Offstage America
Michael Ray & Paul Novielli
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Offstage America is Michael Ray like you’ve never heard him before.
No stage lights. No script.
This show lives where real life happens, on the road, on the porch, in the woods, at the table. Michael sits down for honest conversations about the things that actually matter: family, faith, the outdoors, sports, music, mental health, giving back, and what it means to build a life you’re proud of.
Guests range from fellow artists, athletes, celebrities and veterans to everyday Americans with real stories worth hearing. Some you’ll recognize instantly. Others you’ll be glad you met here first.
Michael brings a rare perspective from someone who’s toured nationally, topped charts, lived the highs of success, and still stayed rooted in who he is and where he comes from. That makes the conversations relaxed, unfiltered, and real. The kind of conversations that don’t happen on stage or in interviews.
Offstage America isn’t about hype. It’s about real people. It’s about life off the stage and the stories that shape us when no one’s watching.
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S1E17 Canceled Flights, Wrong Doors, AI Madness & Full Send Chaos
Send us Fan MailMichael, Paul, and Brady catch up after a week that somehow included a Florida show, a Texas ad shoot, a birthday trip, a canceled flight, a five hour panic drive to North Carolina,…
S1E16 Kickin’ It by the Fire...2
Send us Fan MailBack by the fire for round two, Michael, Brady, and Paul settle in for another anything goes night where the conversation starts loose and only gets wilder from there.Kickin’ It By…
S1E15 Kickin’ It by the Fire
Send us Fan MailBrady, Michael, and Paul are back, this time kicking it in Michael’s backyard in Georgia, sitting around the fire with drinks in hand and nothing off-limits.What starts as a laid-back…
S1E14 Offstage With Dan "Hendo" Henderson
Send us Fan MailIn this episode of Offstage America, Michael Ray sits down with UFC and Pride legend Dan Henderson at Hendo’s Barrel House in Temecula for a raw, unfiltered conversation about the…
S1E13 Offstage With Tanner Usrey & Joell Cooley
Send us Fan MailThis episode of Offstage America comes straight from the table at Cadillac Creek Outfitters — four guys, a few drinks in, and absolutely no plan to keep it on the rails.Michael Ray…
S1E12 Offstage With Toby Brohlin Cadillac Creek Outfitters
Send us Fan MailMichael Ray, Paul, and Lil Skinny sit down with Toby Brohlin, the man behind one of the top waterfowl hunting destinations anywhere, after two unreal days in the blind.They talk about…
S1E11 Nashville Recap At The Atomic Inn
Send us Fan MailAfter a few packed days in Nashville, the crew sit down to recap their first trip recording together on the road.What started as a simple podcast setup quickly turned into a full…
S1E10 Offstage With Miles Burris
Send us Fan MailMiles Burris joins Offstage America — former Oakland Raiders linebacker who went from peewee football to the NFL, became a day-one starter, and lived the full “dream turned pressure…
S1E9 Offstage With Filmore
Send us Fan MailCountry artist Filmore sits down with Michael & Paul on this episode of Offstage America for a conversation that goes deeper than the highlight reel people usually see.Filmore…
S1E8 Offstage With Ajay Popoff
Send us Fan MailBefore Lit had a hit, they had a Cadillac running on fumes and a steady diet of Del Taco.Michael & Paul hang with Ajay Popoff of Lit and gets into the stuff you don’t always hear…
S1E7 Offstage With Grayson Russell & Lil'Skinny
Send us Fan MailWe brought in two of our guys for a real fun show: Lil’Skinny (if you’ve been in Nashville longer than 10 minutes, he probably knows your cousin) and Grayson Russell — yes, the…
S1E6 Offstage With Drew Baldridge
Send us Fan MailDrew Baldridge came up in the music industry the hard way.Michael & Paul sit down with Drew and talk about the early grind. Tour vans, playing anywhere that would have him and…
S1E5 Offstage With Troy Roker
Send us Fan MailMichael & Paul sit down with Stuntman Troy and gets into how he went from wakeboarding and extreme sports… to getting paid to do stunts for a living. But what makes this episode…
S1E4 Cadillac Creek: Geese, God, and the Boys
Send us Fan MailMichael Ray and Paul take Offstage America on the road to Cadillac Creek Outfitters in Amarillo, Texas where the goose hunting has been an absolute massacre (we’re talking hundreds of…
S1E3 Offstage With Brady Pierce
Send us Fan MailIn the first-ever guest episode of Offstage America, Michael Ray brings Brady Pierce into the hot seat. A professional wrestler, stuntman, actor, and one of the real ones on the team.…
S1E2 Goodbye 2025, Hello Whatever’s Next
Send us Fan MailIn Episode 2, Michael Ray and Paul are back in Michaels living room doing what they do best: shooting from the hip, talking a little trash, and accidentally getting real.As 2025…
S1E1 Where Has Michael Been?
Send us Fan MailMichael Ray isn’t here to play a character.In the very first episode of Offstage America, Michael and Paul break down how a “quick whiskey call” turned into a full-blown…
Coming January 6th
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Offstage America has published 18 episodes since December 2025, covering topics in Hobbies, Leisure.
Offstage America is currently moderate with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 10m.
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