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Caylee Hammack, originally from Ellaville, Georgia, is a Nashville-based Country artist who is opening for Eric Church on his 2026 spring tour. Her Capitol Records sophomore album, Bed of Roses, will be released on March 7th. In addition to her performing career, she hosts The Caylee Hammack Show each Friday at 2 p.m. on SiriusXM radio channel 58. Kurt Ozan, a talented multi-instrumentalist, plays in Luke Combs' band, The Wild Cards. A 2009 graduate of Berklee College of Music, Kurt is a highly sought-after studio musician and co-host of the Raised Rowdy podcast.  

Megan Gorman, an attorney and managing partner at Chequers Financial Management, is the author of All the Presidents' Money, an in-depth and engaging examination of how our presidents have managed their financial resources. For the first twelve years of her career, Megan worked for Ayco, a Goldman Sachs company. She also served as Vice President at BNY Mellon Wealth Management before launching her own wealth management firm. As a senior contributor at Forbes, she is a member of the Board of Trustees for the National Endowment for Financial Education.  Megan explores the financial acumen of our nation's leaders, and her revelations may surprise you. Her extensive knowledge of financial matters, along with years of research into nearly 250 years of personal financial successes and failures of our presidents, will both entertain and educate you. https://www.instagram.com/allthepresidentsmoney/?hl=en https://x.com/megan_e_gorman  

Tristan Tritt is a Georgia-based singer-songwriter forging his own musical path. He comes from a lineage rooted in Americana outlaw music, with his father, Travis Tritt, and sister, Tyler Reese, both achieving their own successes.  Growing up alongside his dad, watching him perform with some of country music's biggest hitmakers, Tristan discovered his own style. He found inspiration in the works of artists like Ozzy Osbourne and Stone Temple Pilots.  "I refer to my music as 'Y'all-ternative,'" Tristan said. "I'm a huge fan of music. I love country, Southern rock, and outlaw music, but I wanted to blend elements from each of these genres while incorporating some heavy rock themes. As a Georgia-born artist, I appreciate many styles and aimed to combine them into my own unique sound." With a keen business sense and a wealth of talent, Tristan is well-equipped to create and showcase his distinctive artistry. In this episode, he shares insights about his upbringing, music production, and what he enjoys doing outside the studio. https://www.tristantritt.com https://onesouthernman.com Follow OneSouthern Man on Instrgram and Facebook. 

Liza Graves, along with her husband, Jay, own StyleBlueprint, one of the South's best lifestyle websites. The site began as a blog in 2009. Today, StyleBlueprint reaches over 210,000 daily email subscribers with a 55 percent open rate. They also reach over 2.5 million annual readers, focusing on the South's best places, events and lifestyle. We discussed the site's origin and how social media and AI are impacting readership, and what people who enjoy the Southern lifestyle want to learn about. For more podcast episodes and articles, check out onesouthernman.com/   

Flagship Romance is composed of the husband and wife team of Shawn Fisher and Jordyn Jackson. The Louisville, KY based duo has traveled over 300,000 miles delighting fans with their unique Americana mix. I sat down with Shawn and Jordyn at Shack's Art Gallery in Grayton Beach after they performed in Seaside, Florida. Listen to their road stories and how the miles enhance their songwriting and relationships.

Charlie Starr is a founding member of the Atlanta-based southern rock band Blackberry Smoke. Guitarist Benji Shanks joined the band in 2018 as a multi-instrumentalist. In addition to embarking on their new tour, "Rattle, Rumble & Roll," this duo performed at the 2025 30A Songwriters Festival. We sat down in the podcast studio at Shacks Art Gallery in Grayton Beach, FL, to discuss their musical careers and life on the road.

Richard Turner is a founding member of the southern rock group Blackberry Smoke. Together with his brother Brit, their longtime drummer, they joined forces with guitarist and lead vocalist Charlie Starr to form the iconic band, which has been touring since 2000. His bass lines play a crucial role in establishing the band's steady rhythm. In this episode, he discusses growing up in a music-influenced household, how the two brothers started playing together, the formation of Blackberry Smoke, life on the road, and his bass gear. Blackberry Smoke recently embarked on their Rattle, Ramble, and Roll tour. You can find show dates and follow the group at blackberrysmoke.com.

