Five years. Closed doors. A mattress on the floor of a home in Mexico. Visits to DC where the "leaders" weren't ready. Retreats. God moments. Sweat and tears and everything in between.Then - a phone call on a Friday afternoon. By Saturday morning, Whiz was standing in the Oval Office with the President of the United States for the historic signing of the Executive Order on psychedelic therapies for veterans.In this episode, Whiz debriefs one of the most extraordinary stretches of his life.It started in a cockpit over Colorado - flying Eric Trump in the No Fallen Heroes fighter jet. Days later he was standing in the Chapel at Harvard Divinity School, the same room where Emerson delivered his famous address, reflecting on faith, mission, and what it means to keep pushing when the doors stay closed. One week after that - the Oval Office.Fighter pilot. Veteran. Founder. And now, a witness to history.Whiz breaks down what this Executive Order actually means for veterans - and calls out the Americans turning a life-or-death mission into a political football. He addresses Joe Rogan directly: a man who has never sat with ibogaine, but who had the platform to shine a spotlight on what veterans and organizations like No Fallen Heroes Foundation have been doing quietly for years. Healing Our Heroes.He shares what this moment means, what it doesn't mean, and why he's calling it the end of the beginning. Because the policy may have changed — but the real work is just getting started.Through it all, Whiz finds gratitude in the suffering. Every closed door. Every hard year. Every low moment. It's exactly what carried him from a mattress on the floor of a home in Mexico to the White House.Fight's On!

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Matthew 'Whiz" Buckley

Ep. 152 - Whiz at the White House: The End of the Beginning

APR 28, 202667 MIN
MAX Afterburner

Ep. 152 - Whiz at the White House: The End of the Beginning

APR 28, 202667 MIN

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<p>Five years. Closed doors. A mattress on the floor of a home in Mexico. Visits to DC where the "leaders" weren't ready. Retreats. God moments. Sweat and tears and everything in between.</p><p><br>Then - a phone call on a Friday afternoon. By Saturday morning, Whiz was standing in the Oval Office with the President of the United States for the historic signing of the Executive Order on psychedelic therapies for veterans.<br>In this episode, Whiz debriefs one of the most extraordinary stretches of his life.<br><br></p><p>It started in a cockpit over Colorado - flying Eric Trump in the No Fallen Heroes fighter jet. Days later he was standing in the Chapel at Harvard Divinity School, the same room where Emerson delivered his famous address, reflecting on faith, mission, and what it means to keep pushing when the doors stay closed. One week after that - the Oval Office.</p><p><br>Fighter pilot. Veteran. Founder. And now, a witness to history.</p><p><br>Whiz breaks down what this Executive Order actually means for veterans - and calls out the Americans turning a life-or-death mission into a political football. He addresses Joe Rogan directly: a man who has never sat with ibogaine, but who had the platform to shine a spotlight on what veterans and organizations like No Fallen Heroes Foundation have been doing quietly for years. Healing Our Heroes.</p><p><br>He shares what this moment means, what it doesn't mean, and why he's calling it the end of the beginning. Because the policy may have changed — but the real work is just getting started.</p><p><br>Through it all, Whiz finds gratitude in the suffering. Every closed door. Every hard year. Every low moment. It's exactly what carried him from a mattress on the floor of a home in Mexico to the White House.</p><p>Fight's On!</p>