This Life Ain't For Everybody

Pardi began writing music at the age of 12 and had formed his own band by 14. He moved to Nashville after high school and signed with Capitol Nashville, and has since released three studio albums including his most recent, 2019's Heartache Medication. He scored his first No. 1 single in 2015 with "Head Over Boots," following that with his second No. 1, "Dirt on My Boots," in 2016. Last year, he earned his third trip to the top spot with Heartache Medication's title track.

Joshua Hayes is a singer-songwriter from Woodland, Texas. Little Rock was the first self-released album to reach No. 1 on the Americana Chart. "She Left Me For Jesus," which appeared on Trouble in Mind, was the Americana Music Association Song of the Year 2008. Also in 2016 Carll was nominated for a Grammy Awards for Best Country Song "Chances Are".

David is a two-time Olympic Gold medalist. He has won six Grand Prix, six World Cups, 3 X Games and one Freeski World Championship. David grew up in Reno, Nevada and is a avid outdoorsman with a passion to live off the land.

Travis T-bone Turner, co-host of Michael Waddell's Bone Collector TV Show on the Outdoor Channel, is a certified professional archer on the pro-staff of Realtree Outdoors.

Brent Cobb, Ben Ratliff and Shawn Radford join Chad at Duck camp. Brent plays a few of our favorite songs and the guys talk about the music industry and making a living in it. This episode is brought to you by Jack Daniels

Niko Moon, is a singer/songwriter signed to Sony Music Nashville/RCA Nashville. He has written songs for the Zac Brown Band and was also a member of the group Sir Rosevelt with Zac Brown and Ben Simonetti.

Jordan Harbertson is owner and co-founder of MTN OPS and is an avid outdoorsman. Jordan's passion for hunting and outdoor activities has influenced the direction of MTN OPS as an outdoor performance supplement. Check out their products here: www.mtnops.com

Charles Cobb Blackmon, nicknamed "Chuck Nazty", is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.

Walker Anthony Buehler is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball for the Vanderbilt Commodores and was a member of their 2014 College World Series.

Jordan is co founder of Mtn Ops, a performance supplement company focused on the outdoor and hunting lifestyle. We've experienced the success using Mtn Ops when training for hunts and now we get the backstory and science involved in making their product we relied on.

Chris Knight's talent for songwriting has served him well. He's won a loyal audience for his stories of the rocky emotional landscape of ordinary lives, expressed in the warm but rough-hewn tone of his Kentucky-accented voice. But he's also struck gold with other artists recording his tunes, and his work has been covered by country hitmakers like Blake Shelton, Randy Travis, Ty Herndon, Montgomery Gentry, and Confederate Railroad.

Scott Graves is founder of Special Ops Xcursions, a volunteer nonprofit organization devoted to providing outdoor adventure to active duty Special Operations Warriors and their families.

Riley Green is a country music singer-songwriter and saw his first success with his hit single "There Was This Girl" back in 2018. Riley was raised on the sounds of old traditional Country, Bluegrass, and Southern Gospel music. Riley is an avid outdoorsman and when he's not on tour or in the studio making music he spends time out in the duck blind with friends and family.

A native to Spearfish, South Dakota, Nick Mundt has lived, breathed and loved hunting since he was a young boy. Nick spent more than 15 years as a licensed guide at Seven J Outfitters and many know him from the Bone Collector TV Series and Realtree Road trips. Nick is known to consistently get it done with big animals, no matter where he is. Nick has a passion for the outdoors and conservation which is a big part of what he wants to teach non-hunters and hunters alike.

Adam Hood and the best Nashville tour manager Ben Ratliff joins the podcast to talk about the Nashville music scene and share stories of writing songs and industry experiences in this crazy time of the pandemic. Adam also sings a few of our favorite songs. Give it a listen!

Tim Montana is an Outlaw Country singer and songwriter. His single "This Beard Came Here to Party" was adopted by the Boston Red Sox as the theme song of their 2013 post-season run. Whether he’s performing onstage with ZZ Top in front of a crowd of thousands, kicking it with his friend Dave Grohl at a Foo Fighters gig or racing ATVs with extreme-sports star Travis Pastrana, Tim Montana has a knack for always being in the right place at the right time. But don’t chalk it up to luck. Rather, it’s Montana’s innate talent, unrelenting hustle and magnetic charisma that have made the country-rock singer-songwriter a dude that everyone — from the famous to the blue-collar — wants to be around.

Biff talks about the discipline it takes to be a fighter pilot and some of his experiences as a pilot for the U.S. Navy.

Solo artist. Frontman. Behind-the-scenes songwriter. For more than a decade, Adam Hood has left his mark both onstage and in the writing room, carving out a southern sound that mixes equal parts country, soul and American roots music.

Brent Cobb joins the podcast to share stories from the release of his highly anticipated new album "Keep ‘Em On They Toes”. His past album Shine On Rainy Day peaked at number 17 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. Cobb also received a 2018 Grammy Award nomination for this album. Cobb has written songs for a variety of country artists, including Luke Bryan, Kellie Pickler, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, The Oak Ridge Boys as well as many others.

Chris Knight's talent for songwriting has served him well. He's won a loyal audience for his stories of the rocky emotional landscape of ordinary lives, expressed in the warm but rough-hewn tone of his Kentucky-accented voice. But he's also struck gold with other artists recording his tunes, and his work has been covered by country hitmakers like Blake Shelton, Randy Travis, Ty Herndon, Montgomery Gentry, and Confederate Railroad.