DOPE AS USUAL Podcast

This week we're joined by one of the most talented people in entertainment.... get ready for some wild stories and big energy from our homie actor/musician/dancer Joey Lawrence!! Also be sure to check out The Lawrence Bros show (Marty helped produce) on IG, link below: • Get Unrestricted : ⁠https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted⁠ • Podcast : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast⁠ • Yola : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/⁠ • Marty : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it⁠ • Joey : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joeylawrence⁠ • LBS: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lawrencebrothersshow⁠ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Fitness, GLP-1 Drugs and No Quick Fixes 03:01 Sports, Injuries and Lifelong Fitness 07:29 Turning 50 and Aging in Hollywood 11:13 F1 and the Last Movie Stars 15:39 Die Hard and His Dream Action Role 21:04 The Lawrence Brothers Show 25:01 How Streaming Changed Entertainment 28:03 Comedy, Offense and the Return of Roasts 32:00 He Almost Starred in Van Wilder 33:28 Building a Vertical Comedy Series 36:51 Action Roles and a Secret New Project 39:08 AI Animal Videos Are Ruining Everything 39:47 Growing Up With the Lawrence Brothers 42:19 Teen Fame and Shutting Down Malls 45:42 Philadelphia, Childhood and Staying Grounded 47:24 MTV Rock N Jock Stories 51:02 Mark Wahlberg and the Funky Bunch 53:53 His Joey Lawrence Action Figure 56:01 Going Viral Without Paying the Algorithm 59:06 Social Media Is a Digital Casino 01:01:01 Bobby Brown, Michael Jackson and Bradley Cooper 01:05:01 Outro Thank you for watching The Joey Lawrence Episode on DOPE AS USUAL Podcast! #dopeasusaul #joeylawrence #lawrencebrothers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What upppp!!! We appreciate you guys being here we're back a banger solo ep!!! Who do you want to see next on the show? Drop a comment 💬 • Get Unrestricted : ⁠⁠https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted⁠⁠  • Podcast :⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast⁠⁠  • Yola :⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/⁠⁠  • Marty : ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it⁠⁠  Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:44 YouTube Changes and the Future of Content 03:11 Dead Internet Theory, AI and ChatGPT 10:39 It Feels Like 2004 Again 11:55 Hotel Rewards and the $299 Vegas Deal 18:01 Preparing for a 30-Minute Stand-Up Set 19:10 Vegas, The Sphere and The Wiz 23:05 Treadmill Training and a 90-Day Transformation 28:01 The Odyssey and Internet Outrage 31:37 His Grandpa's Final Days 35:17 War, Violence and Human Nature 39:11 Restaurant Stories and the Rudest Customer 46:43 Insomnia and Brain FOMO 51:15 Lucid Dreams and Alternate Realities 01:00:25 The GATE Program Conspiracy 01:10:43 Gym Counting Hacks and Childhood Math 01:14:28 Evanescence, JTT and 90s Nostalgia 01:19:58 Growing Up Around Gangs in Merced 01:24:32 His Grandpa's Wild Life 01:27:57 Five Families and a Secret Twin 01:41:59 50 Cent's Forgotten Movie Transformation 01:43:27 Dads Against Predators and OT 01:46:43 Tour Dates and Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is not for the faint of heart!! Get ready for some insane stories and ridiculous moments.. Comedian Alfred Robles joins us for a wild first ever appearance on DOPE AS USUAL!! • Get Unrestricted : ⁠https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted⁠ • Podcast : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast⁠ • Yola : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/⁠ • Marty : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it⁠ • Alfred : ⁠https://www.instagram.com/alfredrobles⁠ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:03 Hulu Special and Blood In, Blood Out 03:45 East LA Roots, Cowboy Hats and Grills 05:44 Alfred Swallowed His Tooth 07:46 Weight Loss, Vegetarian Diets and Health Scares 13:43 Touring With Fluffy and Going Solo 16:16 Crowd Work and Protecting Your Best Jokes 18:10 The Fan Whose Wife Shot Him Twice 20:27 The Cheating Story That Went Too Far 22:14 A New Show and the Early Comedy Grind 26:55 Catching Shoplifters Before Comedy 28:58 Drunk Hecklers and Tough Crowds 33:23 Younger Siblings and Growing Up Without Dad 36:31 American Crime and East LA Tagging Crews 40:31 Sent to Mexico for Acting Up 42:38 The School That Paid Alfred to Attend 46:03 Wrestling the Teacher and Barely Graduating 50:07 Childhood Dreams and Becoming a Cop 51:49 Growing