Bear Rinehart (NEEDTOBREATHE) on Surrendering, Fatherhood & the Moment That Changed His Life

Bear Rinehart (NEEDTOBREATHE) on Surrendering, Fatherhood & the Moment That Changed His Life

Author: The Brothers Hunt March 24, 2026 Duration: 1:16:03
NEEDTOBREATHE frontman Bear Rinehart joins The Brothers Hunt out in God’s Country for one of the most honest conversations they've had on the podcast.Bear talks about growing up in Possum Kingdom, South Carolina, riding dogs as a kid, BB gun wars, and the kind of wild childhood that doesn’t exist anymore. From there the conversation moves into music, fatherhood, and life on the road as the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated band NEEDTOBREATHE and his solo project Wilder Woods.The guys also hit a classic “What You Mad At?” segment (Airbnb secret rooms and crate-sh*tting dogs make the list), swap parenting stories about raising young kids, and talk about how life changes when you become a dad.But the heart of the episode comes when Bear opens up about quitting drinking, faith, surrender, and the season of life that inspired his newest music. He explains how a deeply personal writing process led to some of the most honest songs he’s ever recorded—including writing tracks alone in the mornings before recording sessions with producer Dave Cobb in Savannah.It’s funny, raw, thoughtful, and one of those conversations that goes way deeper than expected.If you like conversations about music, faith, family, the outdoors, and figuring life out along the way, you’ll love this one.BROUGHT TO YOU BY TACTACAM. Got to https://www.tactacam.com/ and get 20% OFF all hardware with code: GODSCOUNTRY20 Go to ⁠ponchooutdoors.com/GODSCOUNTRY⁠ and enter your email for $10 off your first order! TBH INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thebrothershunt/ TBH FACEBOOK: TBHhttps://www.facebook.com/thebrothershunt/ GCP FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/godscountrypodcast GCP INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thegodscountrypodcast/ TBH/ GCP TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@brothershunt?lang=en TBH MERCH: https://the-brothers-hunt.myshopify.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The weekly conversation inside God's Country is hosted by Dan and Reid Isbell, known collectively as The Brothers Hunt. Their background is key: they are working Nashville songwriters who grew up immersed in the Tennessee wilderness, and that unique perspective shapes every episode. This isn't a formal interview show but a series of deep, often meandering talks with major country artists and songwriters, focusing on the raw connection between their craft and the landscape. Listeners will hear stories about hunting trips that led to a hit song, fishing metaphors that unravel a lyric's meaning, and how the discipline of sports or the solitude of a mountain trail directly fuels creativity. The podcast digs into the genuine, often messy, relationship these musicians have with the outdoors-far beyond the clichés. It’s about the dirt-under-the-fingernails reality that inspires the music, offering a backstage pass to the moments of inspiration that happen off-stage and outside the city limits. You get the sense of sitting around a campfire with insightful friends, where the talk seamlessly drifts from guitar chords to gun dogs, from song structure to river currents. For anyone curious about the authentic stories behind country music and the wild places that birth them, this podcast provides a consistent, engaging, and surprisingly grounded listen. The Brothers Hunt facilitate these conversations with the easy familiarity of shared experience, making each episode feel like a natural extension of their own lives spent between the studio and the woods.
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