University of Arkansas alum and Razorbackology founder Ben Larsen is a life-long Arkansas Razorback sports fan. Ben discusses the latest happenings withing the Razorback sports program, along with tailgating suggestions for fans visiting Fayetteville. 

John T. Edge is a prolific, award-winning Southern food writer, TV host, Writer-In-Residence at the University of Mississippi, and a visiting professor at the University of Georgia.  As a graduate student in 1998, Edge helped organize the Southern Foodways Alliance, an organization he led until an unforeseen and unnecessary controversy motivated him to retire in 2021.  Edge is a contributing editor for Garden & Gun magazine and a former New York Times and Oxford American contributor. He also writes and hosts TrueSouth, an SEC Network TV series that profiles people and restaurants impacting the region's food scene. Currently, Edge is writing a memoir scheduled for publication in 2025. He's written numerous books, including The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South. Edge lives in Oxford, Mississippi, with his wife, Blair Hobbs, an acclaimed author and university instructor.  

Kevin Elliott fell in love with Panama City, Florida, in the late 1980s as a 13-year-old military transplant. Today, not only does this entrepreneur host one of the Emerald Coast's most successful film festivals, but he's also an ardent supporter and the city's "unofficial ambassador." After spending a couple of decades on the corporate merry-go-round, Kevin exercised his creative energy by founding Wewa Films, a company specializing in commercial film work and documentaries. Concurrently, Kevin saw an opportunity to highlight both Panama City's downtown and documentary films by co-founding the Redfish Film Fest in 2024. Kevin explains the history of Panama City, the devastation caused by two major hurricanes, and how a fledging downtown gained new life throuhg the vision of local and transplant creatives.

Los Angeles-based Denny Tedesco is an award-winning documentary producer and director. His credits include The Wrecking Crew, which showcases his father, Tommy Tedesco, and the LA session players such as Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, Carol Kaye, Hal Blaine and many others who recorded thousands of hit records and soundtracks from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Denny's most recent project, Immediate Family (available on Amazon), features the session musicians (Waddy Watchel, Russ Kunkel, Leland Sklar, Danny Kortchmar, Steve Powell) who played for James Taylor, Jackson Browne, Phil Collins, Stevie Nicks, and Linda Ronstadt, among others. Both of these documentaries are "must-sees" for any music fan.

Most everyone enjoys a cup of coffee to jumpstart the day. Jeff Daniels, the Director of Sales at Non-Fiction Coffee, provides insight on making a better cup at home or knowing what questions to ask your local barista. Based in Pelham, Alabama, Non-Fiction Coffee strives to roast the best coffee while dignifying the coffee producers they work with and buy from worldwide. Jeff describes how Non-Fiction selects their growers and the details behind the roasting process, including tips on brewing or purchasing better coffee.

The Currys, an Americana-flavored musical trio formed of two brothers and a cousin in 2013, continues developing a fan base outside their southern roots. This episode was recorded at SOWAL House in Rosemary Beach, FL, before their Camp Helen State Park performance. I hope you have as much fun listening to this episode as we had while recording.      

David Dunavent grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi, along the banks of the Mississippi River, and in the heart of "Blues Country." Not only is David an accomplished singer-songwriter who tours extensively across the Southeastern U.S., he also has an incredible knowledge of Blues history. Recorded in SOWAL House, in Rosemary Beach, FL, join us as we talk about how the Blues originated and its impact on all genres of music and musicians.

A native of Jackson, Tennessee, Taki Brown writes and delivers original rhymed and narrative poetry. After meeting at SOWAL House Creative Studio in 2022, I sat down with Taki to discuss our Tennessee background and his creative work. When not writing, he donates his time to community service projects, mentoring youth, and hosting jazz and blues events. You can follow Taki's Instagram page at taki_brown.