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MAX Afterburner

Hosted by Matthew 'Whiz" Buckley · business · EN · 160 episodes

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About this Podcast:

The MAX Afterburner Podcast with Whiz is a long-form conversation hosted by Matthew “Whiz” Buckley, featuring candid discussions with family, friends, leaders, and truth-tellers across veterans’ issues, markets, culture, and politics - always grounded in care for mind, body, and soul. The podcast also serves as a platform for the missions of the No Fallen Heroes Foundation and Sacred Warrior Fellowship, amplifying conversations around healing, purpose, faith, and helping men and women who have served return home to themselves and to God.

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What is MAX Afterburner about?

The MAX Afterburner Podcast with Whiz is a long-form conversation hosted by Matthew “Whiz” Buckley, featuring candid discussions with family, friends, leaders, and truth-tellers across veterans’ issues, markets, culture, and politics - always grounded in care for mind, body, and soul.

Who hosts MAX Afterburner?

MAX Afterburner is hosted by Matthew 'Whiz" Buckley. The show has published 160 episodes to date.

What has MAX Afterburner covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Ep. 164 - Two Oceans Won't Save Us | 9/11 at 25, the FDA Opens the Door, and the Navy's Disgrace" (17 October 2026, 51 minutes), "Ep. 163 - 39th Floor, Tower One: A 9/11 Survivor's Road Home with Psychedelics" (22 September 2026, 59 minutes), and "Ep. 162 - The Aviation Mindset: Why Pilots Hide, and How They Heal" (8 September 2026, 57 minutes).

How often does MAX Afterburner publish?

MAX Afterburner publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 61 minutes across 160 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on MAX Afterburner?

Booking probability for MAX Afterburner is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. MAX Afterburner requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. MAX Afterburner's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

Matthew 'Whiz" Buckley hosts MAX Afterburner, a business show with 160 episodes published.

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    Ep. 164 - Two Oceans Won't Save Us | 9/11 at 25, the FDA Opens the Door, and the Navy's Disgrace

    Oct 17, 202651 min

    Whiz goes solo this week with a brief from Washington and a hard look at where we stand 25 years after September 11. He starts with the FDA's public hearing on psychedelic therapeutics, held September 14 at the agency's...

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    Ep. 163 - 39th Floor, Tower One: A 9/11 Survivor's Road Home with Psychedelics

    Sep 22, 202659 min

    On September 11, 2001, John Kostick was working as an electrician on the 39th floor of Tower One. He got out. Then he went back and spent the next 12 to 18 months at Ground Zero doing rescue and recovery. He carried it...

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    Ep. 162 - The Aviation Mindset: Why Pilots Hide—and How They Heal

    Sep 8, 202657 min

    Aviation has advanced dramatically since Matthew “Whiz” Buckley first entered the cockpit nearly four decades ago. Aircraft are safer, technology is smarter, and training is more sophisticated—but approximately 80% of...

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    Ep. 161 - Thirty Days That Changed Everything

    Sep 1, 20261h 4m

    August 2026 will be remembered as the month the institutions finally caught up to the warriors who went first. In this episode, Whiz Buckley walks through thirty days that would have been unthinkable five years ago. The...

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    Ep. 160 - From Wall Street to the Warfighter: A Critical Update

    Aug 4, 20261h 4m

    In Episode 160 of the MAX Afterburner Podcast, former Navy TOPGUN fighter pilot, Wall Street executive, and No Fallen Heroes Foundation Founder Matthew "Whiz" Buckley delivers a powerful update on two worlds that are...

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    Ep. 159 - Operation Epic Fury: Why Proportional Warfare Is for Losers

    Jun 18, 202642 min

    In Episode 159 of the MAX Afterburner Podcast, Matthew “Whiz” Buckley delivers an unfiltered SITREP on Operation Epic Fury, the escalating conflict with Iran, and the daily confusion surrounding negotiations, red lines...

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    Ep. 158 - Healing Heroic Family Members at Home

    Jun 11, 202652 min

    🔁 ENCORE EPISODE — In case you missed it, we're bringing back one of our favorites! Suzi hosts her second MAX Afterburner podcast with Carolina Rifenbury — known as Coco — who comes from an Army family and was part of...

