Best Freaking Wrestling Podcasts (2024)

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Somehow the Smarks Have Returned 37:23

11h ago37:23

37:23

The title says it all. Richard Jenkins hijacked the show from the gang again. This time with weird consequences. Suffice to say, he found a way to bring back Blouse Bugatti in order to take him to a show and review it with the guys. They are once again unwilling participants, but go along with it for the laughs. Now that Blouse can apparently come …

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51 | How Watching Porn Messes with Your Confidence, Mental Health, and Relationships and How to Stop 44:02

3d ago44:02

44:02

Harley Seelbinder is an intimacy coach and the founder of Road Away From Porn, a program that empowers men to quit watching porn and lead happier, healthier, and more authentic lives! This episode is both for MEN and WOMEN who watch porn. Harley and I discuss: How we have both struggled with watching porn Stats on pornography that will blow your mi…

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296: Venux Lux gets set on Fire! 55:44

5d ago55:44

55:44

10 years ago, a Dark Mark Classic episode featured Adult superstar Venus Lux and pro dom Orpheus Black who joined Mark and Josi for a wild show. Venus talked about being a 4 time AVN nominee, but being a winner of the Tranni awards, what separates her from the other transexuals in porn, how she narrowly escaped being married to a rich man, showed h…

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50 | How to ACTUALLY Forgive Yourself for the Past and Move On 28:18

10d ago28:18

28:18

How often are you up til 3 AM racked with guilt and shame as you think about the past mistakes you've made? Guilt is a healthy and normal human emotion -- but when we internalize that guilt, it turns into shame, and shame tells us that we are broken, unworthy, and unlovable. WHICH IS A LIE! Nobody is irredeemable. No matter what you've done or how …

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295: Jacqueline Van Bierk and Franchie San Pedro from 2019 1:07:21

12d ago1:07:21

1:07:21

Singer/songwriter/soon to be podcaster Jacqueline Van Bierk and stand-up comedian Franchie San Pedro joined Mark this week and the conversation just would not stop. Jacqueline just got back from France and talked about what it's like to compose music for Oprah Winfrey how to get a live crowd up and dancing how she motivates people on her YouTube ch…

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TY and the Divided Highway 51:52

15d ago51:52

51:52

The gang is at full strength this week as they discuss a little bit of everything going on in this one. They kick things off with some wrestling talk before Jayke lets us know that Godzilla Minus One is now on Netflix. Jayke is also excited again (WHAT) since the new NCAA game is close to releasing. The gang has to educate Will on the Savannah Bana…

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49 | Overcoming Drug Addiction: Learning to Live From Soul in an Ego-Driven World 54:06

17d ago54:06

54:06

Trigger Warning: This episode contains raw conversations about personal drug use and suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know is struggling, please confide in your trusted loved ones or contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Ready to have your mind expanded and your heart strings tugged on? My friend Anthony has overcome a LOT. He shares…

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Not Another Freaking Music Episode 1:19:06

22d ago1:19:06

1:19:06

Shane Daniels came up with a great idea for the group, so the gang gathered this week to talk their musical tastes. The gang talks a bit about what they listen to and how they got started and then move on to the most important questions. Chief among those? Backstreet Boys or N*Sync? Did any of the guys really surpise you hear? Or could you have gue…

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294: Mark leg wrestles a WWE Diva 55:21

23d ago55:21

55:21

10 (!) years ago today former WWE NXT Diva Skyler Moon aka Buggy Nova who was then known as Invexi Li, comedian David Burger and Scone from the internet show Pinkgirl & Scone joined Mark and Josi for a battle royal of a show. Invexi talked about changing her name from her independent wrestling name of Buggy Nova, which was changed to Skyler Moon wh…

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48 | Why Being Super Nice Is Actually Super Toxic 29:14

24d ago29:14

29:14

Calling all people pleasers... this episode is for you!! BUY MERCH Follow Wrestling With LifeBy EmLed

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293: Find Food Freedom with Paige Sandgren 1:12:38

