This week Reid and Dan wrap up 2025 with some of the best stories they've had out in God's Country. We wish you a happy New Year and will see ya in 2026!

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This week Reid and Dan host hit songwriter and CHAMPION of CBS' "The Road", Adam Sanders, out in God's Country. The episode covers everything from Adam's experience on the reality TV show, what he felt his competitive edge was and what he hopes comes of it now that he has won. There are epic deer stories told and a few country covers that will have you wanting to run through a brick wall. They break down the story behind "The Cat in the Hat" and give David Lee Murphy a run for his money.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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