They Call Me Mista Yu

Mista Yu
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Every Thursday, the flagship, "They Call Me Mista Yu" is where we have the deepest conversations on just about everything from society and culture to family dynamic to sports to world affairs. This is straight out of the mind of Mista Yu! Buckle up!  At the end of the day, this is where our edges get sharpened! PERSPECTIVE is the purpose here! Your Booking 🔗 To Guest: https://calendly.com/yusefmichaelmarshall/theycallmemistayu TCMMY is your "Weekly Mirror Check" before you go change the world! Note: Please be advised there are scheduled breaks in recording and interviews during July, August, November, and December.

  1. 3d ago

    They Call Me Mista Yu - What If Your Story Is the REAL Problem?

    Have a question or thought for Mista Yu? Text or leave a voicemail for the show and he’ll answer it personally on the Inspiration Station or They Call Me Mista Yu. With your Permission, We'll even play your message live on the air! You can be talented, driven, and genuinely exhausted and still not be any closer to winning. That’s the uncomfortable thread we pull in this short, direct talk about entrepreneurship, business leadership, and personal development. If you’ve been doing “all the things” but the results aren’t matching the effort, we get real about why. We start with a simple leadership move that most people skip: self-evaluation. Before we speak to anyone else, we look in the mirror and ask what’s true, not what sounds good. We also call out highlight culture the posts, the wins, the polished moments and the way it can trick us into confusing visibility with victory. Real progress has receipts, not just stories. Then we name the real blocker: negotiating with your excuses. Not shouting them down, not dressing them up, but catching the quiet bargaining that keeps commitment just out of reach. We also break down the difference between being tired and being effective, because fatigue can come from motion that never touches the goal. The takeaway is simple and challenging: if you love your story about why it’s hard more than the reality of what it takes, the story will keep you stuck. If this hit a nerve, subscribe for more, share it with someone who needs a push, and leave a review so more leaders can find the show. What excuse are you done negotiating with today? Our team will choose random (but timely) episodes from our previous three seasons (which are our most popular ever!) to share with our listeners during the slower parts of a long podcast season. We think you will enjoy them! Thanks for listening! Coffee aficionados and Health Conscious listeners, our show has some new sponsors and they’re offering you the best discounts their stores have. Links are below. Start saving now! Quantum Squares: Support the show Are you a guest with a message of hope and faith, overcome tragedy and addiction, creativity, invention, or you just have questions about society and culture? The “They Can Me Mista Yu” brand of podcasts is looking for guests! Book your interview today: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/theycallmemistayu Give the shows a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-call-me-mista-yu/id1535535535 Faith. Society & Culture. Your Inspirational Stories. Mental Health. Entrepreneurship. We talk about what matters to you!  Join Mista Yu across our shows: 🎙 Inspiration Station 🎙 They Call Me Mista Yu 🎙 One on One With Mista Yu 🎙 The Men’s Roundtable Series / MRTS Interview Spotlight If you would like to support the show, here’s how you can do that: https://www.patreon.com/cw/theycallmemistayu and https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu

    2 min

  2. 3d ago

    TCMMY - The Hidden Pressure Of College Football and Life at the University of GA w/ Brandon Gilbert

