Kylie's Husband at the Olympics & Chris Stapleton on Anthem Tears, Drinkin' Whiskey, & More | Ep 180

Twinsies, >> same jersey. >> Yeah, baby. >> USA. USA. >> USA. Where'd you watch the game? What. did you What did you do for the game? >> Yeah, dude. I was up in New York. watching it, man. Just uh. >> Nice. >> Yeah, catching it. Me and Tay watched. the entire game, man. And it's just so. epic, man. When from the first drop of. the puck, man, that game was nonstop. action and just had me at the edge of my. seat at at 8:05 in the morning or 8:10. in the morning, whatever it was, man. loved every bit of it, man. It was Big.

Ed Kelsey's birthday. Shout out to Big. Ed. >> That's right. >> Making another. >> on Big Ed's birthday. >> Hell yeah, man. What What more fitting. uh for the big guy on his birthday and. uh so we gave him a shout and talk to. him a little bit during the game and. justing exploded when I saw old Jack. Hughes [ __ ] put it right right. between the legs, man. How about a nice. five hole? >> Nice little uh Lloyd Christmas lookalike. rendition with the teeth. >> Oh, dude, he did. Yeah, he had the chip. tooth, man. high streak earlier. >> Golly, it looked like he had lost that.

tooth once or twice before. They crushed. it. USA was so much fun to watch. throughout the entire tournament, man. That uh that semiinal game that you went. to, I'm sure we'll get it to in the. rundown, but absolutely epic. >> Yeah. And um beat our Slovakian. heritage. [laughter]. >> We're not Slovakian. We are. >> Slovenian. >> What? Croatian or Croatian? >> I think there's some Slovenian on my. side, too. >> Is there? >> Yeah. Slabs. >> I didn't know that. Got a little slo. I. mean, it's all like Balkan territory, I.

believe. >> Yeah, I think there's a little little. checky as well. >> Checky. >> I think we're a little Czechoslovakian. >> We definitely got some Eastern European. bank [ __ ] heritage. I've seen some. like Slavic area people that I'm like, "Yeah, they kind of look like. >> Dude, you put a babushka on or those. [ __ ] furry things on, man, you would. [ __ ] fit right in Russia." You got. the eyebrows. >> I got the eyebrows. Eyebrow. Are. Russians known for thick eyebrows? I. think Russia, which Russians are you. thinking of? >> It is a very big country. >> No, dude. It was an epic game. Shout out.

to Canada, too, man. There's obviously. that team is so [ __ ] stacked. >> I've never seen that many close calls. not go in for a team. >> Hel Beers, man. >> Wild. >> Hely Beers, my [ __ ] guy. >> Yeah. I mean, he played hell of a game. The defenseman, I forget who it was, was. in the net freaking he was stopping. shots. It was crazy. >> Sometimes the force is just with you, man. There is just something about. hockey, whether it's playoff hockey or. national hockey. When guys are like. going all out, it's just the most fun. sport to watch on the planet, >> bro. That was a [ __ ] intense game.

from the start. How much the [ __ ]. puck was moving. It was like I there. were a few passes. I was just like, how. the [ __ ] did he even know the guy was. over there? >> You know what I mean? It was like the. puck was moving so goddamn quick. Those. guys both on both teams, those guys are. like so in sync, man. >> Well, USA. >> Yeah, we should probably start this. thing, huh? >> Hockey capital of the world. I mean, dude, we're men's and women's gold. medal. Best country on the planet in. hockey. >> I don't want to hear any I don't want to. hear any arguments. I know you guys had.

a lot of shots on goals and put up a. hell of a performance. And. >> got to get back on defense, man. >> Most important person, goalender. Most. important person. >> Hely beers. >> If the Chiefs didn't have Patrick. Mahomes, I don't know how many Super. Bowls they win, but they have Patrick. Mahomes. >> Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Playing hypotheticals here. [music]. >> HEY. WELCOME BACK to New Heights, ladies and. gentlemen, boys and girls of Wry Show, brought to you by Expedia, the one place. you go to go places. That's right, the.

place you go to places. We are your. host. I'm Travis Kelsey and my big. brother Jason Kelsey out of the US of a. Cleveland Heights, Ohio and uh. University of Cincinnati Love. Shout out. to the Bearcats taking down the [ __ ]. JHawks at Allenfield House. I've been. there a few times. Not an easy place to. play. Um, but shout out to the Cats, man. Keep making a [ __ ] run, boys. Keep making a [ __ ] run, boys. Got. about four or five games left in the Big. East, and I'm bucking. I'm dialed in. I'm watching every one of them. Especially got my eye on those BYU.

Cougars. We got a play coming up to all. you Cougars that are in the Kansas City. Chiefs building. I'm talking to you, Big. Red. We're coming for you. Um, subscribe. on YouTube plus wherever you get your. podcast and follow the show at New. Heights with 1S for fun clips throughout. the week on all social media channels. Jason, why don't you tell the people. what we have coming up knowing we've had. a lot going on these past two weeks. >> Yeah, I mean, we've been off from. podcasting, but we haven't been off from. getting out of the house. 90%. WE'RE. GOING TO GET INTO everything these last.

couple weeks, including uh from our time. after the Super Bowl where Kyle and I. went to the Olympics and Travis had an. absolute awesome moment at Pebble Beach. uh with his absolute unit of a caddy. And we're also going to get into a great. conversation with country music. SUPERSTAR CHRIS STAPLETON. [screaming]. >> OH YEAH, let's go Chris. >> Before we get into all that, we're. obviously going to get into some of that. new news. >> New news. New news is brought to you by. American Express. >> Yes, it is. Yes, it is.

>> All righty. We are in a full-blown. blizzard. That's the new news I got. here. I'll send a little text to the. group chat. This is my front yard this. morning. >> Yeah, I'm looking at the snow coming. down right about now. >> Yeah, they uh they weren't lying. I'm up. on the east coast right now and it is. >> it's coming down. >> It is coming down right now and I. [ __ ] love it, man. when you haven't. seen snowfall in a while and like it get. heavy and just turn the entire place. white and bright. >> Yep. >> It is just so magical.

>> It looks gorgeous. >> Hard to get around if the the city isn't. taking care of it. But um it is. beautiful. >> That's my problem is that this we have. seen snow for a while now. It's we it's. it hasn't been missing for those of us. in Philadelphia. So I'm uh I'm kind of. over the snow. I'm not going to lie. It. looks gorgeous. Love looking at it. Uh, but shoveling it, doing all that stuff, and then trying to freaking get around, it is a pain in the [ __ ] ass. I'm not. going to lie. >> Dude, you don't have the old snowblower? >> Snowblower? No, I don't. Noblower, >> dude.

>> That is an investment I need to make. >> You got to stop. You got to start. working smarter. >> for sure. Smarter, not harder. Yeah. >> How long was Yeah, >> dude. Do you remember [ __ ] shoveling. snow our entire childhood? And then when. we went off to the University of. Cincinnati, we come back and dad has a. snowblower. >> Yeah. I mean, why [laughter] would he. invest in a snowblower? I got two kids. I can shovel. It's. >> such a Hey, Kelsey move. >> He ain't shoveling snow with that back. No chance. >> But then it's also like, yeah, Dad, do. you want me to go like use the. snowblower to shovel to get the snow?

