Don't Do Nothing Podcast

Claude Valinsky danced and choreographed for some of the biggest names in music. Then when she fell for her husband Noah, and a jealousy she calls "psychotic" hit her out of nowhere. In this episode of the Don't Do Nothing Podcast, professional dancer and choreographer Claude Racine-Valinsky tells her story: a Montreal kid who moved to Arizona at nine to learn English through dance, fell in love w...

Noah Valinsky has worked with some of the biggest stars in the world. In this episode of the Don't Do Nothing Podcast, professional choreographer Noah Valinsky tells his story: a self-taught kid from the Chicago club scene who talked his way into the industry and ended up choreographing and dancing for Taylor Swift, Usher, Pink, Gwen Stefani, Meghan Trainor, and shows like Will & Grace and Fuller...

How are children being harmed by psychiatric practices and why is almost no one talking about it? In this powerful and eye opening episode, Diane Stein, President of CCHR Florida, exposes the hidden dangers of psychiatric abuse and the growing overmedication of children. Drawing on decades of experience, Diane explains how powerful pharmaceutical interests target youth, silence parents, and normal...

In this episode of the Don't Do Nothing Podcast, Gunnar Scharf shares how he became one of the most-watched voices talking openly about Scientology, seen more than 40 million times in under a year, all from Minnesota. Gunnar is a full-time staff member at the Church of Scientology of Twin Cities who funds his life as a construction consultant. He explains how a friendly competition with another st...

Everyone wants the overnight success. Rafferty Pendery will tell you it only took him about nine years to get one. For a long time he worked 20-hour days and took home just $1,000 a month, and he even brought his laptop on dates. Then something changed. In this episode of the Don't Do Nothing Podcast, entrepreneur Rafferty Pendery shares one of the wildest life stories we've had on the show. As a...

You know him as Logan Echolls from Veronica Mars. What you might not know is that Jason Dohring walked away from Hollywood and started Farms. In this episode of the Don't Do Nothing Podcast, actor Jason Dohring opens up about his career and his faith. He shares what made Veronica Mars so special, why he loves playing the "bad guy," the craft secret that separates great actors from good ones ("it's...

Have we lived before? Serge Ramelli is certain of it, and he says it changed the entire course of his life. In this episode of the Don't Do Nothing Podcast, French photographer Serge Ramelli opens up about growing up in Scientology and how it shaped everything he's become. His mom discovered Scientology in Paris in 1977 after a shy, standoffish neighbor suddenly transformed into a warm, outgoing p...

In this episode of the Don't Do Nothing Podcast, Pastor Jan Underwood shares one of the wildest life stories we've had on the show. He spent years as a private investigator working criminal defense, nearly died after accidentally poisoning himself on a job, and says he was healed at a Pentecostal church he never wanted to walk into. That was the turning point. He went to seminary at 40, became a m...

In this episode of the Don't Do Nothing Podcast, Aaron opens a Cold War text, "Brainwashing: A Synthesis of the Russian Textbook on Psychopolitics," and reads it to Brad line by line for the first time on camera. Published in 1955, the document is a leaked Soviet playbook for conquering the West not with armies, but by seizing control of "mental healing," loyalty, and belief. Aaron and Brad react...

Most 17-year-olds are told to go to college and figure life out as they go. Donovan Chan did the opposite. By 16 he had already finished high school and earned a college associate's degree, graduated valedictorian, landed in his school's Hall of Fame, and bought himself roughly four years of a head start. His secret isn't a genius-level shortcut. It's purpose, and a willingness to do the work ever...

Everyone "knows" that presidents and armies change history. Wil Seabrook watched the opposite happen with his own eyes. As a kid growing up in West Germany, he saw ordinary East Germans, teachers, bakers, construction workers, stand shoulder to shoulder and bring down the Berlin Wall without a single shot fired. That moment shaped everything he has done since. In this episode of the Don't Do Nothi...

Most people think the struggle is the point: that a "real" artist has to stay broke to stay authentic. Evan Wecksell believes the opposite. The thing keeping most talented comedians, musicians, and creatives poor isn't a lack of talent. It's that they're withholding, hiding their best material, refusing to post, waiting to be discovered instead of getting paid. In this episode of the Don't Do Noth...

