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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 the year that was...the pressure of rebuilding, and the weird reality that “followers” can matter more than talent in today’s music business. Michael opens up about why he started this show in the first place: God pushing him to let people in, stop being guarded, and get back to who he is when the noise goes away.

They hit on:

• The highs and hard moments of a rebuilding year
• Kids growing up way too fast (and how that messes with you)
• The outdoors as therapy — hunting camp tables, fishing in silence, and why that’s holy in its own way
• A once-in-a-lifetime hunt: Michael and songwriter Josh Phillips flying their dads out to Texas for the biggest deer they’ve ever taken (and the legendary “Rambo” follow-up shot)
• Ayahuasca in Costa Rica, healing work, and learning empathy — for himself and everyone around him
• Sports fan glory: Paul’s Panthers Cup run, viral videos, and the chaos of a cracked Stanley Cup
• 2026 goals: new music, writing in January, touring again, taking Offstage America on the road, and building something that feels like a real community — not just content

It’s funny, it’s unfiltered, and underneath the jokes, it’s two guys saying out loud what most people won’t: life moves fast, stress will kill you, and if you don’t get your mind and body right, nothing else matters.

Welcome back to Offstage America. 2025’s done. Now we ride.

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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 happening at the exact right time. Michael opens up about a year of major transition: his Warner deal ending, rebuilding his team and direction, a real spiritual reset, the self-doubt he’s never said out loud, and the moment he decided he was done keeping people at arm’s length.

They also lay out what this show is actually about: faith, the outdoors, real friendship, veterans and first responders, men’s mental health, and shining a light on the small-town heroes who never get their flowers.

Plus: what’s next — new music, a January writing camp, and taking Offstage America on the road.

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