Ep 57: Lil' David Wilkins - The real T.R.O.U.B.L.E. Mike and Dan sit down with the Memphis music legend, Lil' David Wilkins, to discuss his deal with Sam Phillips and Sun Records, making movies, and Memphis Mafia member, Marty Lacker, managing his music career.

Ep 56: Leon Everette #2 - Former RCA Recording Artist Mike and Dan talk to Leon Everette for a 2nd time to discuss his entertainment career and the new projects he's working on now.

Ep 55: Christy Martin "Coal Miner's Daughter" Mike and Dan sit down with Christy Martin who is a pioneer in women's boxing to discuss her boxing career, her Netflix documentary, and her current projects. Oh yeah, Mike and Dan talk about some silly stuff in the beginning.

Episode 54 - Are UFO's real? Mike and Dan discuss the possibility that UFO's may be real.

Ep 52: America has gone BONKERS! Mike and Dan talk about the Nashville school shooting, how America has lost its way and what we need to do to get our country back on track again.

Mike and Dan talk about some of the deep, dark secrets about Elvis's sex life, his relationship with Pricsilla, and the things that turned him on in the bedroom. You will learn things about Elvis you never knew before.

Mike & Dan sit down with Billy “Spa Guy” Stallings (Elvis Historian) to talk about all things Elvis. We asked him some hard hitting questions about Elvis that no one asks. Why did Elvis marry Priscilla? Who was the woman Elvis said gave him the best head? Did Elvis commit suicide? What is your opinion on the new ‘Elvis” movie? And a bombshell was d…

Mike & Dan talk to Killer Beaz about comedy, missed opportunities, what's next for him, and his part on the TV show "Moonshiners".

Mike & Dan discuss 18 of the most common phrases people say incorrectly. The Hitman tests the Cop on how well he knows these phrases, they also talk about Yellowstone, 1923, and things people may not know about us.

Mike & Dan discuss Nashville Rumors, what is a male “Karen”, real moonshine, the drunkest we’ve ever been, dating co-workers, La Vergne Police department, and Dan meeting John Anderson & Hoyt Axton.

Ep 47: Murder in Memphis Mike and Dan talk about a strange encounter he had with James Earl Ray’s wife, the murder of Tyre Nichols, and other stuff in this host session.

Ep 46: Larry McCoy - #1 Hit Songwriter and Producer Mike & Dan talk to Larry about his new publishing company and record label called “Spinville Entertainment” and launching their new artist, Ashley Ryan.

Joey Thurmond is a former WCW wrestler, Cop, Comedian, Circus Owner, and Film Actor. Mike & Dan talk to Joey about his various professions and current projects.

Mike talks with A.C. Clark and Tonya Garton about losing their son to drug addiction and how that led into their work with the "The Quintenn Clark Foundation" to help others who are also struggling with addiction.

Mike and Dan talk to songwriter, Danny Simpson, about his career writing songs for Kenny Chesney, Rodney Atkins and the late comedian, Tim Wilson. Dan and Mike also discuss the Idaho college murders and the myths about cops and boxers.

Mike Rodgers and Dan Whitehurst talk to comedian D White about his new podcast called "D's Nuts Banter", Printer's Alley, Rascal Flatts, Skull, and the death of Lisa Marie Presley.

Mike Rodgers and Dan Whitehurst discuss the best of 2022 and look back on the year.

Mike Rodgers is a former boxer and country singer. Dan Whitehurst is a comedian and former cop. They talk about stuff. The show is coming back!

Mike Rodgers is a former boxer and country singer. Dan Whitehurst is a comedian and former cop. They talk about stuff. Today, they talk about various conspiracy theories.

Mike Rodgers is a former boxer and country singer. Dan Whitehurst is a comedian and former cop. They talk about stuff. The show is coming back!

Tyler Mahan Coe is the son of country music legend David Allan Coe. Tyler hosts an incredibly entertaining and addictive podcast that's shaking up Music Row called, “Cocaine & Rhinestones". We talked about him playing guitar in his father’s band, country music history, and his new podcast. The conversation heartfelt, candid, and raw in places; espe…

The top 18 country music acts in 2018 you need to hear if you haven't already who are not mainstream.