Like, no, I got it. It's just like it's. like he like, dude, it's one of the. funnest things you could have. >> I'm pro manual labor for kids. >> Yeah. No, 100%. [laughter]. You appreciate it when you when you're. the one doing it and then you get to. tell another [ __ ] kid to do it. >> I can't wait. We also dropped some film. breakdown for Eagles fans wondering what. to expect from new offensive coordinator. Shawn Manion. That's right. >> Yeah, I saw that, Jason. That was a. pretty good breakdown. >> It wasn't bad. >> Hitches left and right. Hitches all over. the field. [laughter]. >> It wasn't as organized as I would have.

liked it to be, but I think it turned. out great. Aaron did a fantastic job. Shout out uh to our uh producer Aaron. I. think we can do a lot more stuff like. that that can be really insightful. Well, I'd love to do it with you, Tri, because I know you know a lot more about. route concepts and the passing game and. yeah, >> I think there's a thirst for uh me. learning a lot of that aspect of the. game that I've never really known. So, anyways, uh we had a lot of fun with. this one. I'm excited about some of the. things to come with Shawn Manion. We had.

some comments we were going to go. through. I love this. We need more of. this from Jason. It brings in his. knowledge and genuinely I really love. watching film. >> Oh, okay. >> It is fun to watch film. It is fun to. watch film. You know what film also is? It's expensive as [ __ ] The NFL is. they're not they're not [ __ ] around. They got the license and rights to that. [ __ ] and they're making you pay for. every [ __ ] minute of it. Well, not. every minute, but they're going to you. do a lot. They're going to start. charging and that's the one reason it's. really difficult. We had another comment left my ass off. Good one. Stating starting out the. breakdown uh of a hitch point. That was.

all intern Brandon's idea. Shout out to. intern Brandon. Thought it was a awesome. way to start it off. Who doesn't love a. good hitch route. >> by everyone? You know when everybody. when you know when everybody runs a. hitch what it's called? Yeah. So it's. called spacing. >> You ever heard that? You ever heard that. one being called? >> Spacing concept. Yeah. >> Spacing concepts. Yeah. Soft and off. outside. You're ripping those guys all. day. And then if it's press outside, then you go inside. And the inside guys. kind of have have to have like a nice.

little feel on where to find those. zones, where to find those voids. You. don't want to run to get covered. And uh. that was a great job by uh what was it? Messenberg or um the tight end out of. Green Bay of finding that void on that. arc release. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> There we go. Love it. Love it. Love it. >> It was it was solid though. Solid stuff. though. And I thought it was great. timing ones. >> Jason sounding like a man who would be a. great addition to the coaching staff uh. in the offensive line room. >> Yeah, he would. Jason is 100% a coach in.

offensive line room. The Eagles just. don't pay him. I uh wish I had time to. do more stuff like that. I really think. it would be fun. Uh but those coaches, as we saw with Mike McDonald, they uh. they spent a lot of time in the offices. and a whole lot of time. >> That is something that I don't have that. much of a desire to do. >> Well, it was awesome to see you uh break. down some film. I know I had some fun. with it, but uh I'm sure the 92enters. would love to have an input on uh what. we should break down next, like whose.

film we should break down next. Uh, we. want your guys' suggestions. So, please, >> uh, throw some suggestions out there. And, um, do we do we have a segment. name? Have we named the segment yet? We. got some, uh, >> we don't segment name. >> We got some comments, uh, underneath. the, uh, the post that we already put. out there of you breaking down the film. from Allison Rose Barnum. Um, all 22. with the 92. >> Not a bad one. Not a bad one. >> Not bad at all. Not bad at all. else.

>> I like [clears throat] this one a little. bit more though. Uh Joe Courtney 13 X's. and bros. >> X's and Bros. It's not a bad one at all. That was pretty. >> solid one. We got one more from uh. Wikiwall or the obvious Kell see what I. did there or Kel Se what they did there. Sorry about that. I can't read. But uh. that was a solid one and I just like his. profile pick of AI with the fro. Um I. think maybe you just uh throw that out. to the suggestions as well. How about. it? 92 percenters. Um, oh, that's Mike.

Wallace. >> Yeah, apparently. >> like the Mike Wallace like wide receiver. Mike Wallace. >> No, no, no. Mike Wallace is in the main. producer I have on my individual stuff. >> Oh, that Mike Wallace. Yeah, >> that'll be very nice of uh humbling. Mike. Anyway, shout out to Mike. Mike. did a great job with the bobsled video. that came out this past week. >> Shout out to Mike and Joey. >> I can't wait to get into that. We're. going to get into that in a second. That. was fantastic. Also, this Friday, dropping some bonus content. the Heights. Hotline.

Off topic, offseason. How about it? Got. some great voicemails from the 92enters. that you guys are going to hear us uh. answer. And um available on YouTube, One. Try Plus, and wherever you get your. podcast this Friday. So, make sure you. check that one out. Once again, new news. is brought to you by American Express. Let's keep it moving to Out of the. House. Brought to you by Pepsi. Oh man, I should have worn my Pepsi hatel. rocking all the [ __ ] USA gear because. we're champions. Did you know that.

Norway was that [ __ ] far ahead of. everyone? >> Nor why are you saying Norway? What is. What do you When you. >> Is it not Norway? >> What do you mean? >> Don't they have like the [ __ ] most. golds of everyone? >> Oh, you're talking about in the I did. not know that. But I mean Norway is. always up there because they're. >> Dude, they came into it with 70 more. medals than us. >> They came into it? >> Yeah. >> Like all time medals? >> Yeah. I was like, >> "Listen, there's nothing there's not a. lot to do up there in no way other than. freaking ski. Cross country skiing is. just how you train. That's that's. [laughter] hiking.

>> Just going to work.". >> Yeah, exactly. >> I was watching the Olympics non-stop. And uh you were at them so you didn't. see a lot of the broadcast, but in. between they were talking they were. showing why Norway is like always like. one of the best in the winter games. And. they said they call it the Norway. It's. the way of Norway. and um and they say. they get them on skis and skates and get. them down the slopes and into the games. when they're real real young. It's like. their way of like competing in a in a.

lot of ways. So yeah, either way, let's. keep this thing moving. Uh USA won. golden hockey and men's and women's. That's all I care about. Uh out of the. house is brought to you by Pepsi. Before. we get to the Jason in Italy, Jason and. Kylie in Italy, don't forget Kai. Uh, tell us about your time with the bob. sled team, Jason, out in Utah. >> Dude, it was awesome. I got to uh I got. the For those of you that didn't see the. YouTube video that dropped uh last week. Um, I got the very fortunate experience. to go up to, uh, Team USA bobsleds.

headquarters out there in Park City, Utah, and uh, got to see what it feels. like to go down a track in a bob sled. with Team USA, Frank Deluca, the uh, driver and captain of the Team USA unit. that I was with, as well as some uh, awesome Olympians, Kaylee Humphre, who. won bronze, I believe, in the mono. bobsled, which is just one man bobsled. Yep. >> They were kind of all up there and the. whole crux of the video was like, "Hey, what does it take to make this team or.

to like kind of be considered?" So, we. started it off by putting me through the. ringer, testing this to see if I would. even go qualify for that. And to which. that I was borderline at best. I don't. think they would have given me another. shot, but they uh they definitely they. appeased. >> Oh, no. Every time every time they said. you got to hit a number, you hit the. number. >> Yeah. But I was also way below what they. would like hit those numbers. >> Oh, okay. All right. Well, they said. between on the on the what' you run a 20. or 40. >> It was a 30 meter sprint. So, it's like. a little bit less than a 40. It was like. 30 whatever yards. >> And you ran that at 39 and it looked.

like you were jogging. It didn't look. like you wereing. >> I I definitely can do better than that. And uh but it. >> Why why didn't you. >> It was the vertical jump test that was. really the telltale sign. >> The 30 the 30 didn't count at your. weight and your power. >> I don't Here's the thing. They did say. while so after we got done with this we. did what I really wanted to do which was. to see how these guys train. So we got. on the dryland sled up top and we. started working on pushing getting into. the sled how they get out of the brake.

