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MAX Afterburner

MAX Afterburner

Written by: Matthew 'Whiz" Buckley
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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.2021, MAX Afterburner, All Rights Reserved Economics Personal Finance Politics & Government
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  • Ep. 145 - The Sacred Warrior Path | From Breaking Point to Communion with God
    Feb 19 2026

    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, and a return to God.

    Speaking from lived experience, Buckley traces his path from a personal breaking point to the disciplines that helped steady him, and ultimately to a profound reconnection with God through sacred sacrament. He challenges common misconceptions about healing, rejecting the idea of gurus, saviors, or “healers,” and instead affirms that healing belongs to God alone.

    This conversation draws a clear boundary between Sacred Warrior Fellowship and secular psychedelic or wellness spaces. It is not an invitation to chase experiences, but a call to serious spiritual work, discernment, and communion with God. Listeners are reminded that this path is not easy, comfortable, or performative—but for those called to it, it leads toward truth, responsibility, and eternal life.

    This episode is for those seeking depth over novelty, faith over fantasy, and return over escape.

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep. 144 - Rediscovering Faith and identity in God through The sacrament of Psilocybin: Jodi Lemons' Transformation Story
    Feb 12 2026

    Join us in this powerful episode of the Max After Burner Podcast, hosted by Theresa Noach, the Ceremony Facilitator for No Fallen Heroes and Sacred Warrior Fellowship. In this inspiring conversation, we welcome Jodi Lemons, the founder of Last Call Ranch and Retreat.

    After a devastating training injury, Jodi faced the challenging loss of her identity, leading to a long battle with depression and PTSD. With a proud military background, Jodi served in the Air Force and as a first responder before continuing her service in the Army. Following a traumatic incident involving her son, Jodi sought help beyond the traditional VA system. After a decade of being medicated and denied alternative treatments, her journey of healing took a turn when she discovered No Fallen Heroes. Funded to explore ibogaine therapy, Jodi began to reconnect with her faith and rediscover the transformative power of creation through entheogenic sacraments. Tune in to hear Jodi's remarkable story of resilience and the path to reclaiming her life.

    No Fallen Heroes, Sacred Warrior Fellowship, Jodi Lemons, Last Call Ranch and Retreat, depression, PTSD, military, Air Force, first responder, ibogaine therapy, healing, entheogenic sacraments, faith, resilience.

    Instagram: @sacredWarrior Fellowship

    @nofallenheroes @theresaanoach

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    54 mins
  • Ep. 143 - Religious Freedom on Trial: Entheogens, Sacraments, and Direct Communion with God
    Feb 5 2026

    In this episode of the MAX Afterburner Podcast, host Matthew “Whiz” Buckley sits down with Bridger Lee Jensen, founder of Singularism, a Utah-based entheogenic church currently engaged in a landmark legal battle with the state of Utah.

    Whiz, who founded Sacred Warrior Fellowship last year, shares how he discovered Singularism and was immediately drawn to their fight to defend religious freedom at its core. Together, Whiz and Bridger take a deep dive into the legal case, the constitutional foundations of religious liberty in America, and why the right to sacramental communion lies at the heart of what this country was built to protect.

    The conversation explores how entheogenic sacraments like psilocybin are not about recreation or escape, but about healing, transformation, and direct communion with God. Both men share their personal religious backgrounds, the faith traditions they were raised in, and the moments that ultimately led them to step outside institutional frameworks and into their current missions.

    This episode challenges listeners to reconsider where God is encountered, who gets to decide what counts as legitimate faith, and why so many seekers are finding profound healing and reconnection with the Divine within through sacramental practice.

    This is a powerful, timely, and deeply human conversation that speaks to veterans, seekers, legal minds, and anyone concerned about the future of religious freedom in America. A must-listen episode.
    To learn more or support their ongoing legal fight, visit singularism.org.

    Return Home.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
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