God's Country

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“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.

  • 1 hour 30 minutes
    Ep. 109: Deer Sausage, Where I Find God, and Mowing Ditches with Shane Profitt

    This week Reid and Dan host Nashville artist and Mr. Long Live Country, Shane Profitt, out in God's Country. If you are looking for a cornerstone good ol' boy conversation you've come to the right place. The three of them cover everything from fishing to deer season to what makes the perfect wild game sausage. They bond over poor man's cheesecake and Shane shares what it has been like to go from mowing ditches for the city to hearing his songs on the radio in a few short years. The episode ends with the three of them singing what should be the anthem of GCP at this point.

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    16 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Ep. 108: Touring with Morgan Wallen, Quail Hunting, and Frozen Pizzas with Zach John King

    This week Reid and Dan host GCP Artist to watch, Zach John King, out in God's Country. The three of them cover everything from what is was like for ZJK to grow up in Georgia, to quail hunting, to what the three of them are mad at. Zach shares what his journey to Nashville has looked like and how it started with him waiting tables only a few years ago in Downtown Nashville. Now, ZJK is opening for Morgan Wallen on his stadium tours and signing a major label record deal. Prepared to leave this episode feeling inspired to chase your dreams, as scary as it may be, and laughing audibly at New Guy Ray-dio makes another appearance.

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    9 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 21 minutes
    Ep. 107: Deer Camp, AI, and LeeAnn Wommack with Mae Estes

    This week Reid and Dan host God's Country Artist to Watch, Mae Estes, out in God's Country! It's a riot of an episode that starts off covering the topic of AI in the music industry and how it is affecting young artists like Mae. The three of them chat through Mae's 10-year journey in Nashville and how her upbringing has instilled the work ethic she has to maintain the grind. Mae chats through why her husband's deer camp is her favorite deer camp, and when they renew their vows one day why it will be in a Mud Bogg. She covers an array of iconic songs on the episode and ends it with a gravorite that will leave you a long way from over her.

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    2 December 2025, 10:00 am
  • 53 minutes 8 seconds
    Ep. 106: Lifetime Elk Hunt, Fan Questions and Deer Season 2025 with Dan and Reid Isbell

    This week Reid and Dan host a BROPOD in God's Country. They cover their most recent hunt out west chasing Elk, recap where they are in the 2025 deer season, and answer some listener questions that were submitted. They chat through what they feel the right age is to purchase a fire arm for kids, along with addressing some of the nuances around songwriting in Nashville. Happy Thanksgiving from the GCP fam to yours!

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    25 November 2025, 4:40 pm
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    Ep. 105: Touring with Jason Aldean, Jingle Jangle Rock, and Amish Zoos with Raelynn

    This week Reid and Dan host multi-platinum artist and female sensation Raelynn out in God's Country. All we can say is buckle up and get ready to one of our wildest episodes of GCP yet. Raelynn is a force to be reckoned with from her stories, to her songwriting, to her insane vocal talent. She talks about touring with Jason Aldean this past year, what it feels like rejoining her label Big Machine Music Group, and balancing it all as a mom in this industry. They discuss how long she would last as an Amish Mom and the episode ends with even Reid and Dan feeling like a redneck woman.

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    18 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    Ep. 104: Touring with HARDY and the Outdoors with McCoy Moore

    This week Reid and Dan host a God's Country "Artist to Watch" and Sony Nashville recording artist, McCoy Moore. The episode kicks off with a story of how Dan *hopefully* is protected by the statute of limitations and how Reid has a motorcycle somewhere out there he still has yet to ride. The three of them bond over the outdoors, Nashville, and end the episode with a top-notch gravorite.

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    11 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    Ep. 103: Megan Moroney, Mine Would Be You, and West Tennessee with Jessi Alexander

    This week Reid and Dan host a fellow West Tennessean and GRAMMY nominated songwriter Jessi Alexander out in God's Country. Jessi is a force to be reckoned with in Nashville with penning some of the biggest songs in the genre and an ACM AND CMA Song of the Year with "I Drive Your Truck". She shares her inspirational Nashville journey that will leave anyone feeling inspired to chase a dream. The three of them joke on some of their Nashville "Mine Would Be's" and the episode ends with an old habit she can't let go.

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    4 November 2025, 10:00 am
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    Ep. 102: Bear Hunting, Babies, and When I Write The Song with Jake Worthington

    This week Reid and Dan host Mr. Country Music himself, Jake Worthington out in God's Country. The episode kicks off with Jake sharing a story from the last time he went deer hunting and the reason is definitely one you would not expect. They talk the status of Country Music in Nashville and how even with the highs and lows, how it is one of Jake's favorite towns in the world. They discuss his latest album "When I Write The Song" and how the sad songs he listened to with his grandfather inspired it. The episode ends with our listeners guaranteed to feel like they're in a honkytonk!

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    28 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Ep. 101: Pure Country, Dean Dillon and Jug Fishing with Randall King

    This week Reid and Dan host a true texan and country music star, Randall King, out in God's Country. Randall starts the show by exposing a fun hobby about himself most people don't know and the guys have a field day with it. The three of them cover dove hunting tactics and the unorthodox way Randall's family goes about Jug fishing at his family reunions. King struggles to give his Texas Country Music Mount Rushmore and they all dive in on how Pure Country is one of the greatest movies of all time. The episode ends with a gravorite that only could be pulled off by Randall King himself.

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    21 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    Ep. 100: The Traler Park Boys, In Color, and Working with Ronnie Dunn with Jamey Johnson

    The week Reid and Dan host legendary artist and Grand Ole Opry member, Jamey Johnson out in God's Country. They dive in on why it's been 14 years since Jamey has released new music and how his current duet came to fruition. Jamey tells the story behind how "In Color" became the song that is it and the personal touches they were able to throw in there throughout the writing process. Reid and Dan ask a million questions about the legendary "Traler Park Boys" here in Nashville and Jamey shares some stories that had the boys in tears. The episode ends with a George Jones gravorite and we don't know who's gonna fill his shoes after this!

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    14 October 2025, 9:00 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    Ep. 99: Fire Ants, Toad Thumper Lure Company, and New Music with Whiskey Myers

    This week Reid and Dan host Cody and John of Whiskey Myers out in God's Country. Cody and John share the origin of Whiskey Myers and how it stemmed from high school baseball in Texas. Cody shares how he brought his Lure company, Toad Thumper, to life during covid and how perfecting the lures has become a true passion of his. The four of them dive into the ins and outs of elk hunting with a bow and what it feels like to experience a September season in the mountains chasing them. They share the process of creating their latest album with Jay Joyce and some of the unexpected moments from that experience. Reid poses the question of where they would love to play as a band and Reid and Dan still can't believe their response.

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    7 October 2025, 9:00 am
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