They Call Me Mista Yu

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.

They Call Me Mista Yu is a education podcast hosted by Mista Yu, with 533 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Mista Yu hosts They Call Me Mista Yu, a education show with 533 episodes published.

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  They Call Me Mista Yu

  TCMMY - The Dangerous Trap of Retirement/Midlife Transitions w/ Art Blanchford

  Aug 19, 202622 min

  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! Retirement might be one of the biggest lies ever told! Here's why.... The “midlife crisis” story we all know is a punchline: a sports car, a rash decision, a desperate grab at youth. What we see with executive coach and endurance athlete Art Blanchford is something far more honest and far more useful: midlife as a chrysalis, where an old identity breaks down so a truer one can take shape. We talk about what happens after you’ve done everything you were told to do: build the career, buy the house, raise the family, collect the wins, then realize you still feel empty. Art shares what it was like to reach the top as a global business executive and then face the uncomfortable question of who he is when the titles disappear. The answer isn’t a new badge of honor, it’s authentic connection with himself, his family, nature, and God, plus the courage to design a life he actually wants to wake up to. You’ll also hear a powerful story about partnership and reinvention: moving to Florida to help his wife open her dream coastal tea cafe, and discovering that supporting her vision unlocked parts of his own. Then Art challenges one of the biggest cultural scripts around success and aging, calling retirement a dangerous lie and breaking down the phases many people hit when purpose is missing. If you’re in a midlife transition, feeling restless, or questioning what all the achievement was for, this conversation will give you language, clarity, and next steps. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a review with the question you’re wrestling with 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

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  Understanding Our Human Responsibility - The Character Threat

  Aug 19, 202644 min

  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! Here's another Blast from The Past PERFECT for the time that we're in! What if the biggest threat to your character is not what you do, but what you choose not to see? We open with a challenge that cuts through noise and timelines: there is a world outside your window, and your life is already connected to it. When we treat homelessness, domestic violence, and suffering in our own communities as “not my problem,” we do not stay neutral, we quietly train ourselves to step over people in need. We get personal about homelessness in America, including how easy it is to dismiss pain as a statistic, and why “percentage points” are still someone’s family. Then we share lived experiences of being homeless twice: the humiliation of suddenly needing help, the shock of being judged by people who once felt like friends, and the terror of a fire that made seven families lose their homes overnight. That moment also exposes something deeper, the surprising places compassion can come from, and how quickly “their choices” become your emergency. From there we turn to the way social media can become a twisted kind of hiding place. We ask why we post safe content when things are calm but disappear when justice and responsibility show up. With the story of Adam hiding and the poem “No Enemies,” we explore a tough idea: if you have no enemies and no friction, is it because you are living peacefully, or because you are avoiding the fight that matters? If you want an honest conversation about human responsibility, empathy, moral courage, and practical service, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review with one action you are willing to take this week. 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

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  Why Men Over 40 Need Brotherhood More Than They'll Admit - Mista Yu / Driven For Health Podcast With Coach Brian Parana

  Aug 18, 202652 min

  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 strongest man in the room is the one running on empty? We keep meeting men who look “set” on paper, steady career, steady money, steady responsibilities, but who are quietly losing their health, their time, and their joy. This conversation is a direct challenge to the high performance culture that rewards grinding while ignoring the real costs: isolation, strained marriages, disconnection from kids, and men’s mental health slipping behind a tough-guy mask. We talk about why community is not optional for long-term change and why so many men end up with plenty of acquaintances but no real brotherhood. My guest, Mista Yu, Hosts of the Men’s Roundtable Series and They Call Me Mista Yu, explains how a safe space changes what men are willing to share, and why vulnerability is often the first domino that falls before habits, identity, and relationships start improving. We dig into father wounds, blended family dynamics, and the generational “playbook” that tells men to carry everything alone, including the provider role and the pressure to always be productive. We also get practical about what change looks like: asking better questions, drilling down past symptoms, building a trusted board of directors in your life, and noticing when “ambition” is actually depression or avoidance. If you’ve been pushing hard and feeling numb, tired, or disconnected, this is your reminder that you don’t have to do it solo. Subscribe for more conversations on health, performance, and men’s mental health, and if this hits home, share it with a friend and leave a review so more men hear it. https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/drivenforhealth/episodes/Why-Men-Over-40-Need-Brotherhood-More-Than-They-Admit-with-Mista-Yu---142-e3n309a 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

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  Can Living Abroad Can Make You Less Judgmental: The Identity Shift - Jodi Cowles

  Aug 12, 202621 min

  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! Your identity can look solid from the outside and still feel unfinished on the inside. We sit down with author and entrepreneur Jodi Cowles, a true “Renaissance woman” who has lived more than half of her adult life across seven countries, and we get honest about what that kind of cross-cultural experience does to the way you see people and the way you see yourself. The surprise is how practical her takeaway is: you don’t need a passport to grow. Sometimes the real shift starts when you simply cross town, sit down for lunch, and choose curiosity over assumptions. We talk about judgment head-on, including the uncomfortable truth that we all form snap opinions and then call them “discernment.” Jodi shares how living overseas challenged her first impressions and helped her look for bridges instead of arguments, especially in a time when culture feels loud and divisive. Then we pivot into language learning, where pride gets humbled fast, and where the mechanics of communication can reshape how we think about responsibility, blame, and connection. It’s a conversation packed with mindset shifts, but it stays grounded in real life. You’ll also hear the story behind Joy’s World, Jodi’s bilingual English-Turkish project created to help her adopted daughter remember her early years and to support families trying to keep a heritage language alive. We close with an inside look at Blue Hat Publishing and Well Told, where Jodi helps first-time authors tell their stories well, avoid publishing scams, and build a professional book they’re proud to hold. If you’ve been craving more joy, more honesty, or a cleaner next step for your own story, press play, then subscribe, share with a friend, 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

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  The Hamster Wheel Trap: Why Successful Entrepreneurs Lose Their Freedom with Peter Boolkah

  Aug 12, 202618 min

  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 business you built became the thing keeping you from the life you wanted? In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu , I sit down with entrepreneur, bestselling author, and founder of Freedom Expert Peter Boolkah to discuss why so many business owners become trapped inside the companies they created. Peter is the creator of The Hamster Wheel Trap® and author of YOUR BUSINESS SUCKS – Build a Business That Works Without Destroying Your Life . With more than 60,000 coaching hours and over two decades helping founders across the globe, Peter has identified a common challenge: Entrepreneurs don't fail because they aren't capable. They struggle because their businesses become dependent on them for everything. In this conversation, we explore: The Hamster Wheel Trap® and why success can become exhausting Why founders become the biggest bottleneck in their businesses How systems create freedom instead of restriction The difference between revenue and true enterprise value Building leadership teams that think independently Preparing a business for long-term sustainability or exit Why entrepreneurial success should create freedom—not consume it Whether you're a founder, business owner, executive, or someone building something bigger than yourself, this conversation will challenge you to rethink what success should look like. Get Peter Boolkah's Book "Your Business Sucks": https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H465YQMP 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

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