The cadence they use a cadence to know. when to time it up so they all hit the. sled in unison. It was awesome. It was a. blast learning all the different. techniques and whatnot. Um I would love. to do this more. I mean it was humbling. experience but they did say you're. you're you're coming off of some power. Definitely coming off of some power. >> We know if there's anything Jason. Kelsey's got, [laughter]. it's the power. >> I think it would be a lot of fun to do. it more and to actually they wouldn't. let me push and do it on the ice for. liability concerns. You have to be.

better, I think, on dry land and really. go at it jumping into the thing first. before you have a [ __ ] waiver. >> They had some waivers, but there were. also three people. I mean, one of the. sleds in the video, the driver didn't. make it in there, so they're like, "Yeah, we're not doing that with you.". But they did say if you want to come up. to the track in Lake Placid the indoor, we'll let you uh potentially try and. push it and jump in. So maybe that's a. future video in the making cuz I would. like to see that full experience. But it. is the timing required, the athleticism.

that these guys have. All of these guys. are former like athletes and usually big. skills. Some of them are former lacrosse. players, most of them are former track. runners. Um most of them weigh anywhere. from 225 to 250. uh somewhere in that. ballpark range. I'd be really curious to. see what it feels like. The the problem. is I'm really built to be a third and or. second guy, but the you have to be. running full at full speed. That thing. is moving already 21 miles an hour down.

the track. You got to be keeping up with. it. >> off the jump. >> Well, not but by the time you're jumping. in, that thing is moving 19 21 miles an. hour with all four of you pushing it, >> man. So that was a big thing that was. harder even on the back end. >> They weren't even they weren't even like. really getting after it. It is hard to. keep up with the back if especially if. you're the last person to jump in. >> You can't slow that thing down. So you. have to be running. >> to keep up with it. So um shout out to. all those Olympic athletes that are.

doing that. They are world class. explosive topend speed runners. I I. would be curious to see how a lot of. linebackers and running backs would do. that. That feels like the the best or. tight ends. Come on. >> Little Travis Kelce moving on that. thing. >> It sounds like I'm like a 19 to 20 mph. like top end speed right now. And I. don't know about. >> Once you start striding, you can get. that thing going. You got them long. legs. You. >> got those bird legs. >> I hear it. Yeah. I've I've actually. recorded myself. I'm only going 19 20. mph. [laughter].

>> I know these numbers actually pretty. well. >> Well, either way, um it was an awesome. experience. It was great to meet all. them to learn how it all happens in a. very intro novice way. Yeah. >> And then also just the ride itself way. more intense than I imagined. Like I I. think you I thought it would be like a. roller coaster. I really did. I thought, "Oh, we'll go around the B and the. energy that you are moving down this. thing at over 80 miles an hour." And. when you go into these bank turns, it. pushes you into the bottom of this.

thing. And on the bottom of the sled, there's like these metal rails and my. ass is so [ __ ] wide. I I'm They're. sitting on those metal rails. I'm I'm. being pitched down onto these metal. beams. >> I'm trying to keep my head up so I can. see. >> Are you not allowed to put a flying? >> Huh? >> I have no idea how Frank was I Frank. Deluka, the driver. I have no [ __ ]. idea how he was even knowing when to do. do the the turns and everything. >> Well, you got to know the course. >> You have to memorize it. >> Yeah, you got to know the course. That.

makes sense. It is going by so fast like. just. so anyways it was it was a humbling. experience to see the level which those. athletes um performed that. >> Did they teach you how to drive it at. least? >> No, I I mean I saw in there and they. showed me how so there's a pretty cool. video that Kaylee Humphre uh showed me. how they train the turns before you get. into it. So they obviously they weren't. going to let me steer in it. >> Yeah. But she basically was kind of. showing you how you.

>> push and pull and lean and how it feels. But you it's it's a cable uh steering. system. Two things in here. And when you. pull this one, it turns the front skis. this way or that way. And that's. basically how you're steering it. The. skis I thought would be like like ice. skates. >> I saw you I saw you talking about them. on there. That's insane that they're. they So, they're not really getting into. They're just kind of They're kind of. just gliding on the curve a little bit. smoother. >> Yes. Yes. >> They're not really like turning it.

>> Yeah. I mean, they are, but it's not. like it's not cutting into it the way I. thought it would. >> It's like driving on snow, it feels. like, >> I guess. Yeah. But either way, u awesome. awesome awesome experience. >> Flooring the the old two wheel drive. All right, let's uh keep this moving. I've never done that. Um here's the real. question. Next year Olympics, are we. doing the double luge? >> Double luge. I'm not a luer. I got no. interest in lusion. I would do skeleton. before luj. >> Which one's luj versus skeleton?

>> Luj is like you're on your back and. you're looking I my bellyy's too big. I. wouldn't even see. >> the double the double luge is the weird. one everyone's talking about. >> Yeah. Yeah. Where there's like. >> they're like laying on each other. >> Oh yeah, there's a picture of it right. here. Yeah, that's pretty good. >> There you go. Even the single luge. I'm. not I'm not a loser. You a top or bottom. guy? >> Uh, I'm a I'm a zero zero guy. I'm not a. loser. [laughter]. >> All right, deal. >> I'm not a oneman loser, though. [clears throat] I'm I'm not against. being that close to another man. I'm. perfectly comfortable with my sexuality. I'm just not a loser.

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quickest route these days? Always. skimming for hot takes, the headline, and then they move on. Yeah, but that is. not how we do it. Nope. Whether it is. breaking down a game, figuring out a big. decision, or going down a rabbit hole at. midnight, the best ideas come through. thinking them through. >> And that's what Claude is built for. That's right. It's from Anthropic, a. company founded to help people think, not just keep you engaged in scrolling. >> Claude works through problems with you. Pushes back when something doesn't hold.

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her husband are supporting the USA. women's hockey team. That's right. Right. They made sure. >> to call you. >> the plus one is essentially it. You're. the plus one, Jason. And sometimes being. a plus one the best the best the best. feeling in the world. >> Kylie was there on behalf of NBC and. YouTube. I really was just there to have. fun and enjoy the Olympics. So I was. 100% This is the correct way to say it. And I thought it was hilarious. >> Hell yeah. >> I wanted to tell him like I prefer ball. and chain. [laughter].

Ah, >> but yeah, that was the first uh USA. women's game from the first day that we. were there. That was awesome. >> Hell yeah, dude. And you finally met. Yoko Apollo Ono, the speed skater minus. the Yoko. >> That's will forever be one of the. funniest things, dude. Apollo. I mean, we watched him all growing up. >> Hell yeah. >> Unbelievable speed skater, >> dude. He's he's been to the Heights, dude. Did you talk about him coming to. the Heights? >> I didn't actually ask him that. You're. right, though. I think you did. >> I'm pretty sure he did. At least that. was word around town. And you already.

know how word gets around Cleveland. Heights. >> I believe you're right cuz I think. that's when that the first uh like year. that the new ice rink was built. It was. an Olympic rink and they could do all. the speed skating and stuff. >> Yeah. >> Speed skating was electric as [ __ ] Let. me tell you. So we went to the things. that we did there. We we saw four. Olympic hockey games, two female and two. male games. We saw figure skating and we. saw um we saw speed skating, short track. speed skating, >> which is the best. The long the long. tracks are fun and it's cool to see.

everybody get pick up speed. >> I want to see the short track. I want to. see short track. >> I want to see short track too. But I. sometimes it pisses me off when they. start off real slow. >> when they're doing the uh like longer. races. We weren't doing We saw the 1500. meters which I guess was longer. >> Sometimes that pisses me off. >> But these were these things were were. fast-paced. They were moving. They're. doing tush pushes because we saw the re. relay version of it where they get in. there and they push the ass of the guy. in front of them. >> Yep. Um, the thing that was nice, so I. felt like this watching Wrestlemania and.

then going to Wrestlemania was in. Philadelphia. When you're at. WrestleMania, they don't have the. announcing. And you realize when you're. in the venue, when you're just watching. two guys wrestle, how much you need like. the shit-talking and you need Pat McAfee. saying like, "OH, OFF THE TOP ROPE.". LIKE, IF UNLESS YOU HAVE THAT, like it's. just not that fun to be at in my opinion. in the venue, which I think wrestling. needs to incorporate the announcing in. the venue. I don't know how you got to. figure that out, but it would make it so. much more exciting. I kind of felt the. same way watching figure skating if I'm. I'm not going to lie. Like I would have.

liked to have heard Terinsky and Johnny. Weer announcing it live. >> You know what I mean? Like you kind of. when you don't have that, especially. someone that doesn't is is kind of newer. to the sport, you like hearing the. excitement in the announcers's voice. that they just did something difficult, they just nailed a routine or like they. just missed something. So I in speed. skating, brother, it is a goddamn party. in that speed skating arena. >> That's awesome. >> It is like you're you're there for.

there's DJs playing music. It's fastpac, THERE'S BELLS RINGING, IT IS IT is high. stakes action in this skate short. [laughter] track. >> I love it. >> That [ __ ] was fun as hell to be at. >> You got to see some women's hockey like. we said and you got to meet the great. Cleveland Heights native Leila Edwards. best athlete out of Cleveland Heights. >> That's what she said on the other. podcast as I should say. Uh not going to. lie with Kylie Kelsey. And I'm just. going to say uh [laughter].