Up With Jay Hernandez 53:20 Kicked Out of the Police Academy 58:49 High School Fights and Absent Dads 01:02:10 A Missing Brother Comes Home 01:04:27 Too Many Shots at the Atlanta Show 01:06:53 Canada Shows and Border Rules 01:09:00 Wild Mayors and the $5 Mechanic 01:11:03 Drake, Bieber and Canadian Icons 01:12:45 Tour Dates and Hotboxing the Green Room 01:13:34 Weed, Alcohol and Why Bars Feel Empty 01:17:17 Final Shout-Outs and OutroThank you for watching the Alfred Robles Episode on DOPE AS USUAL Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guys.... this episode is too legendary!! The real life Franklin aka Shawn Fonteno joins us for and epic new episode you don't want to miss!! • Get Unrestricted : https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted • Podcast : https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast • Yola : https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/ • Marty : https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it • Shawn : https://www.instagram.com/solo118/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:16 Breaking His Ankle to Save a Dog 03:41 Launching His Own Streams 04:38 The THC Pen That Sent Him to the ER 12:17 Coming Back to Weed 16:16 Hospitals and White Coat Syndrome 18:37 The Roulette Table Conspiracy 20:49 Charleston White and Controlling His Temper 26:05 The Boxing Career That Never Happened 27:37 Adin Ross and Celebrity Boxing 35:33 GTA RP, Copyright and Rockstar Games 38:18 How COVID Created a New Era of Streamers 41:27 Fame, Fans and Being Franklin in Public 44:00 Pulled Over with 20 Pounds of Weed 47:38 Surprising IShowSpeed on Hollywood Boulevard 49:57 The Livestream Lesson IShowSpeed Taught Him 52:53 Taking Kai Cenat to Franklin's Real Neighborhood 56:43 Why Solo Won't Stream with Kai Cenat Again 1:06:35 GTA 6 Presales and the New Trailer 1:10:42 GTA 6 Story Mode, Online and Digital Release 1:12:01 How Franklin Could Return in GTA 6 1:14:18 GTA 6 Gameplay, Lucia and Vice City 1:18:06 Red Dead Redemption and Franklin's Great-Grandfather 1:20:00 Will Solo Stream GTA 6? 1:22:13 The First Time Thomas Played Grand Theft Auto 1:23:26 The DAU Mural, Ethika and Tony Hawk 1:25:08 What Solo Wants from GTA 6 1:26:02 How GTA Motion Capture Has Changed 1:29:20 30 Years of Saturday Movie Dates 1:30:32 Lioness, Yellowstone and New Movies 1:33:03 GTA 7 Predictions and Grand Theft Auto VR 1:35:39 The Solo x The Dopest Shop Collab 1:38:48 Game Changer, Amazon and Selling Books 1:40:05 Comic-Con Travel and Facing Racism 1:44:53 DreamCon and Black Fandom 1:46:16 The Wizard of Oz and The Wiz Mix-Up 1:48:03 A 13-Day International Tour 1:49:51 Is It Safe to Travel to Russia? 1:53:28 Fear of Flying and a 17-Hour Flight 1:55:06 The Dubai Flight That Changed His Perspective 2:00:32 Outro and Where to Follow Solo Thank you for watching The Franklin Episode Part 3 on DOPE AS USUAL Podcast!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is one of the funniest, most ridiculous episodes in a while!! Roll a few and call the homies... It's an absolute banger of a solo episode!!! • Get Unrestricted : https://www.dopeasusualpodcast.com/unrestricted • Podcast : https://www.instagram.com/dope_as_usual_podcast • Yola : https://www.instagram.com/dope.as.yola/ • Marty : https://www.instagram.com/marty_made_it Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:43 Sleep, Garmin and Waking Up Early 03:36 Mexican Dad Energy and Nike Boots 06:39 Puffco Disaster and Breakfast 09:24 Pizza Logic and Getting Strong Again 11:37 Training With a Superhero 14:00 MTV True Life and Fighting Teen Me 15:14 Tupac, Epstein and Internet Exhaustion 16:42 The World Has Postpartum 18:48 AI Art, 3D Renders and Online Backlash 21:47 Internet Arguments, Racism and Charlie Kirk 24:06 MyBookie 24:57 The Drunk Heckler Who Vomited on Cue 27:37 Anger, Germany and the Worst Waiter 30:14 Berlin History and Amsterdam at Midnight 32:17 Angel Reese, Caitlin Clark and the WNBA 36:15 Mom Controversy and a Glass of Shut Up 38:34 Forrest Gump Meets the Terminator 39:58 The AI Post-Production Workflow 41:53 Stand-Up on the Spot and Dressing the Part 44:10 Weight Loss, Memory and Growing Taller 47:57 Twins, Vasectomies and Turning 40 49:37 Engagement, Gay Weddings and Spotify 51:52 Brain Control and No Topic Sheet 54:52 Upcoming Shows, Wayne Brady and Unrestricted 58:57 P.O.D. and 90s Internet Culture 01:01:21 Cartoon Dynamite and the Fake 49er 01:05:21 Turning 40, Merch and Outro Thank you for watching the DOPE AS USUAL Podcast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices