Episodes 285
Avg. Duration 1h
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.4 (15)
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Apr 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
85%
Hosting
feed.podbean.com

Contact & Outreach

About This Podcast

Tony Mazur is a radio personality and stand-up comedian who has a diverse array of interests and hobbies, from old Hollywood and TV shows to sports, to contemporary pop culture and politics. Not every podcast is for everyone, but if you enjoy comedy, old Hollywood, and baseball, this is your weekly one-stop shop.

Explore Statistics

Recent Episodes

Farewell, Funny Stop

Apr 03, 2026 48m Bonus

After 41 years (and 20 in its current location), Tony Mazur's home comedy club, the Funny Stop, is no more. In this solo episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony looks back at his time there,…

Ryan Hoppe - The Spirit of Radio

Apr 01, 2026 58m

Ryan Hoppe is a radio personality, originally from Chicago, now living in Tampa, Florida, with a brief stop in Cleveland, Ohio. He made a return appearance on the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony…

Zak Ford - Called Up

Mar 25, 2026 52m

Zak Ford is a lifelong baseball fan from the Bay Area, specifically the human interest side of the game. That is why he is the author of the book Called Up, which chronicles 109 different players'…

Adam Nutter - Despicable Creatures

Mar 18, 2026 1h 13m

Adam Nutter is a former NYPD officer who later became a comedian and a podcaster. He once again joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to discuss a variety of current events, while giving…

Six Years (or 2,191 Days) to Flatten the Curve

Mar 11, 2026 1h 4m

Six years ago on March 11th, 2020, the New Normal kicked off. The world we knew on, say, March 10th no longer existed. The way the politicians and pundits flood the public with war propaganda (as…

Sorry, Charlie

Mar 10, 2026 1h 13m Bonus

Here is a bonus episode of the Check Your Brain podcast with Tony Mazur.   Six months ago today, we lost Charlie Kirk to the biggest political assassination in most of our lifetimes. What has…

Cognitive Dissonance on Epstein, Iran Strike

Mar 04, 2026 50m

After spending half of this Check Your Brain episode talking about the DabbleVerse and Stuttering John Melendez, Tony Mazur reads a New York Times opinion piece on why the Epstein files should have…

The Swift Downfall of the Chain Restaurant

Feb 25, 2026 49m

For decades, families gathered in their big ol' vehicles and enjoyed a nice night out at a chain restaurant. The purpose of these chains is, no matter where you're located, you'll have generally the…

Movie Rental Retro Show with Chad Zumock

Feb 18, 2026 46m

Each month or so, Tony Mazur and Chad Zumock sit down for a retro show, where they riff on pop culture fixations from years, and even decades, past. Among several other topics, they chatted about…

Bread & Circuses

Feb 11, 2026 46m

Super Bowl 60 wrapped up, with the Seattle Seahawks downing the New England Patriots 29-13. But no one is talking about the game itself, it’s everything else. Football is entertainment, a diversion,…

Oh, So There WERE Epstein Files

Feb 04, 2026 1h 8m

Over the weekend, a new batch of Jeffrey Epstein emails were released, after nearly a year of the Trump administration and other ConInc. pundits saying they didn't exist. In these emails, Epstein…

Five Years & State of the Podcast

Jan 28, 2026 1h 1m

Around this time five years ago, Tony Mazur launched the Check Your Brain podcast. In this episode, Tony not only talks about the state of his own podcast, but podcasting in general. Is it even a…

Cody Perez - Old School Nü Metal

Jan 21, 2026 1h 28m

Cody Perez is the lead singer of the band Amerakin Overdose, and he has also dipped his toes in the water of podcasting. He joined Tony Mazur on the Check Your Brain podcast to talk about a shared…

Is Vegas Dead?

Jan 15, 2026 39m Bonus

A couple of weeks ago, Check Your Brain podcast host Tony Mazur visited Las Vegas, a town that has numerous people believing to be either dying or dead. In this episode, Tony talks about his…

RIP Scott Adams

Jan 14, 2026 47m

In this episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur pays tribute to Scott Adams, who lost his battle with cancer this week at the age of 67. Tony talks about how Adams was a visionary and not…

Ruzvelt Stevanovski - Harpos in the D

Jan 07, 2026 33m

Ruzvelt Stevanovski is the owner of Harpos Concert Theatre, a historic music hall in Detroit, Michigan. Prior to owning Harpos in 2017, he was the proprietor of Blondies in the 1980s, another venue…

Tony's Top Topics of 2025

Dec 31, 2025 1h 39m

Each year, Tony Mazur hosts a "year in review" episode of the Check Your Brain podcast called Tony's Top Topics of 2025. It was a year of good news wrapped in bad news, and vice-versa. From…

Mr. Horton's Bike Shop with Chad Zumock

Dec 24, 2025 43m

In this very special episode of the Check Your Brain podcast, Tony Mazur and Chad Zumock watch a "classic" presentation of Diff'rent Strokes. Yes, it's the one that sticks out, from 1983 starring…

Oh Yes, Even More Stupid White Guy Commercials

Dec 17, 2025 1h

The football season is nearing its climax, while others are glued to cheesy Hallmark Christmas movies. Either way, one is inundated with commercials featuring a white guy being awkward, stupid,…

Lisa De Pasquale - The Gen X Handbook

Dec 10, 2025 1h 14m

Lisa De Pasquale is an author and commentator, and a proud member of Generation X. In fact so proud, she wrote a handbook for the generation that now bonds middle age with senior citizens. She joined…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Check Your Brain have?

Check Your Brain has published 285 episodes since January 2021, covering topics in Arts, Comedy.

Is Check Your Brain still active?

Check Your Brain is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h.

How do I contact Check Your Brain for sponsorship or guest appearances?

Sign up on Grep.FM to access contact details for Check Your Brain, including email and social media links.

Similar Podcasts