Marty sits down with legend Rhett Akins to talk about transitioning from one of the biggest country music artists to one of the biggest country music writers, his relationship with the wildly famous Thomas Rhett (his son, by the way) and his hangout moments with Hank Williams, Jr., Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson. It got real hazy on Willie's bus, folks. 

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The Marty Smith Podcast #15 - Rhett Akins

Marty Smith & Wes Blankenship of Outsider interview some of the biggest personalities in country music, sports, entertainment and pop culture, sharing their stories. Marty and Wes also discuss the latest things in sports, entertainment and life as a husband and father.
Outsider is a media and lifestyle company that celebrates American culture through the entertainment, sports and news we cover and the authentic goods we create. Outsider reaches more than 22 million monthly users and has over 8 million social followers. The lifestyle and media brand was created by former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler, alongside the founders of On3.com, Rivals.com (acquired by Yahoo! in 2007), 247 Sports (acquired by CBS Sports in 2015), and Pop Culture Media (acquired by CBS Interactive in 2017)

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Music Interviews

Marty Smith and Travis chat about Jagermeister and what exactly is it. Then, country singer/songwriter Jordan Davis joins the guys to chat about his path to Nashville, recording a song with Luke Bryan, golfing with Luke Combs, fatherhood and more. Then, Marty talks about his viral moment with Mike Leach
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Cold Beer, Shots & Jordan Davis

Marty Smith, Wes and Travis talk about Georgia's struggles. How do you pronounce Gnocchi? What to do when you get a bug bite. Why lawnmower racing is more about family and community than racing. Why you should be careful when holding a carwash fundraiser. And the guys talk about playing football as kids.
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How Do You Pronounce Gnocchi?

Marty Smith, Wes and Travis discuss their go-to karaoke songs, learning things on Youtube and the struggle of putting furniture, toys and anything else together. Then, former Ohio State National Champion Joshua Perry joins the podcast to chat about winning it all in 2014 and what it was like having Marty come cover their team. He gives his first thoughts on when he saw Marty walk in, what the OSU/Michigan Rivalry means, upside of NIL and what makes Will Anderson so good. To end the podcast, in honor of Luke Combs on GameDay last week, Wes chugs a beer at 9:30 in the morning
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Breakfast Beers

Marty Smith, Wes and Travis react to Bubba Wallace's win on Sunday at Kansas and the relief it brought Wallace to silence his doubters. Meanwhile, Kevin Harvick has some work to do next week to avoid playoff elimination. Texas might not be back but they made a statement on Saturday, almost knocking off Alabama. App State went into College Station and made a statement beating Texas A&M. What's next for Scott Frost and who will Nebraska hire as their new head coach. Marty tried some serious hot chicken and it didn't go well. Morgan Wallen and Larry Fleet join forces for an awesome collab.
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Shut The Cluck Up

Marty Smith, Wes and Travis chat about OSU's big win against Notre Dame, LSU's rough start to the season and more from week 1 of the college football season. Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley joins the guys to chat about his new contract, Chipper Jones, Brian Snitker, Spencer Strider and more. Finally, Luke Combs has an amazing gesture and Travis gets a dose of what it's like being a parent.
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The Marty Smith Podcast #15 - Rhett Akins

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