Interviews

• May 28, 2025Country Music, culture, Dad Life, Interviews

  Daddy’s Got His Blue Jeans On: A Deep Dive Into Country Music’s Pants

  Blue jeans are ubiquitous in country music. Yet dads (and kids) often choose the comfort and flexibility of "soft pants" over the rich history and unforgiving fit of denim. In this episode, the dads explore how blue jeans fit in our kids' active lives, on dads' expanding waistlines and in country music tropes. They're joined by author James Sullivan (who literally wrote the book on blue jeans) to dive deep into the history of blue jeans in America, culture and music. If you've ever wondered where our blue jeans obsession comes from, or whether you'll ever fit into your suddenly "tight-fitting jeans" again, this is the episode for you. To wrap things up, Dave spends the "Change My Mind" segment trying to convince Donnie that even aging dads should embrace the discomfort (read: suffering) of country music festivals in pursuit of growth and, perhaps, the fountain of youth.

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  May 14, 2025Country Music, Interviews

  Ted Russell Kamp: A Founding Father of Alt-Country

  Ted Russell Kamp, a Los Angeles-based musician, songwriter, producer and country music dad, joins Dave and Donnie to talk about the evolution of modern country music from his perspective as one of the forefathers of the modern alt-country movement. Ted's balance between touring, producing, songwriting, and building a family is unique and inspiring. We also explore his time with Shooter Jennings, his recent solo work and drop a boatload of stories from his time on the road and in the studio.

• November 21, 2024Country Music, Dad Life, Interviews, Playlists, Stay-at-Home Dads, Yellowstone

  The Country Music Bourbon Showdown: Chris Stapleton vs. Ryan Bingham

  This was our first live podcast recording with some of our listeners as guests. In a ballroom at HomeDadCon in St. Louis, the Dads gathered with four fellow at-home dads for the ultimate country music bourbon showdown between Chris Stapleton (Traveller Whiskey) and Ryan Bingham (Bingham's Bourbon). We taste-tested their bourbon brands, sampled their music, and engaged in a lively, bourbon-soaked debate that we're sharing with you here. Take a listen and let us know who YOU think does country music and bourbon better.

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  October 16, 2024Country Music, Dad Life, Interviews, Raising Girls, Stay-at-Home Dads

  “The Art of Fatherhood” With a Twang: Art Eddy Interview

  We are so grateful to interview Art Eddy for our show! Art is the host of one of the premiere podcasts for Dads, "The Art of Fatherhood". Art has interviewed over 500 Dads over the years about their fatherhood journeys, and we are so honored to get him on the other side of the microphone this week.

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  September 19, 2024Country Music, Dad Life, Interviews, Masculinity, Raising Boys, Small Town Life

  Small Towns, Hard Work, and Giant Hay Bales With Officer Isaiah Lemasters

  Small town living, hard work, and hay are common themes in country music. We learn how all of these things came together to give the ⁠⁠Country Music Dads⁠⁠ their biggest social media post to date. Our guest is the star of that social media post: Officer Isaiah Lemasters from the Missouri Highway Patrol. Perhaps better known (on the internet) as the hay bale-lifting cop, Officer Lemasters joins us to talk about his viral video, small town life, and a little country music.

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  August 14, 2024Country Music, Interviews, Playlists

  The 8-Hour All-Female Country Playlist With Macey Isaacs

  We are joined by Macey Isaacs on this episode. Macey is a standup comedian in Los Angeles, Co-Host of the SSRI'M OK Podcast and the curator of an 8-hour all-female country playlist on Spotify. 

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  July 17, 2024Country Music, Interviews, Stay-at-Home Dads

  The “Home Dad Chat” Podcast Goes Country

  The Dads are joined by the hosts of the ⁠Home Dad Chat⁠ podcast, Brock Lusch and Danny Mercer. Home Dad Chat is the official podcast of the ⁠National At Home Dad Network ⁠.

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  June 19, 2024Country Music, Interviews, Stay-at-Home Dads

  Country Cutler Talks Parenting, Country Music in LA and Strawberry Pie For Breakfast

  We are super excited to have our first guest. Joining us is Donnie C. Cutler: better known as Country Cutler on Instagram and Substack. Donnie shares his insights on the LA Country Music scene, having a dad in charge of the household and whether or not strawberry pie is acceptable for breakfast.