25d ago1:12:38

1:12:38

After just over 2 years and counting, Dark Mark's weight loss journey continues. He is now down 85 lbs and 10 inches in the waist. How did he do it and how is he sustaining it? It's because he was coached by bodybuilder, nutritionist, personal trainer and coach Paige Sandgren who was on the show in 2022 to tell you how you too can get Food Freedom …

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47 | The Beauty of Paradox: Make Room For All Parts of Yourself to Exist 27:05

1M ago27:05

27:05

BUY MERCH Y'all ever heard of paradox? Sentences like... "Less is more." "You must fail to succeed." "Silence is louder than words." All of these statements seem to contradict to each other, but as you dig into their meaning you can see the truth behind them. So much of the confusion we feel in life is a result of paradoxes that are much harder to …

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292: Happy Birthday Tommy Chong !!! 1:35:58

1M ago1:35:58

1:35:58

Tommy Chong is turning 86 (!) today. Mark and Nicole had the honor of speaking to the comedy legend and hero twice. Here is the first time we spoke to Tommy in 2021 Legendary comedian Tommy Chong joined Mark and Nicole for an epic supersized show. Chong talked about everything from his being a clubowner in the 60s, being on Motown Records and disco…

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Not Another Freaking Fallout Review 47:20

1M ago47:20

47:20

The gang has finally gotten around to reviewing the hit Amazon Prime series "Fallout!" Because not all of our crew are seasoned in the Fallout lore, we brought in special guest Kat Von Frankenstein with the hot tag to help us out. What did everyone think about the show? Did it do justice to the game series that inspired it? Is Walton Goggins the be…

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46 | Your Emotions Make You Human NOT WEAK!!!!! 28:17

1M ago28:17

28:17

This is basically a diary entry of all of the conflicting emotions I've been experiencing of late LOL. Just because life is going well overall doesn't mean you're not allowed to feel frustrated or sad or angry or overwhelmed, too. Listen to this if you're sick of pretending to be okay <3 BUY MERCH Follow Wrestling With Life…

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291: Sasha Grey and David J. from 2014 1:01:04

1M ago1:01:04

1:01:04

10 years (!) ago this week David J. and Sasha Grey were Mark and Josi's superstar guests for a great show. David talked about being one of the creaters of goth, how Bauhaus was influenced by dub and funk, how he wrote the lyrics to Bela Lugosi's Dead, how he just found out Love and Rockets was founded on a lie his bandmates told him, how Peter Murp…

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The Real Podcast Makes a Comeback 40:38

1M ago40:38

40:38

The Real Podcast kicked JD out of the studio this week so they could do things on their terms. They talk a bit about the Northern Lights while Richard Jenkins confuses what they're actually discussing. Jayke went to check out the Space Bar in Knoxville and that somehow leads to some talk of fighter games. And a bit of Life Advice that's crucially i…

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45 | The Grass is NEVER Greener!!!! Comparison is the THIEF of Joy 29:04

2M ago29:04

29:04

BUY PODCAST MERCH The episode title says it all baby: We got unhappy single people out here longing for families and unhappy married people out here reminiscing on the good ole days when they could pee in peace. Poor people dream of mansions and fancy cars and rich people just wish they had the love and peace they had before money made them cold. N…

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Not Another Freaking Summer Preview! 46:54

2M ago46:54

46:54

The gang gathers at full strength this week to talk about the upcoming summer slate of pop culture! JD previews Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes coming out tomorrow. STOP THE PRESSES!!! Jayke is excited about a Marvel project! What is it? Hint: it comes out in July and the stars of X-Men Origins: Wolverine are coming back for it. T-Y talks all abo…

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44 | Embrace Your Humanity and Stop Trying to Transcend, Perfect, and Deny It 33:07

2M ago33:07

33:07

BUY WRESTLING WITH LIFE MERCH A huge shift is taking place in my heart y'all. My priorities are shifting. Things that used to keep me up at night just don't anymore. "Making it" by the world's standards and crafting a certain image for myself just feels like a silly waste of time. I'm saying goodbye to being obsessed with my own little world and my…

