David Wilkins

Ep 57: Lil' David Wilkins - The real T.R.O.U.B.L.E. Mike and Dan sit down with the Memphis music legend, Lil' David Wilkins, to discuss his deal with Sam Phillips and Sun Records, making movies, and Memphis Mafia member, Marty Lacker, managing his music career.

Ep 57: Lil' David Wilkins - The real T.R.O.U.B.L.E.

Leon Everette

Ep 56: Leon Everette #2 - Former RCA Recording Artist Mike and Dan talk to Leon Everette for a 2nd time to discuss his entertainment career and the new projects he's working on now.

Ep 56: Leon Everette #2 - Former RCA Recording Artist

Ep 55: Christy Martin "Coal Miner's Daughter" Mike and Dan sit down with Christy Martin who is a pioneer in women's boxing to discuss her boxing career, her Netflix documentary, and her current projects. Oh yeah, Mike and Dan talk about some silly stuff in the beginning.

Ep 55: Christy Martin - "Coal Miner's Daughter"

Episode 54 - Are UFO's real? Mike and Dan discuss the possibility that UFO's may be real.

Ep 54 - Are UFO's real?

Ep 52: America has gone BONKERS!  Mike and Dan talk about the Nashville school shooting, how America has lost its way and what we need to do to get our country back on track again.

Ep 53: America has gone BONKERS!

Mike and Dan talk about some of the deep, dark secrets about Elvis's sex life, his relationship with Pricsilla, and the things that turned him on in the bedroom. You will learn things about Elvis you never knew before.

Ep 52: Elvis had a crazy SEX LIFE!

Billy “

Mike &amp; Dan sit down with Billy “Spa Guy” Stallings (Elvis Historian) to talk about all things Elvis. We asked him some hard hitting questions about Elvis that no one asks. Why did Elvis marry Priscilla? Who was the woman Elvis said gave him the best head? Did Elvis commit suicide? What is your opinion on the new ‘Elvis” movie? And a bombshell was dropped about who actually did the singing in the new “Elvis” movie, and the “Spa Guy” claims it wasn’t Austin Butler.

Ep 51: Billy “Spa Guy” Stallings (Elvis Historian) ELVIS Episode

Mike &amp; Dan talk to Killer Beaz about comedy, missed opportunities, what's next for him, and his part on the TV show "Moonshiners".

Ep 50: Killer Beaz - Standup Comic from TV Show "Moonshiners"

Mike &amp; Dan discuss 18 of the most common phrases people say incorrectly. The Hitman tests the Cop on how well he knows these phrases, they also talk about Yellowstone, 1923, and things people may not know about us.

Ep 49: 18 Common Phrases We Say Wrong & Stuff About Us

Mike &amp; Dan discuss Nashville Rumors, what is a male “Karen”, real moonshine, the drunkest we’ve ever been, dating co-workers, La Vergne Police department, and Dan meeting John Anderson &amp; Hoyt Axton.

Ep 48: Nashville Rumors & Tales from the Drunk Side

The Honkytonk Hitman, Mike Rodgers, a former professional boxer and country music singer hosts the About Nashville Podcast where he has casual conversations with the talented and interesting people that live in, around, or are just passing through Nashville.

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Mike has a great way of getting to the point with humor and honesty!

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Tommy Emmanuel

GUITAR VIRTUOSO/CMA WINNER/GRAMMY NOMINEE Tommy Emmanuel is a guitar virtuoso, recording artist, CMA winner, Grammy nominee, and international star.     We talked about how he learned to play guitar in Australia, how Chet Akins became his mentor, and how he mentored Keith Urban. We also talked about Johnny Cash’s mystical “IT” factor and Paul McCartney recruiting him to teach at his musical school in Liverpool.

Ep 23: Tommy Emmanuel - Guitar Virtuoso, CMA Winner & Grammy Nominee

Tom Segura

COMEDIAN/ACTOR/PODCAST HOST Tom Segura talks bout comedy, his podcast Your Mom’s House, Mike Tyson, who wins between Floyd Mayweather Jr.  and Connor McGregor, Professional Boxing, UFC, and who would win a fight between Mike and Joe Rogan.

Ep 19: Tom Segura - Comedian & Movie Actor

Ray Scott

COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER/SONGWRITER Mike talks to Ray Scott about breaking into music business, getting his first publishing deal, having his songs recorded by other artists, signing his first record deal, and his favorite TV shows. Mike makes a bad joke about his wife’s dog dying, and then then the dog really does die.

