Corey Kent talks Fatherhood, Garth Brooks, and Great Day To Be Alive on God's Country

Corey Kent talks Fatherhood, Garth Brooks, and Great Day To Be Alive on God's Country

Author: The Brothers Hunt August 18, 2026 Duration: 1:29:34
Garth Brooks and Willie Nelson gave Corey Kent advice that helped change the direction of his life. In this episode of God’s Country, Corey joins The Brothers Hunt to tell those stories—and opens up about getting fired with a new baby at home, leaving Nashville, building a life in Texas, and redefining what success really means. Corey shares how he handed Garth Brooks a burned CD containing the only three songs he had written, why he confidently claimed they were ready for country radio, and the life-changing message Garth later sent him. He also remembers singing with Willie Nelson as a teenager and receiving the advice that first sent him to Nashville. The conversation goes deeper into faith, family, fatherhood, hunting, and the emotional moment Corey experienced on his family’s Oklahoma land before delivering his grandfather’s eulogy. Plus, he talks about “Wild as Her,” his upcoming album Heartland Rock N Roll, working with Jason Aldean, and why he plans to live his life in seasons. CHAPTERS 00:00 Meet Corey Kent 04:00 Why Corey and his wife had a fourth child 07:20 Getting fired with a new baby at home 09:20 Leaving Nashville for Texas 14:00 What You Mad At? 17:20 The rising cost of Corey’s party barn 25:00 Hunting, public land and chasing adventure 31:00 Parenting and embracing the season you’re in 34:20 Redefining success and building a full table 39:20 Corey remembers his grandfather 44:20 The deer that appeared before the eulogy 48:00 Corey Can: The Game 53:00 Corey’s journey through Nashville and Texas 54:30 Singing with Willie Nelson 57:15 Handing Garth Brooks a burned CD 58:30 Garth’s life-changing advice 1:03:30 Putting music in its proper place 1:05:20 Why Corey lets the best song win 1:07:00 Heartland Rock N Roll and Corey’s influences 1:11:00 Why playing live means everything 1:15:20 Contentment, ambition and life after music 1:20:00 “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive” 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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