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Tom Douglas on Life, Writing "The House That Built Me," and Staying Inspired

Tom Douglas on Life, Writing "The House That Built Me," and Staying Inspired

Update: 2026-01-06
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Tom Douglas is an ACM Award-Winning and Grammy nominated songwriter signed to Sony Music Publishing. Tom has had his songs cut by many legendary artists including Tim McGraw, Lady A, Keith Urban, Eric Church, and more. His song “The House That Built Me,” recorded by Miranda Lambert, went on to win the Song of the Decade Award at the Academy of Country Music Awards. 

On this episode, Tom shares his journey, from moving to Nashville two different times, to having his first Number 1 be a solo-write, how he stays inspired, and much more.

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This podcast was produced by Ben VanMaarth.

Intro and Outro music for this episode was composed by Troy Cartwright, Monty Criswell, and Derek George. It is called "Same" and you can listen to it in it's entirety here.

Additional music for this episode was composed by Thomas Ventura.

Artwork design by Brad Vetter.

Creative Direction by Mary Lucille Noah.

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Tom Douglas on Life, Writing "The House That Built Me," and Staying Inspired

Tom Douglas on Life, Writing "The House That Built Me," and Staying Inspired

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