Ep 17: Ray Scott - Country Music Artist

Scott Reeves

THE MUSIC CAREER OF SCOTT REEVES This is part two of a two part series. Part one was focused more on Scott’s successful acting career in soap operas like General Hospital, The Young &amp; the Restless, and Days of Our Lives. Part 2 of this interview is focused more on his music career as half of the popular country music duo called Blue County. Mike talks to Scott in detail about how he broke into the music business, how he got a record deal, life on the road, returning to acting in the TV series Nashville, and how he would survive a zombie apocalypse.

Ep 16: Scott Reeves (Part 2) - Country Music Artist & TV Actor

THE ACTING CAREER OF SCOTT REEVES Mike talks with Scott Reeves in part 1 of a 2 part series. Scott Reeves is a successful Actor, Singer and Songwriter. You may know Scott from the TV series Nashville or one of three soap operas he has been on like General Hospital, The Young &amp; the Restless, and Days of Our Lives’\. He was also in the popular country music duo called Blue County. Mike talks to Scott about breaking into the acting business, competing for roles against Brad Pitt, Jason Priestly, and Luke Perry, and how he asked his wife of 26 years, Melissa Reeves, to marry him.

Ep 15: Scott Reeves (Part 1) - Country Music Artist & TV Actor

Christopher Tyler

Laura Wright

Finola Hughes

Michelle Stafford

Ryan Paevey

GENERAL HOSPITAL CAST Have you ever wondered what it would be like to talk to the cast of General Hospital? This week’s episode is with several cast members of the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. Tyler Christopher, Laura Wright, Finola Hughes, Michelle Stafford and Ryan Paevey talk with Mike about comedy, podcasts, southern roots, bad auditions, hidden talents, and their Native American Heritage.

Ep 10:  GENERAL HOSPITAL cast members: Christopher Tyler/Laura Wright/Finola Hughes/Michelle Stafford/Ryan Paevey

Adrian Michaels

WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS RADIO PROMOTER Have you ever wondered how to start a career in Nashville on the business side of the music business? Adrian Michaels is the current Director of National Promotion at Warner Brothers Records and the CEO of the Adrian Michaels Agency in Nashville. He started from the bottom, now he’s here. In the early 90’s he sold off everything he owned to move to Nashville for a position that never really existed. Adrian was lucky enough to have been gifted with a natural born ability to talk the talk which helped him create an opportunity to get his foot in the door where he has since proven over and over again that he can also walk the walk. Not everyone coming to Nashville wants to be an artist, a songwriter, a producer, or a musician. Those are careers pursued on the music side of the music business. Some people go to Nashville to work in promotions, management, booking, or possibly a position at a label in order to work in the business side of the music business. The careers are quite different, but they are both just as challenging to break into. Starting a career in the music business is a difficult task because so many people who want to work in it, but there are very few who are successful if they get the job. Adrian went from delivering pizzas to promoting over 100 #1 singles over the last 20 years. Listen to Mike’s conversation with Adrian Michaels where they discuss how he got his music business career started, overcoming the overwhelming odds against him, what drives him to succeed, and several key survival tips you might need to stay alive in the concrete jungle down on Music Row.

Ep 11: Adrian Michaels - Record Promoter & Music Manager

John Stone

SINGER/SONGWRITER/TOOTSIE’S AMBASSADOR John Stones talks about how he got into country music, being an ambassador for Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, advice he would give singers and songwriters coming to Nashville, how much lower Broadway has changed in the last few years, and tells several stories about celebrities that have come through the doors of Tootsie’s over the years.

Ep 21: John Stone - Country Music Artist & Tootsie's Orchid Lounge Legend

CHAD RIDEN INTRODUCED MARC MARON TO PRINCE’S HOT CHICKEN Have you ever wondered who held the title of ambassador to comedy for the up and coming comedian in Nashville? It would be comedian Chad Riden. Chad Riden has appeared on “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, the Late Show with David Letterman’s “Tony Mendez Show”, ABC’s “Nashville,” and is featured on an episode of CMT-Canada’s “Mississippi Snake Grabbers.” Riden’s comedy is about his chaotic reality. Chad has weathered bankruptcy, divorce and foreclosure, launched a poultry farm, co-produced and headlined the Guinness World Records breaking #BrokenRecordShow, and made an unsuccessful run for mayor of Nashville. Riden tells self-incriminating stories that embarrass his daughter and make everybody else think he’s a weirdo. He lives in East Nashville with two flying squirrels and a turtle. From April 12-20, 2015, Riden co-produced and headlined the world record setting #BrokenRecordShow at The East Room in Nashville, Tennessee – a non-stop 184 hour, 16 minute long standup comedy show that more than doubled the previous GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title of “Longest Stand-Up Comedy Show – Multiple Comedians.” The show featured about 100 comedians, including surprise celebrity guest sets from Hannibal Buress, Eric Andre, Rory Scovel, Nate Bargatze, Keith Alberstadt, Jon Reep, Ahmed Ahmed and Killer Beaz. Chad slept only 20 hours total over the course of 10 days, and only had to yell at two people who absolutely deserved it. He is not sorry at all. “Chad’s a good guy. He’s been through a rough divorce and his heart is heavy; he’s got a burden. That burden makes him funny.” – Marc Maron, WTF Episode 209 (September, 2011) &amp; in Marc’s book “Attempting Normal,” on page 175. Mike &amp; Chad Riden talk about David Letterman, Marc Maron, Comedy, &amp; breaking the longest comedy show record again

