What happens when you drop out of high school at 17, move to Nashville with a dream, and end up on tour with Ariana Grande—only to realize the music industry wants to change everything about you?

This week on Earth to Aimee, Aimee Mayo sits down with the powerhouse, fearless artist Fancy Hagood.

In this episode, Aimee and Fancy dive into:

• Surviving Pop Music Boot Camp: Breaking through as an openly queer artist on Music Row, landing Top 40 hits, and opening for Ariana Grande.

• The Spice Girls "God Wink": How an obsession with the '90s pop icons led to an unbelievable moment that validated his entire career path.

• American Idol & Awards: Auditioning for Idol, getting starstruck, and embarrassing moments with Oprah and Dolly Parton.

• Celebrity Encounters: Why Gary Busey is accidentally Aimee’s songwriting origin story, plus deep dives into The Real Housewives and manifesting White Lotus.

Whether you’re an artist navigating the music business or just love raw, hilarious, and inspiring stories about staying true to yourself—this conversation is a must-listen.

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Inside Taylor Swift’s "Willy Wonka wonderful" wedding with Travis Kelce, laughing with Brad Pitt, & brushing shoulders with Paul McCartney! Legendary hitmaker Craig Wiseman (30+ #1 hits, Big Loud co-founder) joins Aimee Mayo to reveal how he signed Morgan Wallen, discovered Florida Georgia Line, and built one of country music’s biggest empires. 

In this episode of Earth to Aimee:

• Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Wedding: Aimee laughs with Brad Pitt, brushing past Paul McCartney, and the star-studded night

• Morgan Wallen & Big Loud: Signing Morgan, HARDY, ERNEST, and taking a chance on house painters FGL (Florida Georgia Line)

• Behind the 30 #1 Hits: Writing Tim McGraw’s "Live Like You Were Dying" and "Standing Room Only"

• Life & Survival: Surviving open-heart surgery, Nashville gatekeepers, and paying off strangers' Walmart layaways

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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brandy Clark joins Aimee Mayo on Earth to Aimee for one of her most honest conversations yet. From writing massive hits for Miranda Lambert and Kacey Musgraves to finally winning her first Grammy after 17 nominations, Brandy shares the stories, heartbreak, and perseverance behind one of country music's most respected careers.

In this episode, Brandy opens up about writing "Mama's Broken Heart" for Miranda Lambert, "Follow Your Arrow" for Kacey Musgraves, creating the Tony-nominated Broadway musical Shucked with Shane McAnally, and the advice that kept her going through years of rejection before finally hearing her name called at the Grammy Awards.

You'll also hear behind-the-scenes stories about Nashville songwriting, Reba McEntire, Lainey Wilson, Brandi Carlile, Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline, Kenny Rogers, Rick Springfield, Alanis Morissette, Theo Von, and more.

Whether you're a songwriter, country music fan, or simply love hearing the real stories behind legendary careers, this conversation is full of wisdom, humor, and unforgettable moments.
In this episode:

🎵 How Brandy Clark wrote country music's biggest hits

🏆 Winning her first Grammy after 17 nominations

🎭 Creating the Broadway hit Shucked

✍️ Nashville songwriting secrets

❤️ Overcoming rejection, grief, and self-doubt

🤠 Behind-the-scenes stories from country music legends

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On this episode of Earth to Aimee, I sit down with legendary Nashville A&R executive Missi Gallimore, who has helped discover, champion, and place more hit songs and Grammy-winning songs than almost anyone in Nashville history.

We talk about meeting Taylor Swift before she became Taylor Swift, finding songs like "Live Like You Were Dying" and "Blue Ain't Your Color," the art of spotting a hit, and why great songs still matter more than anything else.

Plus stories about Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Lori McKenna, Chris Tompkins, the famous Aimeeland bathroom wall, and what really happens behind the scenes on Music Row.

You can hear the split second before a song becomes a hit, but only if you know what to listen for. I’m sitting down with Nashville powerhouse Missy Gallimore, an A&R original with stories that stretch from legendary demo days to the social media driven music business we’re all trying to understand now. We start with a surprisingly emotional tour through the little moments artists leave behind, then jump straight into what it felt like meeting Taylor Swift early, watching her professionalism up close, and recognizing that rare “walks in the room and owns it” charisma. 

From there, we get honest about how Nashville changed. We talk about the rise of artist written albums, why outside songs got tougher to place, and why Missy still believes the longest careers are built on cutting the best song, period. She breaks down what makes a hit before the charts ever say so: a title that makes you click, a lyric that lands fast, and that gut level replay factor. Missy also tells the real A&R hustle behind songs like Blue Ain’t Your Color and the frantic, competitive moment Live Like You Were Dying got put on hold before it even left the studio. 

We also dig into modern artist development and why consistency, frequent releases, and social traction now carry massive weight. Missy shares her “superstar pie” of confidence and presence, plus a simple life lesson that applies way beyond music: fear is your enemy, and you’ve got to push through those first seconds of doubt. If you like music industry stories, songwriting craft, and practical career advice, hit subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review. What’s the last song that made you pull the car over?

Murder trial. Dirty cops. Jury secrets. Police interrogation tactics. Reasonable doubt explained. What really happens inside a murder trial? Can police legally lie during an interrogation? And why do criminal defense lawyers tell people to stop talking?

