Ryan Is Super Strong!

Strength Level: Zip! Zap! Zop!! Man-o-man are you gonna love this week’s guest: THE WONDERFUL ERIN BENTLAGE!!! Erin is one of LA’s coolest rising stars, plays multiple instruments, writes music, teaches, sings like crazy, and is just a true delight to be around. We aren’t featuring any of her music on the show today, which is a TRUE shame, however, you can hear her on other episodes, and you don’t have to look far to see her LIVE in LA, and traveling around the entire planet. In this episode, Ryan asks Erin every hard question, then the two of them play a ton of goofy games, and you’re gonna just have a blast. After this episode, I truly hope you go check out Erin on social media (@erinbentlage), on youtube, live at places like the Blue Whale in LA, and anything else you freakin hear about, because you are gonna wanna jump on the Erin Bentlage train EARLY! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Love week was last week, but love month is here to stay awhile. Grab someone you love, and give em a smooch (IF T

Strength Level: A Royal Knight This week’s guest is the wonderful, MARTIN DILLER! Martin is an insanely talented drummer who plays and tours with bands like Post Modern Jukebox, Yuna, and the Martin Diller Quintet. Hanging out with him is always a pleasure, and after this episode I think you’re gonna see why. Why? Well because we chat, catch up, talk drums, SHARE MUSIC, and of course, goof around heavily. 
Martin is also a dear friend of last week’s guest, Daniel Rotem, and the two of them can be seen playing together at the Blue Whale (and other places) all the time! I hope you enjoy this week’s episode, go rate and review the podcast on apple podcasts (or wherever you get your pods), and then go follow and support Martin in EVERY way imaginable!!!! Albums, videos, social media, live shows, ANYTHING! You won’t regret it!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: It’s love month, it’s love week, and love day is in TWO days. Hug and smooch all you can, but if you can’t, then love on YOU as much as you can!!

Strength Level: The Carpool We’re back! I mean…we never really left to be honest, but you know what I mean! We’ve had 3 week’s of special episodes reflecting on the past, and now, we are SMACK dab in the future baby! And who better to help bring in the future than someone who just came out with an album called, “SERENADING THE FUTURE”!?!?!?!?! The great, multi talent, humble man, DANIEL ROTEM is here today, and I can’t wait for you to meet him and hear his music. One of the most thoughtful musicians and people that I know, I truly think you will love listening to this episode, and if you listen close, you can hear our friendship getting stronger. Check out Daniel (@danielrotm) and EVERYTHING he does IMMEDIATELY. This is a band wagon you will not want to miss jumping on EARLY! :) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: February is the month of love. I hope you’re in love. You deserve it.

Strength Level:The Future The final episode of the “Best of MUSIC” series of RISS is here! Next week, I will be back at you with regular style shows, but this week, I have 13 more artists to re-share with you, and Lori Pasqualino and I are here to talk about ALL of them! I hope you have enjoyed listening to this series as much I have enjoyed putting it together, and please do follow up with all of these people if you like any/all of their music. They would LOVE to hear that their music is making a difference! :) If you aren’t a fan yet, I promise you will be!
Here is a list of all of the bad ass past guests who are being featured this week on volume 3: - Robert Stephen Rothkopf (episodes #3 and #68) - Eddie Haddad (episodes #28 and #68) - Granison Crawford (episodes #50, #60, #82, #86, #93, #95, #97, and #119) - Lori Pasqualino (episodes #8, #54, #67, #78, #84, #100, #120, #121, and #122) - Dustin Laurenzi (episode #102) - Caitlin Moss (episode #91) - Ryan Eichelberger (episode #74) - Steve Hatfield (epi

Strength Level: History Last week was amazing, and now we’re goin for ROUND 2! Lori Pasqualino and I are here to share another HUGE episode, featuring EVEN MORE extremely talented musicians!! You’re going to love it as we not only share whole tracks, but also tell stories about every one of these great guests, remind you what episodes you should IMMEDIATELY go re-check out (OR listen to for the first time), and then really waste A TON of your time do to extreme sleep deprivation and goofiness. I love this series for so many reasons, and I truly hope that you listen to it and share it like crazy because EACH AND EVERY one of these people deserves to be freakin HUGE based on talent alone. If you aren’t a fan yet, you will be, and here is a list of all of the bad ass past guests who are being featured this week on volume 2: Isabelle (episode #99) Julian Hoffman-Beechko (Episode #42) Max Marshall (episode #71) Coleman Cook (episodes #32-38) Owen Stevenson (episode #103) SCHMABARET feat. Carolyn Jania & Adam

