Made To Motivate: A PopCulture Podcast

02/07/2025

S12 E5 - Convenience or Customer Service; Which do you prefer?

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 12 Episode 5!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Freak Kessinger, and Dan The Shoe Guy Sandmann gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

📰 First up is LET'S GET SOCIAL and we talk tariffs tariffs tariffs! Ryan brings up conversation around convenience versus customer service, based on a Starbucks update.

🏀 In the second quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents talk the upcoming Super Bowl, BIG trade news in the NFL and NBA, and what the coined 'three-peat' means for the Superbowl.
🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits! We also talk Emilia Perez drama, Grammy Recap, an update to the 'Scream' universe and more.

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Lets Get Social (22:30) Tariffs Tariffs Tariffs x Starbucks News
Locker Room Talk (55:55) Superbowl x BIG Trade News
Hollywood Report (1:16:12) Grammys x SNL x Scream
Outro (1:49:00) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 12 Episode 5!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Fr...

02/01/2025

This month we celebrate!

Regardless of what’s going on in the government, everyone has a safe space with us here at Made To Motivate podcast!

01/31/2025

S12 E4 - What the Federal Funding Freeze?!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 12 Episode 4!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Freak Kessinger, and Dan The Shoe Guy Sandmann gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

📰 First up is LET'S GET SOCIAL and we talk the Federal Funding Freeze, and Meta paying out $25M in Trump Lawsuit.

🏀 In the second quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents talk the upcoming Super Bowl and our thoughts on who made it, and other sports news.

🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits! We also discuss a law wanting to pass for on time movie times, a possible brotherhood, and Resident Evil news.

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Lets Get Social (7:36) Meta versus Trump x Federal Funding Freeze
Locker Room Talk (30:26) Superbowl x Sportsball
Hollywood Report (42:25) On Time Movies x Bill Burr x Billy Corgan Bros
Outro (1:15:40) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 12 Episode 4!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Fr...

01/22/2025

S12 E3 - eLoN dID wHAt?!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 12 Episode 3!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Freak Kessinger, and Dan The Shoe Guy Sandmann gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

📰 First up is LET'S GET SOCIAL and we talk the TikTok Ban update, the swearing in of the new POTUS, and what the heck did Elon do??

🏀 In the second quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents talk NFL news, the NCAA Championship, and the new new from Brown's Watson.

🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits! We talk about the Brad Pitt scandal, the passing of David Lynch, a Drake lawsuit and more.

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Lets Get Social (18:50) TikTok Ban x New POTUS x Elon What??
Locker Room Talk (47:55) NFL Playoffs x NCAA Championship
Hollywood Report (1:09:45) Brad Pitt Scam x RIP David Lynch
Outro (1:46:50) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 12 Episode 3!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Fr...

01/16/2025

S12E2 - The Ban of TikTok; Censorship or Protection?

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 12 Episode 2!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Freak Kessinger, and Dan The Shoe Guy Sandmann gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

🏀 In the first quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents talk NFL news, Chris' Dallas Cowboys dreams coming true, and a Frontier Airlines confrontation with a UFC star.

📰 Next up is LET'S GET SOCIAL and we talk updates on the Los Angeles Wild Fires, their impact, and we discuss the upcoming Tik Tok ban and what that means for you.

🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits! We discuss shows we've been watching, news from Christopher Nolan, the impact of the L.A. wildfires on the film industry, and more!

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Locker Room Talk (9:20) NFL News x UFC v. Frontier Airlines
Lets Get Social (44:00) L.A. Wildfires x Tik Tok Ban
Hollywood Report (1:11:50) Christopher Nolan News x Elvis Auction
Outro (1:52:20) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 12 Episode 2!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Fr...

01/09/2025

S12 E1 - New Year, New You; The Fate of 2025

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 12 Episode 1!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Freak Kessinger, and Dan The Shoe Guy Sandmann gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

📰 First up is LET'S GET SOCIAL and we talk new years resolutions and plans for the year, the official declaration of Trump becoming president, horrific terrorist attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, and more.

