In The Blind Podcast

In The Blind is the raw, unfiltered country music and lifestyle podcast filmed in Riley Green’s Duck Blind in midtown Nashville. Hosted by CMA and ACM nominated duo Love and Theft’s Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles, the show delivers honest artist to artist conversations about the music, the business, life on the road, and everything in between.This week the boys welcome rising country artist Austin Williams. The Pleasant View, Tennessee native (just outside Nashville) has exploded onto the scene in a short amount of time with viral hits like “Wanna Be Saved” and the massive “90s Rap Mashup,” which topped the iTunes country chart and racked up well over 100 million streams. After a spinal surgery at 15 sidelined his baseball career, the self taught songwriter and singer taught himself guitar, leaned into his deep country roots, and quickly built a massive following across platforms while touring with names like Tyler Hubbard and Warren Zeiders. He’s already released multiple EPs, signed major deals, and continues dropping new music while keeping his head on straight.In this episode Austin opens up about growing up on a farm just north of Music City, the music business from a young artist’s perspective, protecting his mental health while everything moves at lightning speed, the new music he’s got coming, and plenty of other country shit. Real talk from one of the fastest rising voices in the genre.

In the Blind is the raw, unfiltered artist-to-artist country podcast filmed inside Riley Green’s Duck Blind in midtown Nashville. Hosts Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles of CMA/ACM-nominated, platinum-selling duo Love and Theft sit down for real conversation with no scripts and no polish. This week’s guest is Dylan Marlowe, the Statesboro, Georgia native and Sony Music Nashville artist who broke out with a viral country cover of Olivia Rodrigo’s “drivers license,” scored a Platinum hit with “Boys Back Home” alongside Dylan Scott, and wrote on Jon Pardi’s #1 “Last Night Lonely.” He’s out now with his self-titled sophomore album and is also the frontman of the rock-leaning project 80 Acres.We dig into the new 13-track record, how his 80 Acres band with his touring crew has become a real creative outlet for his rock and pop-punk roots, life on the road, hunting, family, and adjusting to fatherhood after welcoming twin boys. It’s the kind of straightforward, no-filter conversation In the Blind is built for. If you’re a Dylan Marlowe fan, subscribe and share this one with somebody who needs to hear it.

In the Blind is the raw, unfiltered artist-to-artist country podcast filmed inside Riley Green’s Duck Blind in midtown Nashville. Hosts Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles of CMA/ACM-nominated, platinum-selling duo Love and Theft sit down for real talk with no scripts and no polish. This week’s guest is Bryan Martin, the Logansport, Louisiana native who broke through with the triple-platinum TikTok smash “We Ride,” racked up over a billion career streams, signed with Average Joes Entertainment, and made his Grand Ole Opry debut in 2023.Bryan grew up in a blue-collar oil-field family, worked as a roughneck, rode bulls, and did a brief stint in the Army. He has been open about his long battle with addiction, multiple suicide attempts (including one that started with a note that became his first song), rehab, relapse, and recovery. On this episode he talks about the brand-new album OD’in On A Dream (out October 30), the darkest chapter that shaped it, sobriety, trying to be a better father, divorce, the weight of success, his relationship with Music City, family, the grind, and more. Hit like and subscribe and share this one with somebody who needs a real conversation. 🦆

In the Blind is a raw, unfiltered country music podcast hosted by CMA and ACM-nominated duo Love and Theft (Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles), filmed in the heart of Nashville at Riley Green’s Duck Blind. This week we’re joined by rising star Jacob Hackworth, the Missouri native turned Nashville hitmaker who’s now stepping into the spotlight as an artist.We dug into Jacob's 70 major label cuts, multiple number one songs, incredible tours, and how he’s now well on his way to having his first hit as an artist. We laughed a bunch and talked about the importance of the Nashville community, his brand new Ep, his goals, his journey to Nashville, and a whole lot more! Like and subscribe and let your friends know about the “In The Blind Podcast."

In The Blind is the raw country music and lifestyle podcast filmed inside Riley Green’s Duck Blind in midtown Nashville. Hosts Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles of platinum selling duo Love and Theft sit down artist to artist for unfiltered talks on the music, the road, family, and real life. This week’s guest is Dustin Lolli, lead singer of Christian rock band Sanctus Real. The Toledo band has stacked eight No. 1 songs, a Dove Award, and Grammy nominations on hits like “Lead Me,” “I’m Not Alright,” and the platinum single “Confidence.” Dustin stepped in after years as a worship leader, and nearly a decade later the band is writing and releasing on their own terms.We talked about the wild turn Christian culture has taken in recent years and how that has hit his ministry and the music he is writing and releasing. In a world fueled by cancel culture, this one may ruffle a few feathers. It is an honest and raw conversation about the modern day church, modern day Christian music, and the culture that comes with it. An interesting perspective for a country music podcast. Tune in, like and subscribe, and share it with a friend who needs to hear it. 🦆