Strength Level: Memories HOLY CRAPBALL do we have an amazing episode for you this week….. Because I appreciate the living helllllll out of my guests, I decided something special I could do was to create a 3 part series highlighting a track from everyone who has come on my show and shared their music with me and my audience over the past year. Doing “Ryan is Super Strong!” Is a true highlight of my career, and life in general, and the fact that I WEEKLY get to hype and admire my friends and their work is something I was so excited to celebrate, that I invited my new fiancé (and old friend of the show), LORI PASQUALINO on to listen and talk about all of these bad ass musicians, and I think you’re in for a REAL treat. If you’re someone who doesn’t enjoy music, and/or someone who fast forward through bands when they are featured….this may not be the episode for you tune in for. But if you’re a DECENT human with a warm heart filled with blood, you’re gonna freakin LOVE what we’ve put together!! Bad ass past g

Strength Level: Baby (not booby) New Year!! Holiday break is OVER BAYBEEEEE!! It’s 2019, Super Strong Ryan took a 2 week trip to Ireland where he became betrothed to the lovely (friend of show) LORI PASQUALINO!! Now, it’s time to settle in for an extra long episode where Ryan brings in dear friend and fan favorite, GRANISON CRAWFORD!!! Granison is crazy goal oriented, always focused, and just a great source of encouragement for everyone around him! So who better to ring in the new year, and talk goals, fears, resolutions, and so much more on an episode where we truly hope you feel better, more relaxed, and most importantly ENCOURAGED to be the best version of you that you can scrounge up throughout this new lap around the sun! Granison (@instagranison) is such a great guy, HILARIOUS on stage and screen, and if you don’t already love him from his many past appearances on my show, I’m SURE you’ll love him after this episode! So if that’s true, go and support him any way you can get your hands on! Jump on th

Strength Level: Ebineezer Scrooge This week, EVIE BAÑUELOS is here!!! Evie is a flautist, orchestra manager, dog lover, wonderful lady, and so much dang more. Every year around this time I TRY to have someone on the show that can talk to my listeners about being charitable in some way, and then hyping specific charities, and Evie is THAT person this year! I hope you will listen to this episode and feel encouraged to jump into some type of action!! Evie is incredibly strong and inspirational (much like this here dang show), and I’m proud to hype not only her amazing personality, but also her love and passion for being charitable. No Scrooges allowed! :) On an entertainment specific note, if you get a chance to check out the Pacific Opera Project in LA (of which she is the principle flautist and orchestra manager/contractor), GO DO IT IMMEDIATELY!!!!!! And as promised, here’s a link so you can go give yo money to a great cause right now! :) https://www.stmartinsrescue.org/donate
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Strength Level: Revenge Apparently, we have a ton of new listeners to this podcast, and I couldn’t be happier! Why? Because we have ANOTHER bad ass guest who you are going to be so happy to meet you’ll probably throw up and then slip on it and then feel bad that you’re covered in throw up, but that’s when you’ll remember that you learned about this new person who you love now, and you’ll feel like it’s not that big of a deal now. The person who will make you feel all of this, and more, is the wonderful, talented: BRITTANY VISSER!!! Brittany kicks all ass, and the two of us basically sit down, start laughing, and don't stop for an hour. So get comfy, listen to some real genuine friendship, and then go online to your social medias and follow her in ANY FORM THAT YOU CAN!! Jump on the Brittany Visser band wagon TODAY!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: To those of you listening to this show every week from different countries: I’m so happy you’re here!!! I love you

Strength Level: Showchoir YES! It’s now December, and what better way to celebrate our arrival into the most festive of holiday months than by inviting one of my oldest friends in the biz, who coincidentally ALSO has a brand new Christmas album available!!! Tune in and listen as Super Strong Ryan and his dear friend, NICK STOPPEL, sit down to catch up and talk about memories, friendship, music, and more!! I know you guys are gonna love Nick, so go check him out online ASAP (@nstopp, www.nickstoppel.com/) and jump on the NS band wagon EARLY! Also, if you need a good companion for the rest of the Christmas month, go to iTunes and buy “Seasons of Light” TODAY!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: As you traverse these holiday prep days, don’t get stressed about finding that perfect gift…..it will find you……believe in it….just believe

