Marcus Bagwell (@marcusbuffbagwell) is a professional wrestler better known as Buff Bagwell from his time in WCW and WWE. He joins Chris Van Vliet from Diamond Dallas Page's house in Atlanta, GA to talk about his recovery from an addiction to alcohol and prescription pills and the gratitude he has to DDP and Steve Yu for helping him get sober. He also discusses the docuseries he is part of with Butterbean called "Change Or Die", his career in WCW, why he only had one match in WWE, what he thinks...
Oct 25, 2022•52 min•Ep. 407
Scott Thompson, better known as Carrot Top (@RealCarrotTop) is a comedian an actor who has been making people laugh for more than 30 years. He joins Chris Van Vliet inside the Blue Wire Studios at the Wynn Las Vegas in this episode that originally aired on November 12, 2021. Carrot Top talks about performing his show 6 nights a week at the Luxor Hotel and Casino, how Jay Leno and The Tonight Show helped him get his first big break, the art of prop comedy, how he has been able to achieve such lon...
Oct 18, 2022•53 min•Ep. 406
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (@therock) sits down with Chris Van Vliet in Los Angeles to talk about the new Warner Bros & DC Comics film BLACK ADAM, what The Rock's superpower and weaknesses are, his definition of success, whether he still keeps up with pro wrestling and the WWE, his thoughts on Roman Reigns as the Head of the Table and being the Tribal Chief. If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcast/iTunes? It takes less than a min...
Oct 11, 2022•9 min•Ep. 405
Brad Williams (@bradwilliamscomic) is a stand-up comedian and actor. He joins Chris Van Vliet for an in-person conversation at his home in Los Angeles that originally aired on August 6, 2021. He talks about his dwarfism and how he learned at an early age to embrace who he is, how attending a Carlos Mencia comedy show as a fan accidentally started his stand-up career, where he gets his inspiration from, the chances he took on himself early in his career, his friendship with Chris Jericho and how ...
Oct 07, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 404
Dan Lambert (@danlambertatt) is an entrepreneur, AEW Wrestling personality, black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and the owner of the MMA gym American Top Team. He joins Chris Van Vliet at the Blue Wire Studios at Wynn Las Vegas to talk about being part of AEW, why he loved being a heel, working with Chris Jericho, why he started American Top Team, what they look for in an athlete at ATT, how close he was to buying the UFC, his take on the Jorge Masvidal vs. Colby Covington feud, taking legendary w...
Oct 04, 2022•58 min•Ep. 403
On this episode, Chris Van Vliet is a guest on the podcast "Learn Speak Teach" on the Real Business Connections Network hosted by Ben Albert. Chris talks about being laid off early in his broadcasting career and what he learned from that, the science of asking better questions, why gratitude is so important, changing your mindset and a fun rapid fire round at the end. This is from the original podcast description: By asking the right questions, we can achieve almost anything. Find out how in tod...
Sep 30, 2022•55 min•Ep. 402
Dane Cook (@danecook) is a stand-up comedian and actor known for starring in movies like Waiting, Good Luck Chuck, My Best Friend's Girl and Employee Of The Month. He sits down in person with Chris Van Vliet in Hollywood, CA to talk about his new comedy special called "Above It All", why he funded it himself, what he's learned from doing comedy for 32 years, how he was able to use MySpace and the Internet early on to grow a fanbase and explode his popularity, why he feels a lot of comedians were...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 401
Tyler Perry (@tylerperry) is an actor, filmmaker and the owner of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, GA. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about new movie called "A Jazzman's Blues" which is streaming now on Netflix. He talks about writing the original screenplay for this movie in 1995, why now was the right time to make it, the lessons he learned from Oprah Winfrey, working with David Fincher on the movie "Gone Girl", his partnership with Netflix and much more! Check out A Jazzman's Blues here: htt...
Sep 23, 2022•8 min•Ep. 400
David McClellan is the CEO and founder of Social Catfish (@socialcatfish), a website that helps people to find out if they are being scammed or catfished. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about how his website helps to stop online scammers, his craziest story of catching an online predator, his thoughts on the Mante Te’o Netflix documentary called “Untold”, how to protect yourself when you are on a dating app, books that you should read and much more! For more information about Social Catfish vi...
Sep 20, 2022•44 min•Ep. 399
Jay Cutler (@JayCutler) is a bodybuilder and a 4-time Mr. Olympia Champion. He joins Chris Van Vliet at the Blue Wire Studios at the Wynn Las Vegas to talk about his legendary bodybuilding career, how Joe Weider became his mentor and changed his life, competing against the greats like Ronnie Coleman, Flex Wheeler and Dexter Jackson, how he became the first person in history to come back and win Mr. Olympia after losing the year before, the life lessons he learned from bodybuilding, his training ...
