This week we visit the age old topic: Are nepo babies worthy of the positions they get to or is it just the raw power of the parents that are behind them? Also, is Shelby starting a poop candle company to compete with Gwyneth Paltrow's GOOP? Find out!

This week the gang discusses a hot topic: are music schools still worth it, or are they a profit center churning out worthless degrees for people who will see their careers die shortly after graduation? Watch to find out! Btw... these are all our collective degrees...

Jason - B.B.A. Bachelor's in Music Business

Shelby - BFA MT Bachelor's Fine Arts - Musical Theater

Carlos - B.M. Bachelor's of Music - Vocal Performance

It's an Ella summer in the Lab and we are just living in it. She has shattered a long standing record and we don't know how to feel... will it stand the test of time or is it just recency bias? Tune in to find out.

This week we are joined by Ryan Maag from TSP Creative and The Playground live! From a successful global career as a dancer to now developing artists from small rooms to stadiums, tune in to see the magic behind how your "Next Starts Here."

Can your taste in music change over time, or is it really just locked in from what you used to listen to when you were 14? The vocal lab discusses this interesting phenomenon. Is nostalgia more powerful than our ability to change? Find out!

This week, we are joined by Joey Myron and Cody White who present their brand new Vodka brand, Myron Vodka. Cody, with over two decades of expertise in the food and beverage industry, and Joey, as a creator, songwriter, and artist, share the story of how their friendship brought forth the dream that is Myron Vodka.

This week, the Vocal Lab celebrates America's 250th birthday! We talk about the huge show in Nashville, the largest fireworks show in the world at D.C., and Taylor Swift's wedding!

This week, Jason shares how the end of one dream, led to the beginning of another, and one that would change his life forever in the last 8 years. Tune in to see how this rhinestone cowboy went from dreaming to doing!

This week, Jason shares how his life was forever changed by Jennifer Hudson, how World Travelers are experiencing the US for the first time because of the World Cup, and how Nashville is changing faster than we'd like... for better or worse.

This week we are joined by independent country artist, singer-songwriter, Brian Fuller. From his early days in Savannah, Georgia riding trains with his grandpa, to the pivotal moment that changed his life when he first moved to Nashville, Brian shares his unique story of how success is more than what you can accomplish for yourself.

This week Jason and Shelby are joined yet again by Sophie Steele, AKA "Big Soph" come back to update us on all that's happened since her last visit- a trip to Spain that was ruined by a mysterious sickness, career challenges that have led to new changes, and how to fix problems in a convoluted industry.