Simulated Drowning w/MrBallen

The Bonfire with Big Jay Oakerson and Robert Kelly

SiriusXM

Jay Oakerson, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Robert Kelly

4.7 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

MrBallen is known for his content on YouTube, focusing on true crime, paranormal, and unsettling stories. His real name is John B. Allen and he grew up in Massachusetts near Bobby Kelly. The MrBallen Podcast: Strange, Dark & Mysterious is now part of the SiriusXM universe, which makes him a co-worker. John tells how joining a riot in college almost ruined his future until he became a Navy SEAL. He details the impossible underwater training that he had to go through to be part of Team Six.| Bobby admits that he stole one of his scary stories and passed it off as his own. *To hear the full show to go www.siriusxm.com/bonfire to learn more! FOLLOW THE CREW ON SOCIAL MEDIA: @thebonfiresxm @louisjohnson @christinemevans @bigjayoakerson @robertkellylive @louwitzkee @jjbwolf Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Bonfire ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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0:00.0	And now, the Bonfire with Big Jay O'Kerson and Robert Kelly.
0:05.6	What's up?
0:06.3	We're back.
0:07.7	We're back.
0:09.2	Too late, Lou.
0:10.2	You already pushed the button.
0:12.2	I thought he would cut you back off.
0:14.4	I thought he would cut it.
0:15.2	We usually wait until Jay puts his headphones on before Lou turns the volume up.
0:20.7	I pick the right song on the right time of the song.
0:23.0	I know you do.
0:24.5	We're back.
0:25.4	It's the bonfire, Big Jokerson and Robert Kelly.
0:28.3	And we have a very special guest in here.
0:30.3	Now, you have two names, right?
0:34.2	Yep.
0:34.8	Your name of your podcast and your show, your hit show that's going on, and your real name is John B. Allen. Yep. But your show is called Mr. Ballin. Ballin. Yeah, I'd say technically. Why did you do that? Hey, sorry about this, John. I'm going to get it out of here, man. Thank you so much. Hey, Jay, I'll see you later, buddy.
0:54.7	Take care.
0:55.5	I'll see you later.
0:56.1	Enjoy Sue Castella.
1:14.8	But you know, why did you change that? Why did you have to come up with another name? Why don't you just go by your name? It was sort of by accident. Yeah. Yeah, I originally my username on the internet was John B. Allen 416. And it was just like my non-public persona, you know, username. But there was no punctuation in it. And this is also
1:21.6	way before I started telling stories online. This was just like I had my private account. And
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