This Life Ain't For Everybody

Patrick McKinney works for LifeSpice Ingredients, a leader in creating unique, craveable proprietary seasoning blends for the food industry. They are experts in studying consumer health and taste trends which help them discover the future flavors and products we see on the shelves in grocery stores.

Fisher's second album "Ain't Scared To Bleed" went Top 30 on the ITunes Country charts and continues to be embraced by fans all around the world. When it came to his 3rd album "Rednecks Like Us" it was reviewed by Country Music People magazine and got 4 out of 5 stars.

What is Sturgis? Why the Black Hills of South Dakota? Chad and Alex attend the 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the largest motorcycle rally in the world. It's an event held annually in The Black Hills and in Sturgis, South Dakota. For 10 days for the first week in August there are races, concerts and rides made for every type of Motorcycle riders.

In 2021, Hank Cherry will compete in his ninth year on the Bassmaster Elite Series. Cherry hit the apex of career accomplishments by winning back-to-back the 2021 and the 2020 Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk. Cherry was the 2013 Elite Series Rookie of the Year. Cherry has two other wins to his credit, a Southern Open at Smith Lake in 2012 and the All-Star event in 2013. Cherry starts the 2021 season less than $10,000 from eclipsing the million-dollar mark.

TJ is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. He competed in the 2011 Ultimate Fighter Season. TJ shares his thoughts on the UF, stories from his past fights and his future plans.

While his storied career has reached such heights as being named the Top New Male Vocalist at the 2006 ACM awards and seeing his single "Watching You" become the Number One Song of the Decade according to Country Aircheck, it’s been more than seven years since Take a Back Road, his last record of new material. Rodney Atkins talks about his past experience and his future in country music.

George "Tuffy" Stone is one of the most influential people in barbecue. He is a six-time World Barbecue Champion Pitmaster, a Barbecue Hall of Fame inductee, a former Marine, a French-trained Chef. He is on the competitive barbecue circuit. He has appeared on the Destination America reality television show BBQ Pitmasters. He runs the team "Cool Smoke" and owns a barbecue restaurant chain called "Q Barbeque". His nickname is "The Professor". He is the author of Cool Smoke- The Art of Great Barbecue. In addition we also have Jed Lirette from Jack Daniel's to discuss all things BBQ.

On his first day in Nashville, Kendell wrote the song "Right Where I Need to Be" which was cut by Gary Allen and peaked at number 5 on Billboard's country music chart. This initial success really boosted Kendell's career as a writer and allowed him to work with a wide array of acts including, Jake Owen, George Strait and many more. As his career progressed he returned to his roots, feeling that a traditional sound was a more natural fit for his writing and own music style. In 2008 he wrote the title track for Jamey Johnson's Grammy nominated album, That Lonesome Song, which yielded the same name as the song. Kendell has also written over 60 songs with country star, Chris Stapleton including his grammy winning track, "Either Way".

Michael Politz is the founder and publisher of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Michael has developed and branded multiple celebrity bar and nightlife concepts, and has consulted for Fortune 500 Companies such as Hallmark and Safeway Foods. Michael was recognized as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's Top Forty Executives Under 40.

Hannah Dasher is a newcomer to the Nashville music scene but is quickly making a name for herself with her talents in songwriting, incredible personality, and social savviness. Her ability to blend vintage, traditional southern country with a modern twist is something fans are craving right now. She's written songs for Brad Paisley and others. Find her on TikTok where she started a Stand By Your Pan series where she showcases her personality, her voice and her knack for great southern cooking.

Bo Dean Nickal is an American freestyle wrestler and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 86 kilograms. In freestyle, he claimed the 2019 U23 World Championship and the US Open National championship, and was a finalist at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials and a Final X contestant in 2019.

Chris Hennessee, singer/songwriter and long time Jamey Johnson band mate, has released “Twilight In The South”. His music can best be described as Southern Country Blues. He's played venues all over the South but spends most of this time in Nashville performing at venues on historic "Lower Broad".

Matt Serra is a former UFC world welterweight champion, an ADCC Submission Wrestling Silver Medalist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts under the legendary Renzo Gracie. Serra participated in Season 4 of The Ultimate Fighter and as a coach in Season 6 vs Matt Hughes. Serra now enjoys a flourishing career as he runs two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies in New York.

Gary LeVox is a singer and songwriter and wowed on stage as lead singer of Rascal Flatts for 20 years. Gary is now working on his solo career with his first album called One On One. Gary is passionate about – song writing, performing, fan engagement, charitable causes, hunting and fishing, his family farm, family and faith.

David Meltzer is the Co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and formerly served as CEO of the renowned Leigh Steinberg Sports & Entertainment agency, which was the inspiration for the movie Jerry Maguire.

Austin is back to talk about his experiences working in the MLB. He talks about his experiences dealing with the pressures of the sport and how to overcome expectations from others and from himself. Riley is a professional baseball third baseman and outfielder for the Atlanta Braves.

Kirstie Ennis is an amazing individual. After being injured in Afghanistan and forced into a medical retirement from her Marine Sergeant service, she found new ways to serve and help others. Her passion for the outdoors and drive to help others, lead her to start the Kirstie Ennis Foundation, a non-profit with an aim to provide education, opportunity, and healing in the outdoors through our recreational therapy clinics and expeditions. The organization also introduces new and recycled medical device technology to underserved communities around the world. For more information please visit: https://kirstieennisfoundation.com/

Jack Ingram is a country music artist from the great state of Texas. His songs are amazing and his ability to capture the moments in his songwriting and story-telling is why we love his music. Jack talks about his new album called The Marfa Tapes made in collaboration with Miranda Lambert and Jon Randall.

Chad’s love of BBQ comes from his belief that it’s more than just food- it’s a language that everyone can understand. Co-founder of Whiskey Bent BBQ, a competition BBQ team and BBQ supply shop, Chad has won multiple awards with over 200 top 10 overall and category finishes. Chad has also appeared on the hit TV show Chopped and is a regular guest on The Dan Patrick Show.

Brent Cobb is a Grammy-nominated southern country singer-songwriter. He's written songs for a variety of country artists, including Luke Bryan, Kellie Pickler, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, The Oak Ridge Boys and many others. We've had a few great podcasts with Brent Cobb in the past, search them up!