    Have a question or thought for Mista Yu? Text or leave a voicemail for the show and he’ll answer it personally on the Inspiration Station or They Call Me Mista Yu. With your Permission, We'll even play your message live on the air! A college football program can win big and still feel one play away from chaos. We sat down with Brandon Gilbert, assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of Georgia, to talk about what fans rarely hear: the pressure points that sit under every Saturday, the career risk coaches live with, and why “wins and losses” can shape job security even when you’re not calling plays. Brandon walks us through life as a husband and father while working in the SEC, where there’s basically no offseason, only different phases of the grind. We talk about planting roots in Georgia, leaning on church and family support, and what it looks like to lead a household with three kids in different seasons plus a brand-new dog adding its own kind of energy. If you’re searching for honest conversations about work-life balance, leadership, and family priorities, this one hits home. We also go behind the curtain on strength and conditioning: culture-setting, training cycles, coaching interns, and how injury trends like soft tissue issues can put a strength staff under the microscope. Then Brandon shares a vulnerable story about losing his father, carrying legacy forward, and turning pain into purpose. We close with the loss he still can’t shake and what “reset” really means in football and in life. Subscribe for more real conversations, share this with a coach or sports fan who needs it, and leave a review telling us what part of Brandon’s story stuck with you most. Our team will choose random (but timely) episodes from our previous three seasons (which are our most popular ever!) to share with our listeners during the slower parts of a long podcast season. We think you will enjoy them! Thanks for listening! Coffee aficionados and Health Conscious listeners, our show has some new sponsors and they’re offering you the best discounts their stores have. Links are below. Start saving now! Quantum Squares: Support the show Are you a guest with a message of hope and faith, overcome tragedy and addiction, creativity, invention, or you just have questions about society and culture? The “They Can Me Mista Yu” brand of podcasts is looking for guests! Book your interview today: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/theycallmemistayu Give the shows a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-call-me-mista-yu/id1535535535 Faith. Society & Culture. Your Inspirational Stories. Mental Health. Entrepreneurship. We talk about what matters to you!  Join Mista Yu across our shows: 🎙 Inspiration Station 🎙 They Call Me Mista Yu 🎙 One on One With Mista Yu 🎙 The Men’s Roundtable Series / MRTS Interview Spotlight If you would like to support the show, here’s how you can do that: https://www.patreon.com/cw/theycallmemistayu and https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu

    42 min

  3. May 28

    TCMMY - Philip Brittain - How to get VICTORY Every Day, Seattle Football, and Driving Pet Peeves

    Have a question or thought for Mista Yu? Text or leave a voicemail for the show and he’ll answer it personally on the Inspiration Station or They Call Me Mista Yu. With your Permission, We'll even play your message live on the air! A packed room goes silent when someone chooses honesty over image, and that moment becomes the thread we keep pulling. We sit down with entrepreneur and business leader Philip Brittain to talk about what changes when you stop performing and start telling the truth, especially when your faith, your marriage, and your mission are all colliding at once. We start with a question most founders wrestle with but rarely say out loud: what does it feel like when your spouse steps into your entrepreneurial world. Philip shares how support can look like presence, notes, and deep one-on-one connection, even when the stage and the microphone feel intimidating. From there we get into vulnerability, storytelling, and why real community is often built in the exact moments you feel exposed. If you care about leadership, personal growth, healing, and purpose-driven work, this part will hit home. Then we switch gears into everyday life and culture: driving pet peeves, self-awareness, and the frustration of people who slow everything down. That turns into a bigger idea Philip keeps coming back to: urgency. Life is short, and living “on mission” means choosing action over distraction. We close with Seahawks talk, Seattle pride, and a blunt look at sports as entertainment, money, and escapism, plus a few Seattle facts you might not know. If this conversation challenged you or encouraged you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What part of your life needs more urgency right now? Our team will choose random (but timely) episodes from our previous three seasons (which are our most popular ever!) to share with our listeners during the slower parts of a long podcast season. We think you will enjoy them! Thanks for listening! Coffee aficionados and Health Conscious listeners, our show has some new sponsors and they’re offering you the best discounts their stores have. Links are below. Start saving now! Quantum Squares: Support the show Are you a guest with a message of hope and faith, overcome tragedy and addiction, creativity, invention, or you just have questions about society and culture? The “They Can Me Mista Yu” brand of podcasts is looking for guests! Book your interview today: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/theycallmemistayu Give the shows a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-call-me-mista-yu/id1535535535 Faith. Society & Culture. Your Inspirational Stories. Mental Health. Entrepreneurship. We talk about what matters to you!  Join Mista Yu across our shows: 🎙 Inspiration Station 🎙 They Call Me Mista Yu 🎙 One on One With Mista Yu 🎙 The Men’s Roundtable Series / MRTS Interview Spotlight If you would like to support the show, here’s how you can do that: https://www.patreon.com/cw/theycallmemistayu and https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu

    37 min

  4. May 28

    The Return of They Call Me Mista Yu - Sports, Politics, Pop Culture, and Excuse-Negotiations

