Entertaintment Episodes

July 18, 2023

Panther, Thunder, and Siren: The Forgotten Gladiators with Cathy Sassin

Cathy Sassin never thought she was going to become a Gladiator, until one day she started filling in for the Gladiators that were injured, without knowing it was the start of the funnest 3 years of her life. She was Billy Smith’s (Thunder)...

July 11, 2023

Jet: The Most Popular UK Gladiator drops a MAJOR BOMB

You’re going to want to listen to this episode because not every day I get to share with the world such a major bomb. Diane Youdale has done many things she's a gymnast, a dancer, an actor, a fitness competitor, a host, a podcaster, an aerobic...

July 4, 2023

Diamond: From Little Princess to American Gladiator

Growing up, Erika was always very active, but unlike her sister she wasn't really into any sports. Erika wanted to be a little princess, but she found herself always craving that momentum from some kind of physical activity and it wasn't until her...

June 27, 2023

SPECIAL GUEST: Stephanie Wolff, P.A.-C (CEO) Hormone Expert

Stephanie Wolff, P.A.-C is the nation's leading sexual wellness expert, co-founder of Launch Medical, co-inventor of The Phoenix, a Board Certified Sexual Wellness Specialist, Hormone Expert, and Peptide Expert with the American Academy of Sexual...

June 20, 2023

Elektra: “Give me a character and I’ll play it”

Salina Bartunek-Andrews was born in Cleveland and moved to New York City to dance. She is a Broadway choreographer and performer, a rock climber and she is also known as Elektra from The American Gladiators. Join Ice and Elektra while they share about...

June 13, 2023

ESPN vs Netflix: The American Gladiators Documentary

Have you ever wondered why there are 2 American Gladiators documentaries? Why was the team separated? In today's episode, Ice opens up about what really happened in the making of the 2 documentaries, she shares her thoughts about the 2 parts of the 30...

June 6, 2023

Stealth: From Army Brat to American Gladiator

Tanji Johnson Bridgeman, was born and raised as an Army brat, she attended the U.S. Air Force Academy and she got into bodybuilding while she attended the Academy. In 2001, when she won the NPC Nationals and got her pro card which made her decide to...

May 30, 2023

Storm: Blowing Everyone Away

Debbie Clark was named All-American in track and field at the University of Nebraska, she is a woman of many talents. Storm was watching the American Gladiators show and knew she wanted to be a Contender, but she blew everyone away so she joined the...

May 23, 2023

Blaze: From the Summer Olympics to American Gladiators

Shari Pendleton Mitchell, better known as Blaze, was a very active child. She is an athlete, she started track and field when she was about 12 years old, and hasn’t stopped training since. Olympic coaches surrounded her, so naturally, she was...

May 16, 2023

Tower: From Wisconsin to California

In 1979 Steve Henneberry bought his first Muscle Fitness magazine and when he saw the cover, he tought to himself “what would it be like being Mr. America?”. A decade later, with discipline and hard work, he became Mr. America. He joined the...

May 9, 2023

Laser: The Longest-Serving Gladiator

Before becoming the beloved Laser in the American Gladiators show, Jim Starr got drafted by the USFL, and played for the Kansas Chiefs, and the LA Rams, where he met Dan Clark, better known as “Nitro”. Laser is the longest-serving Gladiator,...

May 2, 2023

Dallas: From Contender to Gladiator

Shannon Hall boxer, wrestler, bodybuilder, martial artist and contender turned American Gladiator. Shannon got her Gladiator name Dallas because it’s where she audition to become a contender, but the producers loved her so much that they decided to...

April 25, 2023

Zap: The Sexiest American Gladiator

Raye Hollitt - Olson (AKA Zap) joins Ice to have an unfiltered conversation about her career and reminisce about their time together in American Gladiators. Raye and Lori share their stories from touring 106 cities with The American Gladiators live...

April 18, 2023

What it took to become Ice from American Gladiators

You have always wondered, how did Lori decide to become Ice Ice Baby from American Gladiators. She was getting ready to compete in the National for Bodybuilding when she found out that one of the Gladiators was pregnant she decided to try out for the...

April 11, 2023

Life before becoming Ice from American Gladiators

Most of you know her as “Ice Ice Baby” from the famous TV show of the ’90s, American Gladiators. After many years, she is now back with this podcast where she is going to get up close and personal and share stories about what drove them to...