Almost a decade ago, two college roommates found a mutual passion for tackling life’s “big questions.” Armed with glasses of wine and late night snacks, they would dive into deep conversations about philosophy and life. While Ryan Howard went on to become a Psychologist and Motivational Speaker, Dante Frisiello became a Musician and Lawyer. In Authority and Entertainment, they revisit the profound spiritual questions that bonded them as friends many years ago, but with a new level of wisdom, and hunger for truth. Like brothers, both of them are inspired by the “authority and entertainment” skills possessed by one another. Now, their mission is to go deep into the toughest and most controversial spiritual, racial, and political issues of the day – and laugh a heck of a lot while doing it.
What starts with a question about understanding identity ends with analyzing the alpha mentality in the business world and... shaolin masters.
Finding positives in negative moments of life, history, and mental health; feelings vs emotions (and how our mental narratives cause disease)
Ryan and Dante explore the concept of resistance in one's life, and how releasing it can be a gateway drug to happiness.
Ryan and Dante are (shocker) both cat guys, and tell stories of why they became cat lovers; Dante discusses RBG's influence on his law school classmates and general judicial philosophies; Ryan responds and expands on the flaws of the "system"
Ryan and Dante get excited about how encountering an alien civilization might change the way we think more than out technology; Ryan discusses the psychology behind mushrooms.
Dante theorizes cancel culture is related to political polarization; Ryan theorizes about the evolution and power of cancel culture; Dante and Ryan obsess over Elon Musk and Dr. Disrespect.
Ryan and Dante explore how fear can hold us back from happiness; but also how understanding and harnessing fear can allow us to achieve the ultimate success.
Dante explains the majesty and magic of performing; Ryan explains and analyzes the "Flow State." The duo then fly off the rails into the deep abyss as usual...
Ryan and Dante dive deep into the concept of depression, discussing both their own personal experiences and considering ways in which depressive states and depressed people can maybe understand and improve their situation. Also - our first guest! Lee Nemer calls in for a birthday celebration.
Ryan and Dante dive into what it means to "follow your passion," and discuss how their graduate school experiences, student debt, and other things have driven them along; speaking of passion, Dante gives a rum fueled lawyer's analysis of Dr. Disrespect's evolving "legal" situation with Twitch, and describes the origins of his nickname, "The Durk."
Ryan and Dante explore how we all create and manipulate our own reality - whether or not we realize we're wearing a headset...
Ryan and Dante discuss various ways they (and you) can become more spiritual, regardless of your belief in the big "G," as Dante calls him.
After processing their emotional responses in Episode 1, Ryan and Dante go to work talking specific policy and societal reforms that could improve the terrible state of disarray in America.
Ryan and Dante probably bonded the most as friends when they discussed the existence of God for the first time. Dante is a self-proclaimed atheist, and Ryan is seeking to become an ordained minister. But not all is as it seems - in this episode, the duo rediscovers that they share far more spiritual common ground that most people even of the same "religion."
Ryan and Dante sit down on the evening of "Blackout Tuesday" (June 2, 2020) to process and digest their emotional responses to the racial events of 2020.
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