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43 | Wrestling With Faith: Feeling Doubt, Shame, and Anger with God and the Church 44:53

2M ago44:53

44:53

BUY MERCH: Wrestling With Life merch is finally here baby!!!!! Get your hands on a big comfy embroidered hoodie or trucker cap ;) More merch coming soon. Lesssss goooooo Today we got one of my besties, Baby Bri, on the mic for a vulnerable convo about faith: how we've both wrestled with doubt, shame, and anger towards God and the Christian church i…

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290: Cheri Rockafella and Brandon Black from 2022 1:29:39

2M ago1:29:39

1:29:39

Rockstar Cheri Rockafella and comedian Brandon Black joined Mark and Nicole for one of the wildest shows we've had in a while... Cheri made sure to clarify that she came up with the Rockafella name way before Jay Z, She started singing in her native Houston and sings one of her first songs "Punk Slut" on air. She made her way to the Sunset Strip in…

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Baseball and Random Conversations 33:16

2M ago33:16

33:16

The show opens this week with a conversation about baseball! At least a couple of the guys are excited about the sport and at least one of them (JD) knows nothing about it! From there, the guys spiral into a little bit of a smorgasbord of topics including the Delta emulator and Will Diamond's life advice. And the age old question: will they get Jay…

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42 | Choose Authenticity Over Acceptance: Go Where You Can Be All of You 28:11

2M ago28:11

28:11

The people we hang out with, the places we go, and the choices we make all shape how in touch with our true selves we really are. A lot of times we sacrifice our authentic selves so we can fit in. Tune in for a SUPER simple mindset shift you can make that will help you stop trying to fit in places where you don't belong and prioritize authenticity …

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Wrestlemania XL Night 2 (and beyond!) 50:51

2M ago50:51

50:51

We brought back Not Another Freaking Wrestling Podcast one more time to continue our celebration of Wrestlemania season! Wrestlemania Night 2 was a wonderful celebration of professional wrestling as Cody went from Bodega Boy to Bodega Champ and Bayley toppled Iyo in a classic. Jon Moxley became IWGP champion and the Jungle Boy/Punk footage from All…

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41 | Stop Trying to "Fix" or Change People: Inspire Them Instead 30:48

2M ago30:48

30:48

This one is for all my "fixers" out there :) Anybody with high standards for themselves (AKA all of you beautiful people) likely has high standards for the people in their life, too. That's why it can be so frustrating when we think the people around us are slacking. A lesson I've learned the hard way: you cannot fix or change people. They have to …

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40 | Stop Doubting Yourself and Remember WHO TF YOU ARE!!! 11:26

2M ago11:26

11:26

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289: Conversation with a Murderer 1:04:27

3M ago1:04:27

1:04:27

Singer and Influencer Ayoka shocked the world with her apocalyptic Tweets about the solar eclipse then murdering her boyfriend and one of her children (another child having miraculously survived) and then killing herself. You can read more about it here: Who Was Ayoka? Astrology Influencer Suspected of Gruesome Killings (newsweek.com) It turns out …

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Wrestlemania XL Night 1 Review 38:57

3M ago38:57

38:57

Just because we don't solely focus on wrestling anymore doesn't mean we're not fans! Wrestlemania weekend has come and gone and Will, TY, and JD gathered before night 2 to discuss that epic night 1 show. They cover the whole card and give Dwayne his flowers after he worked his ass off in that main event. JD made his return from paternity leave and …

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39 | Living a Life of Integrity with LED Himself! (AKA my dad) 33:13

3M ago33:13

33:13

We got LED himself guest starring on the pod baby!!!! My dad has always had a pristine reputation everywhere he goes as a reliable man who follows through on his word, doesn't speak poorly of other people, and always strives to do the right thing. Led is here to spill the tea on how and why it's so important to live a life of integrity and share pr…

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38 | Nothing is Personal: Why You Should Stop Taking Rejection and Mistreatment Personally 12:51

