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Hosted by Michael Ray & Paul Novielli · leisure · EN-US
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
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Signup to Generate a PitchOffstage 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.
Offstage America is hosted by Michael Ray & Paul Novielli. The show has published 18 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Canceled Flights, Wrong Doors, AI Madness & Full Send Chaos" (5 May 2026, 102 minutes), "Kickin’ It by the Fire...2" (28 April 2026, 99 minutes), and "Kickin’ It by the Fire" (21 April 2026, 122 minutes).
Offstage America publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 67 minutes across 18 episodes.
Booking probability for Offstage America is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Offstage America requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Offstage America's contact route on record: verified email.
Michael Ray & Paul Novielli hosts Offstage America, a leisure podcast with 18 episodes published.
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Episode #17
Send us Fan Mail Michael, 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, and Michael...
Episode #16
Send us Fan Mail Back 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 The Fire 2 brings...
Episode #15
Send us Fan Mail Brady, 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 hang quickly...
Episode #14
Send us Fan Mail In 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 journey from...
Episode #13
Send us Fan Mail This 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 and Paul sit down...
Episode #12
Send us Fan Mail Michael 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 how Toby built...
Episode #11
Send us Fan Mail After 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 Nashville run — six...
Episode #10
Send us Fan Mail Miles 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 cooker” experience...
Episode #9
Send us Fan Mail Country 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 talks about the road that...
Episode #8
Send us Fan Mail Before 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 — the years of getting...
Episode #7
Send us Fan Mail We 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 redheaded kid from...
Episode #6
Send us Fan Mail Drew 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 what happened when Drew...
Episode #5
Send us Fan Mail Michael & 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 hit isn’t just the...
Episode #4
Send us Fan Mail Michael 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 birds and nonstop...
Episode #3
Send us Fan Mail In 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. What starts as a...
Episode #2
Send us Fan Mail In 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 wraps, the guys recap...
Episode #1
Send us Fan Mail Michael 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 movement...and why it’s...
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Send us Fan Mail Follow Offstage America on Instagram & Instagram @offstageamerica Follow Michael Instagram - @michaelraymusic TikTok - @michaelrayofficial Follow Paul Instagram & TikTok - @pauloffstage
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