For years, Kerri Kasem was known as a radio and television personality, the daughter of legendary broadcaster Casey Kasem, and one of the voices millions heard on the airwaves. Then her life changed forever when she found herself in a battle no child ever expects to fight: the fight to see her father again. In this episode of the Don't Do Nothing Podcast, Kerri shares the unbelievable story of Cas...

Most people think struggling in school means you're not smart. William Tucker believes the exact opposite. William is the co-founder of Charity United, an organization focused on solving one of the biggest problems in the world: literacy. His work has taken him from refugee camps in Europe to the slums of South Africa and India, where he discovered something surprising, people weren't asking for m...

What does it take to go from growing up under communism in a tiny Slovak village to owning 14 companies and leading more than 500 employees? In this episode of Don't Do Nothing, Marian Kapusta shares one of the most fascinating entrepreneurial journeys we've ever featured. Marian grew up in communist Czechoslovakia, where private ownership was restricted, opportunities were limited, and people wai...

Born and raised on a farm in Australia, Tony left school unable to read, spent years working construction and mining jobs, battled drugs and self-doubt, and hid the fact that he was illiterate from almost everyone around him. Today, he is the President of American Power & Gas, leads a sales organization of more than 400 people, and has become a highly successful fundraiser and entrepreneur. In thi...

Michael Rubino is one of the world's leading indoor air quality experts, founder of an eight-figure remediation company, creator of the world's first indoor air quality security system, best-selling author, husband, father of two, and a Scientologist. In this episode of Don't Do Nothing, Michael joins Brad and Aaron for a deep dive into the hidden health risks inside our homes, the truth about mol...

Stephen Ridley grew up in a tiny English village of just 40 people and went on to perform for kings, queens, billionaires, and audiences around the world. Before becoming a world-renowned pianist, Stephen was one of the top investment banking analysts in London, working on billion-dollar deals and earning more money than he ever imagined. Yet despite the success, he walked away from it all to purs...

Aaron Siepierski joins Don't Do Nothing for one of the most powerful comeback stories yet. Aaron grew up in a trailer park in Michigan surrounded by drugs, violence, addiction, police visits, and chaos. By 14 years old, he was smoking, drinking, using drugs, getting institutionalized, and headed down a path that easily could've ended in prison or death. Then everything changed. After being sent al...

Lucia La Rosa Spray joins Don't Do Nothing for a powerful conversation on marriage, femininity, masculinity, family, Scientology, and what it really means to be a wife in 2026. Lucia was born and raised in Lima, Peru, before moving to America as a teenager. After experiencing her parents' divorce, losing two father figures, and going through years of partying, drinking, and trying to prove she was...

Brother Michael joins Don't Do Nothing Podcast for a powerful conversation on street violence, music, the Nation of Islam, Scientology, family, discipline, and spiritual purpose. In this episode, Brother Michael opens up about growing up between different religious influences, with a Muslim father and a Christian mother, and how confusion, anger, and street life shaped his early years. He shares h...

Elena Cardone joins Don't Do Nothing Podcast for a powerful conversation on Scientology, Christianity, homeschooling, marriage, motherhood, and building a life with real purpose. In this episode, Elena opens up about the early years of her life in Los Angeles, when she was acting, modeling, partying, and living what looked like a successful life from the outside. But internally, things felt unstab...

Lee Burns lived a life most people wouldn't believe. Firefighter. Paramedic. Rodeo rider. And at the same time… a male entertainer caught in dr*gs, alcohol, and self-destruction. He wasn't proud of it. He just couldn't stop. In this episode, Lee opens up about the moment he realized he was losing control and the turning point that changed everything. From selling dr*gs and nearly going to prison…...

There's a crisis most people aren't talking about. Veterans come home… and everything changes. They go from structure, purpose, and brotherhood to confusion, isolation, and trying to figure life out on their own. And the results are devastating. 21 veterans a day take their own lives. In this episode, Brett Miller breaks down what's really happening and why so many traditional solutions fall short...

Martin Matthews grew up in the middle of a civil war in Liberia. At five years old, he saw his first casualty. At twelve, he came face to face with child soldiers. Nights were spent listening to bullets fly past his home, never knowing if the next moment would be his last. His father was the Secretary of State of Liberia, navigating political chaos, imprisonment, and a collapsing country while try...