Uncensored Humanity Matt Hess

It's been a while since we've uploaded an episode. I've been lazy and haven't made time to record episodes. After the November Elections here in Ohio in 2023 I was excited about the results of the election. Issue 1 was to remove the ban on abortion here in Ohio. Issue 2 was to legalize recreational marijuana. Both issues passed and I was definitely shocked that both issues passed.
 
We of course got off into the weeds as we typically do. We discussed everything from our current entitled society, relationships, bullying all kinds of good things. Hopefully you enjoy the episode as much as we did.
 
 
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
 
 
 
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
 
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

Welcome to a special segment of the Uncensored Humanity Podcast we like to call American Honesty. During these shows I will have two co-hosts; Andrew Hoffman and Jake Bible. On the American Honesty segment we like to discuss topics that society has deemed inappropriate. Our goal is to just get our opinions out in the open for a discussion. We believe that the ability to talk about these tough topics is seriously lacking in today's society, as people seem to get offended too easily.
 
It's been a while since we've recorded an episode of American Honesty as we all got burnt out with politics recently. The three of us got together for dinner and drinks a few weeks ago, as we hadn't seen each other much. We decided to record an episode as long as we didn't talk about politics. So what did we talk about today?? Of course, politics. We started off the show talking about politics and the upcoming presidential election. But then we switched gears and started talking about self discipline and making out lives better. We are all on our own journeys of making our lives better and there was definitely lots to talk about there.
 
American Honesty is a project that Jake started a couple of years ago. So now using the podcast as our platform we are going to carry on the project that Jake started. Hopefully it will lead to some good conversations that others can enjoy as much as we do.
 
Jake is one of our regular guests on the podcast as he loves to have these interesting discussions with anyone. Jake is very much involved in local leadership with Medina Leadership. He is one of my co-hosts for the American Honesty segments on the show. He's always wanting to bring people on the podcast so they can share their opinion about the controversial topics we all like to cover.
 
Andrew is one of my closet friends. I consider him a brother from another mother. Andrew is always excited to record podcasts and he is one of the funniest people I know. He always has some great issues to bring up on the show that makes for great conversation. He has helped to make the show what it is today, both on a off air. He will definitely be on the show for a long time to come.
 
 
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
 
 
 
 
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
 
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

Today we have with us my friend and teammate Ryan Cohen. Ryan is a Athlete Engagement Manager for the We Defy Foundation in the Midwest & Rocky Mountain Regions. The We Defy Foundation is a foundation started to help disabled combat veterans get started in Jiu Jitsu all around the United States. We Defy has given out over 600 athlete scholarships, there are over 500 affiliate gyms across 45 states. Ryan got started as an Ambassador with We Defy, he was then moved up to a Mentor position. But he was interested in doing more so they made him the Athlete Engagement Manager. That was a little too much for him to handle alone so now there are two other people helping with different regions.
 
Ryan went into the Marine Corp after high school. He served for four years and did two combat tours in Iraq during his time in the military. Ryan is passionate about helping other combat veterans thrive in life after the military.
 
He has an undergrad in business from Akron University and got his MBA while working for Akron Children's Hospital. Ryan was looking for something more as he was struggling mentally with PTSD and moved on to help his father part time in a consulting business to allow him to have more time to get involved with the We Defy Foundation.
 
If you would like more information about the We Defy Foundation please visit their website.
 
https://wedefyfoundation.org/
 
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
 
 
 
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
 
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

This is a special episode of the podcast. Today I sat down with Ryan Cohen the Athlete Engagement Manager for the We Defy Foundation in the Midwest & Rocky Mountain Regions. The We Defy Foundation is a foundation started to help disabled combat veterans get started in Jiu Jitsu all around the United States. We Defy has given out over 600 athlete scholarships, there are over 500 affiliate gyms across 45 states.
 
On this episode Ryan and I list out some of the beginner's information a new member starting with the We Defy Foundation will need to know before starting Jiu Jitsu. We covered lots of good information for someone new to Jiu Jitsu from how to select a gym, how fit you need to be to start and some general etiquette to follow to be respectful to your teammates and instructors.
 
If you would like more information about the We Defy Foundation please visit their website.
 
https://wedefyfoundation.org/
 
 
 
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
 
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

Today we have back with us my good friend Dennis Heil. I asked Dennis to join me for this very fun and interesting topic and he jumped at the idea. I have been hearing a ton of podcasts recently about psychedelics. Specifically a few about Ayahuasca stood out to me. Ayahuasca is a Shamanic Spiritual Medicine that has been used for tens of thousands of years, if not longer. Ayahuasca is mostly used by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin in South America. It is becoming more available to us here in North America as some people begin to strip away their closed mindset against plant medicines. I'm not sure if the universe is trying to tell me something or if I personally am manifesting these topics to head my way. But I'm definitely enjoying the journey so far.
 
Three different podcasts spoke to me about Ayauasca. Episode 105 of the Endless Endeavor podcast with Tyler Stanaway. Episode 112 of the Endless Endeavor podcast with Tyler Stanaway. Episode 34 of the Shawn Ryan Show with Cody Alford, founder of We Defy the Norm. They all deserve a listen.
 
Dennis is a former active duty Marine. Dennis is also a firearms instructor with Jeff and Ethan at Instruments of Freedom. He is typically at the shop and is known for talking your ear off if you let him. We always have great conversations and I immensely enjoy when we get the chance to chat for a while.
 
You can also visit them on Instagram @Instruments_of_Freedom or find them on Facebook at Instruments of Freedom.
 
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
 
 
 
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
 
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

Today we have our Tech Support Ryan Carlson back on the show. Today we are covering a heavier topic than normal when Ryan is on the show. Instead of talking about technology, like we typically do, we are going to discuss Ryan's battle with depression throughout his life. Ryan has dealt with depression most of his life. With the help of people close to him he has reached out for help and is doing much better dealing with it. A few years ago he had thoughts of suicide. Luckily for us he has worked through those thoughts and issues and is feeling much more hopeful towards his future. Ryan is hopeful that with sharing his story it may be able to help others who may be struggling with depression themselves.
 
Ryan is very interested in all things technology. He seems to always be up to date on all the new things coming out. He's always listening to podcasts and watching videos to find out where technology is headed. He usually has to explain it to those of us who don't understand how all these things seem to work. I'm sure it gets old for him trying to get things through my thick skull. I tend to be very old school and not up on technology. He's always giving me hell for only using 2-5% of what my phone can actually do. He is the person I go to with any technology question.
 
Ryan also enjoys brewing his own beer. I don't think he gets to brew as much as he'd like because of his two small children. They seem to keep him pretty busy. But I'm sure we'll end up talking about beer in a future episode.
 
If you want to contact the show you can go to https://www.uncensoredhumanity.com/ and fill out the Contact Us form. Or email us at uncensoredhumanitypodcast@gmail.com. Feel free to ask a question to any of our regular guests, let us know if you have a topic you want us to cover or just let us know what you think of the episode. We look forward to hearing from you.
 
 
 
© 2018 Uncensored Humanity
 
Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell
Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library
Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library