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    Ep. 157 - Healing as a Couple with Psychadelics

    Jun 4, 202658 min

    Suzi joins whiz on this special episode to discuss how important integration is after a psychedelic experience. They share personal details of the highs and lows as they've navigated their healing journeys on their own...

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    Ep. 156 - Five Years Reborn: Whiz Debriefs the Mission, the Cost, and What Comes Next

    May 27, 20261h 14mS0

    <p>Five years ago to the day, Matthew "Whiz" Buckley woke up on a mattress on the floor of a home in Mexico overlooking the Pacific — and met the man he had always been. Decades of abuse, shame, trauma, addiction...

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    Ep. 155 - 30 Year Police Officer Finds Healing & Peace in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

    May 21, 20261h 6mS0

    <p>Michael “Morgs” Morgan is a 30-year veteran of law enforcement who honorably served the citizens of Atlanta, Georgia, and Suffolk County, New York. In this riveting episode Morgs shares some of the heartbreaking...

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    Ep. 154 - Combat Veteran Wives: Healing Through the Unknown

    May 14, 20261h 4mS0

    <p>Join us in this illuminating episode of the Max Afterburner Podcast episode 141 as host Theresa Noach interviews Tommi Kirkpatrick, a combat veteran's wife and homeschooling mother of six, who recently embarked on a...

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    Ep. 153 - It's Fine, It's Always Fine (and she's right...always)

    May 7, 202643 minS0

    <p>Whiz has a VERY special guest on this podcast (his beautiful bride Suzi) who debriefs her journey with the medicine. She briefs the factors (mainly Whiz) that led to the medicine calling her, the preparation phase...

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    Ep. 152 - Whiz at the White House: The End of the Beginning

    Apr 28, 20261h 8mS0

    <p>Five years. Closed doors. A mattress on the floor of a home in Mexico. Visits to DC where the "leaders" weren't ready. Retreats. God moments. Sweat and tears and everything in between.</p><p><br>Then - a phone call...

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    Ep. 151 - Inside the Easter Rescue – Airpower, War Crimes Debate, and the Road Ahead

    Apr 10, 20261h 4mS0

    <p>In Episode 151 of MAX Afterburner, Matthew “Whiz” Buckley takes listeners inside one of the most intense and emotional elements of modern combat operations, the rescue of downed U.S. Air Force aviators during...

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    Ep. 150 - Attack in Any Direction, God Leads the Way

    Apr 1, 20261h 6mS0

    <p>In one of his most personal and wide-ranging episodes yet, former fighter pilot and No Fallen Heroes founder Matthew “Whiz” Buckley targets everything happening across his world - from global conflict to the home...

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    Ep. 149 - Confident in Christ: Becky's Path to Emotional Freedom With Psilocybin

    Mar 26, 20261h 6mS0

    <p>In this episode of the MAX Afterburner podcast, host Theresa Noach had the pleasure of speaking with Becky Gallagher. As the wife of a Marine Combat Veteran and a devoted mother of five, Becky embodies strength and...

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    Ep. 148 - SHOCKING Ayahuasca experience in the jungle!

    Mar 19, 202655 minS0

    <p>In this powerful episode of The Max After Burner Show, host Theresa Noach sits down with Rita McGowan to explore her incredible journey deep into the Amazon and her transformative experience with Ayahuasca. Rita's...

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    Ep. 147 - War, Honor, and the Warrior’s Soul

    Mar 9, 20261h 15mS0

    <p>In Episode 147 of MAX Afterburner, former U.S. Navy TOPGUN fighter pilot Matthew “Whiz” Buckley delivers a powerful and wide-ranging debrief covering air combat, current military operations, the cultural divide in...

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    Ep. 146 - Ceremony Chronicles: No Judgement, We All have a Past. Memorable moments that produce lasting change.

    Feb 26, 20261h 5mS0

    <p>On this episode, the Sacred Warrior Fellowship team shares some very funny and memorable experiences they’ve had during ceremony. Often, people struggle in life, wondering if they are good enough. Ceremony can lead...

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    Ep. 145 - The Sacred Warrior Path | From Breaking Point to Communion with God

    Feb 19, 20261h 2mS0

    <p>In this episode, Matthew “Whiz” Buckley shares the origin and meaning of The Sacred Warrior Path - a spiritual journey forged not through wellness culture or self-optimization, but through surrender, responsibility...

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