kettle bell swings, supplements, running home and falling asleep before hunger, and good ol'1 o'clock (which you'll find out what that means). Please check out Mike's podcast Zeroes on Heroes.

This episode gets wild when the guys do their first vancast (podcast in Joe's sprinter van). Ryan and cohost Joe Nehme are joined by fellow comic Usama Siddiquee. The gang dives into The Charisma Myth, How Anyone Can Master the Art of Personal Magnetism. The guys talk about which charisma techniques work for them in comedy as well as discuss the fine line between reworking your personal narrative and being completely delusional. Not only do the guys discuss charisma in comedy but they also mention stealing eighteen wheelers, gorilla visualization, the comfortable handshake, van ego, and the complexity of tutoring. Tune in!

In this episode Ryan and Bill Buescher reclaim their inner kid with Home Coming: Reclaiming And Championing Your Inner Child by John Bradshaw. The guys explain Bradshaw's techniques for healing the wounds from your past and the developmental cycles that constantly repeat throughout our lives. Ryan and Bill share some embarrassing childhood stories that affected how they are today. Bill reads out of his journal and the guys talk about aggressive improv, clown school, dad pranks, hockey, and humorless comedy. Tune in and listen about the book that Ryan rates, "the number one book he'd never read in public."

Recorded with my longtime friend Ajay Raheja, we discussed David Goggins' new book, Can't Hurt Me (2018). Ajay and I explained some background behind David Goggins as well as the techniques he used to callous his mind during BUD/S, Ranger School, and Ultra marathon races. We enjoyed talking about which of his 10 challenges worked for us. We also brought up a few concerns regarding his regiment. So if you're ready to run 100 miles while pissing blood, join the Navy Seals, master divorce, lose 100 pounds, or be the laziest substitute teacher you can be, tune in and listen.

In the episode Ryan is joined by his cohost Bill Buescher to talk about finances from the Index Card: Why Personal Finance Doesn't Have To Be Complicated. What better and more relatable way to talk about your financial worries than from two broke-ass comedians. We get it folks, money is tough. We dive into the tips that could possibly help put you on a steady financial track. Also, we simultaneously gave this book some criticism for being a little too stingy when it comes to just being practical. Overall, Bill and I had a great time talking about money, lottery tickets, losing your dick, and Santa Con. 

Is having a beginner's mindset really the best way to continuously practice any activity? How effective is going from achievement to non achievement? If you can't accept me at my worst, then you don't deserve me at my best. The wise words of Shunryu Suzuki. In this episode, the GSHY boys are joined with fellow comic Melissa Diaz to discuss Zen Mind Beginner's Mind. The groups discusses the elements of book as well as if masturbation is enlightenment, koans, death, trying to not trying to try, and how many times Ryan will reread this book!  

*****A GSHY FAVORITE BOOK***** 

In this episode, the GSHY boys talk about the Subtle Art Of Not Giving A Fuck by Mark Manson. The guys have mixed emotions about the book and dive further into the fuckery of how we perceive ourselves in the modern world. They also discuss stupid you tube videos, zen masters, bad word self help books, and the highly lucrative business of westernizing eastern philosophy.

This episode turns into a bit of a press conference as our guest Stephen Sihelnik gets barraged with questions about becoming a better runner. His experience as a marathon runner brings up a lot questions from the GSHY boys Ryan Papazian, Joe Nehme, and Bill Buescher who want to know more on how to train. He dives into his knowledge from Jack Daniel's book as well as some others he has read about the activity. The guys touch on qualifying for marathons, interval and threshold training, VO2 max, safety, techniques, runner's high, and how to plan ahead for a race. All of which we get to eventually. Join us in this controlled chaos.   

In this episode the gang learns the way of a samurai warrior. Ryan Papazian, Bill Buescher, and Joe Nehme are joined with guest Joe Gorman to discuss The Book of Five Rings by one of the greatest Japanese swordsman of all time Miyamoto Musashi. Considering that the guys won't use much of the sword technique discussed in the book, the guys apply much of musashi's wisdom for dating and career advice. Tune in to learn how you can be a samurai in lovemaking, t shirt design, and excel spreadsheets. 

Ryan is joined by his new GSHY trio Bill Buescher and Joe Nehme to discuss Stumbling on Happiness by Dan Gilbert. The guys go over the many research studies in the book on happiness and if there is anything to be drawn from them besides happiness being many uncontrollable-but-we-think-we-can-control-them accidents throughout our life. They discuss synthetic vs. natural happiness, bare minimum level of happiness, Bill's insanely intricate kafka quote, and boy and old man conversations on you tube.