

The Jeremy Ryan Slate Show
Jeremy Ryan Slate
The Jeremy Ryan Slate Show is a bi-weekly investigation into how power really works—across history, empires, and the modern world.Each episode draws on two core lenses:Hidden forces behind history—royal murders, lost colonies, financial systems, modern elites, NGOs, propaganda, and the quiet mechanisms that shape events long before they reach the headlines.And the Roman pattern—the idea that today’s crises aren’t new. Currency collapse, political division, border chaos, military overreach—Rome faced them all first. The Roman Empire spent centuries making every mistake a civilization can make, and left behind a playbook we’re following again, page by page.Through expert conversations with historians, researchers, and serious thinkers—and deep dives into primary sources, documents, and records—this show connects ancient history to modern power with evidence, not opinion.You’ll learn to: • Recognize collapse signals before they’re obvious • Understand modern crises through ancient parallels • See how empires actually rise, decay, and fall • Spot the patterns shaping what comes nextFrom medieval conspiracies to modern cover-ups, from Augustus to Constantine, from ancient Rome to today’s global order—this is history as investigation.No spin. No narratives. Just receipts.New episodes twice a week.
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Jan 29, 2020 • 38min
671: How this Business Queen Woke Up to Level Up | Kelly Ann Callaghan
About This Episode: Kelly Ann is a serial entrepreneur powerhouse! Starting her business from scratch, she's been able to grow her beauty business from $0 to a multi-six figure business in under 2 years. She now travels while hosting her women's mindset + business growth podcast, Wake Up to Level Up, juggling a salon/spray tan training programs and hosting live events in the US + Canada! Kelly Ann lives for helping women understand their true power + helping them learn how to truly + authentically live their best lives! Find out more about Kelly Ann at:Kelly on Facebook Wake Up to Level Up Podcast Kelly on Instagram See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/671 Sponsors:Command Your Brand Media: Be featured as a guest on top-rated podcasts, just like this one, for massive attention for your brand. www.commandyourbrand.media/apply Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The Richest Man in Babylon," about building real wealth. www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

Jan 27, 2020 • 32min
670: How Does Masculinity Need Accountability or the Right Type of Connection? | Dan Doty
About This Episode:Dan Doty is a visionary entrepreneur, speaker, consultant, and the co-founder and voice of EVRYMAN. Dan is the host of the EVRYMAN podcast, and the former director of cult hit tv show MeatEater. He has been a 3-time guest on the Joe Rogan Experience, and twice on the Today Show. His role with EVRYMAN has been featured in the NYT, Men's Health, GQ, and many more national and international publications. Dan is a man’s man with a well-developed tender side. He embodies the ability for men to be exactly who they are, and is sharing that message that there are as many definitions of manhood as there are men on the planet. Find out more about Dan at:Masculinity in the Age of #MeToo http://www.dan-doty.com/https://evryman.com/ See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/670 Sponsors:Command Your Brand Media: Be featured as a guest on top-rated podcasts, just like this one, for massive attention for your brand. www.commandyourbrand.media/apply Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The Richest Man in Babylon," about building real wealth. www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

Jan 24, 2020 • 31min
669: Why Success Takes a Commitment, Feat. Marty McDonald | Freestyle Friday
About This Episode:Marty McDonald is the Co-Founder and CEO at Bad Rhino Inc., a full-service social media marketing agency. Since 2002, Marty has consulted with small businesses and start-ups to help them succeed online. Bad Rhino is a full-service social media marketing and digital agency that was founded in 2011. Today, services clients locally, nationally, and globally. One of the reasons that Bad Rhino has grown to be so successful so quickly is due to their ability to develop truly unique and highly customized strategies that create incredible exposure for their clients’ businesses. Their full-service approach means they not only create these amazing strategies and plans, but they also implement them and manage them day to day, including delivering messages to their customers. Find out more about Marty at: https://badrhinoinc.com/ See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/669 Sponsors:Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The Richest Man in Babylon." Head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