Ep 13: Chad Riden - Nashville Comedy Legend 

COMEDIAN/STUNTMAN/JACKASS STAR Steve-O:(a.k.a. Stephen Glover)is a household name and it all started when he began producing homemade videos of dangerous stunts mixed with comical behavior. Steve-O graduated from Ringling Bros. and Barnum &amp; Bailey Clown College in 1997, and had a career as a circus clown before achieving fame on Jackass and Wildboyz. Since then, he has become a New York Times bestselling author, standup comedian, and actor. His first hour-long comedy special recently premiered on Showtime and performed in the top one percent of all Showtime comedy specials.

Ep 25: Steve-O from "Jackass" & "Wild Ride Podcast"

Corey Frizzell

NEPHEW OF DAVID &amp; LEFTY FRIZZELL AND SON OF ALLEN FRIZZELL Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be born into country music royalty? Award winning Artist, Corey Frizzell was born in Country Music Royalty, as the nephew of Country Stars, David &amp; Lefty Frizzell and the son of Nashville Recording Artist, Allen Frizzell, Corey is carrying on the family name while blazing a path of his own.  The Frizzell family, most famous for its prominence on the Country Music charts, is now witnessing the artistic successes of the second generation. Corey falls somewhere in the middle of the six children spanning four decades of Allen Frizzell, former Nashville recording artist and younger brother to Lefty and David. Although he has siblings following in the Frizzell music footsteps, who have accepted the challenge of emerging from the giant shadow first cast by music family patriarch, Lefty Frizzell, Corey chose a different path, a path to create his own shadow.  Corey has been a Golden Gloves Boxing Champion, acted in movies, TV and music videos. If that's not interesting enough, he's now a Writer and  award winning Visual Artist in high demand, creating custom portraits and stunning graphics. Mike &amp; Corey Frizzell talk about Lefty Frizzell, Merle Haggard, Whitey Shafer, Boxing, Songwriting, Art, and Video Games.

Ep 9: Corey Frizzell - Sketch Artist

Buddy Jewell

COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER &amp; SEASON ONE NASHVILLE STAR WINNER Have you ever wondered what it would be like to win a televised singing competition and become a 20 year overnight success in country music? Mike and Jeff talk to country music singer Buddy Jewell about growing up in Arkansas, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Miranda Lambert, and Nashville Star. Buddy Jewell won the first season of the singing competition television show Nashville Star which earned him the record deal that promoted his radio hit songs “Help Pour Out the Rain (Lacey's Song)" and “Sweet Southern Comfort”.

Ep 3: Buddy Jewell - Country Music Artist & Nashville Star Winner

ZANIE'S NASHVILLE COMEDY CLUB MANAGEMENT TEAM Have you ever wondered what it would be like to Manage a Comedy Club? Casey Ray is the Manager &amp; Grace Trippodo is the Assistant Manager of the legendary Zanie's Nashville Comedy Club. Mike talks with them about what a week might look like running the comedy club as they sit in the famous green room to the stars of funny.

Ep 12: Casey Ray/Grace Trippodo: Zanie’s Nashville Comedy Club

Guy Gilchrist

CARTOONIST/MUSICIAN/TELEVISION HOST Guy Gilchrist talks about how he started drawing comics, his television show, The Muppets, The Muppet Babies, Nancy &amp; Sluggo, and how he almost missed out creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle comic books.

Ep 20: Guy Gilchrist - Comic Artist for "Nancy", "Muppet Babies" & "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

Jesse Case

COMEDIAN &amp; PODCAST HOST Jesse Case is a popular comedian from the Nashville area who was featured on the television show The last Comic Standing. Jesse is also one of the hosts for the popular podcast Probably Science and hosts his own podcast Jesse vs. Cancer. A show that documented his winning battle with Stage 4 cancer and return to the comedy stage. Jesse and Mike talk about cancer, comedy and incompetence. They worked through a few technical difficulties, but not before some monkeys were humped.

Ep 29: Jesse Case - "Jesse vs. Cancer" Podcast

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