Leila, I've got two banners up in the. Cleveland Heights uh hockey rink. Um I'm. not sure how many banners you have. That's a young Travis Kelce uh looking. like uh as tall as all the adults on. there. That's a hefty boy right there. >> There he is. Looks like I might have. [ __ ] got some teeth knocked out or. they just fell out at that age. >> Little squirt doublea division champion. Don't forget the ban doublea as well. Cleveland suburban hockey league champs.

right there. Two time two time champs. I. don't know. I haven't been back. I saw. you were Mighty Might. You probably. moved on to TripleA before. [laughter]. >> She went to Barren real quick. >> Yeah, she went to Baron team or or maybe. Phantom. Who knows which uh AAA team she. played on. >> I think she went Barrens. I think I. looked it up before I. >> Well, that was the closest triple AAA to. Cleveland Heights. But I'll let you have. it because you're the only one that have. gold. So, a little tip of the cap to. you, Ila. That was awesome to see you go. and get it. And I'll tell you what, man. She has a [ __ ] shot. >> She was sniping multiple.

>> She's ripping the rich shot, dude. >> And she's setting up people in front for. the tips. >> Hell yeah. >> She was very, very good throughout the. Olympics and through the games. One of. the things after talking to her, like. you realize she is from the heights, man. There's just like this humbleness, but also like she's a great person and. it comes across very apparent uh when. you speak to her. We got a chance to. meet that whole team. Kylie had four of. the girls on after the game. >> They seem like they were all just so. close, man. >> That's what I was about to say. We hung. out with them, too, after the men won. gold in the little back room. They're a.

great team, man. They got they they're. they're tightknit. They're playing jokes. on one another. Just so proud for all of. them. And uh you know, it's it's an. incredible moment to win a gold medal. I. can only imagine what that feels like, man. >> Especially in a team sport like that. >> You know, you got everybody in the. United States watching. Yeah. >> Shout out to Leila one more time for uh. for bringing home some gold to to not. only the USA, but the old Heights, baby, because you know how uh how proud we all. are once you uh once you grow up in the.

Heights. >> No doubt. >> Well, how much uh do you credit the. women's hockey team of winning gold uh. to Kylie turning around? >> She's going to do everything she can. >> She puts her superstitions first. Yeah. and she's making me participate. >> What were you wearing in this? >> Uh, that is a hat that was sold. exclusively for the Olympics. I believe. it was actually a children's hat, but I. was starting to put my pins around it. and it was like a flower. We were having. a lot of fun, man. It was. >> it Canada got out to the quick lead and. it made it very stressful, >> man. Once you get into that elimination.

round, >> dude, the refs in that game, I don't. know what the [ __ ] they were doing. And that was after Megan Keller's goal. [screaming]. >> Little dangle to the back hand. underneath the blocker. So it was so. sick. >> But anyways, yeah, it was an electric. game. And then obviously we got to see. USA men dismantle Slovakia. >> It got Yeah. 6-1 I believe. It got ugly. >> It was 5 nothing real quick. And I was.

sitting with the Kachchuck family. >> Nice. >> Keith Kachchuck was over there on the. end of it. Got to shake the hand of a. [ __ ] legend. That was awesome. That's. so [ __ ] cool, man. >> I was sitting next to uh Anthony Rizzo. >> Shout out to Riz. He let me know he uh. he was over by you, man. That was so. [ __ ] cool. You got to say to see all. these guys up there, man. >> We were right by uh the Hughes family, too. Jack Hughes, who uh had the golden. goal for the US gold medal game. >> Did you get a chance to meet the Hughes. brothers? >> I don't think so. I saw uh I saw Jack's. dad uh and his mom, I think. I don't.

think I saw the brothers. Maybe I did. >> Absolutely. Electric. Do the the. Olympics need to uh sell larger beers, Jason? Do they need larger beers? Cuz. this beer looks like it's like a beer. shot. >> We can't talk too much [ __ ] These are. the exact bottles Garage Beers coming. out with coming down the line, which one. of the reasons I've wanted to not do. those bottles because I like the long. neck. >> Oh, there's a little long neck in there. It's a little baby long neck. >> Well, that's what we're going with. That. same exact shape, but it's going to look. really stupid in our gigantic hands. Whenever I like hold a beer a can, everybody's like, "Man, THAT CAN IS SO.

SMALL." It's like, no, it's actually a. normal size can. >> [laughter]. >> you wanted me to say. I do think the the. beers might have been a little bit. smaller, though. I couldn't tell. >> Either way, it just look it looked. hilarious. Are there any other. highlights from the old Milan Olympics. that were missing, Jason? >> Um, >> best food you ate. >> Man, I can't pronounce any of the. restaurants we went to, but we took the. uh metro down into uh near the Duomo. area. Ate at a couple restaurants that. uh Susie Schuster uh Rich Eisen's wife. uh recommended some of these spots.

>> Nice. We had some unbelievable food. But. I did have a cheeseburger promptly once. I got back to the United States. Man, I. there's just something like don't get me. wrong, I love traveling, but I just like. I was like, man, all this pasta and. everything is great, but I just need a. [ __ ] I'm missing a cheeseburger fries. and fries or some [ __ ] Americanstyle. [ __ ] pizza. You know, there's nothing. like an American style pizza. >> Well, I didn't mind the the Italian. pizza. It was very good. Had a pizza. with anchovies on Oh, big anchovi guy.

now. >> I'm not. I usually hate anchovies, but. this pizza was good. >> Nice. >> What else do we do? Saw the Duomo, which. my god, have you ever seen that? >> Nope. I have no idea what you're talking. about. >> Insane. This big church that I mean, it's just like breathtakingly. ornate. I don't know if it's a Gothic. I. don't know what I guess the the. architecture style that it would be, but. it's just it's it's incredible. I don't. even know how to describe it. Pictures. do not do it justice. Did you see that. thing in person? It's just all stone. carved out, [ __ ] points and [ __ ].

carved into it. It is [ __ ] insane. But yeah, it was uh Milan was gorgeous. >> I've seen that on patients, too. >> You're hilarious. >> I mean, dog ran onto a track, which dogs. are always the star of the shows. Canada. catching a bunch of heat for cheating, which listen, you know my rule. If you. ain't cheating, you ain't trying. Shout. out to Canada. [laughter]. >> Shout out to Canada. >> Got no problem. They didn't even get. deduction. They got a they got a slap on. the wrist after the deal. I don't give a. [ __ ] I I respect it. [clears throat].

[laughter]. >> I like I like his reaction, too. He knew. he wasn't supposed to be doing it. They. call him out. HE'S LIKE, "NO, [ __ ] YOU. WHAT ARE YOU talking [laughter]. to fire with that?" HELL YEAH. >> [ __ ] YOU. I DIDN'T CHEAT. KNOWING damn. well he just [laughter]. >> You got You got to [ __ ] be forced. with force, man. Deny, deny, deny.

