#229 AJ Gentile - Creator & Host of The Why Files

Shawn Ryan Show

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.9 • 38.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 230 minutes

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AJ Gentile is an American producer, writer, actor, and YouTube personality best known as the creator, host, and writer of "The Why Files," a channel that delves into conspiracy theories, mysteries, and unexplained phenomena with engaging storytelling and a skeptical lens. Before gaining fame on YouTube, Gentile worked in Hollywood as a producer and writer, contributing to projects like The Naughty Show (2011) and Stoned Science (2018), and provided voice-over work, including roles in The Legend of Korra. In 2011, he co-founded SpeedWeed, a cannabis delivery company, with his brother Gino and wife Jen. The Why Files has amassed a large following for its professional, encyclopedia-like analysis of conspiracies without interruptions. Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: ⁠https://betterhelp.com/srs⁠ This episode is sponsored. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/srs and get on your way to being your best self. ⁠https://americanfinancing.net/srs⁠ ⁠https://tryarmra.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://aura.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://shawnlikesgold.com⁠ ⁠https://ketone.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://patriotmobile.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://ROKA.com⁠ ⁠https://USCCA.com/srs⁠ ⁠https://ziprecruiter.com/srs AJ Gentile Links: The Why Files - https://www.thewhyfiles.com YT (The Why Files) - https://www.youtube.com/@TheWhyFiles X - https://x.com/ajgentile Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home.
0:02.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to earn money.
0:05.0	I've ruled out uni because of my grades.
0:10.0	Study with the Open University and there's no need to rule out anything.
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0:22.8	So rethink your future with the degree you didn't think was possible. The Open University.
0:28.3	The future is open.
0:34.9	AJ Gentile, welcome to the show.
0:37.6	Good to be here.
0:38.4	It's good to have you.
0:39.5	This is exciting for me.
0:41.0	I'm a fan.
0:41.9	Well, this is exciting for me because I'm a fan.
0:44.6	In fact, I was telling you at breakfast, you are the only YouTube channel that I watch on a consistent basis.
0:52.1	Because I don't want to hear all the noise and stuff I kind of live in it
0:55.1	and man you just have a great presentation great topics it just sucks you in so you are what
1:03.5	being my wife watch just about every night when we climb into bed and so to meet you
1:09.9	is pretty surreal thank you for coming.
1:11.8	I breakfast and I said that.
1:13.8	I said, I don't believe you, but it's very sweet.
1:16.6	And I'll say it again, but it's very nice of you to say.
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