AJ Buckley Show

What happens when a kid from a trailer park in Memphis who grew up in the cycle of poverty enlists in the Marines two days after his first daughter is born, deploys to Afghanistan without calling home for 90 days, loses his first friend to suicide in 2011, and turns a piece of cardboard into one of the most powerful veteran advocacy platforms in the world? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits...

What happens when two actors who created one of the most beloved comedy duos in television history reunite to pull back the curtain on Ghost Facers, the show that almost was, and the friendship that changed everything? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Travis Wester, the actor who played Ed Zedmore on Supernatural and became AJ's comedic soulmate in what they call space docking,...

What happens when a DJ finishes one of the best sets of his life in Las Vegas and 11 minutes later finds himself in the middle of the most tragic mass shooting in American history with his one year old son in a hotel room next to the active shooter? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Dee Jay Silver (John Perdue), the DJ who played Route 91 Harvest Festival the night everything cha...

What happens when a two-division MMA champion who played Mark Coleman in The Smashing Machine sits down to talk about wrestling mindset, brutal weight cuts, and fighting Fedor twice? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Ryan "Darth" Bader, the former Bellator Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion whose journey from small-town Idaho to fighting legends in Japan is packed with wi...

What happens when a woman who once put ice in her red wine takes over a distillery at 58, wins Distillery of the Year, and disrupts a multi-trillion dollar industry? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Pixie Paula, the force behind Striped Pig Distillery, whose story reads like something out of a movie, except every single word of it is true. This conversation is raw, hilarious, an...

What happens when the creator of one of the most iconic television shows of all time sits down to talk about bagels, pickleball, fires, fatherhood, and the pitch that changed everything? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Doug Ellin, the writer, director, and showrunner who created Entourage, the HBO series that defined a generation and changed television forever. This conversatio...

What happens when a kid from Santa Cruz, California hears about Navy SEALs at 11 years old and never looks back? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Andy Stumpf, the former SEAL Team Six operator who jumped from 36,500 feet, raised $700,000 for charity, became a professional BASE jumper, and built one of the biggest podcasts in the world, Cleared Hot. This conversation is raw, hila...

What happens when an actor walks into a room with Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg and nearly has a panic attack before landing the role of a lifetime? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Richard Speight Jr., the actor, director, and musician whose career spans from Band of Brothers to Supernatural, and whose stories about fatherhood, filmmaking, and the cost of ambition will leave y...

What happens when a father gets a phone call that changes everything? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Will Yun Lee, the actor who has fought James Bond, Wolverine, and some of the biggest names in Hollywood, but nothing prepared him for the fight of his life when his three year old son had a massive stroke thousands of miles away from home. Will opens up about being born in Vir...

Check Out: http://www.ajbuckley.com Join AJ Buckley, Eddie Cahill, & Carmine Giovinazzo on Real Fake Seal as they reunite to share untold CSI: New York stories, from auditions to iconic moments like the 911 episode. Hear how they bonded with Gary Sinise at the Nashville Salutes Heroes event, their wild Hollywood journeys, and hilarious behind-the-scenes tales. From Sex and the City to Friends, dis...

What happens when a 17 year old kid gets kicked out of his house, drops out of high school, and three days before starring in his first movie gets recast because the producer's son got out of rehab? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Brad Lea the entrepreneur who turned rejection into rocket fuel and built one of the biggest podcasts in the world, Dropping Bombs, where the most po...

What happens when a Navy SEAL from DEVGRU walks away from the teams and becomes a mercenary, only to end up arrested in Serbia and held in a pre-World War II prison for 18 months? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Daniel Corbett, also known as DC, a former SEAL Team Six operator whose life took a turn that reads like a Hollywood thriller, except every single word of it is true. D...

What happens when a Marine Corps infantryman gets blown up by an IED in Iraq, leaves his body, and has a conversation with God that changes everything? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Byron Rodgers, a man whose life reads like something out of a movie, except every single word of it is true. Byron opens up about growing up between two worlds, spending summers in the Bahamas spe...

