Talking with Thompson Square

John Marks is one of the biggest names in country music. He has blazed a path from terrestrial radio to XM to Spotify and beyond leaving his impression on all of these. He has witnessed the many changes that have happened in all formats of music over the past few decades and has learned to pivot, stay relevant and make a huge impact on songs and artists alike. This is an education in the music business. John is one of our favorite people on the planet as well and I’m so thankful for his time. Please enjoy.

Ty Herndon joins me on journey down memory lane. We have a wonderful conversations about touring together, his struggles throughout his career and how he got to where he is today and what his new album is all about.

Space force’s 4 Star General Jay Raymond and International Space Station Astronaut Nick Hague join us for an amazing conversation about Space Force and what it all means. They talk about a million things you probably don’t know about space but need to in order to better understand why we need these brave people doing what they do. Enjoy.

Tonight’s topics: Mothers Day Travis Tritt T2 pays tribute to the late Keith Whitney Upcoming Shows Recent show in Cali and how great it was to see people again. The importance of the diner table And what our prom’s were like

Tonight’s Hot Topics:

House Renovations Cooper smashing his mouth singing on basement stage. “The Bee’s are eating our house”. Guest singer covering T2. What did you do today? Shawna’s pressure washing obsession. Keifer and Shawna pay tribute to George Jones’ on the anniversary of his passing.

Tonight with talk with country music star Lindsay Ell about how she’s dealt with concerts being shut down, being alone, being a “girl” guitar player and how she’d like to have a love in her life that didn’t involve having 4 legs and fur. We talk about her new music and working with music producing legend Dan Huff. And Lindsay graces us with a bit of a song. We also learn that Keifer has no idea with the Grinder app is. Lindsay is an absolute gem and we just love her. We hope you enjoy this episode of Talking with Thompson Square.

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Today we talk with CMT Hot 20 host Katie Cook and renowned session guitar player Adam Shoenfeld. We cover the ups and downs of the biz, how they got where they are, strange personal paranormal experiences and they also grace us with an acoustic live performance from their new self titled release, SunKat.

Today we chat with the amazingly funny comic Brent Blakney about stand up and what it means to be successful in comedy. We also find out what this funny man's dating profile looks like. . It felt so good to laugh during this episode.  Enjoy.

This is a very intimate episode honoring Keifer’s late mother. On the anniversary of her passing he pays tribute, in story and song, to the woman who helped shape him into the man he became.