3M ago12:51

12:51

You ready for the biggest truth bomb I've ever learned in my life? NOTHING. IS. PERSONAL!!!!!! The way people treat you has nothing to do with you. Getting rejected romantically or by friends or for a job has nothing to do with you!!!! Tune in to hear why <3 Resources Mentioned in this epi: The Four Agreements Follow Wrestling With Life…

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Coast to Coast 46:42

3M ago46:42

46:42

The Real Podcast gathers once again to talk a bit about cartoons!! Classic Cartoon Network and Nickolodeon favorites as well as current favorites. Some Street Fighter talk is sandwiched in there. Also, Jayke STILL refuses to play Fortnite with the gang. Why is that? He says its a baby game for babies. Therefore, we need your input. Is Jayke correct…

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37 | Redefining Success: Don't Get Caught Up in the Numbers 26:00

3M ago26:00

26:00

How do you define success... In the gym? At work? In your lifestyle? At school? In your side hustles? If you're a success-driven person, it's likely that you've gotten caught up in the metrics usually associated with success in these endeavors: how heavy your lifts are, how high your salary is, the cost of the home you bought, your GPA, the engagem…

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36 | How You Talk to Yourself is Everything: How to Eliminate Negative Self Talk 15:24

3M ago15:24

15:24

How you talk to yourself is everythinggggggg you guys. In this Monday Motivation, I'm spilling the tea about 10 mentalities you must embrace so you can correct your negative self talk. Have the bestest week ever y'all ilysm <3 Follow Wrestling With LifeBy EmLed

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288: Classic show with Jamie Gendron and Michael Lee Gogin from 2018 1:05:20

3M ago1:05:20

1:05:20

Happy Easter and Trans Awareness Day everyone. Here is a classic show from 2018 with comedian and fan favorite guest Jamie Gendron and actor/writer/singer Michael Lee Gogin This podcast is sponsored by Eddie by Giddy FDA Class II medical device built to treat erectile dysfunction and performance unpredictability. Eddie is specifically engineered to…

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F*** Dave Filoni 41:20

3M ago41:20

41:20

Well, well, well. Seems we have a Dave Filoni hater in the group, and he's not shy about it. After Shane informed the Real Podcast that he'd finished Ahsoka, someone let his opinion of Dave Filoni be known. If you need a hint, he's old and yells at clouds. Also discussed this episode: The NFL offseason and the XFL. HOW DID SHANE NEVER FINISH RDR2?!…

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35 | Advocating For Yourself and Navigating Conflict with Special Guest LIZZY! 42:15

3M ago42:15

42:15

My bestie LIZZY!!! is on the pod to give you the 411 on advocating for yourself when... People cross your boundaries People hurt your feelings People are disrespecting you You need help ...while also keeping in mind: There are two sides to every story People who love you don't intend to hurt you Coming in HOT is not the best approach And more <3 We…

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34 | How to Make Magic Wherever You Go 15:56

3M ago15:56

15:56

Is life feelin a little mundane, boring, or repetitive for you lately? This Monday Motivation is here to give you 10+ ways to SPICE UP YOUR LIFE and create MAGIC everywhere you go :) Happy Monday y'all! Follow Wrestling With LifeBy EmLed

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287: Dan Schneider had a crush on Diane Franklin on the set of Better off Dead 1:20:16

3M ago1:20:16

1:20:16

Mark and Hannah celebrated the 5th Anniversary of The Dark Mark Show with a magical show as they welcomed 80s teen dream girl Diane Franklin and magician Michael Vile to the lighter side of the dark side. Diane had so many stories about her roles in Better off Dead (including stories about the notorious Dan Schneider), Last American Virgin, Amityvi…

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Somebody Find the Dragonballs 58:58

3M ago58:58

58:58

The Real Podcast gathers under a more somber note to start things off this week as they discuss the passing of Akira Toriyama and his impact not just on Manga and Anime, but on pop culture as a whole. From there, they move on to some MAR10 Day talk. Some of the gang has been on Fortnite's new season and that has led to Shane's son having his name c…

