Best Ashley Garth Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 10: Brad Paisley counts his blessings – a sold out European arena tour, his first TV special, but mostly the ability to give back 49:25

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Brad Paisley thinks he’s special – Europeans know it. Paisley’s first television special “Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special” will air 7 p.m. Dec. 3 on ABC. He filmed the television show in Nashville in September a few weeks before he headed to Europe for his sold-out arena tour. Paisley sat down with The Tennessean’s Country Mile podcast to talk abo…

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Episode 8: Garth Brooks & Ashley McBryde take us to songwriting school 1:08:51

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The first seven installments of The USA TODAY NETWORK's Country Mile podcast were taped in some of Nashville's most storied, intimate rooms – with just a few lucky folks on hand to hear some of country music's most influential artists talk about the moments that made their careers. Episode 8 – well, Episode 8 is a party. Thousands of country music …

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Episode 7: Marty Stuart & Chris Scruggs 51:17

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Recorded in the historic RCA Studio B, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Marty Stuart and Chris Scruggs talk the history of country music, and preserving it for the next generation.By USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee

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Episode 6: Requested Material — Sara Evans & Martina McBride 50:43

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Martina McBride and Sara Evans talk about breaking through in country music, their similar origin stories, and raising families while on the road.By USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee

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Episode 5: '90s coming back ‘like a rocket ship’ — Travis Tritt & Tracy Lawrence 40:55

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Travis Tritt and Tracy Lawrence have been friends since the ‘90s. Over the last three decades, the country singers built a friendship on making memories – and keeping secrets. “We don’t have any stories we can tell,” Lawrence quipped. “Not enough people have died. His wife would run me off if I tell stories on him” Country Mile Episode 6 was record…

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Episode 4: ‘I got enough stories to last a lifetime’ — Dolly Parton 18:29

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“It’s been a long year, and I’m about sick of Dolly Parton,” Parton quipped Saturday backstage at the Grand Ole Opry. Parton capped the Opry’s Dolly week with two performances Saturday night at the Grand Ole Opry. Before she performed, the East Tennessee native sat down with The Tennessean’s Country Mile Podcast to chat about her 2019, which might …

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Episode 3: On the Road — Dierks Bentley & Tenille Townes 52:34

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In episode three of Country Mile, Tennessean reporter Cindy Watts and producer Ayrika Whitney take the show on the road to Buena Vista Colorado, where Dierks Bentley recently held his second annual Seven Peaks Music Festival. After a twenty-two hour journey to the remote Rocky Mountain town, they caught up with Bentley and rising star Tenille Towne…

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Episode 2: Lovin' on the People — Ricky Skaggs & High Valley 53:56

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Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs and up-and-coming country duo High Valley — composed of brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel — talk about the rich crossroads of country and bluegrass. Skaggs remembers waking up to find a mandolin in his bed when he was 5 years old, a gift from his father. High Valley learned to love music in their isolate…

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Episode 1: Can't Touch that Hope — Vince Gill & Chris Young 59:32

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What was the first music that moved you? The first song you learned to play? The first time you heard yourself on the radio? Cindy Watts sits down with 21-time Grammy winner Vince Gill and multi-platinum selling country artist Chris Young at Belmont University's The GIG. (Gallery of Iconic Guitars)By USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee

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Make the Choice to Live the Dream 43:26

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Garth Brooks decision to bring a fictional persona into the world by the name of Chris Gaines was officially announced in March of 1999. In July of the same year, reviews and features started showing up in various publications as the first single “Lost in You” went out to Adult Contemporary radio and VH1. The album, In the Life of Chris Gaines, was…

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Notes on Camp: Finding Success in Passionate Failure 46:59

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Having reviewed the life of Garth Brooks, the life of Chris Gaines, the process of unleashing the fictional character upon the world and the world’s response to it, we have but one thing left to discuss; What exactly was this and why does it continue to fascinate the hearts and minds of pop cultural to this day? Hosts Michael and Ashley share their…

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Coming Sept. 26: Introducing "Country Mile" 1:07

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Country Mile, the USA TODAY NETWORK’s new podcast series, explores the evolution of one of America’s truest art forms through the stories told by the stars who lived them. The format is simple: Two artists, two stools and an unscripted evening of memories taped before a live audience. Guests include Garth Brooks, Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, Ashley…

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The Critical Assertions of Chris Gaines 44:09

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The alternate title for this weeks episode was “Explaining It Over and Over and Over and Over and Over Again” as it is the underlying theme to the subject at hand. Hosts Michael Eades and Ashley Spurgeon take a look into the critical responses to the Garth Brooks fictional persona, Chris Gaines. His smoldering rock and roll character that put toget…

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The World Meets Chris Gaines 1:14:18

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Having provided the context for the life of Garth Brooks and the life of Chris Gaines, it’s time for us to pull together the disparate threads and document the events from early 1999 through the release of In the Life of Chris Gaines (and a little beyond). From joining the San Diego Padres in Feb, to announcing the album in March, to the tragic pas…

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Behind the Life of Chris Gaines 1:04:43

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On the last episode, we reviewed the journey that Troyal Garth Brooks took from birth to the end of 1998. This week, we flip the coin and take a look at all of the known facts surrounding Christian Gene Gaines. From his relationship to his parents to the release of his six albums (Crush, Straight Jacket, Fornucopia, Apostle, Triangle and Greatest H…

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There Is No Chris Gaines Without Garth Brooks 1:16:35

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In order to understand the mystery that is Chris Gaines, you must first understand the history and legacy of Garth Brooks. After all, there is no Chris Gaines without Garth Brooks. Hosts Ashley Spurgeon and Michael Eades partake in a surprisingly well-researched chat spanning from the birth of Troyal Garth Brooks up to the end of 1998, the last tim…

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The Cultural Zeitgeist is Breathing Down Our Necks 23:15

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Welcome to Chris Gaines: The Podcast, the show where we take an exhaustive look at the career of country superstar Garth Brooks and his much maligned decision in 1999 to take on an alter-ego by the name of Chris Gaines. The album, In the Life of Chris Gaines, was meant to be a pre-soundtrack release to a feature film entitled The Lamb, a way of let…