The Throwback Episode

If you had 24 hours to do whatever you wanted, what would you do?? 

On this weeks episode, we're recapping the highlights from the last few weeks and trying our hands at a fun game that you can play around the table with the family this festive season! 

This week we're talking about when you buy those gimmicky things online and they end up turning out to be really good! 

In this episode, Baylen is joined by one of the biggest names in Country Music, Shania Twain. She’s sold over 100 million records, making her one of the best-selling artists of all time across any genre and she’s back with a brand-new single ‘Waking Up Dreaming.’ She reflects on ... Show More

On this episode of Country Music Talk, Baylen Leonard chats to multi-platinum, multi-award-winning, record-breaking singer-songwriter and actress LeAnn Rimes about what it was like having a hit as a teenager, what it’s like being behind one of the biggest songs of the nineties an ... Show More

Baylen Leonard sits down with country music legend Keith Urban to find out all about his brand-new album 'High'. Keith tells the story of why it was 4 years in the making, reflects on being inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall Of Fame by Dolly Parton, and shares what it w ... Show More

For decades, hip hop has been the most successful genre on the charts. Then, in 2023, a shift occurred. For the first time, the country songs outnumbered hip hop songs on the year end charts. Last year, country’s boom was led by hyper-partisan hits like Jason Aldean’s “Try That I ... Show More

Ben Earle catches up with Ashley Cooke to find out how it felt when her song 'Your Place' when to Number 1 last year, and what it's like travelling in her fancy new tour bus. They also talk about the Grand Ole Opry, her love for her UK fans and her brand new single 'I Almost Do'. 

Baylen Leonard is joined by GRAMMY Award-Winning artist Brad Paisley who looks ahead to his headline performances at Country to Country 2024. He tells Baylen what he loves about playing for country fans in the UK, talks about his favourite haunts in London, Scotland and Ireland a ... Show More

It's hard to underestimate Whitney Houston’s stardom. For better and for worse, the world knows so much more about the late diva than we do about most artists from her era. Houston's meteoric rise would eventually place her own personal life under a microscope, and it's the tragi ... Show More

Baylen Leonard sits down with Dolly Parton to talk about her new album 'Rockstar' and her latest book. They talk about Dolly's collaborations with some of music's biggest names, what being an icon means to Dolly, and the country star Dolly would be 'honoured' to work with... 

Baylen Leonard catches up with a giant of country music - an artist who has racked up 20 number 1s, 6 Top 10 albums and written for some of the genre's biggest stars including Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia Line and Russell Dickerson. Thomas Rhett reflects on his career, his song ... Show More

The pop songwriter’s sixth album is in some ways her most daring release yet. Improbably, it also yielded her best opening week. Guest host: Lindsay Zoladz. Guests: Shaad D'Souza and Meaghan Garvey.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics ... Show More