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Meet RJ Casey, the real-life Most Interesting Man in the World — Green Beret, Air Force Pararescueman, SpaceX astronaut-recovery specialist, Hollywood aerial safety consultant, and co-founder of Four Branches Bourbon.

In this episode of Not Special, RJ takes us on an unbelievable journey through Special Operations, crash-site rescues in Colombia, astronaut recovery missions with SpaceX, behind-the-scenes stories from blockbuster movies like Inception, Dunkirk, and Extraction 2, and the origin story of veteran-founded brand Brigands.

If you're into military special operations, Hollywood stunt work, space exploration, or veteran entrepreneurship, this is an episode you cannot skip.

⏱️ Clickable Chapter Timestamps
00:00 – Intro: Why RJ Casey is the Most Interesting Man in the World
00:15 – Childhood in Cold War Europe & the spirit of adventure
03:45 – Sports, travel, and growing up without cell phones
05:08 – Becoming a Green Beret (and why the Guard/Reserve path was unique)
07:00 – Working with 5th Group, 7th Group & Special Operations
07:40 – Becoming an Air Force Pararescueman (PJ)
09:50 – Choosing PJ life: short deployments & elite medical training
11:50 – The intensity of PJ training & why it’s considered the hardest pipeline
14:10 – The three skills that guarantee Special Operations contracting work
15:30 – Explaining crash sites & the Colombia FARC rescue mission
17:30 – Hostages, executions & five-year captivity: the real story
18:40 – How astronaut recovery works for SpaceX
20:00 – Building the modern Astronaut Rescue & Medical Program
23:10 – Hollywood entry: Ranger School → We Were Soldiers
24:45 – Almost landing a speaking role, choosing Paris instead
27:00 – Christian Bale, late nights, and the truth behind his “on-set audio”
28:40 – Working with stunt legends like Tom Struthers
29:30 – Behind the scenes of Inception & Dark Knight Rises
32:00 – Dunkirk: flying behind WWII Spitfires for aerial safety
34:10 – Why the stunt crew won major awards
35:20 – Upcoming film: Alone at Dawn (John Chapman / Roberts Ridge)
36:50 – Adam Driver & Anne Hathaway joining the cast
39:20 – Filming “Eden” in the Galápagos
41:00 – Brigands origin story & Ranger Battalion roots
43:00 – Service before self: the meaning behind Brigands
45:00 – Closing reflections

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