🏀 In the second quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents talk NFL news, trade possibilities, WWE debuting on Netflix, and more!

🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits! We discuss the Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni lawsuit, The Batman news, Last of Us updates, and more.

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Lets Get Social (9:00) New Year New You x Terror Attacks x Trump Presidency
Locker Room Talk (1:04:20) NFL News x WWE to Netflix
Hollywood Report (1:36:40) Blake Lively x The Batman x Post Malone and more
Outro (2:28:25) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 12 Episode 1!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Fr...

01/06/2025

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Season 12 of MadeToMotivatePodcast coming January 8, 2025!

01/02/2025

S5 E11 - The fate of the nation; Election 2024

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 11 Episode 5!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Freak Kessinger, and Dan The Shoe Guy Sandmann gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

📰 First up is LET'S GET SOCIAL and we talk election night.

🏀 In the second quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents talk all things sports and the recent social media chaos surrounding Jason Kelce.

🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits! talk about the passing of Quincy Jones, Zemeckis revisiting some classics, an SNL skit with Kamala Harris, and more!

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Lets Get Social (15:14) Election Night Discussion
Locker Room Talk (39:28) Jason Kelce Video
Hollywood Report (1:07:10) Quincy Jones x SNL x and More
Outro (1:44:08) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 11 Episode 5!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Fr...

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Best Wishes for your holidays however you spend them!

We vow to get back on track with weekly episodes going into the New Year! Life was Life-ing the second half of the year and we definitely fell behind.

Looking forward to spending 2025 with yall!

Thanks for tuning in; Host Ryan Weiss, and Co-Hosts Chris Kessinger, Dan Sandmann!

12/12/2024

Where you getting your cookies from??

❤️ for Insomnia Cookies
👍 for Crumbl Cookies

Personally I’m taking Insomnia ALL DAY!!

- Host Ryan Weiss

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Ryan Weiss, Chris Kessinger, and Dan Sandmann are very grateful for all of you who tune into the show each week, and keep us motivated to keep doing this!

We wish you all the happiest holiday with your family, friends, or however you spend it!

🫶

11/06/2024

S11 E4 - Wicked Whiplash: An Attack On A Fan!!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 11 Episode 4!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Freak Kessinger, and Dan The Shoe Guy Sandmann, and special guest Beau Anderson gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

🏀 In the first quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents talk all things sports from the the new Dwayne Wade statue, to the awful Yankees' fans, and the passing of Jim Donovan.

📰 Next up is LET'S GET SOCIAL and we talk an Only Fans model's debacle with trying to quit, and the best news ever from McDonalds'!

🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits! We also discuss a Scary Return, Wicked Whiplash, something new from Alien Romulus and more.

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Locker Room Talk (13:18) Jim Donovan x Dwayne Wade x Yankees
Lets Get Social (51:25) Only Fans x McDonalds
Hollywood Report (1:05:10) Alien Romulus x Wicked Whiplash x Scary Return
Outro (2:16:55) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 11 Episode 4!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Fr...

11/06/2024

S11 E3 - Home Depot connecting Corporate with the Front Line!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 11 Episode 3!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Freak Kessinger, and Dan The Shoe Guy Sandmann gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

📰 First up is LET'S GET SOCIAL and we talk the newest Disney fast pass, and a new rule from Home Depot connecting corporate and front line workers!

🏀 In the second quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents talk all things sports from the Starting Five docuseries on Netflix, MLB playoffs and NFL recap.

🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits. We discuss Cameron Diaz's return to the big screen, book releases from Whibley and Jojo and improvements coming to movie theaters.

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Lets Get Social (18:45) Disney Big Bucks x Home Depot News
Locker Room Talk (49:40) Starting Five x NFL news x MLB
Hollywood Report (1:15:10) Cameron Diaz x Whibley and Jojo Book x Theater Improvements
Outro (2:20:20) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 11 Episode 3!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Fr...

