Introducing: God's Country

Introducing: God's Country

Author: The Brothers Hunt January 9, 2024 Duration: 3:33
“God’s Country” with brothers Dan and Reid Isbell is a rollicking weekly podcast that sits at the intersection of country music and the great outdoors. Each episode explores how today’s biggest and most talented country stars and songwriters pull inspiration from rugged,  first-hand relationships with the natural world. Nashville songwriters by profession who spent their childhoods getting muddy in the wilds of Tennessee, Dan and Reid draw on their own passion for hunting and fishing to lead a thought-provoking and fun exploration of the fundamental role of outdoor living in country music. Connect with Dan Isbell, Reid Isbell, and MeatEater God's Country on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube Shop MeatEater Merch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 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.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 122

God's Country
Podcast Episodes
Ep. 17: Drew Holcomb on Ernie Johnson, Taxidermy, and Duck Hunting [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:31:42
This week Dan and Reid Isbell host Drew Holcomb out in God’s Country to discuss duck hunting, navigating fatherhood as a touring artist, and how his grandfather used his surgeon skills as the family taxidermist. Drew sha…
Ep. 15: Anne Wilson on Space Jam, REBEL, and Her Jesus [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:48
This week Dan and Reid host multi-platinum and award-winning artist, Anne Wilson. Anne shares her love for the Kentucky farm her family owns, her cowboy boot collection, and what it was like growing up surrounded by a fa…
Ep. 13: Brice Long on Rodeo, Jon Pardi Tunes, and Church Hymns [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:28:31
Dan and Reid Isbell are joined by the man behind some of your favorite country tunes, "Nothin' On But The Radio," "Like A Cowboy," and "Heartache on the Dance Floor," Mr. Brice Long himself. Brice shares his thoughts on…
Ep. 12: Dylan Scott on Hunting Property Lines and Keith Whitley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:16:08
This week in God’s Country, Dan and Reid are joined by Dylan Scott to talk about how incredible Dylan smells, and how stretching in your mid 30s is a requirement. Dylan admits that he recently got a perm and Dan referenc…