    Have a question or thought for Mista Yu? Text or leave a voicemail for the show and he’ll answer it personally on the Inspiration Station or They Call Me Mista Yu. With your Permission, We'll even play your message live on the air! We’re bringing the show back with the same kind of energy that makes you sit up straighter, because I’m not here to whisper motivational quotes at you. I’m here to tell the truth, starting with what it felt like to end the run that made me feel the most alive, and why coming back means building something consistent again. They Call Me Mista Yu is returning every Thursday with new episodes, guest interviews, and real conversations that don’t dodge the topics people actually care about. You’ll hear what to expect moving forward: sports, pop culture, and yes politics, plus the kind of discussion that forces you to think instead of just react. But the heart of this drop is a direct challenge for entrepreneurs, business leaders, and anyone chasing a goal who keeps wondering why progress feels slow. I ask the question out loud: why haven’t you won yet? Then I answer it with the kind of accountability that starts in the mirror, not on social media. The blunt takeaway is simple and uncomfortable: you haven’t won because you’re still negotiating with your excuses. Being tired doesn’t automatically mean you were effective. Loving your story about how hard it is won’t build the results you say you want. This is a quick, high-impact personal development podcast message about discipline, productivity, and doing what winning requires, not what feels impressive. If you’re ready for a reset, press play, share this with someone who needs it, and subscribe so you don’t miss the Thursday drops. After you listen, leave a review and tell us what excuse you’re done negotiating with. Our team will choose random (but timely) episodes from our previous three seasons (which are our most popular ever!) to share with our listeners during the slower parts of a long podcast season. We think you will enjoy them! Thanks for listening! Coffee aficionados and Health Conscious listeners, our show has some new sponsors and they’re offering you the best discounts their stores have. Links are below. Start saving now! Quantum Squares: Support the show Are you a guest with a message of hope and faith, overcome tragedy and addiction, creativity, invention, or you just have questions about society and culture? The “They Can Me Mista Yu” brand of podcasts is looking for guests! Book your interview today: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/theycallmemistayu Give the shows a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-call-me-mista-yu/id1535535535 Faith. Society & Culture. Your Inspirational Stories. Mental Health. Entrepreneurship. We talk about what matters to you!  Join Mista Yu across our shows: 🎙 Inspiration Station 🎙 They Call Me Mista Yu 🎙 One on One With Mista Yu 🎙 The Men’s Roundtable Series / MRTS Interview Spotlight If you would like to support the show, here’s how you can do that: https://www.patreon.com/cw/theycallmemistayu and https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu

    4 min

  5. May 21

    They Call Me Mista Yu - The Draw Of Fame And Its Destructive Impact On Relationships - Ezra Vancil

    Have a question or thought for Mista Yu? Text or leave a voicemail for the show and he’ll answer it personally on the Inspiration Station or They Call Me Mista Yu. With your Permission, We'll even play your message live on the air! The fantasy of making it in music often sounds like freedom: do what you want, get what you want, live like the rules don’t apply. We dig into the darker side of that “blank check” moment, when fast success turns into constant access to alcohol and drugs, and the line between celebration and substance abuse disappears. Our conversation stays honest about how quickly things can slide when you’re young, surrounded by heavy partiers, and still finding your limits.  We unpack the personal cost of an alcohol spiral, including the gut-punch reality that addiction doesn’t always look dramatic at first it can look like simply staying out later than everyone else and never feeling satisfied. There’s also the career fallout: a band breaking up, a label pivoting to a solo deal, and the pressure to keep going while things are already unraveling. If you care about addiction recovery stories, mental health in the music industry, and what sobriety really demands, you’ll find a lot to sit with here.  The most grounding part is the turning point: getting married young, looking at the mess head-on, and deciding to quit drinking cold turkey. We talk about why support systems matter, how values shape choices, and what “good years” can look like when you finally remove the thing that keeps taking more than it gives. If this resonates, subscribe for more real conversations, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review with the boundary that helped you most. Our team will choose random (but timely) episodes from our previous three seasons (which are our most popular ever!) to share with our listeners during the slower parts of a long podcast season. We think you will enjoy them! Thanks for listening! Coffee aficionados and Health Conscious listeners, our show has some new sponsors and they’re offering you the best discounts their stores have. Links are below. Start saving now! Quantum Squares: Support the show Are you a guest with a message of hope and faith, overcome tragedy and addiction, creativity, invention, or you just have questions about society and culture? The “They Can Me Mista Yu” brand of podcasts is looking for guests! Book your interview today: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/theycallmemistayu Give the shows a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-call-me-mista-yu/id1535535535 Faith. Society & Culture. Your Inspirational Stories. Mental Health. Entrepreneurship. We talk about what matters to you!  Join Mista Yu across our shows: 🎙 Inspiration Station 🎙 They Call Me Mista Yu 🎙 One on One With Mista Yu 🎙 The Men’s Roundtable Series / MRTS Interview Spotlight If you would like to support the show, here’s how you can do that: https://www.patreon.com/cw/theycallmemistayu and https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu

