{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-blu-podcast.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fblu-podcast-14-featuring-matthew-thomassen-KBqZbKRh","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"BLU Podcast #14 - MMA, Mixed Martial Arts, Risk, Reward, Constitutional Protections, Big Pharma","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f5215b8b-1990-4892-a07a-20d47c5fe0c6/476ecebc-ae51-44fb-8f61-47927c7e2d11/14-for-simplecast.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/adf1b26b-3cc4-40e9-8019-1fdf397b7af7\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"BLU Podcast #14 - MMA, Mixed Martial Arts, Risk, Reward, Constitutional Protections, Big Pharma\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Tune in now to Episode 14 of The Blessed Life University Podcast Featuring Matthew Thomassen \n\nWatch, listen and download Episode 14 on the following sites:\n\nYouTube: https://youtu.be/mlIFidnFiZA\n\nPandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/the-blu-podcast/PC:75155?part=PC:75155&corr=podcast_organic_external_site&TID=Brand:POC:PC75155:podcast_organic_external_site\n\nGoogle Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9VWThwMUk0aw%3D%3D\n\nApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blu-podcast/id1568957253\n\nSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1tnACSqaI7M2bxK3q6VPHZ\n\nYou can also download Episode 14 on the following sites: Amazon Music, Gaana, Deezer, Overcast, Stitcher, IHeartRadio, Pocket Casts, PlayerFM, TuneIn and JioSaavn. \n\nPlease watch, like and share, share, share!!!! \n\nMatthew Thomassen is a Captain in the U.S. Army. He recently passed the Illinois Lawyers Exam, A/K/A the bar exam. He will be sworn in as an Illinois attorney late spring 2022. After, he will join me in the practice of law at Tierney Legal, LLC. Army strong!!\n\nWe had a bunch of laughs and great conversation! Check it out!!\n\nTopics:\n0:00 - 1:10 South Side Intro\n1:11 - 2:15 UFC 270 Preface\n2:16 - 6:39 Frevola vs. Valdez & CTE in Martial Arts\n6:40 - 15:11 Nurmagomedov vs. Stamann & General Dagestani Badassery\n15:12 - 18:47 Figueredo vs. Moreno\n18:48 - 23:47 Ngannou vs. Gane\n23:48 - 27:20 Derrick Lewis Car Thief Ass Whooping\n27:21 - 33:05 Ngannou's Origins & Possible Boxing Future\n33:06 - 42:13 Shoutouts & the Winter Homefront Hustle\n42:14 - 53:27 Success by Mastering the Uncomfortable\n53:28 - 59:10 Networking & Realty Events\n59:11 - 1:00:53 RIP Bob Saget\n1:00:54 - 1:25:24 COVID, Vaccines, & The Information Sphere\n1:25:25 - 1:30:47 Celebrity Deaths & the 20th Century\n1:30:48 - 1:35:40 Constitutional Protections in US vs. Australia\n1:35:41 - 1:46:03 Big Pharma's Credibility & Informed Consent\n1:46:04 - 1:52:25 A Gift, a Preview of What's Next, & an Outro"}