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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: draft day, walking into the facility for the first time, and lining up across from names like Peyton Manning.

Miles breaks down the part people don’t see:

• what it takes mentally and physically to chase the league from childhood
• the reality of playing hurt and how a knee injury ended his career earlier than he ever planned
• what the NFL feels like from the field (not from your couch)
• the emotional crash of losing the one identity you built your whole life around

Then the conversation pivots into the second act: acting.

Miles talks about getting pushed into acting by his wife when he was stuck and depressed after football, booking auditions early, then hitting the drought that nobody warns you about. He explains how the traditional acting path is changing fast — and how social media turned into his shortcut, his resume, and the reason he’s now getting offered roles without the same old cattle-call process.

They also get into the wild overlap between sports, entertainment, and the creator world, plus the behind-the-scenes story of how Miles and Brady originally crossed paths in the wrestling/acting orbit.

It’s funny, it’s honest, and it’s the kind of conversation that actually explains how people rebuild when the first plan dies.

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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 led to his upcoming album Atypical, what went into writing and producing the project, and why this record feels like a reset for him creatively. He gets into the reality of the music business the grind, the pressure, and the parts of the industry fans rarely see when the cameras are off.

They also talk about Filmore’s collaboration with Mr Worldwide, Pitbull, how that relationship started, and what it was like performing “Yeehaw” together on New Year’s Eve on national TV.

Offstage, life is changing too. Filmore shares what it’s been like preparing to welcome his second child, a baby girl, and how becoming a dad shifts the way he looks at the career, the road, and the future.

Along the way they swap stories about Nashville, songwriting, the early grind of building a fanbase, and why staying true to who you are matters more than ever in today’s version of the music industry.

Filmore’s new album Atypical drops February 20, 2026 and will be available everywhere you listen to music. Including Spotify, Apple Music, and all major streaming platforms.

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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 passed on, almost running out of gas (literally), and how My Own Worst Enemy ended up becoming one of those songs that still shuts a bar down 25+ years later.

They also talk about how different the game is now,
from chasing radio adds to just putting music out and why chart spots still matter more than people admit.

Ajay teases new Lit music too, including “Anybody Have a Light,” and why they’re done waiting around for the “perfect” moment.

Recorded at The Atomic Inn

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