Sep 16, 2022•52 min•Ep. 398
Claudio Castagnoli (@claudiocsro) is a professional wrestling signed to AEW and Ring of Honor and previously worked for WWE under the name Cesaro. He joins Chris Van Vliet for a special live interview at Starrcast in Nashville. He talks about his decision to leave WWE and sign with AEW, what winning the Ring of Honor World Championship means to him, what happened to his partnership with Paul Heyman, who the strongest wrestlers in WWE are, Vince McMahon's criticism of him lacking charisma and the...
Sep 13, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 397
Owen Beiny (@thepointspartner) is better known as The Points Partner. He is a former CEO that has spent the last 20 years traveling around the world for free by using credit card points, air miles, upgrades and benefits. He joins Chris Van Vliet from his house in Los Angeles, CA to talk about how anyone is able to sleep on a bed on an airplane for free, what the best credit cards to get are, he breaks the myth that having too many credit cards harms your credit score, his favorite destinations t...
Sep 06, 2022•42 min•Ep. 396
Jim Johnston is a music composer who worked as the music producer for WWE from 1985 - 2017. This episode originally aired on April 20, 2021. He is responsible for the legendary theme songs for Stone Cold Steve Austin, Triple H, Mick Foley, Degeneration X, The Undertaker, Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Randy Orton and countless others. During the course of his 32-year career with WWE he composed more than 10,000 pieces of music before he was released in 2017. Jim joins Chris Van Vliet from his stu...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 395
Karen Jarrett (@karenjarrett) is a wrestling personality and the wife of WWE Hall of Famer Jeff Jarrett. She joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about how she got started in the wrestling industry, working as a heel, how Vince Russo convinced her and Jeff Jarrett to use their real life situation with Kurt Angle as a storyline in TNA Wrestling, working a match against Chyna, her thoughts on being involved in Ric Flair's last match and much more! For more information about Chris Van Vliet and INSIGHT go...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 394
Cary Jack (@cary__Jack) is a lifestyle entrepreneur, author, podcast host, professional actor/model, biohacker, eco-warrior, martial artist, and humanitarian striving to make a positive impact on this planet. He split time growing up on the beaches of Sarasota, Florida, and in the mountains of Red Lodge, Montana where he first learned the art of a balanced lifestyle. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about the importance of achieving balance, how you can start living a life of passion and purpose...
Aug 25, 2022•43 min•Ep. 393
Billy Corgan (@billycorgan) is the lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins and also the owner and promoter of the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about the upcoming NWA 74 event in St. Louis, how wrestling is both similar and different to the wrestling industry, his thoughts on whether NWA can compete with WWE and AEW, what he learning from his time working at IMPACT Wrestling, being referenced on Family Guy and much more! For more information about Chris Van Vli...
Aug 23, 2022•55 min•Ep. 392
Chris Naugle (@thechrisnaugle) is an entrepreneur, former pro snowboarder and has dedicated his life to being America's #1 Money Mentor. He has built and owned 19 companies, with his businesses being featured in Forbes, ABC, House Hunters, and his very own HGTV pilot in 2018. He is currently founder of The Money School, and Money Mentor for The Money Multiplier. He joins Chris Van Vliet at the Blue Wire Studios at the Wynn Las Vegas to talk about how to thrive during this recession, what school ...
Aug 18, 2022•46 min•Ep. 391
Drew McIntyre (@dmcintyrewwe) is a professional wrestler signed to WWE. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about WrestleMania 39 tickets being on sale now, winning the title at WrestleMania 36 with no crowd, why he wants another WrestleMania moment, his excitement for Clash At The Castle, why Vince McMahon told him to lose his Scottish accent, his thoughts on Karrion Kross returning to WWE and much more! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you e...
Aug 16, 2022•18 min•Ep. 390
Jamie Foxx (@iamjamiefoxx) is an actor, musician, and comedian known for his films like Ray, Collateral, Any Given Sunday, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Django Unchained, and many others. Dave Franco is an actor known for his films like 21 Jump Street, Neighbors, Now You See Me, and The Disaster Artist. Their new movie called Day Shift is streaming now on Netflix. They sit down with Chris Van Vliet in Dallas, TX to talk about balancing action and comedy in this film, their favorite Snoop Dogg song, t...