Strength Level: Elastic Man o man, do we have another good guest for you this week?!?! The answer: YES This week, Ryan invites the wonderful and talented NOOR CHE’REE to the show!! Noor is a multi-skilled instrumentalist, composer, engineer, and so much dang more, and you are going to love listening to him and Ryan sit down together and get to know each other better. RUN to social media to follow Noor (@jazznoor), and check out the amazing project, Symphonic Planet (http://www.symphonicplanet.com/), ASAP. And as usual, please take a minute to go rate and review the show!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Don’t let yourself get TOOOO chilly during these brrrrrrr months!!! Keep your skins and bones warm!

Strength Level: Wishbone This week, past guest and friend of the show, Matthew Grant (@iammatthewgrant) guest hosts a very special holiday/friendship episode of the pod! Not only do Ryan and Matthew goof around about…everything; but they also share a NEW TUNE FROM MATTHEW’S CHRISTMAS ALBUM! AND, Ryan did 3 short interviews with bad ass musicians who you are going to LOVE. Conner Cherland (@connercherland) shares about his love of ice cream, and a tune from his new album, IMAGINE (@that_imagine) breaks down blessings and silliness right before HE shows a new tune off, and then the multi-talent Hoosier brother Matthew Judson (@mathjudson) shows up to not only hype gratefulness for life and all its beauty, BUT THEN ALSO SHOW A DANG TUNE FROM HIS ALBUM!! This episode is insanely jam packed with wonders and goodies, so get settled in, get yourself a snack (or a leftover thanksgiving treat if you’re listening to this in the future), and get ready to have a delightful time with these wonderful gentlemen! OUR

Strength Level: Literature This week, Super Strong Ryan invites his first aspiring author onto the podcast, CODY MCCLAIN!! 
Cody is the boyfriend of one of the lovely Lori Pasqualino’s friends from college, and because of that, Cody and Ryan have found themselves at many a social event together, where a bond….a true gentlemen’s bond, has formed. Cody is a great guy, with a calming nature and aura, and truly comes at life with such a rich background and story. It’s no mystery why someone like Cody is a magnet to people, and I’m really excited for you to listen in on our convo, and feel the exact same way!! Check out Cody wherever/however you can ASAP!!! He’s the kinda guy, you wanna know!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Man it feels good to have abnuncha bad ass women in congress now!!! Also, GET PUMPED for next week’s THANKSGIVING EPISODE!!!!! YES!!!!

Strength Level: Bravery This week, Super Strong Ryan invited his dear friend Juliane Gralle to the show to goof around! 
Juliane is one bad mama jama from Germany who has played horns with artists like Lady Gaga, Michael Bolton, Lady Antebellum, and the list just goes on and on and on! Ryan & Juliane met playing with the Los Alamitos show choir band, have traveled around the country for several years with them, and now, you get to peak into what hangin and havin a drink with them is like! You can check out Juliane and her bad assery online, on MANY albums, on tour with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, etc etc…. JUST GO DANG GOOGLE HER MAN!!!! (Sidebar - the music intertwined into this episode features JG, and is from Kurt Elling and the Dirty Projectors….they are v cool…V v cool) OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: GO VOTE BAYBEEEE! It’s November!!!

Strength Level: Walkin Around Skeleton Well….”Happy” Halloween everyone…if you can even remember what happiness feels like after this horrible, spooky, creepy, freak month. Incase you can’t (and even if you CAN), Super Strong Ryan has invited an amazing human to the show who you will love, and then immediately feel a faint memory of what happiness used to feel like. This week, to warm up the spookiest month of the year, please welcome and enjoy the amazing super talent: BRAXTON MOLINARO!!!! 
Braxton and Ryan met in an EXTREMELY serendipitous way, have a ton of great mutual friends, and you’re going to love this opportunity to meet another great human this week on RISS!! Check out “GUNS the album” immediately, follow Braxton on social medias (Braxton Molinaro on FB, @instabraxfacts on IG, etc), and jump on the BM band wagon today!!!!!!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: “Trunk” or treat is also not good