Jan 21, 2020 • 42min
668: Entrepreneurship - Why Risky is the New Safe | Brian Dixon
About This Episode:Brian believes you are here for a purpose. As a bestselling author, podcaster, conference speaker, and business coach, Brian is passionate about helping high potential leaders and teams thrive in a world of overwhelming options. He has a doctoral degree from the University of San Diego. Find out more about Brian at: https://briandixon.com/ Brian's TEDx Talk See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/668 Sponsors:Command Your Brand Media: Be featured as a guest on top-rated podcasts, just like this one, for massive attention for your brand. www.commandyourbrand.media/apply Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The Richest Man in Babylon," about building real wealth. www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

Jan 20, 2020 • 40min
667: Lessons from the One of the Most Iconic Actors on Broadway, Including the Phantom of the Opera | James Barbour
About This Episode:James Barbour was nominated for the Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Awards for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Sydney Carton in the Broadway musical version of A Tale of Two Cities, and won the Sarasota Magazine Best Actor Award for the Asolo Rep pre-Broadway production. He has starred on Broadway in such Tony-Award winning shows as Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as The Beast, Carousel as Billy Bigelow, Urinetown as Officer Lockstock and as Edward Rochester in Jane Eyre (Drama League Award nomination). He also appeared in the Broadway production of Cyrano and the national tour of The Secret Garden. His voice can be heard on the international recording of A Tale of Two Cities, the PS Classics recording of Assassins, the Sony Classical cast recording of Jane Eyre, The Gift on Geffen Records, the upcoming release of Frank Wildhorn’s Dracula, as well as on the live CD recording of his self-produced stage show Broadway in Concert (for which he won an LA WEEKLY Garland Award). As an author and producer, James is responsible for creating three concert series, James Barbour: The Holiday Concert and Love Songs (both at New York City’s famed Sardi’s Restaurant) and Back From Broadway/Broadway in Concert. Mr. Barbour is considered one of the most sought-after performers on Broadway today. Mr. Barbour has worked tirelessly in support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and is on the Artists’ Committee of The Actors Fund. Find out more about James at: http://jamesbarbour.com/ James as the Phantom of the Opera James on Facebook James on Instagram https://www.cr8conference.com/ See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/667 Sponsors: The Great Man Within Podcast: there's another podcast I think you should listen to. It's called The Great Man Within and the hosts tackle problems that men never talk about but secretly struggle with like sex, purpose, and success. After you're done with today's episode, search for and listen to The Great Man Within on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts. Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The Richest Man in Babylon" by George S. Clason. www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

Jan 17, 2020 • 11min
665: My Biggest Mistake in the Last Three Years, Feat. Jeremy Ryan Slate | Freestyle Friday
About This Episode:Almost 3 years ago I made a mistake. It turned out to be an expensive one. When we transitioned from our previous company name in mid-2017, to Command Your Brand, I did something I usually don't recommend to others... I surveyed the name, I fell in love with it, but I didn't search Go Daddy first. It turns out Command Your Brand dot com was a premium domain, meaning someone owned it for several thousand dollars. I figured I'd attempt to negotiate and maybe we could work something out. So, I reached out to the owner and after some delay, he removed the domain from Go Daddy and told me the following: "After looking into you, I've determined this website has a high value to you." The new price was 10X the previous one, I decided against it. Fast forward a few years down the road to the present day, I decided it was time, we're growing the fastest ever before. Hitting highest-evers the since October of last year... We reached out to a domain broker for help and able to get it a a quarter of the price... We're now the proud owners of: https://www.commandyourbrand.com 2020 is going to ROCK! Subscribe on Your Favorite Platform: Apple Podcasts Spotify https://www.commandyourbrand.com See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/665 Sponsors:Audible: Get a free 30-day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The End is Near," Hardcore History host, Dan Carlin, head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