[laughter]. >> [ __ ] you. [laughter]. >> When the ref comes up comes up, the ref. comes up to me. He's like, "Hey, hey, just make sure you let him go." Oh, was. I doing that? Was I holding him? I. didn't think I was. Sorry, sir. I didn't. know I was holding him. Knowing damn. well I just held the [ __ ] out of that. guy. I just go the other way. I'm like, but he's holding me. He's holding me. You look at it. You saw him holding me. first. >> Exactly. Exactly. Ref. I was trying not. to hold me. He was I just couldn't.

disengage. He was grabbing on to me. >> Oh, man. That's [ __ ] That's. hilarious. >> God damn, that was an epic Olympic. Shout out to all the Olympians. That was. a [ __ ] I enjoyed every single bit of. it from all the ski and snowboarding to. the speed skating. Um, even saw a bunch. of the figure skating. Um, and and man, it was a it was a [ __ ] show. Shout. out to Alyssa Lou for bringing home the. gold. >> Alyssa Lou. Yeah. >> And uh yeah, shout out to both hockey. teams bringing it home for the red, white, and blue. >> When I was watching the figure skating,

we were at the short program night. >> Nice. >> I was standing in I was sitting in front. of uh Nathan Shen and he was describing. to me like all the things that they. needed to hit. >> So by the end of it, >> you knew what to look for and. everything. Yeah. Like if somebody. missed it, you knew what the the uh the. review color was. If it was green, it. was good. >> Well, they were showing that on the uh. on the TV, too. I was like looking at it. like, "Ooh, we're going to have to. review that one. >> That's not good. It's a yellow.". >> Is the heel at 6:00 or is it at 9:00?

>> The great Scott Hamilton, I'm sure. >> Dude, how cool was it meeting that guy? >> Unreal. >> That was mom's favorite. We always used. to watch Scott Hamilton. Yeah. Well, >> touche, but she was the one that was. like, "He's the best." when we were when. we were coming up and um I just remember. I don't know what it was. Was it the. gala that we always watch Scott Hamilton. do the flips in because you can't flip. during the Olympic games. >> I asked him this too. I thought that he. was the reason the flips were banned. Apparently they were banned before him, but he know he was do it. He just never. did it in competition, right? Which now.

they they let him do it. This is the. first year I think that they changed the. rule. You can do flips now. >> Oh, I didn't even see I didn't see. anybody doing flips. >> Yeah, he would he would do it. And yeah, I mean, he was the the star of figure. skating. And he brought up a point, too, like now there's not really a lot of. opportunity for figure skating outside. of the Olympics. So, a lot of these. Olympians, they do like five or six. years. They start so young, but then. they retire like 26. Scott had like a. professional career touring figure. skating for like 20 years. And he's.

like, this is like it's it's just. changed a lot since he was around. You. know, I think that all of figure skating. would like it to get back to that, right? They're they're really trying to. push to make it something that um is is. a touring professional circuit that it. used to be on a large scale. And that. was one of the reasons I think that we. remember him so much is like he was. doing it for so long. >> Nice. Well, now that the Olympics are. over, uh what are you going to do next, Jason? What are you going to do? >> Uh well, we are doing a little I'm doing. TGL the indoor. Uh that's right.

>> Dude, I've always wanted to go to TGL. >> Same. And thankfully it's a part of ESPN. so I get to go down there and. >> work. >> Nice man. Do you get a plus one? >> Yes. I would love to have you if you if. you're willing to come down. >> Yeah. >> I've heard from everybody how. state-of-the-art and incredible the. technology is. So I can't wait to check. it out firsthand. Um you know what Tiger. and all those guys have done at TGL uh. is just remarkable. >> So epic, man. >> Going to be really cool heading down.

there. And then after that, I'm taking. some nut much needed relaxation time. >> Yeah. I mean, you're the king of getting. out of the house, Jason. I love how this. all started where I was like, you. couldn't keep me in my seat. >> I didn't have the opportunities I had. back then. Now I'm over here going to. the Olympics and the Super Bowl and all. this stuff. >> Touche. >> Sure. A lot of it is contractually. obligated verbage and strict. negotiations. >> Oh no, I got to go to TGL. I mean, I. live a very silly life where doing all. this really fun, awesome stuff is also.

part of my job, right? And, you know, it's a joy. I get to reconnect with. hockey, which obviously we all love. growing up. You know, do things with. golf, which, you know, we've been fans. of that sport for a long time. I mean, it's just. >> it's wild. It really is. Tra, let's talk. about you. >> Oh, [ __ ]. >> Little Pebble Beach ProAm. >> Yeah, dude. >> How was that? >> Pebble Beach is one of the most epic. tournaments I've ever been to. Um, I. can't tell you how amazing it was, you. know, seeing that course Pebble on the.

water. Uh, the first two days they split. courses the as as the ProAam is going on. as well. Play spy glassass one day and. then play Pebble the other day and it's. just so well done, man. AT&T does a. great job of bringing in, you know, the. best golfers in the world playing at on. on some of the most beautiful golf. courses. Um, I didn't get to play. Cypress, which is right around the. corner that everybody was raving about, and I'm [ __ ] pumped to go back and. and play that one, man. But that that. little area over there by uh by Carmel.

and uh Monterey Bay, man, it is. absolutely unbelievable. Breathtaking. views. And then you just get to see some. of the most epic golf holes of all time. and some of the best players around. hitting some of the best shots. Man, I. got to play with my guy Cashmir Keith. He is unbelievable. Unbelievable golfer, man. got to see him get dialed in and. and make a run and it was just an. all-around fun opportunity. And I I also. got to play against my guy Alex Smith. for uh for two days. Man get back into. Smitty. Yeah, he was the one that kind.

of threw the invite out there. It was. just cool to always reconnect with uh. with old teammates, especially one that. I admired and and loved as much as Alex. Man, he got me. He beat me uh in the in. the games we were playing, but um I. couldn't I couldn't [ __ ] putt, man. I. got to figure out how to [ __ ] I get. on the green, but these three putts are. absolutely ruining my day. >> That was one thing I I didn't know it. was a northern I guess it's not northern. California, but it's up there by San. Francisco, right? >> It's up there. It's up there. Yeah, I. think it's in between uh San Fran and. and LA. But uh.

>> So, is it like north or south of like. Soma and Napa and all that stuff? >> I think it's like southwest. >> South of that stuff. Okay. >> Yeah, dude. I'm telling you, you would. [ __ ] love this area. You would. absolutely love it. It's like it's like. this calm hidden world over there. There's not a lot of like movement going. around. It's it just seems like it's. like one of the best places in the. world. Also got to run into my guy Jim. Nance who uh one of my favorite Jim N. >> He's one of my favorite guys, one of my. favorite play callers of all time,

announcer, you know it, man. Just And. then on top of that, man, just the. all-around professional. obviously. listening to his his calls on the PGA. Tour as well as the NFL. It's been such. an honor to be able to be a part of the. games and him handing me the mic in the. AFC Championship games and it's just. it's absolutely epic. Every time I run. it to him, I got to meet him and uh him. and his kids and his wife. So, it was. pretty cool walking off 18 and getting. to say hi to everyone. >> Well, I was very jealous watching it. I've always wanted to go out. Um it was. the one off week I had before the.

Olympics, so I'm like, you know what? I'm going to take this time to go back. with the fam before we head out again. But, um, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Um, what happened on the first te? Can you. talk about that? >> Yeah. You know, I I was told by. somebody, I'm not going to throw anybody. under the bus, but. >> let's play this video first. >> First on the team from Island, Georgia. >> Tra, you're not. >> is Keith Mitchell. >> I wear cashmere, too.

from Cleveland, Ohio. Travis, [laughter]. >> look at this guy. [laughter]. >> I then found out the more I the more I. saw Cashmere Keef rip it that it's his. game is as smooth as Cashmere as his as. his uh his swagger. So, >> your swing's looking good right now, Trav. >> I appreciate that, bud. I'm starting to. really uh play too much golf.

