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!
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Note: Please be advised there are scheduled breaks in recording and interviews during July, August, November, and December.
Episodes
556 episodes
When You Stop Trusting Yourself: Finding Your Voice Again | Reese Wilson
What happens when keeping the peace means losing yourself?In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I sit down with Reese Wilson, author of The Black Cup, for a deeply personal conversation about self-trust,...
When Success Isn't Enough: Reinventing Your Identity with Nataliya Falevich
Success isn't always the finish line.Sometimes it's the beginning of a much deeper question.In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I sit down with author, entrepreneur, educator, and storyteller Nataliya Falevich ...
The Modern Dabbler: Why Your Unconventional Life Might Be Your Best Story | Matt Savino
What if the things that don't seem to fit together are actually what make your life interesting?In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I'm joined by Matt Savino—physicist, software developer, photographer, writer,...
They Call Me Mista Yu - Your Voice Exists Without A Platform: Pod Producing Success Tips - Michael Osborne
Most podcasters secretly hope for the same thing: get discovered, get picked up, and finally feel like the struggle is over. We sit down with podcast consultant and producer Michael Osborne to challenge that fantasy in a helpful way, pulling ba...
They Call Me Mista Yu - From Survival Mode To Stewardship: Rewriting A Scarcity Mind
Our team thought it a great idea to start rewinding previous (but timely) episodes of our show during the times that Mista Yu is away from the microphone. All of these beautiful Blasts from the Past were previously broadcast, but we are sharing...
Time Is Your Real Wealth - Stop Chasing And Start Managing
Here's another Blast from the Past episode of TCMMY:Time is the one thing you can’t earn back, refund, or refinance and that’s why we’re putting it under a microscope today. We hear people say they want “more time” for family, rest, trav...
What A.I. Means for the Rest of Us: A Survival Guide for Humanity - Guy Morris
What happens when artificial intelligence changes the world faster than humanity can adapt?In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I sit down with Guy Morris, an extraordinary business leader, AI pioneer, musician,...
False Accusations And How To Respond To Pre-Judgments
Getting falsely accused is bad enough. Getting judged before you even speak can feel worse, because it turns you into a story other people write for you. We start with that raw question and sit with the emotions most of us try to hide: anger, f...
She Built a $6 Million Online Business Her Own Way: Trusting Yourself, Building Community & Starting Again at 65 | Carol Tice
What if you're not too old, too late, or too unconventional to build something remarkable?In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I sit down with Carol Tice, a longtime journalist, book ghostwriter, online-business...
They Call Me Mista Yu - Why A Sober Author Chose A Sailboat Full Time - Paul Trammell
He sold his house, quit his job, and moved onto a sailboat and then he stayed. We sit down with author and podcast host Paul Trammell to unpack what “liveaboard sailing” actually looks like when it’s not a vacation, but your real life: mornings...
They Call Me Mista Yu - The Mountain Is Calling: Why Comfort Steals Your Purpose
Comfort feels like relief, but it quietly taxes your purpose. We open up about how “fine” becomes a fog that steals initiative, connection, and conviction—and why choosing pressure on purpose is the only reliable path to growth. Drawing from th...
What If Science Proved the Afterlife? | Don Schechter on AI, Faith & the Future
What happens when science discovers something that changes everything we believe?In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, bestselling author Don Schechter joins us to discuss his international bestselling techno-thriller <...
TCMMY - Hiking The Appalachian Trail In Your 70s While Staying Sober - Rand Timmerman
A 72-year-old with an artificial knee takes on the Appalachian Trail, averages tens of thousands of steps a day, and somehow finds more peace than pain. That’s the heart of our conversation with Rand Timmerman, a retired attorney, Vietnam Marin...
They Call Me Mista Yu - From Obscurity To Impact: Leading Well In Your Hidden Season
So you're not invited to the cool kids parties? Good!Ever felt like you’re doing the right work but no one sees you? We lean into that tension and reframe invisibility as a strategic season where depth, character, and endurance are forge...
They Call Me Mista Yu - If You Knew Where Food Comes From -The Madagascar Edition w/ Emmanuel Laroche
Madagascar isn’t a movie reference or a single flavor note in your baking drawer, and Emmanuel LaRoche makes that impossible to forget. We sit down with the author of A Taste of Madagascar: Culinary Riches of the Red Island and longtime host of...
Show Up! The Discipline, Honesty & Courage to Build a Life Of Impact | Daryl Dittmer
Are you ready to Show Up?It's a simple question.But answering it honestly can change everything.In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I sit down with Daryl Dittmer, an entrepreneur, builder, investo...
The Story You’re Afraid to Tell May Be the One That Changes Lives | Teresa Rodriguez
What if the story you’ve been hiding is actually the key to the impact you were created to make?In this powerful conversation, publisher and Liberté Press founder Teresa Rodriguez joins Mista Yu to discuss storytelling, legacy, visibilit...
Faith Or Fake - Self Confidence, False Humility, & Deception
“Fake it till you make it” sounds like motivation, but it can also become permission to live behind a facade. We go straight at the uncomfortable question: when does “confidence” turn into pretending, and when is it actual faith? If you’ve ever...
The Real Cost Of Building From Scratch/Behind the Entrepreneur Highlight Reel - Joshua Griffin
What does entrepreneurship really look like when nobody is editing the story?Most founder stories are told after everything works out.The struggle gets cleaned up. The mistakes become lessons. The difficul...
You Have a Book in You: How Ghostwriting Turns Expertise Into Influence | Marcia Layton Turner
You have a book in you. But does that mean you should write it yourself?In this episode of They Call Me Mista Yu, I sit down with Marcia Layton Turner, a professional writer, author collaborator, and ghostwriter who ...
TCMMY - The Dangerous Trap of Retirement/Midlife Transitions w/ Art Blanchford
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 ...
Understanding Our Human Responsibility - The Character Threat
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 ...
Why Men Over 40 Need Brotherhood More Than They'll Admit - Mista Yu / Driven For Health Podcast With Coach Brian Parana
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 conve...
TCMMY - Almost Local/How To Move Away Without Losing Yourself w/ Marc Alcobé
Staying in your hometown can feel safe, but it can also feel like you’re stuck living inside someone else’s story. We sit down with Mark Alcobé, a Barcelonian-born UX and UI designer, professional futsal goalkeeper, improv theater actor, and th...
Can Living Abroad Can Make You Less Judgmental: The Identity Shift - Jodi Cowles
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 w...