If you follow country music at all, or music in general, you probably know of the struggles that female artists have had in the country music world. It's been a highly publicized issue that's received a lot of press. Journalist and author Marissa R Moss tackles this subject in her new book 'Her Country: How The Women of Country Music Became The Success Story They Were Never Supposed To Be.'

As you can tell from the title, Marissa points out that there has seemed to be an effort to keep female voices off country radio. I was excited to talk to her about this because my main job is in country radio. I wanted to speak with her and offer my perspective from my side of the industry. I really enjoyed chatting with Marissa. She's such an interesting and knowledgeable person. I'm a little nervous about what can happen if certain people in my industry hear this. I'm sure they will take offense with some of the things I say, but it's the truth.

I hope you enjoy this conversation and be sure to check out the book, 'Her Country.' It's really fascinating.