Previously, on About Nashville with Chris Hardwick, Tom Segura, Steve-O, Ray Scott, Jesse Case and Tommy Emmanuel.

CMA AWARDS/MOVIE REMAKES/THE WALKING DEAD Mike and Holly talk about the CMA awards, current movie remakes, the results of the presidential election, and then Mike makes another bold prediction about what's about to happen in 'The Walking Dead' television series.

RCA RECORDING ARTIST/ACTOR/ENTREPRENEUR Leon Everette was a successful RCA country music recording artist when he walked away from the music business while still on the top on the charts. His music career peaked between 1977 and 1985. He recorded eight studio albums, including five for the RCA Nashville label. He charted several singles during this…

GOLDEN GLOVES/SILVER GLOVES/CUTMAN Ray Rodgers, who was born in Oklahoma but grew up in Conway, was inducted into the Silver Gloves Hall of Fame in 2001, the Golden Gloves Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. The late Billy Bock, a 1996 Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame inductee who was a well-known amateur boxer and later …

DON KING BUSINESS PARTNER/FORMER BOXING MANAGER Episode 32 of About Nashville with Mike Rodgers Today is part 2 of 2 with our guest, Jimmy Adams who is a business partner of Don King and former boxing manager of Ernie Shavers, Bert Cooper, Oliver McCall, Greg Page, Riddick Bowe, Tony Tucker, and many, many others. This was a completely exclusive in…

BOXING MANAGER/PROMOTER/DON KING BUSINESS PARTNER Today’s guest is Jimmy Adams who is a Don King business partner and former boxing manager. Jimmy managed the boxing careers of Ernie Shavers, Bert Cooper, Oliver McCall, Greg Page, Riddick Bowe, Tony Tucker, and many, many others. Jimmy actually promoted several of my own pro bouts in the beginning …

MIDDLEWEIGHT & LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION Today’s guest on About Nashville is former world boxing champion Reggie Sweet Johnson who held both the WBA Middleweight and IBF Light-Heavyweight titles. His tie to Nashville is his boxing manager, Bob Jordan, who also managed me for a short time in my own boxing career. We talked about how he got into box…

COMEDIAN & PODCAST HOST Jesse Case is a popular comedian from the Nashville area who was featured on the television show The last Comic Standing. Jesse is also one of the hosts for the popular podcast Probably Science and hosts his own podcast Jesse vs. Cancer. A show that documented his winning battle with Stage 4 cancer and return to the comedy s…

COMEDIAN/ACTOR/PODCAST HOST Bubba Bradley talks about launching his new podcast next week called 'All Things Country', his new movie 'Shark Exorcist', and his recent comedy tour. They also discuss 'The Walking Dead', 'The Howling', dating apps, and how little they really know about topics like politics and religion.…

MUSIC MANAGER/FILM PRODUCER/CEO Phyllis Bennett is the CEO of Take Three Entertainment and has been instrumental in the success of many people in the country music industry. Mike talks with Phyllis Bennett and her daughter Denise Bennett-Burks about how she managed Doug Stone and led him to several #1 hits on the radio, obstacles they faced along t…

HostSesh How do you take your podcast to the next level? You get a producer! We've brought on audio engineer WhiteCastle as our producer to improve the sound quality of the show. In the very first HostSesh for About Nashville, Mike & Holly talk about what the show has already accomplished in its first 6 months, where its headed now they have a prod…

COMEDIAN/STUNTMAN/JACKASS STAR Steve-O:(a.k.a. Stephen Glover)is a household name and it all started when he began producing homemade videos of dangerous stunts mixed with comical behavior. Steve-O graduated from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in 1997, and had a career as a circus clown before achieving fame on Jackass and Wildboy…

COMEDIAN/RECORD PROMOTER/TV HOST Wix Wichmann is a comedian, former country music record promoter, Nashville Star, He’s now at Average Joe’s, and he’s the host of a videocast on youtube called “Wix in the Mix”. He actually interviewed me for his show as I was interviewing him so you can hear that process as it happened on their end too. We talked a…

GUITAR VIRTUOSO/CMA WINNER/GRAMMY NOMINEE Tommy Emmanuel is a guitar virtuoso, recording artist, CMA winner, Grammy nominee, and international star. We talked about how he learned to play guitar in Australia, how Chet Akins became his mentor, and how he mentored Keith Urban. We also talked about Johnny Cash’s mystical “IT” factor and Paul McCartney…

AUTHOR/ATTORNEY/BOXING JUDGE David Hudson talks about how he became a boxing judge, writing 40 published books, being an attorney in Nashville, and how they met almost 20 years ago.