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33 | You Teach Others How to Treat You: Setting Boundaries and Standards in Your Relationships 23:50

3M ago23:50

23:50

It's soooo important to demand respect from the people in your life. But be warned: there are two extremes when it comes to setting boundaries and standards in your relationships: High standards and no grace Low standards and too much grace Both of these extremes are SO unhealthy and lead to either having no solid relationships or letting people wa…

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32 | There are two types of people in life -- which do you want to be? 10:37

3M ago10:37

10:37

Listen to this for some motivation to get your week started right! The gist of this epi... There are two types of people in life: Those who RKO the shit out of life Those who let life RKO the shit out of them Suffering is involved in either choice. Which do you want to be? Follow Wrestling With LifeBy EmLed

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286: Revenge of the Nerds star Julia Montgomery from 2019 1:10:40

3M ago1:10:40

1:10:40

The Dark Mark Show got in touch with its inner nerd as Mark and Hannah welcomed Julia Montgomery who played Betty Childs in Revenge of the Nerds and actor/cosplayer Brett Gustafson to the lighter side of the dark side. Julia recounted growing up in New Jersey where she was a teenage model and acted in high school alongside classmate Jason Alexander…

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31 | Giving the Middle Finger to Societal Expectations with JLED! 36:06

4M ago36:06

36:06

We got a beautiful soul on the mic today: JLED! My big sister Jenna lives and works in Glacier National Park and now lives a life full of adventure and grizzly bears :) She has been a shining example for me of what breaking societal expectations and chasing down the kind of life you want looks like. In this episode we discuss: Jenna's struggles gro…

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30 | How to Slow Down and Tap Into The Present Moment 10:31

4M ago10:31

10:31

Welcome to the FIRST EVER Monday Morning Motivation episode on Wrestling With Life!! Want to start your week off with a pep talk full of encouragement and wisdom? I got you babyyyyy. This week I'm telling you to slow TF down. Listen to find out why <3 Have a great week wrestling fam! Follow Wrestling With Life…

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285: Tea Reading with Rissa Miller from 2022 1:08:18

4M ago1:08:18

1:08:18

It is tasseographer, journalist and historian Rissa Miller's birthday this week so we present this classic Dark Mark Show from 2022 where Mark and Nicole first talked to her and she became one of their favorite people and guests. Rissa grew up in York, Pennsylvania and was fascinated by the vintage architecture and the ghosts within, after studying…

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It Was An Experience 47:02

4M ago47:02

47:02

JD is out, so the Real Podcast has made a return! The gang is joined by Richard Jenkins as he regales them with tales of his European vacation. He visited Germany, Poland, and may or may not have been responsible for the Willy Wonka Experience in Glasgow. And he may or may not have implicated Shane in his exploits. In addition, the guys discuss Fin…

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29 | Get Out of Your Head: Recenter Yourself by Practicing Gratitude 29:35

4M ago29:35

29:35

Are you focusing on all your problems? What hasn't been going well? How you've failed? Where you're "behind"? Me too dude. I've been so in my head lately and in such a funk. God really spoke to me the last few weeks and showed me that my attention has been centered around all the wrong things. In this episode we talk about: How hyper-fixating on ou…

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284: Beth Lapides and Savannah Pope from 2019 38:54

4M ago38:54

38:54

Beth Lapides as a new home for her legendary alternative comedy show Uncabaret and Savannah Pope has released a new single Melancholic Goddess so in that spirit here is a classic Dark Mark Show featuring them both from 2019 It was a fun sized show this week as Mark and Hannah welcomed the queen of Alternative Comedy Beth Lapides and powerhouse sing…

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Territory Wars Season 1 Finale 1:05:10

4M ago1:05:10

1:05:10

We've reached the season finale of Territory Wars! The guys all bring their final shows and wrap up storylines before season 2! JD (and ChatGPT) bring you a rocking Leap Year themed season finale where Zach Dye will finally clash with Matt Cardona. Will he "finish the story" or is heartbreak in the future? TY brings a star-studded battle royal to P…

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