What happens when a world record sniper who made the longest confirmed kill shot in history at 2.2 miles walks away from the military to become a country music songwriter? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Dallas Alexander, a former Canadian Special Operations sniper from JTF2 who traded his rifle for a guitar and never looked back. Dallas opens up about growing up in a tiny Méti...

What happens when a 15-year-old kid with a red and black mohawk walks onto the biggest movie set in Hollywood and ends up becoming the most quoted Lost Boy in history? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Dante Basco, the actor, poet, director, and Filipino American trailblazer whose career has spanned decades and changed the game for an entire generation. Dante opens up about growi...

Formerly known as Real Fake Seal. Same Show. Bigger Stage. Gary Sinise joins AJ Buckley on the Real Fake Seal Podcast for an emotional 90-minute-deep dive: from playing Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump to founding the Gary Sinise Foundation — raising more than Hope for veterans, first responders, and Gold Star families. Hear untold stories from Steppenwolf Theatre’s basement beginnings, filming Forrest Gum...

What happens when a kid from Mississippi who learned to cook from his mother ends up serving four presidents at the White House, survives catastrophic injuries, and becomes a viral sensation with 100 million views in one week? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Chef Andre Rush, a man whose arms went viral in 2018, but whose story runs far deeper than the internet could ever captur...

What happens when you lose your leg in combat and everyone tells you your career is over, but you decide that's just the beginning? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Nick Lavery, a Green Beret who embodies everything this podcast stands for: faith, family, fatherhood, freedom, and fitness. Nick's story isn't just about survival. It's about refusing to let tragedy define you and b...

What happens when chronic pain takes over your life and traditional medicine offers nothing but surgery and pills? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Eric Stoffers, founder and CEO of BioXcellerator Clinic in Medellín, Colombia, the place AJ credits with completely transforming his life and getting him out of debilitating pain. Eric shares his incredible journey from selling Garba...

What happens when you post 100 videos during a Category 5 hurricane and wake up to 50 million views? This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Ryan Magin, the disruptor who figured out TikTok before anyone else knew it existed, built million-dollar businesses from his bedroom, and turned chaos into content gold during Hurricane Milton. Ryan shares his incredible journey from BMX pro to r...

This week on Unfiltered Friday, AJ Buckley opens with a heartfelt tribute to 15-year-old Will Roberts, a young man who battled stage four bone cancer with unwavering faith and inspired millions before passing on July 22nd. It's a powerful reminder to cherish every moment and hold your loved ones close. From there, the guys dive into another wild countdown of the week's most bizarre and fascinating...

The Heartbreaking Story Behind Deep Scythe: Jarred Taylor's Tribute to the Friend Who Saw His Potential Before Anyone Else. This week on The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with entrepreneur, Air Force veteran, filmmaker, and bestselling author Jarred Taylor. As the co-founder of Black Rifle Coffee Company, co-founder of Hard AF Seltzer, and co-owner of Nine Line Apparel, Jarred has built some...

Can a single bad decision in Yellowstone really change your life? This week on Unfiltered Friday, AJ Buckley and Sean Morgan break down one of the internet’s wildest weeks yet, starting with a tourist who thought charging a bear was a good idea. From there, things only get stranger. The guys dive into Seattle’s viral “perfectly round” raccoon, a new Loch Ness Monster sighting, two men who discover...

On this episode of The AJ Buckley Show, AJ sits down with Jimmy St. Louis, former Tennessee Titans tight end, Auburn football standout, elite rower, Founder and CEO of Agentis Longevity. Jimmy shares the incredible journey that took him from competing at the highest levels of football and rowing to becoming an entrepreneur. He opens up about the discipline, resilience, and mindset that shaped his...

Fifty episodes. Honestly… when we started this podcast, we never imagined we’d be celebrating a milestone like this. Because of all of you, we’ve officially hit 50 episodes and reached the Top 10 on the podcast charts. That is absolutely incredible, and we just wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Whether you’ve watched every episode, listened on your morning commute, shared the show with a f...