God's Country

God's Country

“God’s Country” with brothers Dan and Reid Isbell is a rollicking weekly podcast that sits at the intersection of country music and the great outdoors. Each episode explores how today’s biggest and most talented country stars and songwriters pull inspiration from rugged, first-hand relationships with the natural world. Nashville songwriters by profession who spent their childhoods getting muddy in the wilds of Tennessee, Dan and Reid draw on their own passion for hunting and fishing to lead a thought-provoking and fun exploration of the fundamental role of outdoor living in country music.

Episodes

October 1, 2024 96 mins

This week Reid and Dan host Mr. BG Nation himself out in God/s Country. Brantley Gilbert dives in head first with what he's mad at and turns out, it's little league baseball parents. He shares his journey of music, sobriety, being a landowner, and becoming a dad. The guys share their tattoo stories, including how one of Reid's is completely upside down, but he didn't realize it until it was too late. The episode ends with a Jamey J...

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This week Reid and Dan host Nashville native and multiplatinum artist Mitchell Tenpenny out in God's Country. They cover everything from Nashville traffic, to the transition of Country Music, to Mitchell being exposed to some of the biggest names in the genre at a young age. Mitchell springs it on Reid that he's the reason Mitchell got kicked out of intramural football in college. They throw it back to the days of living on the boa...

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This week Reid and Dan host international artist, Kip Moore, out in God's Country. The guys dive head first into breaking down the shift the Nashville music community is seeing, the art of original songwriting, and what it's been like witnessing the massive changes over the last 15 years. Kip shares his most recent adventure of taking a nine-day motorcycle trip down the coast of California and into the Baja Peninsula that has Reid ...

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This week, Reid and Dan host multi-hit songwriter and artist, Ernest, out in God's Country for a BrothERN episode. The episode starts with Ernest making a special announcement about his political future and diving in on what he'd change about Nashville if he were to be elected. He takes a deep dive into why Maine Coon cats are superior animals, how he became connected to Post Malone, and gives the best Mitchell Tenpenny impersonati...

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This week Reid and Dan host Josh Kelley and Charles Kelley, of Lady A. The episode is a full blown riot of brother wars, harmonies, and storytelling that had the guys laughing for an hour straight. All of them compare upbringings and their musical journeys that led them to Nashville, which are eerily similar. Charles reveals their first brother band name and Josh relives losing the junior masters, from shooting an 8 on the last hol...

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This week Reid and Dan chat with the Camouflage Cowboy himself, Drew Parker. The guys dive in head first talking about dad life (shocker) as Dan and Drew both have babies less than one month old. Reid shares how he scarred his daughter and how she is now terrified of dog poop. Drew gives us the guys his rundown of how he was still working in the radiology department at the hospital when his first #1 song for Jake Owen topped the ch...

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Reid and Dan hop on for another bonus episode where they string together thoughts that range from their new studio, to losing girlfriends in the past while chasing whitetail in Illinois to Dan's son, Buck, who's already itching to get in the woods. Reid gives a little insight to a song he wrote with Dylan Marlowe called "Stick to My Guns" thats stirring up some controversy and shares a 10/10 embarrassing e...

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This week Reid and Dan chat with multi-hit songwriter and artist, Ray Fulcher. The guys reminisce on hunting with their dads as young kids and how those memories are ones that will last a lifetime. Ray dives in on what it's like being a landowner for the first time and tells the story of what he did to make sure he got rid of his trespassers for good. They dive in on Ray's journey to Nashville and how it went from sellin' cars to w...

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This week, Reid and Dan host multi-hit artist Chase Rice out in God's Country. Chase tells the story behind his latest Barrett Jackson purchase, and the reason he chose that truck. The guys dive in on Western hunting, backpacking, and Chase shares some great stories recapping his time elk hunting. Chase unpacks his new album and what he hopes his fans get from it, since it is a new sound for him. The episode ends with a "ballsy" hu...