Aug 12, 2022•11 min•Ep. 389
TJ Perkins (@megatjp) is better known as simply TJP. He is a professional wrestler who has worked for WWE, IMPACT Wrestling and he is currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling where is one half of the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. He joins Chris Van Vliet inside the Blue Wire Studios at the Wynn Las Vegas with his 1-year-old son James to talk about what has changed since the last time he was on the show in 2019, his fiancée Aria Blake, working with NJPW, his favorite memo...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 388
Anthony Ogogo (@anthonyogogo) is a professional wrestling and former boxer signed to All Elite Wrestling. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about how he got discovered by AEW and signed as their first developmental talent, working with Cody Rhodes, his path to the 2012 Olympic Games in London and winning bronze as a middleweight boxer, the eye injury that ended his boxing career and forced him to retire at age 30, his thoughts about living in the United States and much more. For more information ...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 387
Jo Koy (@Jokoy) is a stand-up comedian and actor. His new movie "Easter Sunday" is in theaters now. He talks about the difference between comedy on stage and comedy in a film, what his family thinks of the impressions he does of them, how comedy has changed since he started in 1989, the best advice he ever received and much more! For more information about Chris and INSIGHT go to: https://podcast.chrisvanvliet.com If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please consider leaving a short re...
Aug 05, 2022•9 min•Ep. 386
Chris Harris (@amwwildcatchrisharris) is a professional wrestler known for his time in TNA as part of the tag team America's Most Wanted with James Storm. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about working for WCW until it was purchased by Vince McMahon, being part of the early days of TNA Wrestling, how he was teamed up with James Storm, the success of AMW, becoming the 6-time tag team champions, taking the crazy cagewalk hurricanrana from Elix Skipper and Turning Point 2004, his time in WWE as Bra...
Aug 04, 2022•50 min•Ep. 385
Colin O'Brady (@colinobrady) is a professional endurance athlete, adventurer, motivational speaker and bestseller author of the books "The Impossible First" and "The 12 Hour Walk". Some of his most impressive conquests include a world-first solo crossing of Antarctica, a world-first ocean row across Drake Passage (from South America to Antarctica), and summiting Mt. Everest twice. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about the transformative power of talking a 12 Hour Walk, breaking your limiting be...
Aug 02, 2022•59 min•Ep. 384
Dr. Greg Wells (@drgregwells) from Precision Nutrition is a wellness advocate, scientist, TedX speaker and best-selling author. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about not only WHY we need to sleep better but also HOW we can sleep better. He focuses on the science behind sleep, little hacks that anyone can do to get a better night's sleep, how sleep effects other aspects of your life, how to sleep, eat, move and think better with 1% changes and much more. Visit Dr. Greg Wells' website: http://drg...
Jul 29, 2022•42 min•Ep. 383
"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair (@ricflairnatureboy) is an iconic professional wrestler and 2-time WWE Hall of Famer. He joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about his last match that is taking place on Sunday, July 31 at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, why he decided to wrestle again after his retirement match at WrestleMania 24 against Shawn Michaels, his thoughts on Vince McMahon's recent retirement from WWE, who is on his pro wrestling Mount Rushmore, the catch phrase he is most proud of, his goals ...
Jul 27, 2022•31 min•Ep. 382
Cathy Heller (@cathy.heller) is a bestselling author, business coach and host of the podcast called "Don't Keep Your Day Job". She joins Chris Van Vliet to talk about how to turn your passion into a full time job, what she learned from interviewing people like Matthew McConaughey and Tony Robbins, how to overcome imposter syndrome and much more! Create a beautiful website for your podcast is just 5 minutes: https://www.podpage.com/?via=cvv If you enjoyed this episode, could I ask you to please c...
Jul 26, 2022•47 min•Ep. 381
Ben Nemtin ( @bennemtin ) is a bestselling author, entrepreneur and co-creator of the hit MTV series "The Buried Life". He joins Chris Van Vliet from his home in Marina del Rey, CA to talk about the importance of living without regret, how he and 3 of his friends started The Buried Life movement, how to find your purpose, his new Bucket List Journal, how he played basketball with President Obama, had a beer with Prince Harry and more! Check out Ben's Bucket List Journal here: https://bucketlistj...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 380
Ken Anderson (@mrkenanderson) is an actor and professional wrestler known for his time in WWE when he went by "Mr. Kennedy" and in TNA Impact Wrestling where he was a 2-time TNA World Heavyweight Champion. He talks about his wrestling school called The Academy School of Pro Wrestling, how Paul Heyman helped to change the course of his career, how he came up with the name "Kennedy", his relationship with Vince McMahon, what winning the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23 meant to hi...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 379
The quality of your life is the quality of the questions that you ask. I'm so pumped to be able to connect with you one-on-one for this solo episode. I feel so incredibly fortunate to be able to spend the last 17 years working as a TV Host and Entertainment Reporter and talking to some of the biggest stars in the world like The Rock, Oprah Winfrey, John Cena, Leonardo Di Caprio, Julia Roberts and so many others. I learned that if you ask better questions, you get better answers. And that doesn't...
Jul 19, 2022•12 min•Ep. 378
