In MusicRow Magazine's first ever podcast, we sit down with the iconic legend Merle Haggard for an unfiltered conversation about his incredible career, gaining a new crop of young fans and what drives him today after six decades of being America's "poet of the common man.” In this episode, host Sherod Robertson also reaches out to Nashville music industry veteran Hazel Smith to discuss her reflections of "The Hag" and his role in country music.