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-Ready to reach your goals? Visit https://hims.com/thewhyfiles to get a personalized, affordable plan that gets you. -Discover how to move your IRA or 401k into physical gold and silver — with no taxes or penalties. Get your free portfolio review and free gold & silver guide from GoldenCrest Metals: visit https://GoldenCrestMetals.com/thewhyfiles or call (888) 949-9172 now. John Allen built an empire telling strange, dark, and mysterious stories. But the darkest story he's ever carried is his own. We talk Navy SEALs, the night his life went viral in a water park hotel room, the price of fame, and the confession he's kept buried for over a decade. This one goes places I didn't expect. Stick around. #MrBallen #TrueCrime #AJGentile #JohnAllen https://ballenstudios.com/ https://www.youtube.com/MrBallen https://book.ballenstudios.com/ 00:00 - Intro 02:10 - Going Viral at a Water Park — and the Brutal YouTube Grind 12:35 - The SEAL Who Left to Fight ISIS, and Other Team Guy Legends 22:55 - Briefly #1 in the World at the Video Game Skate 27:40 - Elite Meet and the Operators Association 33:00 - Growing Up in Quincy: A Genius Sister and the Essay About Ray 40:15 - Wrecking UMass: 30 Violations and a Campus Riot 51:40 - Art Camp with SEAL Team 6: Dave, Pete, and the Calling 1:03:30 - BUD/S and Hell Week: Becoming "Shakespeare" 1:20:25 - "Sellout" Comments and Why Creators Disappear 1:29:45 - The $62 Million Year That Nearly Broke Him 1:37:18 - Amanda — and the Afghanistan Story He's Never Told 1:51:00 - The Order He Almost Followed, and the SEAL Who Said No 1:55:55 - The Grenade, Coming Home Angry, and Losing His Mind in Peru 2:10:35 - Broken at Home: Therapy, Trauma, and Medical Retirement 2:21:05 - Penance: Running From the CS Gas 2:37:25 - Ethical True Crime: Jessie Blodgett and the Trapped Hiker 2:51:50 - Victim-First Storytelling and the Ted Bundy Date Story 3:04:20 - Live Story: The Cop and the Red-Eyed Beings of La Pampa 3:25:22 - Do You Believe? Aliens, Worms, and the Infinite Universe 3:39:30 - Inspirations and Tour Stories: Dateline, Dad, and the Chicago Theatre 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 Executive Producers: Jennifer Gentile Gino Gentile AJ Gentile Patreon Members Editors: Joe Stone Drew Sullivan Brandon Snyder Ryan Fitzgerald Producers: Victoria Young Haley Burke Research: Haley Burke AJ Gentile Gino Gentile Jen Gentile Victoria Young Written/Hosted by: AJ Gentile Hecklefish J. Moriarty Thank You Mods: The Hybrid SnowCrash BeezySmeezy TrashPanda MaryJaneMcweed AC Sanzel Abbaton SpookyMadison Original Jim With Music on Repeat by Victor Lundberg The Why Files lyrics by Straightjacket Spaceman 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🎧 The Why Files: OPERATION PODCAST 🎧 🎧 https://thewhyfiles.com/podcast 🎧 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🙏 SUPPORT THE WHY FILES (Fun, Free Perks!) 🙏 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thewhyfiles 🙏 YT Members: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIFk2uvCNcEmZ77g0ESKLcQ/join 👽 BUY WHY FILES MERCH 👽 👽 https://shop.thewhyfiles.com (Code: LIZZIDPEEPLE for 10% off first order) 👽 💬 CHAT WITH US ON DISCORD 💬 💬 https://thewhyfiles.com/discord 💬 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🌐 OFFICIAL WEBSITE: https://thewhyfiles.com 📸 BE A WHY FILES MODEL (and get free stuff!) 📸 Send a photo of you/family/friends watching TWF, 📸 wearing TWF gear, using TWF merchandise: 📸 https://thewhyfiles.com/wild 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 ▪TWF ON THE WEBS ▪https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWhyFiles/ ▪https://twitter.com/OMGTheWhyFiles ▪https://www.instagram.com/OMGTheWhyFiles ▪https://www.rumble.com/thewhyfiles ▪https://thewhyfiles.locals.com ▪https://www.tiktok.com/@thewhyfiles ▪https://www.facebook.com/OMGTheWhyFiles 〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰〰 🐠 BETTER CHANNELS TO WATCH: 🐠 https://www.youtube.com/c/HecklefishMoriarty 🤓 https://www.youtube.com/c/TheWhyFilesBackstage 🎧 https://www.youtube.com/c/TheWhyFilesPodcast