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This week Reid and Dan Isbell host hit-song writing, stadium-guitar playing, Jamie Davis, out in God's Country. Jamie is a longtime friend of Reid and Dan's and went from touring the south as the lead singer in his band "Soul Gravy" to playing lead guitar for Luke Combs in front of thousands of fans every weekend. Jamie talks about his Nashville journey, what it is like to hear his number one song "The Kind of Love We Make" screame...

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In this week's bonus episode, Reid and Dan dive deep into southern whitetail hunting and where they're prepping for their 2024-25 deer season. They take on the hot takes of crossbow hunting, Bruce Springsteen's "Born To Run" album, and how acorns are the ultimate deer attractant. They also go into how kid birthday parties have gotten out of control, the current state of the music industry, and what Olympic sport they think they cou...

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This week Reid and Dan Isbell sit down with Music Row legend, Michael Heeney. He's the man behind some of your favorite songs, including "These Boots" and "Love Your Love The Most" by Eric Church. The guys dive in with Heeney on the current status of music row, an epic story that includes him passing out with a few country music legends, and what it has been like having a hit song, every decade, for the last five decades. The episo...

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This week Reid and Dan Isbell host genre-bending artist Koe Wetzel out in God's Country. The guys share their What Ya Mad At stories of the week and seem to have a common theme, which is hating on certain vehicles. Koe spills the beans on his best arrest story, the ins and outs of catfish noodling, and how they all share a love for big deer. Reid and Dan fanboy over Koe's new album "9 Lives" and have had it on repeat ever since the...

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This week out in God's Country Reid and Dan host one of their favorite vocalists and people in Nashville, Dillon Carmichael! Dillon dives in on what it was like growing up with his uncles John Michael Montgomery and Eddie Montgomery (Montgomery Gentry) in the spotlight and what other artists inspired him to chase the neon rainbow to Nashville. He also explains that his first gig in Nashville was working security in downtown Nashvil...

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This week out in God's Country Reid and Dan host the #1 "My Place" artist, Ashley Cooke! They all deep dive in on Ashley's journey to Nashville, what it was like growing up around child actors, and how she took control of her own destiny when COVID shook the music scene in 2020. Ashley goes into a thorough description of "Jeep Life" and what it has been like creating music around the TikTok artist stigma. The episode ends with the ...

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This week out in God's Country, Dan and Reid Isbell host ARMY Reserve member and hit song singing artist, Craig Morgan. The guys dive in with Craig and get him to share stories from the battlefield, his journey to the Nashville music scene, and his memoir, "God Family Country." Craig shares why it is more important than ever for young citizens to consider enlisting into the armed forces and shares why he decided to re-enlist in the...

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This week Dan and Reid Isbell host the legendary Tracy Lawrence out in God's Country. The guys kick off the episode with Dan fan-girling over meeting Tracy and their hilarious new segment, "What ya mad at?", where Reid explains how Dogecoin is slowly ruining his life. Tracy shares some epic stories from his rise to fame in the 1990's and this music row legend shares advice that any up-and-coming artist should hear. The guys dive in...

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This week Dan and Reid Isbell host hit-making artist Michael Ray out in God’s Country. Ray shares his thoughts on keyboard warriors, how Joe Diffie impacted his life, and how he mentally recharges from life in the spotlight. He shares some crazy alligator-hunting stories from his upbringing in Florida and how music has been a part of his life from the time he was born.

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Brent Cobb joins Dan and Reid out in God's Country this week to discuss the family tradition of deer ham cook-offs and music in his family. Brent shares some incredible stories about his family history in the music industry, including how he started working with his cousin, Grammy Award winning Producer, Dave Cobb. He discusses new music, touring, and the decision to move back to Georgia to be close to his...

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This week Dan and Reid host ACM New Male Artist of the Year Nominee, Kameron Marlowe. They share what it was like being “artists” at the iHeart Fest and spill the details of what goes on behind-the-scenes. Kameron dives in on his new album “Keepin’ the Lights On” and explains where he drew inspiration from when creating this sophomore album project. They close with a rendition of a Keith Whitley song that undoubtedly will bring you...

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