Jan 15, 2020 • 48min
664: How this 9-Figure Entrepreneur Built One of The Largest Fitness Brands in the World | Peter Taunton
About This Episode:Peter Taunton is a pioneer in the fitness industry. In 2003, he had a vision for Snap Fitness: to create an affordable, 24-7, results-driven gym differentiated from the impersonal, expensive big-box experience. Today there are Snap Fitness franchises in 2,500 locations in 26 countries. And Taunton, CEO of Lift Brands, didn’t stop there. Taunton, who prior to founding Snap Fitness owned nine America’s Fitness Centers, has designed a franchise-development operation that is the envy of the industry. He leads with infectious enthusiasm, which attracts prospective owners from all over the world. He provides them affordable financing, world-class support and an easy turnkey process. Taunton’s accomplishments have been well-recognized by the business community. In 2010, he was named an Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year.” His companies have also been featured for six years running in such prestigious industry lists as Entrepreneur 500, Inc 5000, Top Global and Franchise 500. Find out more about Peter at: Peter on Linkedin Peter on Instagram https://www.liftbrands.com/ https://www.snapfitness.com/us/ See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/664 Sponsors: The Great Man Within Podcast: there's another podcast I think you should listen to. It's called The Great Man Within and the hosts tackle problems that men never talk about but secretly struggle with like sex, purpose, and success. After you're done with today's episode, search for and listen to The Great Man Within on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts. Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The End is Always Near" by Hardcore History Host, Dan Carlin. www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

Jan 13, 2020 • 35min
663: How this Dancer Went Global and Taught Some of the Biggest Names in the Business | Manuela Oliveira
About This Episode:Born and raised in Sydney, Australia to Portuguese parents and upbringing, Manuela Oliveira found passion and desire to dance a short while after finishing high school. She then took a trip to New York, where hip hop started and trained in all styles of dance; New York and dance stole her heart and she never looked back. Manuela Specializes in Hip Hop and Jazz Funk and trained in Jazz, Ballet, Salsa, Samba, House, Breakdance, popping and freestyle. Her work has been displayed on TV shows, TV Commercials, Music Videos and on Stage. Choreography Credits Include: NBC's The Voice Season's 1,2 & 3 as Performance Consultant and Choreographer working with Ceelo Green, Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, and Adam Levine, SYTYCD Malaysia Season's 1 & 2 as Creative Director, Choreographer and Guest Judge, SYTYCD Australia Seasons 1,2 & 3 as Choreographer, X-Factor USA assisting Paula Abdul, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and more. Danced for Rihanna - MTV Music Awards, Jennifer Lopez, Sara Bareilles, Luke James and more Taught Dance in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, LA, Florida and currently New York. Find out more about Manuela at: Manuela on Facebook Manuela on Instagram https://www.manuelaworld.com/ See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/663 Sponsors: The Great Man Within Podcast: there's another podcast I think you should listen to. It's called The Great Man Within and the hosts tackle problems that men never talk about but secretly struggle with like sex, purpose, and success. After you're done with today's episode, search for and listen to The Great Man Within on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts. Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The Richest Man in Babylon" by George S. Clason. www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

Jan 9, 2020 • 9min
662: Re-Evaluating Fitness in 2020, Feat. Jeremy Ryan Slate | Freestyle Friday
About This Episode:Goals can change quickly change. In my early 20's goals were to be and big and strong as possible. Now, in my mid-30's my body and my fitness goals have changed and I've started doing more functional training while exploring CrossFit gyms. In this Freestyle Friday episode, how I've taken a look at my fitness goals and have started to shift. This is my first fitness episode in nearly 200 episodes. Subscribe on Your Favorite Platform: Apple Podcasts Spotify See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/662 Sponsors:Audible: Get a free 30-day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The End is Near," Hardcore History host, Dan Carlin, head over to www.jeremyryanslate.com/book

Jan 8, 2020 • 39min
661: Creating Stronger Relationships Through the Power of Video | Ethan Beute
About This Episode:Chief Evangelist at BombBomb, host of The Customer Experience Podcast, and co-author of Rehumanize Your Business, Ethan Beute helps people communicate more clearly, connect more effectively, and convert at a higher rate with simple, personal videos. Prior to joining BombBomb, he spent a dozen years running marketing inside local television stations. He lives in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado with his wife and son. Find out more about Ethan at: Ethan on LinkedIn https://bombbomb.com/ See the Show Notes: www.jeremyryanslate.com/661 Sponsors: The Great Man Within Podcast: there's another podcast I think you should listen to. It's called The Great Man Within and the hosts tackle problems that men never talk about but secretly struggle with like sex, purpose, and success. After you're done with today's episode, search for and listen to The Great Man Within on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts. Audible: Get a free 30 day free trial and 1 free audiobook from thousands of available books. Right now I'm reading "The End is Always Near" by Hardcore History Host, Dan Carlin. www.jeremyryanslate.com/book


