Price of Admission

About Price of Admission

Price of Admission is a long-form conversation about what life actually costs — and what’s worth paying for. This isn’t a motivational show. - It’s a reckoning one. We talk about identity collapse, earned clarity, masculinity without performance, relationships that are good, and building a life that can be sustained — not just admired. If you’re done chasing intensity and ready to build something precise, durable, and honest — this is your room. Contact: For any Q&A or if you have interest in speaking on POA, please send a note to whatisthepriceofadmission@gmail.com

Publisher

Tony Haberer

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

16 Sept 2022

Latest episode

20 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

106 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Feb 2026

   What Happens After The Collapse

   When the Performance Burns Off - w/ Bakari Fucuals, Whitney Fabian, Rebekah Riordan, & Jim Bottomley Strip away the urgency.Remove the spotlight.Kill the momentum. What survives? In this episode, I reconnect with former teammates who saw me operate at full throttle inside a high-demand plant environment. They saw the intensity. They saw the cracks. And they’re still here. We talk about: Performative intensity vs. real credibility How collapse reveals your default actions Why quiet seasons feel threatening The difference between confusion and decision ⠀If you go backwards after a realization like this, it isn’t confusion. It’s a choice. This episode is about what remains when everything performative burns.

2. 

   17 Jun 2025

   Defending what we are… and what we believe in. with BIG John McCauley

   Tony Haberer interviews John "Big John" McCauley about his journey from Western Pennsylvania sports to Navy leadership, exploring the values of faith, fatherhood, and American ideals that have shaped his life and legacy.

3. 

   7 Jun 2025

   Love your Country w/ John “Rambo” Stanikzai

   Tony Haberer interviews John "Rambo" Stanikzai, who shares his experiences as an Afghan interpreter for the U.S. Marine Corps and his journey to becoming a U.S. citizen, highlighting themes of sacrifice and patriotism.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

104,253

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

25 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

94

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

71

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Guest appearances

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