>> What do I got to do to get a smooth. swing like that? I mean, you and I have. always been opposites. You've always. been the smooth athlete. I've always. been the like [ __ ] tight wound, run. through a brick wall with zero finesse. How do I get this? >> I think you got to loosen loosen up. And. I that's obviously the clear thing to. say, but uh it seems like you're pretty. wound up. Like you want your muscles. like firing at all times. Yes. And I. like my muscles firing at certain times. When you loosen up, you get more on the.

back swing in terms of rotation and then. you can really start to start the like. strength in the transition up top. I. also get way too quick at the top. because I do that and uh and I [ __ ]. yanked the ball into the ocean. But um I. will say losing a lot of weight will. help you loosen up as well. >> Going the opposite. I was just in. [laughter] Italy. >> Dude, I I got down to 250. The 26 I got. down to 260 last offseason. felt really. good about it. I am already back up to.

285, dude. I am. >> Dude, you're 85 already? >> Between the season and holidays, going. on all these vacations and pasta and my. quad getting torn, so I can't run. It's. been a bad stretch for your boy, but I'm. going to get it down quick. Go right. back down. 3 months dedication, I can be. back down to 260. Lickety split. >> Well, I believe it. And I think uh the. more you watch yourself and start to. figure out this golf world, the more. you'll start to dial in those. fundamentals that uh that you need. >> When I try to like swing the club.

and I'm not really trying to step on it. I'm just kind of like letting it go up. and then just kind of like bringing it. down almost by my hip. I just feel like. I really get in a pocket and it's. consistent and it's replicable. >> Yeah. >> I just for some reason I I stray. I. stray. You do what I like to do. You. like to hit the [ __ ] Levy piss out of. the ball. And that's just how we were. taught playing baseball and playing. hockey is [ __ ]. they can't catch it if you hit it as. hard as you can. And we like that.

feeling of connecting with the ball as. hard as we can and seeing it fly as far. as it can go. I mean, it's that's the. fun in golf. And I don't think I'll ever. get to the point where I like don't do. that at least half of the holes when I. play golf. [laughter]. Like if I got a straight fairway and I. got the driver out and I hit a driver, I'm going to at least on 90% of the. holes, do just that. And it's be and. it's the one or two times that I. actually connect and see that thing. [ __ ] go 340 that I'm I'm just loving.

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>> ALL RIGHTY. OUR guest today is 6-foot. songwriter, singer, and country music. superstar from Stafford'sville, Kentucky. That's right, >> KENTUCKY. >> 19 TIME COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD WINNER, 12-TIME GRAMMY AWARD WINNER, INCLUDING. HIS MOST RECENT win for best solo. country performance for Bad As I Used to. Be. You know him from his HITS LIKE. TENNESSEE WHISKEY, WHITE HORSE, PARACHUTE, NOBODY IN BLANK, BROKEN. [screaming] HALOS, AND IT TAKES A WOMAN. 92 PERCENTERS, PLEASE welcome the man. that performed a national anthem so good. it brought me to tears. >> Not right now. THE ONE AND ONLY CHRIS.

STAPLETON. [screaming]. >> YES, SIR. >> How many people do you venture you've. made cry just from singing the national. anthem? At least two. >> Well, I know two. [laughter]. >> That's it. You know, I haven't seen uh. much statistics on that beyond that. But. >> yeah, it was uh it was an incredible. performance as only you could have done. >> Seriously. >> Well, I appreciate that. Thank you. We. were just talking to Julian Edelman. about how much the national anthem for. some reason, especially in the Super. Bowl, but it's like that moment that. just like even now going to a regular. game, I still get goosebumps.

>> Oh man, I'm getting goosebumps thinking. about it. Yeah, >> but it's like you know this whole thing, everybody's together. They got the Jets. going over. >> Yeah, it's it's a production and and a. you know, it's it's heavy. >> Yeah, it's a unifying thing. Yeah, >> but you made it your own in like the. most perfect way, dude. It was so. [ __ ] magical, man. It got me [ __ ]. fired up. I came out hot in that game. >> The photos from that one. >> Oh yeah. Oh yeah. [ __ ] epic, man. >> And it was some great TV editing, too, I. have to say. >> Of course. >> I caught you guys, you know, >> the right moments, man.

>> And you know, all the [laughter]. aircraft carrier and all this stuff. Was. it was really great. >> She was awesome, man. Well, you're on. basically a football podcast. You played. some ball back in the day. >> Yeah, like 30 years ago. >> In high school. >> Listen, I know a ball. I know player. when I [laughter] see one. Look at that. haircut right there. >> Dude, you already know. >> I did have a haircut, too. Yeah, >> you played Tim Couch in high school. >> I did. [laughter]. >> That was the first uh football jersey I. owned, actually. Well, actually, I had. it back. I had a Jerome Bennett jersey.

first and then Tim. >> when they brought the Browns back, that. was the number one pick. >> We played Couch several times. >> How'd it go? >> Uh, we lost. [laughter]. >> Yeah. >> What positions you were playing? >> I was linebacker and uh. >> Let's go. Middle, outside, where we at? >> Uh, inside. >> Inside backer. >> Yeah. That's awesome, man. on fullbacks. Yeah. >> Looked like you had a little neck roll. in there. You had that little the little. cowboy. shoulder pads were back in the day. >> That's right. >> I love it. >> Who'd you grow up watching? >> Oh, I mean I grew up in like Joe. Montana, Jerry Rice era. That was kind. of. >> Oh, yeah. >> Damarino, those guys, you know.

>> Very fitting that we're out in San Fran. Yeah. >> Yeah, >> dude. My uncle has a crazy story about. how uh he played Notre Dame. He went to. Purdue and he played Notre Dame and he. got to see the first glimpse of Joe. Montana's like two-minute at the end of. a game winning it as a freshman at Notre. Dame. And I asked Joe Montana about that. game and he said that I I my uncle. didn't even mention this. He threw like. three picks and got taken out of the. game and then a quarterback got injured. and he gets put back in to go save the.

day afterwards. And I was like, "All. right, now that I got those three picks. out the way, [laughter]. I'm good to go, baby." Nobody remembers. the picks if you win the game. >> You ain't lying. >> Before we continue, we've been told you. have some gifts. >> I do. I brought some whiskey for you. guys. >> Oh, hell yeah, baby. >> There's that. >> Pass it on down. >> Is it Is it okay if we open this right. now? >> Oh, wait. We've got them swapped. >> Swap. Okay. >> Yeah, they're they're specific to you. >> Okay, got it. And how do we get lucky, dude? We got gifts for Chris, right? >> Yeah. >> God damn. I'm like, you're the first one.

that has ever came on the show with. gifts, dude. [ __ ] yeah. >> Yeah, baby. Christmas in February. >> 62 personalized bottle. This is awesome. >> Travelers happens every Christmas. He. always opens opens them faster than me. >> Then we got some glasses. >> Dude, coaster. >> This is nice. >> You guys are the first people we've ever. done that for. But we got an engraving. machine. We just broke [ __ ] yes. >> I don't even want to open it. You open. yours and I'll drink it. >> That's the 90 proof. That's That's what. we have been selling. But this is new. coming out. This is 121 proof. >> 121. >> right here. That those are the 90s. This.

is not out yet, but I brought this. today. If you guys were up for it, we. could open it together. >> Yeah, >> this is the first bottle that I will. ever have opened of this and had with. anybody. >> I am not turning that down for a second. >> Please. I'd [laughter] be honored for. you. No, no, no, no. This has to be You. got to open that thing, dude. This is so. badass. >> This is awesome. >> There's some glasses in there, too, I. think. >> How long you been in the whiskey game? >> Oh, I guess it's a couple years now. we've been doing that, but depends on. what you call in the games. Uh, making. it and selling it. Uh, couple years.

