On today's episode of Locked In, I have a super, super exciting story for you. I'm sitting down with

AJ Galante, who's from my hometown, Danbury, Connecticut. AJ's story is incredible from owning

and being the president of the Danbury Trashers, which was recently featured in a Netflix

documentary called Crime and Penalties, to his father going to federal prison on relation to his ties with the mob.

In this episode, we dive into AJ's upbringing, his time running the Danbury Trashers, what it was like to visit his father in federal prison and how he was able to create an act too for himself

by opening up champs boxing in Danbury and starting a whole new life. Also, before we dive into

today's episode, I just want to thank you guys, man. We were in the top 50 on Spotify last week

for society and culture.

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show and get it out there to more people. Hope you guys enjoy my interview with AJ Galante.

This really hits home for me because AJ's from my hometown and our

stories are so similar and so connected yet so different. And I hope you guys enjoy Locked in

with Ian Bick.

AJ Galante, welcome to Lockton, man. It is such an honor to be sitting here with you today.

I don't even know what to say, man. Like, I've, like, I've known of you for so long, but we never

really, like, met or connected, like, really close until this year. And I just feel like you've

always been a part of my life in some way and I like really look up to you

and it's been like my dream to have you on this pod since we first started when we first talked about it

and we finally made the time. No, I appreciate the opportunity, man. Same thing. It's like, you know,

Danbury in the house right now. It's weird because it's like same thing thing I knew of you. And, you know, you'd hear things. And I was just like, oh, the kids run in a club. That's hilarious. I loved it. You know, I was just like, it's right up my alley. You know what I mean? That's my type of guy. So it's so funny. Like I said, to connect and, you know, it's crazy because it's, you know, we're from.

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