    2 min

  6. May 21

    They Call Me Mista Yu - Ezra Vancil - Americana Music, Overcoming Addiction, and The Snooze Button

    Have a question or thought for Mista Yu? Text or leave a voicemail for the show and he’ll answer it personally on the Inspiration Station or They Call Me Mista Yu. With your Permission, We'll even play your message live on the air! A record deal can feel like proof you finally matter. For Ezra Vancil, it also became a fast track to blackout nights, broken trust, and a life that kept shrinking under addiction. We talk with Ezra, a Texas singer-songwriter and creative entrepreneur, about growing up in a traveling gospel family and moving more than 30 times before his preteens. That constant reset shaped his identity, his relationships, and his early experience of faith. Then the music industry arrived all at once: studio sessions, Los Angeles attention, and the kind of access that can turn alcohol from a weekend habit into a daily escape. Ezra shares what it felt like when music and drinking became tied together, and what finally made him admit he could not live like that anymore. From there, the conversation turns to sobriety and marriage recovery. Ezra walks us through his rock-bottom moment, a prayer with no bargaining, and the decision to return to a 12-step meeting he once hated. We also dig into what it takes to rebuild a relationship after years of damage, including a hard-earned lesson: love someone deeply without rescuing them from consequences. Along the way, we hit practical discipline too, including a simple way to stop hitting snooze when you want morning routines to stick. We end with the creative comeback: Ezra’s Americana music roots, writing and performing with his daughter, and the story behind his “Morning And Midnight” project, built as two sides of one life. If you care about addiction recovery, mental health, faith, and the real cost of the music business, this one stays with you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Our team will choose random (but timely) episodes from our previous three seasons (which are our most popular ever!) to share with our listeners during the slower parts of a long podcast season. We think you will enjoy them! Thanks for listening! Coffee aficionados and Health Conscious listeners, our show has some new sponsors and they’re offering you the best discounts their stores have. Links are below. Start saving now! Quantum Squares: Support the show Are you a guest with a message of hope and faith, overcome tragedy and addiction, creativity, invention, or you just have questions about society and culture? The “They Can Me Mista Yu” brand of podcasts is looking for guests! Book your interview today: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/theycallmemistayu Give the shows a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-call-me-mista-yu/id1535535535 Faith. Society & Culture. Your Inspirational Stories. Mental Health. Entrepreneurship. We talk about what matters to you!  Join Mista Yu across our shows: 🎙 Inspiration Station 🎙 They Call Me Mista Yu 🎙 One on One With Mista Yu 🎙 The Men’s Roundtable Series / MRTS Interview Spotlight If you would like to support the show, here’s how you can do that: https://www.patreon.com/cw/theycallmemistayu and https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu

    37 min

  7. May 20

    They Call Me Mista Yu - Why Coaching Beats Information Overload In 2026

    Have a question or thought for Mista Yu? Text or leave a voicemail for the show and he’ll answer it personally on the Inspiration Station or They Call Me Mista Yu. With your Permission, We'll even play your message live on the air! What if the problem isn’t a lack of answers but a lack of alignment. We dig into why coaching matters more than ever in 2026, not as a luxury but as the structure that turns information into direction and ambition into sustainable results. Access has exploded—AI tools, feeds, and endless content—but clarity shrinks when no one helps filter choices, challenge assumptions, or hold a steady bar when motivation fades. We speak directly to leaders, entrepreneurs, and coaches who feel the weight of performance and the drift of distraction. Growth without guidance takes longer, costs more, and quietly lowers your ceiling. That’s why elite performers stay coached: not to fix weakness, but to refine strength, protect discipline, and keep mission sharp under pressure. We unpack the traps of echo chambers, the danger of being the strongest voice in your circle, and the hidden tax of living without consistent accountability. Along the way, we separate identity from performance, reconnect values with vision, and show how purpose turns raw productivity into progress that actually matters. Expect a candid challenge: if you lead, who leads you. If you coach, who coaches you. We break down practical ways coaching restores focus amid burnout, overload, and isolation—through clear standards, unbiased feedback, and rhythms that outlast mood or quotes on a feed. By the end, you’ll have a sharper lens for deciding what to pursue, what to decline, and how to build momentum that sticks. If you’re ready to replace noise with clarity and effort with impact, press play, subscribe, and leave a review to tell us who’s coaching you and how you plan to raise your standards this week. Support the show Are you a guest with a message of hope and faith, overcome tragedy and addiction, creativity, invention, or you just have questions about society and culture? The “They Can Me Mista Yu” brand of podcasts is looking for guests! Book your interview today: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/theycallmemistayu Give the shows a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-call-me-mista-yu/id1535535535 Faith. Society & Culture. Your Inspirational Stories. Mental Health. Entrepreneurship. We talk about what matters to you!  Join Mista Yu across our shows: 🎙 Inspiration Station 🎙 They Call Me Mista Yu 🎙 One on One With Mista Yu 🎙 The Men’s Roundtable Series / MRTS Interview Spotlight If you would like to support the show, here’s how you can do that: https://www.patreon.com/cw/theycallmemistayu and https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu

    20 min

  8. May 15

    They Call Me Mista Yu - What If Your Story Is The Thing Holding You Back?

    Have a question or thought for Mista Yu? Text or leave a voicemail for the show and he’ll answer it personally on the Inspiration Station or They Call Me Mista Yu. With your Permission, We'll even play your message live on the air! They Call Me Mista Yu is back, and I’m not easing into it. If you’ve been putting in effort but still feel like you’re losing ground, I’m going straight to the real issue: you might be negotiating with your excuses. Not the obvious ones, either, the polished, reasonable-sounding lines we repeat when we do not want to face the standard required to actually win. We talk about why tired is not the same as effective, why the world does not owe us anything for “trying,” and why progress always leaves receipts. I break down a simple productivity and mindset reset that has helped me: stop measuring your growth in months and years and start measuring it in 24 hours. What did you do today that moved the needle in your business, your career, your creative work, your ministry, your health, your relationships? Activity is easy to fake. Execution is not. We also go deeper on the stories we tell ourselves, because your story can fuel you, but it cannot become your shield. When your identity is built around struggle, you can stay comfortable while staying stuck. Then I pull a lesson from sports that hits way beyond sports: Tom Brady as the 199th pick who still prepared like his job was never secure. That is the difference between a winner and someone who only wants the highlight. We close with hard questions you can use as a personal audit and I share how you can jump on the show to talk sports, politics, or pop culture, plus ways to support the podcast if you want to. Subscribe for new Thursday drops, share this with a friend who needs a mirror check, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What’s the excuse you’re done negotiating with today? Our team will choose random (but timely) episodes from our previous three seasons (which are our most popular ever!) to share with our listeners during the slower parts of a long podcast season. We think you will enjoy them! Thanks for listening! Coffee aficionados and Health Conscious listeners, our show has some new sponsors and they’re offering you the best discounts their stores have. Links are below. Start saving now! Quantum Squares: Support the show Are you a guest with a message of hope and faith, overcome tragedy and addiction, creativity, invention, or you just have questions about society and culture? The “They Can Me Mista Yu” brand of podcasts is looking for guests! Book your interview today: https://www.joinpodmatch.com/theycallmemistayu Give the shows a listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/they-call-me-mista-yu/id1535535535 Faith. Society & Culture. Your Inspirational Stories. Mental Health. Entrepreneurship. We talk about what matters to you!  Join Mista Yu across our shows: 🎙 Inspiration Station 🎙 They Call Me Mista Yu 🎙 One on One With Mista Yu 🎙 The Men’s Roundtable Series / MRTS Interview Spotlight If you would like to support the show, here’s how you can do that: https://www.patreon.com/cw/theycallmemistayu and https://buymeacoffee.com/theycallmemistayu

    27 min
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Every Thursday, the flagship, "They Call Me Mista Yu" is where we have the deepest conversations on just about everything from society and culture to family dynamic to sports to world affairs. This is straight out of the mind of Mista Yu! Buckle up!  At the end of the day, this is where our edges get sharpened! PERSPECTIVE is the purpose here! Your Booking 🔗 To Guest: https://calendly.com/yusefmichaelmarshall/theycallmemistayu TCMMY is your "Weekly Mirror Check" before you go change the world! Note: Please be advised there are scheduled breaks in recording and interviews during July, August, November, and December.

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  • Creator
    Mista Yu
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    504
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 They Call Me Mista Yu
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