In this episode of Earth to Aimee, Aimee Mayo sits down with veteran criminal defense attorney Marian Fordyce for a fascinating conversation about murder trials, jury psychology, police interrogations, reasonable doubt, wrongful accusations, courtroom secrets, addiction, corruption, and the biggest mistakes people make when dealing with law enforcement.

From shocking courtroom stories to practical advice that could save you from self-snitching, this episode pulls back the curtain on the criminal justice system like you've never seen before.

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Nashville real estate in 2026 is WILD — and if you're buying a house, selling a house, or moving to Nashville, you need to hear this first.

Top realtor Katie Morrell of Morrell Property Collective sits down with Aimee Mayo for a conversation that goes way deeper than buying and selling houses. They cover the best Nashville neighborhoods to watch, home staging secrets, red flags buyers miss, how to price your home right, and the most insane things Katie has ever found inside people's houses — including a woman chained to a bed, a man living in a closet with Little Debbies, and a seller who hid $200,000 in structural damage.

Plus why songwriting and real estate are basically the same job, and why some houses just feel wrong the second you walk in.

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What happens when a family sits down and finally tells the stories they've never told before? In Part 2 of this raw, unfiltered conversation, hit songwriter Aimee Mayo sits down with her mom Becky and uncle Kelly Harwood for a hilarious, emotional, and wildly unexpected journey through family secrets, DNA surprises, growing up in small-town Alabama, coming out as gay in the Deep South, mental health struggles, suicide prevention, addiction and recovery, and grief. There's Danny Mayo burning 500 X-rated movies on live television (except he didn't actually burn them), Southern family trauma, country music stories, and a meteor shower over Monteagle where two kids with nothing made wishes that somehow came true. Near the end, Kelly says something that stopped everyone cold — and you won't see it coming. This is Wait. What?! with Aimee Mayo — and this might be the most important episode we've ever made.

Family secrets, DNA surprises, pet loss, shocking stories and supernatural encounters collide in one conversation. In this episode, Aimee sits down with her mom Becky and uncle Kelly Harwood — artist and owner of Gallery 202 in Franklin, Tennessee — for one of the funniest, most emotional, and wildest family conversations yet.

A DNA test blows the lid off a decades-old secret — their childhood neighbor who lived two doors down their entire lives was actually a secret half-sister. Aimee shares the terrifying night their family stumbled into pure evil in Mississippi. 

Aimee describes seeing a glowing angel as a toddler after a near-death experience. Kelly recounts the dream he had the night before his mother died — the moment she spread her wings and said goodbye. Plus embarrassing moments that will make you cry laughing, pet grief, growing up gay in a small Southern town, and why mothers always know.

This episode is funny, heartbreaking, nostalgic, shocking, and deeply human all at once. Follow the show and please leave a review if it moved you.

In this chaotic solo episode of WAIT. WHAT?! with Aimee Mayo, hit songwriter and bestselling author Aimee Mayo dives into AI obsession, ChatGPT, Airbnb horror stories, ancestry.com family secrets, surprise siblings, dog grief, Reddit rabbit holes, ketamine therapy, ibogaine, podcast struggles, celebrity songwriting stories, and the emotional story of losing her soulmate dog.

This episode covers:
Airbnb nightmares and crazy guest stories
ChatGPT, Claude, AI obsession, and YouTube algorithms
The ancestry DNA discovery that shocked an entire family
Dog grief, pet loss, and emotional healing
Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and comedy podcast inspiration
Ryan Tedder and Adam Lambert songwriting stories
Funny Southern storytelling and dark comedy
Reddit rabbit holes and viral internet stories
Ketamine therapy, ibogaine, psychedelics, and mental health
Podcasting struggles, fame, family secrets, and chaos

If you love podcasts like Theo Von, Joe Rogan Experience, Diary of a CEO, SmartLess, Armchair Expert, comedy podcasts, storytelling podcasts, conspiracy rabbit holes, emotional real-life stories, Nashville music stories, celebrity interviews, and hilarious chaos — this episode is for you.

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What Denzel Washington, Billy Bob Thornton and Sandra Bullock Are Really Like On Set | John Lee Hancock

How movies are made, what it’s really like working with actors like Denzel Washington and Sandra Bullock, and the truth about screenwriting and directing in Hollywood.

Oscar winning films. A list actors. Real Hollywood behind the scenes.

Hollywood director and screenwriter John Lee Hancock, known for The Blind Side, Saving Mr. Banks, and The Rookie, sits down with Aimee Mayo to talk about filmmaking, the screenwriting process, and what actually happens on a movie set.

From Sandra Bullock’s Academy Award winning performance in The Blind Side to directing multiple Oscar winning actors like Denzel Washington, Jared Leto, and Rami Malek, John Lee shares how movies are made, how actors really work on set, and why some of the best scenes come from unexpected mistakes.

They break down the filmmaking process, working with actors, Hollywood storytelling, and how scripts turn into movies people connect with.

In this episode you’ll hear

How movies are made and what directors actually do on set
What it’s like working with Denzel Washington, Sandra Bullock, and Billy Bob Thornton
Screenwriting tips and how to write a screenplay that gets made
The truth about directing actors with different styles
Why most movies never get made and what separates great scripts
Behind the scenes stories from The Blind Side and Saving Mr. Banks
The impact of AI and algorithms on Hollywood and creativity

If you’re interested in filmmaking, screenwriting, Hollywood behind the scenes, or the movie making process, this episode gives you a real look inside the industry.

Wait. What?! with Aimee Mayo is a podcast featuring real conversations about music, movies, storytelling, and the creative process.

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