SINGER/SONGWRITER/TOOTSIE’S AMBASSADOR John Stones talks about how he got into country music, being an ambassador for Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, advice he would give singers and songwriters coming to Nashville, how much lower Broadway has changed in the last few years, and tells several stories about celebrities that have come through the doors of To…

CARTOONIST/MUSICIAN/TELEVISION HOST Guy Gilchrist talks about how he started drawing comics, his television show, The Muppets, The Muppet Babies, Nancy & Sluggo, and how he almost missed out creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle comic books.

COMEDIAN/ACTOR/PODCAST HOST Tom Segura talks bout comedy, his podcast Your Mom’s House, Mike Tyson, who wins between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Connor McGregor, Professional Boxing, UFC, and who would win a fight between Mike and Joe Rogan.

2X AMERICAN IDOL FINALIST Emily Brooke is a young up-and-coming country music star that has been a finalist on American Idol twice now. Mike and Emily talk about songwriting, American Idol, CMA Fest, and a mystery boy.

COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER/SONGWRITER Mike talks to Ray Scott about breaking into music business, getting his first publishing deal, having his songs recorded by other artists, signing his first record deal, and his favorite TV shows. Mike makes a bad joke about his wife’s dog dying, and then then the dog really does die.…

THE MUSIC CAREER OF SCOTT REEVES This is part two of a two part series. Part one was focused more on Scott’s successful acting career in soap operas like General Hospital, The Young & the Restless, and Days of Our Lives. Part 2 of this interview is focused more on his music career as half of the popular country music duo called Blue County. Mike ta…

THE ACTING CAREER OF SCOTT REEVES Mike talks with Scott Reeves in part 1 of a 2 part series. Scott Reeves is a successful Actor, Singer and Songwriter. You may know Scott from the TV series Nashville or one of three soap operas he has been on like General Hospital, The Young & the Restless, and Days of Our Lives’\. He was also in the popular countr…

SINGER/SONGWRITER/ACTOR/PRODUCER/DOG WHISPERER - In this episode Mike talks to Dean Miller about persevering for the love of the art, his High school prom date that went from good to breaking bad, acting with James Gandolfini & Robert Redford, the crimes of Michael Vick, and producing legends like Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard.…

CHAD RIDEN INTRODUCED MARC MARON TO PRINCE’S HOT CHICKEN Have you ever wondered who held the title of ambassador to comedy for the up and coming comedian in Nashville? It would be comedian Chad Riden. Chad Riden has appeared on “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, the Late Show with David Letterman’s “Tony Mendez Show”, ABC’s “Nashville,” and is fea…

ZANIE'S NASHVILLE COMEDY CLUB MANAGEMENT TEAM Have you ever wondered what it would be like to Manage a Comedy Club? Casey Ray is the Manager & Grace Trippodo is the Assistant Manager of the legendary Zanie's Nashville Comedy Club. Mike talks with them about what a week might look like running the comedy club as they sit in the famous green room to …

WARNER BROTHERS RECORDS RADIO PROMOTER Have you ever wondered how to start a career in Nashville on the business side of the music business? Adrian Michaels is the current Director of National Promotion at Warner Brothers Records and the CEO of the Adrian Michaels Agency in Nashville. He started from the bottom, now he’s here. In the early 90’s he …

GENERAL HOSPITAL CAST Have you ever wondered what it would be like to talk to the cast of General Hospital? This week’s episode is with several cast members of the ABC daytime soap opera General Hospital. Tyler Christopher, Laura Wright, Finola Hughes, Michelle Stafford and Ryan Paevey talk with Mike about comedy, podcasts, southern roots, bad audi…

NEPHEW OF DAVID & LEFTY FRIZZELL AND SON OF ALLEN FRIZZELL Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be born into country music royalty? Award winning Artist, Corey Frizzell was born in Country Music Royalty, as the nephew of Country Stars, David & Lefty Frizzell and the son of Nashville Recording Artist, Allen Frizzell, Corey is carrying on …