Just There we go. I'll just do like a tasting pour first. You got. >> I might not should have wrapped things. >> Dude, this is awesome, man. Are you. kidding me? >> What are we calling the 121 proof? >> It's foolproof. >> Foolproof. >> Foolproof. >> This is Traveler Foolproof. >> Love it. >> It'll be out very soon in limited. quantities, but uh. >> Oh, yeah. >> That smells good. >> You guys ready to go? >> Cheers for the first one. Hell yeah, baby. Get this thing going. >> Hell yeah. >> It's a sipper for me, but you guys do.

what you want with it. Well, if I didn't already have enough. hair on my chest. >> That is fantastic, >> dude. That is smooth as [ __ ]. >> Foolproof. 121. And it is smooth, >> dude. Thank you for this bottle. This. thing is definitely going up on the bar, man. >> Thanks for having me on. >> Oh, that is so good. Loosest I've ever. been in a. loosest I've ever been in a podcast. Here we go. >> I got to ask you more about it. So, being from Kentucky, it's always just. been in like your backyard, right? Like. a lot of the distilleries are, >> you know, um, as I became an adult um, and played music, it's been a big part.

of what we do. I've always enjoyed. Buffalo Trace product which is is that. what we do? Uh that's who makes this. travel whiskey and that's awesome. We uh. you know always had a bottle of. something that they were making in the. room for every record we've ever made. And so when I had the opportunity to. work with Haron. >> who's the master distiller on Papy and. Weller and all these you know things. that you can't get right to do this it. was something to jump at and uh it's. been really good to us and and I think. this is going to do well too and. >> Oh this is amazing having fun with it. >> That's right. We jumped in the beer.

world, but the whiskey world is a whole. new world for me. If every one of them. tasted as good as this, that bottle's. going to be going real quick. >> Well, that that's going to sneak up on. you. It's 121, but the the naughty will. be. >> I can feel it, you know, [laughter]. already. It's good in a great way. Um, >> it warmed me up for the first. >> No doubt. That's the best part. All. right. So, last time I ran into you, I. was at the George Strait concert. I've. been to a bunch of your shows. >> No, the last time you came to a show, you had a tiny baby with. >> That's what I was about to say. So, you. don't know this. Come again.

>> Chris met Finley before you met Finn. >> at his show. We She was so new and so. young we couldn't leave her at home and. we wanted to go to the show. >> Can't miss the show. >> Is that the link? [laughter]. >> And Chris gave me one of my favorite. things and I've stolen it since you've. said it cuz I love it so much that you. miss like the smell of like newborn. babies. >> Baby smell is a great thing. [laughter]. I want to sound like a weird creepy dude. talking about. >> No, it's not creepy at all cuz it I mean. anybody that's held a kid I think a. infant like that you know what you're. talking about. Yeah.

>> Yeah. When you're when you're a new. parent and you hold the baby the smell. of your of your own child there in your. hands. It's a great thing. >> Absolutely. Beautiful thing, man. >> I also like to smell other people's. babies. That's why [laughter] that's. that's where it's going to sound creepy. >> Pardon me, sir. Can I smell your baby? >> Please hand this over. [laughter]. Um so you're going back on a tour. though. >> Oh yeah. >> Right. Yeah. We got some tour dates. coming up. Nashville's Nissan Stadium, Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium, Hershey Park Stadium in Pennsylvania, Payor Stadium, Cincinnati. We've been. there a few times. >> Fenway Park, two night. Have you ever.

played Fenway? >> No. Well, I've I've played they have a a. smaller venue in Fenway that we play. >> Okay. Okay. >> We've never played the park properly. >> in the big Okay. >> Oh, man. >> And then Casey's Morton Amphitheater. Do. you like the big giant arenas or do you. like more like What do you like more. performing in? >> They all have their strong points. I. mean, I like uh that we can get more. people in [laughter] in the bigger. places. Yeah. >> But I also, you know, some places that. like Fenway are magic in ways that they. have historical significance and.

>> [ __ ] yeah. >> You know, just playing with Wrigleyfield. or these when you go to these places. that have been around a while, those. places have ghosts in them or even, you. know, playing the Filmore here. We're in. San Francisco right now. like here has a. lot of music history and. >> you do those things and and you feel. like you're, you know, part of the ethos. of um music. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Absolutely. I've talked to Taylor, my. Taylor, about this a few times, but. she's she grew up in that the country.

world uh in Nashville and in high school. and and coming up and she was underneath. a lot of these big country singers and. she raves about how together they are, how they maneuver on tour and stuff like. that. How was it rocking with George. Straight around the around the country? >> George is the best, man. George doesn't. play a lot of shows, but we played as. many as we could with him and I I think. I almost talked him into pseudo coming. out of retirement. We he was he was. playing. >> convincing. >> less and less shows and we had a lot of.

fun playing a few shows with him. I was. like, "Hey man, many of these as you. want to do, let's do them." So we we. picked up and played more. >> and I think he had fun doing it, too. And I don't know, we we just have a good. time. >> That's awesome, man. Favorite city? >> I mean, I like a lot of cities for. different reasons. My favorite venue to. play in is probably the forum in Los. Angeles. >> Yeah. Just because it sounds so good. And it also has, you know, you walk in. the down the hallway and it's like they. have all the people that have played. there on the walls like up just crazy. [ __ ] You're just like, "Yeah, I'm going.

to go play the forum.". >> You can feel history in some in some of. these arenas and stadiums. The forum. feels like it was made for that. You. know, obviously the Lakers. and all the it just Yeah. It has the. sports history too, but the music. history of it is incredible. >> That's awesome, man. >> Wonderful. >> I haven't heard that when you had the. form. >> Do you remember your first concert? >> My first concert was probably u. von Joy at Rup Arena uh with Skid Row. opening.

>> Oh wow. >> And uh Skid Row was so loud. >> I had to go out in the hallway. I was. like [laughter]. >> I was maybe maybe I was eight, eight or. nine. >> Okay. >> They were hammering it. >> Yeah. That's amazing. I love it. >> But it was fun. Yeah. >> So big Bonjovi fan. >> Yeah, I like Bonjovi. I mean, I grew up. in the 80s, man. So, >> all that stuff is uh is is good. >> I had that. So, growing up, Bon Joy were. in the rock world, the country world, all the above. >> Yeah. I mean, I grew up in a rural part. of the country, too. So, you know, we.

have. >> Yeah. all the my dad listened to all the. >> outlaw music, you know, like Whan and. Willie, Merl Hag, guys, you know, but also, you. know, old R&B and stuff like that. So, >> Oh, nice. >> I had it from all directions and I. don't, you know, >> if it's good, it's good. There's two. kinds of music, good and bad. That's. that's it. >> So, we always talk about this in sports. actually, like we don't to be a great. athlete, it's best to play a bunch of. different sports and before you narrow. down into one sport. Do you think it's.

similar in like do you think playing and. listening to all these forms of music. and then narrowing down into like a. specific genre makes you a better. musician or do you think it's best to. stay in like one thing? >> I have to share this just cuz it pops in. my head as you were saying that. >> Okay. >> When I was a kid, I I went to Rick. Patino basketball camp. >> Let's go Louisville action. Hell yeah. >> And Rick Patino uh you know he spoke to. us before we had the camp. I'm sure you. guys went through camps when you did. >> Oh, you know how it goes. Yeah. And he's. like, "Now, in order to be a good.

basketball player, you have to play. three sports. >> One-on-one basketball, three-on-ree. basketball, and five on five.". [laughter]. [screaming]. >> And that pops in my head as you were. saying that, but I do think there's. something that can can strengthen you as. a musician if you can uh, you know, kind. of at least have a working knowledge of. a lot of different kinds of music. >> Absolutely. But at some point all these. influences kind of converge into. whatever it is that you are and and. that's what that is, you know. So. >> I love it. >> That's awesome, man.

