Country Outdoors Podcast

“When I met God, I high‑fived the devil.” - Waka Flocka Flame

In one of the rawest conversations we’ve ever had on Country Outdoors Podcast, Waka Flocka Flame sits down with Mary O’Neill Phillips to share his full testimony.

From losing two younger brothers and carrying survivor’s guilt, to living on ecstasy from seventh grade into his twenties, facing a 10‑year prison sentence with a stolen car and a sawed‑off shotgun, and walking through divorce and depression, Waka opens up about the moments that nearly broke him—and how God met him in the middle of it.

He talks about why he now refuses to take any opportunity that pulls him away from God (“If it moves me away from God, I’m not doing it. I don’t care how profitable it is. The devil gets no play in my ride.”), how he thinks about marriage, friendship, forgiveness, and what kind of father he wants to be for his son.

If you’ve only known Waka Flocka Flame from the turn‑up anthems, this episode will change the way you see him.

What we cover in this episode:

The tragic accident that took his little brother’s life and the guilt he carried for years

Losing a second brother to suicide and wrestling with “Why them, God?”

Ecstasy, numbing the pain, and realizing “this is not me”

Getting locked up in Georgia and the legal scare that forced a change

Divorce, failure, and why he says he needed that season to grow

How he now makes every decision based on whether it moves him closer to or further from God

Fatherhood, boundaries, and why he still believes in love

Welcome to the Country Outdoors Podcast, where country music, entertainment, and outdoor lifestyle collide with honest conversations about faith, life, and the wild.

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Rural 1st https://www.rural1st.com/00:00 – Cold open: “When I met God…”
00:34 – Mary’s intro & setup
01:52 – Getting comfortable on set
03:00 – “I want to talk about Jesus”
04:20 – Gifts, Solture & Mossy Oak
06:00 – Hunting stories & turkey invite
07:45 – Why Waka’s faith stands out
08:40 – What “testimony” means
09:30 – Waka’s view of Jesus & Spirit
11:40 – Losing his little brother
15:00 – Second brother, suicide & “why?”
17:40 – Ecstasy, numbness, hitting bottom
20:50 – Prison scare & legal grace
24:00 – People feeling trapped
26:30 – Forgiveness & friendship lines
29:30 – Divorce, depression, growth
33:40 – Marriage, dating & standards
38:30 – Music, Satan & influence
41:10 – Prayer calls & fiancée’s faith
42:13 – What he wants to be remembered for
42:36 – God’s wrath & no attention to devil
42:50 – “When I met God, I high‑fived the devil”

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“When I met God, I high‑fived the devil.”
In one of the most honest conversations we’ve ever had on the Country Outdoors Podcast, Waka Flocka Flame sits down with Mary O’Neill Phillips to share his full testimony and how his life has been transformed by faith.
Waka opens up about losing two younger brothers, living on ecstasy from seventh grade into his twenties, facing a potential 10‑year prison sentence with a stolen car and a sawed‑off shotgun, walking through divorce and depression, and finally finding peace in God. He explains why he now refuses to take any opportunity that pulls him away from God—“If it moves me away from God, I’m not doing it. I don’t care how profitable it is. The devil gets no play in my ride.”
We also dig into his views on marriage and dating, friendship and forgiveness, spiritual warfare, and what it looks like to be a present father and man of faith while still making music and moving into the country world. If you’ve only known Waka Flocka Flame for the turn‑up anthems, this episode will completely change how you see him.
In this episode:
Growing up Baptist/Christian and how he understands Jesus and the Holy Spirit today
The accident that took his little brother’s life and the survivor’s guilt he carried for years
Losing a second brother to suicide and wrestling with “Why them, God?”
Ecstasy, numbness, being pre‑diabetic, and the moment he realized “this is not me”
Getting locked up in Georgia, first‑offender grace, and deciding he had to change
Why he forgives people but draws hard boundaries around broken friendships
Divorce, two years of depression, and how God used that season to grow him
His take on marriage, dating with intention, and being friends before you say “yes”
Spiritual warfare, God’s wrath, and why he believes people give the devil too much credit
What he wants to be remembered for and why he’s leaving the future in God’s hands

Welcome to the Country Outdoors Podcast, where country music, entertainment, and outdoor lifestyle collide with real conversations about faith, life, and the wild.

Actor, entrepreneur, health tinkerer, husband, dad and all‑around weapon of a human—AJ Buckley is back in the studio, and this time Mary is on his turf at The AJ Buckley Show. From CSI lab coat to SEAL Team kit, from “soft” to “most jacked dad on the block,” AJ walks through the exact moment a lost franchise role forced him to change everything.

He opens up about the studio note that gutted him (“we don’t have time to get him ready”), the promise he made to his wife and newborn daughter that night, and how he turned that embarrassment into the discipline that built Sonny Quinn. They dig into his 4 a.m. mornings, the biohacking dungeon in his basement (cold plunges, sauna, oxygen training, red light, PEMF, hyperbaric), and why he treats getting in shape like a full‑time job when a big role comes in.

AJ breaks down blood work, hormones and inflammation, why most guys are guessing with their health, and how carnivore, fasting, sardine experiments and even parasite cleanses have changed the way he feels on set and at home. They talk about carrying too much size on SEAL Team, coming back from injury, chasing muscle density for longevity, and still showing up as a present husband and dad—not just a guy who looks good on camera.

If you love SEAL Team, need a kick in the ass to finally handle your health, or just want to hear two friends talk honestly about failure, ego, and doing the work, this episode is for you.

Trailer for our AJ Buckley episode—actor, entrepreneur, health nut, husband and dad—on the moment he lost a dream role and the ruthless routine that turned him into Sonny Quinn.

Join host Mary O’Neill Phillips at historic Wappaoolah Plantation in South Carolina as she sits down with turkey hunting legend and conservation pioneer Bobby Mead, the man behind the first NWTF banquet and the Swamp Fox chapter. Bobby shares how his family’s fifth-generation timber operation, love of wild turkeys and early involvement with the National Wild Turkey Federation helped shape modern turkey hunting and conservation in the Lowcountry and beyond. From his first gobbler at six years old to planting Chufa fields, surviving a near-death gallbladder surgery, and fighting to keep Southern timber and family land viable, Bobby’s stories are packed with history, faith, humor and hard-earned wisdom. If you care about wild turkey hunting, NWTF banquets, Southern land stewardship and the people who built this tradition, you won’t want to miss this conversation.