Strength Level: BONES This week, before you even start listening, just go follow our guest on social media IMMEDIATELY!!!! Francis Corby (@francislloydcorby) is here this week to bring you a feeling of warmth, joy, hope, and most of all, strength. A true gentleman, this LA based southern boy is an actor who will be gracing screens large and small all over the planet one day soon, and you are going to want to be on the band wagon when he smashes into the entertainment universe!!!! Watch out for Francis starting now, and it will be an investment you will never regret! I mean just listen to him! The guy’s an inspiration to the men of this globe!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: One week til Halloween….I know it feels scary…but we’re so close to being done with it…..just be brave with me….let us be brave together.

Strength Level: The Spooky Werewolf Megan Shung is here! O, Megan Shung is here! Don’t be afraid of ghosts, cuz Megan Shung is here! (Sing that last bit and you’ll feel more brave during this spooky month) But besides singing about it, I MUST tell you how excited I am about this week’s guest! Megan Shung is a multi-talent, LA based violinist/composer/performer, and you’ll wanna know all about her. Another founding member of Iridas (the group she is in with past guests, Mikala Schmitz and Matt Smith), Megan has so much going on in LA, and is not only someone you should seek out immediately, but also someone who is here this week to help my listener’s realize that October can be fun too. Not JUST scary. After you’ve listened to this episode, and immediately gone and written a review for the podcast, GO FOLLOW Megan (@meganshungviolin) and Iridas (@iridasmusic) on all the Social Medias immediately!!!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: I get it! I get it ok?! Halloween is coming up QUICK, and no one

Strength Level: Van Gogh & Mozart (Zombies?) I am CRAYZEEEE excited for this week’s episode you guys. An episode I’ve been excited to create since this podcast started, I finally got visual artist, Chad Coleman, and audio artist, Chris Hackman in my studio at the same time to meet for the first time and talk about how amazing these two men have made this podcast. 
I talk about them EVERY week, but now you get to hear them become friends, and I think you’re going to really enjoy it. We talk spooky Halloween, we do a Candy Challenge, and so much dang more. Tune in today, and then go follow Chad and Chris in ANY WAY POSSIBLE!!!! THEY KICK ALL ASSSS!!!!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: When you’re scared, think of your friends. It may help you; but if it doesn’t, at least you’ll have a nice thought of your friend in your brain. JVgjYvWf1CWZym5YHyt4

Strength Level: Dracula This week, Ryan has the delightful KRISTIN OLSON in the room!!!!! Kristin is an insanely talented percussionist/drummer/musician/super talent from Minnesota who is newly based in LA, and is an absolute joy to hang with. Kristin sits down to chat with Ryan about drums, Minnesota vs Wisconsin, our mutual friendship with MANY past guests from RISS, and many more things…….but the whole time, the whole ENTIRE time, there is an insidious and harsh truth lying in the darkness underneath the entire interview….. It's officially the spookiest month of the year. The month so spooky even saying it gives you chills. Octoburrrrrrrr As I do every year, I really try to encourage you all to TRY and not be so spooky scared out of your mind that you can’t even function anymore, and this week, the first week of October, Kristin is here to break down some Halloween themed truths, take the candy challenge, and hopefully just help you quell your fears during this VERY spooky scary frightening time. I h

Strength Level: The Honey Badger Our first guest EVER to come back for a 2nd full length feature is here today. This week, on episode 106....SOTIRIS ELIOPOULOS!!!!! In the past 2 years, Sotiris (AKA: Sam) has been drumming all over the damn place, and making all kindsa big bad ass moves! You can listen to him drum LIVE with Mt. Joy as they tour to YOUR town!!!! Check out their tour dates here: http://www.mtjoyband.com/tour/ You can hit him up for drum lessons or questions of any kind at: sotiriselio@gmail.com And check him out on Instagram NOW @sotiriselio A true gentleman, and one of the best friends of the RISS show you could ever ask for, jump on the Sotiris Eliopoulos band wagon TODAY!! OUR PERSONAL THOUGHTS FOR YOU TODAY: Some people come into your lives for a reason, some for a season. Either way, friendship sure can be pleasin. (If you don’t wear a coat your arms’ll be freezin)