10/10/2024

S11E2 - "It's Just Air Guys!" with special Guest Ken Corple

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 11 Episode 2!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Freak Kessinger, Dan The Shoe Guy Sandmann, and special guest Ken Corple gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

📰 First up is LET'S GET SOCIAL and we talk Hurricane Helene's and Milton's devastation, the new Chicken BigMac, and a conversation around remote work!

🏀 In the second quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents talk all things sports.

🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits. We talk Sebastian Stan's newest role as Trump, a Garth Brooks lawsuit, Scream 7, and more!

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Lets Get Social (16:22) Hurricane Helene and Milton x Remote Work Debate
Locker Room Talk (56:18) All Things Sports
Hollywood Report (1:35:25) Garth Brooks x Scream 7 x Trump Movie
Outro (2:32:40) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 11 Episode 2!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Fr...

10/03/2024

S11E1 - DIDDY DO IT? The Puff Daddy Scandal

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 11 Episode 1!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, and Chris The Film Freak Kessinger gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

🏀 In the first quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents Justin Fields throwing a perfect game, Guardians making the playoffs, Caitlin Clark's experience in the WNBA and more.

📰 Next up is LET'S GET SOCIAL and we talk Hurricane Helene's devastation and the presidential and vice presidential debates.

🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits. We talk Diddy Drama, Green Day being 'cancelled', Horror movie classics and more.

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Locker Room Talk (38:45) NFL News x Playoff Baseball and WNBA
Lets Get Social (1:08:20) Hurricane Helene x Presidential Debate
Hollywood Report (1:48:00) Puff Daddy Scandal x Music Videos x Horror Movies
Outro (2:39:40) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 11 Episode 1!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, and Chris The Fil...

08/29/2024

Just learned that one of our past guests, Cullen, passed away unexpectedly.

Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.

💔

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better per...

07/21/2024

This is wild news… the writing was on the wall. But still this is going to change a lot of things for this election.

Several Democrats, including those who formerly served in the Obama-Biden administration, urged him to consider dropping out.

05/31/2024

S10E8 - Fallen Idols: Another Celebrity Controversy

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!!

You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us!

This is Season 10 Episode 8!

🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Freak Kessinger, and Dan 'The Shoe Guy' Sandmann gather at the MTM Studios to bring you another fun filled entertaining episode!
In the INTRO we catch up on the past week.

🏀 In the first quarter we talk LOCKER ROOM TALK. The gents talk NBA Finals and revisit our early season predictions. We discuss the passing of Bill Walton and Grayson Murray. And a little talk around Mike Tyson's health scare and what this means for his fight with Logan Paul.

🎬 In the final act we talk HOLLYWOOD REPORT, and Chris talks box office hits. Ryan leads a convo on the Beniffer Lopez split, conversation around the Nick Carter allegations stemming from the Fallen Idols documentary, and we talk American Idols most recent winner. Chris carries us into discussion around Drake v. Kendrick, outrage about the greatest albums of all time, what we are watching and more!

👏 Thanks for tuning in and please share! If you found value and entertainment in this show, please consider support of the Podcast via our Venmo @ MTMPODCAST. Even as little as $1 means a lot to us to help keep the showing running. We appreciate your support!

⏱ TIME STAMPS⏱

Intro (0:00) Weekly Rewind
Locker Room Talk (16:30) NBA Finals x Mike Tyson x RIP
Hollywood Report (39:10) Drake v Kendrick x American Idol x Nick Carter
Outro (1:45:38) Support the guys!

Welcome back to Made To Motivate Podcast!! You're tuning in to the highest rated, most listened to podcast to ever grace the airwaves! And you're a better person for listening to us! This is Season 10 Episode 8!🎙 Host Ryan Weiss, Chris The Film Fr...