Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation
On the road to realizing his standup comedy dream, Byron Kennedy found that being a funny guy kept landing him in gilded corporate traps. First from on-air radio talent to a lofty executive in the radio industry… then as a glitzy music executive. Now, he’s living the free-range dream night after night across the country. In between being funny with his own unique brand of humor and dodging insults hurled from the audience he spends quality time interviewing other comedians, musicians, and interesting people on this podcast “Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation”... all while they chow down at his favorite hot chicken restaurant in Nashville, Party Fowl! Who can blame him? He’s Cage Free now!
Episodes
On this episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation, Byron Kennedy chats with his new friend and rapper, Jelly Roll over a delicious plate of hot chicken!
- Mountain fairies, dime sacks and pizza
- Taking those special kinda naps
- A movie about Jelly Roll's life in the distant future
- Going in and out of jail as a teen and young adult
- Selling mix tapes out of his trunk
- Plan A
- Breaking out of the cycle and changing his future
- T...
On this episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation, Byron Kennedy chats with his two friends and favorite songwriters in Nashville, Adam Craig and Jordan Walker!
They talk about:
- Making lucky bets -- the kind that wins you $20k+
- Going on a West Coast radio bus tour with Byron
- Moving from the band life to songwriting life
- Working with Luke Combs
- From onesies to undies on stage
- Betty White -- "too soon."
- Selling out at Z...
On this episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation, Byron Kennedy chats with his mentor, coach and comedian William Barcena. While they’re not sitting over a plate of hot chicken this time, the conversation is truly cage-free.
They talk about:
- Willie on the Tonight Show
- Comedy Bits
- Getting coached by Willie and dissecting the bad
- Audience energy vs Comedian energy
- Is Willie Barcena a comedy bully?!
- Willie, B...
The executive producer of all things good like the CMAs, the BBMAs and the AMAs, Robert Deaton, joins Byron Kennedy for some cage-free conversation even with Robert's insanely super busy schedule.
They talk about:
- How he stays calm in stressful situations and staying positive
- The CMAs 50th Anniversary and how that all went down
- Being exposed to music and television as a five year old thanks to his dad
- Chris Stapleton
- Old scho...
American country band, Parmalee joins Byron Kennedy for a cage-free conversation and some burning hot chicken! From being confused as the band Slip Knot to a terrifying experience after one of their shows, this convo takes a bunch of turns.
They talk about:
- A Terrifying experience that involve gunmen and Scott getting airlifted
- The Mac Daddy Bidet
- Their Blanco Brown collaboration
- Losing Barry and partying a little too hard dur...
Country musician Lainey Wilson joins Byron Kennedy for a chat along with her manager, Mandelyn for a truly caged-free conversation. From a wet, wild and nasty 13th birthday party thrown by her mom to a “White Trash Bash” boat party before her set in Peoria, Illinois things in this conversation get weird.
You’ll also here about:
- Lainey’s favorite comedian
Jimmie Allen sits down with host Byron Kennedy over a burning piece of Nashville Hot Chicken as they chat about Jimmie’s music career and hitting two #1 singles, going on a bus tour together for three months and possibly working together on Jimmie’s potential comedy career!
You'll also hear about...
- Jimmie breaking Blake Sheldon’s record
- Finding inspiration in...
Country star Brett Eldredge graces the presence of the first episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation with host Byron Kennedy! From ghosts, jumping out of planes, shark diving and bonding over a pickle-back, Brett and Byron go way back.
You’ll also hear about:
- Falling in love with travel and adventure
- Brett’s photo op with sharks with his #1 Plaque
On the road to realizing his standup comedy dream, Byron Kennedy found that being a funny guy kept landing him in gilded corporate traps. First from on-air radio talent to a lofty executive in the radio industry… then as a glitzy music executive. Now, he’s living the free-range dream night after night across the country.
In between being funny with his own unique brand of humor and dodging insults hurled from the...
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