Jim Ellermeyer

Indy Mayhem Show: Wrestling with Depression with Drake Braddock

June 19th, 2020  |  47 mins 33 secs

Drake Braddock joins us to have a conversation about his fight with depression including the "performance high" and bullying in the case of Hana Kimura.

Fishing Without Bait 247: A World of Change with Liss Victory

June 16th, 2020  |  31 mins 58 secs

black lives matter, coronavirus, covid-19, george floyd, lockdown, mindfulness, new york city, pandemic, pittsburgh, quarantine

Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation with singer/songwriter Liss Victory as they continue their discussion about her experience in New York City around the Coronavirus, confirmation bias, we talk about how she got to New York City to be a part of The Lit Room, where the group is repurposing a closed thrift store to a music venue and recording studio, “pulling weeds” in your life, the George Floyd Black Lives Matter Protests and what life will look like after all of this.

Wrestler Activism | Wrestling Mayhem Show 717

June 4th, 2020  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 45 mins

pittsburgh, podcast

Dave and Tina are with us as we navigate a tough week that's bigger than the wrestling world.

Fishing Without Bait 245: Strong Influences with Tim Vitullo

June 2nd, 2020  |  28 mins 56 secs

arrogance, blues music, confidence, do no harm, pittsburgh, singer, songwriting, tim vitullo

Jim Ellermeyer continues his conversation with singer/songwriter Tim Vitullo as he discusses interfacing with his fellow musicians in the Tim Vitullo Band, writer’s block, capturing the human condition, writing the music to go with his thoughts and lyrics, his influences, and a live performance of “Running Out of Time” !

Time to Turn Heel | Wrestling Mayhem Show 716

May 27th, 2020  |  Season 11  |  2 hrs 15 secs

pittsburgh, podcast

Rob and Ronnie Starks are back on the show to hang out and talk pro wrestling.

Fishing Without Bait 244: Being an Independent Artist with Tim Vitullo

May 26th, 2020  |  24 mins 13 secs

discipline, extrovert, introvert, pittsburgh, singer, tim vitullo

Jim Ellermeyer is joined by singer/songwriter Tim Vitullo as they talk about being an “Introverted Extrovert”, his introduction into music starting at 14 years old, being an independent artist, being his own small business with the band, dealing with failure and being told “no”, coping with discouragement, band touring as a group with day jobs and making mistakes.

Mike Tyson Swab: Wrestling Mayhem Show 715

May 20th, 2020  |  Season 11  |  2 hrs 4 mins

pittsburgh, podcast

Dave Podnar and Dudders drop by the show to hang out and talk pro wrestling.

Fishing Without Bait 242: What is Happening FOR John Cihon

May 12th, 2020  |  27 mins 49 secs

coronavirus, covid-19, fear, lockdown, music, stay at home, strength, wise mind choices

Jim Ellerymeyer is joined by singer/songwriter John Cihon. We chat about the things in his life that made him angry when younger from testicular cancer, marrying young, substance issues. We talk about deep in this episode about his relationship issues, fears, and how his son is currently dealing with his upset job and internship opportunities very well.

“Instead of happening to me, things are happening for me…we only grow through difficult things”

AwesomeCast 493: Weaponized Roombas

May 5th, 2020  |  1 hr 8 mins

animal crossing, drone, dslr webcam, hummingbird, logitech, mandalorian, nvideo geforece, roomba olympics, rtx voice, star wars, weeds, wireless charging, xbox series x

We've got Ron Krause, John Chichilla, Katie Dudas, and Mike Sorg together (from their respective social-distancing studios) to talk this week's tech talk headlines.

Fishing Without Bait 241: What is Counseling?

May 5th, 2020  |  31 mins 16 secs

active listening, counseling, do no harm, sigmund freud, validation

Jim Ellermeyer is back to talk about counseling. What does one experience when they attend? At what point does one need to determine if the need to go? How is counseling like Yoda from Star Wars? How do you build a relationship with your counselor that creates a safe place you may not have in day to day life, what is takes to become a licensed therapist, and we talk about what we want to do when the COVID-19 Quarantine ends.

Wrestling Mayhem Show 712: Wrestling Dad

April 29th, 2020  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 26 mins

pittsburgh, podcast

Comedian Aaron Kleiber rejoins the show to cope with the state of pro wrestling.

Klein & Starks Excellent Toy Adventure: Essential Toy Hunts

April 24th, 2020  |  30 mins 51 secs

Tyler Klein and Ronnie Starks are not wrestling these days, but they’re still collecting the toys…somehow.

Fishing Without Bait 239: Breaking News

April 21st, 2020  |  20 mins 38 secs

breaking news, cognitive bias, confirmation bias, mindfulness, proactive, toxicity

Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike are talking bout the influx of information and “breaking news” we deal with on the daily basis. How do we validate how we feel about the events going on, using news sources that we can trust, and being aware of your own cognitive biased and confirmation biased sources. We also look at productivity in their quarantine down time, and giving yourself a pass. How hard is it to be proactive in a situation?

Listen to Your Parents: Let's Go Fishing

April 16th, 2020  |  51 mins 49 secs

birthdays, coronavirus, covid-19, home schooling, mindfulness, parenting, podcast

The Listen To Your Parents podcast is a show where parents come together to talk about their experiences living and working amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.

On this episode, we talk with Jim Ellermeyer from the Fishing Without Bait podcast about mindfulness and other lessons that can help parents maintain a healthy outlook during these difficult times.

Matt and Jen are also joined by fellow parents Chris and Alanna from Buffalo, NY and Dave and Tina from Elizabeth, PA.

Fishing Without Bait 238: Shock to the System

April 14th, 2020  |  22 mins 2 secs

choice, cover-19, mindfulness, positivity, quarantine, wellness

Jim Ellermeyer and Mike Sorg are talking about the quick moving change in many people’s lives in the wake of the Coronavirus Quarantine, reassessing their purpose, reconnecting with technology, appreciation to the service industry essential workers that help make this easier for us, too much bad news, and detoxing from information.

Cinematic Mania | Wrestling Mayhem Show 709

April 8th, 2020  |  Season 11  |  1 hr 14 mins

pittsburgh, podcast

It's WrestleMania Quaratine Hangover digesting the weekend.