>> Do you remember your first concert you. played? >> I don't. >> No, >> I don't. Probably in church or not, that's not a concert like I used to sing. in church. >> A couple times in high school we, you. know, I owned a PA, so we'd randomly get. hired by somebody that need a needed a. PA to open for them sometimes. >> Okay. Hell yeah. uh in high school like. it's it's hard to get people to take. things seriously and like try to work as. a band and then you think you're going. to go to college for a minute like me. and then you do that and that doesn't. work out for you and you're like well. what am I going to do and you get random. jobs driving trucks or delivering pizzas.

or whatever it is and and then until you. find out what you what what it is that. you do. >> Yeah. So now I got to ask you got me. going down a rabbit hole. Dude, you were. [ __ ] you were you were a pizza. driver? >> I was not that high up on the totem. pole. Still though, >> I was the guy. Have you ever had been in. a parking lot? I don't know if they did. that. This is where you guys were from, but uh and you go into a store or. something, you come back and there are. coupons on your windshield. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. I was the guy that put the coupons. on the windshield.

>> Nice, [laughter] man. >> Running around in the parking lot. That's [ __ ] gold, man. >> Basically, I mean, giving people money. essentially. That's. >> like [laughter] Santa Claus. >> Robin Hood, man. This is sweet. >> What process of music making do you. enjoy the most? >> Oh, yeah. writing, working out the sound. and melody. I guess that all kind of. goes I was going to say, do you even. >> performing? Like what's the best part? >> Oh, it's all part of one wheel for me. I. like it all when it's working. I'm. frustrated by it all when it's not, you. know, but you know, I do enjoy riding. Um, but I don't do a lot of that.

anymore. I I do enjoy going to the. studio and the studio is probably my. favorite part. >> Okay. >> Really. Um, although I don't have any. plans to go do much of that these days. really either, but they all feed into. each other and it's not really a. separate thing, right? >> And you have to do all of them in order. to once again be whatever it is that you. are. >> Hell yeah. I just have to say this, the. tiny desk of you and your wife was one. of the most magical like tiny desks that. I've seen. That's the closest thing I. get during the season to seeing live. music is like doing like just surfing on.

the web and watching everything like. that. Like when you're you're in an. intimate setting like that, like does it. change how you're performing or is it or. is it just kind of like take you back to. like just I don't know what I would. assume is like the beginning stages of. you and a guitar and just making. >> Well, we try to maintain that even uh. you know as we play larger venues like. we still set up the same. >> Oh yeah. >> on a big stage that we would set up in a. club or we don't change our setup. You.

know, I'm I'm kind of tethered to a. cord. But I don't do a lot of moving. around or anything. That's not my deal. It doesn't change my mentality. I'm. We're still just playing songs. Somehow. it feels like a little more pressure. sometimes to play very uh intimate. things more than a mass of things, you. know, because you can see the reactions. of the five people in the room or you. know, there's a little more pressure. there in an odd way. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. Absolutely. I know you say you're. not doing much songw writing anymore, but how many songs do you venture you've.

probably written? Oh County. Yeah, more than a thousand for sure. Yeah, >> that is incredible. What is the process. for you to is it always the same? Is it. strikes in different ways? >> Well, I mean I grew up as a salary. songwriter grew up. I I came up in the. business as that's. >> the songs you've written are insane. Yeah. >> Song of songwriting, you know, and to. the point that I, you know, I was a. salary songwriter in a in a publishing. house. And so we would show up at the, you know, crack of noon or something and.

uh you make appointments and it's it. feels very not sexy when I describe it. that way, but that's that's what we did. We worked it like a job, you know, and. you come in, it's a very wordman. mentality. And early on, I would do that. three or four times a day. I would have. different appointments with people and I. would come out with songs and crank and. crank and crank trying to figure out how. to do it and uh how to be good at it. >> Oh yeah. And eventually you figure. something out or you you get lucky. enough to make people think that you. did. Yeah. And that's kind of what that.

is. But the process can be different. I. for me if I'm sitting by myself um I'll. probably just have a guitar and hum and. strum. Does the melody come first and. then the. >> for me a lot if I'm by myself that would. or something you know I'm I've dreamt. choruses before or wake up you know just. I'm writing a song right now not. necessarily but I would be if something. if you said something or you said. something or you know something struck. me a light on the wall. >> that would you know start start the.

wheels turning. Hell yeah. So you can't. avoid it if you are a songwriter a. little bit. You're always writing a. song. >> Yes. Even if you're not. >> materials all around you. Yeah, >> that's cool as hell. I wish I had the. [ __ ] brains to be able to just put. words to music like that. It's insane. stuff, man. It is. >> I can't even write a full sentence out. >> Finish this and you won't be able. [laughter]. >> All right. Does every country western. song uh need to mention the following? Mamas, trains, prison, getting drunk.

>> You're talking about the perfect country. western song. It is one of my favorite. >> written by Steve Goodman. >> That's right. Is there some truth to. that? Like I feel like that's a. caricature almost now in a lot of. country music where it's like. >> I don't think you have to do that. But. certainly when you do, those of us who. know that as the list of things that are. supposed to be in there Yeah. >> would go, "All right, cool. Good job. [laughter]. >> Cover the bases. Nice.". >> At this point in your career, do you go.

to places for like honest feedback from. like where you're at or do you. >> Well, I'm married. I'm married to my. wife. who is the most honest person. >> She'll tell me if something [laughter]. sucks immediately and not she doesn't. pull punches. >> That's the best, man. >> I don't need to go anywhere else for. honest feedback. >> There you go. >> Coach is right there letting you know. [laughter]. >> That's awesome. >> You mean places you want to play that. you haven't played yet? >> Oo. >> Huh. Um. I'm sure there are, but I don't know. what they are. Have you ventured much. out of the states in terms of uh.

>> We we've played in Europe a little bit. and Australia. Um but we have never been. to South America to play. >> in terms outside outside of the US. What's your What was your most like. accepting crowd? The ones that got the. craziest. >> Oh, they've all been wonderful. Uh. everybody in Europe's great and. Australians are great. Everybody's, you. know, really nice to us and we don't do. it that much. We don't, you know, might. be three or four years before we do. those kinds of things. And. >> so people really show up. >> That's awesome. It's a really nice. feeling to think that whatever you've.

done has crossed an ocean and gone to. the other side of the world, you know. >> Do you feel like for country music in. general too, like those opportunities. overseas are becoming more like the. genre is growing like it feels like way. bigger than it was when I was growing. up? >> I do think that that's true. I mean, there's always been some element. particularly in Europe and and Australia. has a very um you know, kind of uh. Australian country music scene on its. own. Yeah. But yes, I think um as a. whole uh there's probably more of a. market for it than there ever has been.

>> Like I was over in Ireland and uh this. young kid was like catting for us. He. got in his car when he was leaving and. he was blaring. I forget what the. country song was, but you it was one of. mine, right? >> Exactly. It was [laughter]. parachute. >> So, um this is fantastic. Thank you. >> And you guys also have a car this year. in NASCAR. >> Yeah, we have a car, the Daytona 500. This is the second year for it. It's a. partnership with uh Junior Motorsports, which is Dale Earnhard Jr. >> [ __ ] yeah. >> And uh.

>> yeah, we're going to Daytona 500. together. >> Oh man. >> Is there a cooler pastime in any sport. than what NASCAR was like originated. from? Like running from the cops is the. pastime of this whole sport there. There. no nothing tops that run from the cops. [laughter]. Bootlegging. from the cops, you know, like but so I. think there's a there's a good history. between whiskey and and what NASCAR has. has come from. And so I think it made. sense. It was kind of a crazy idea. I'm. friends with uh Rick Hendrick of. Hendrick Racing and and.

>> I think we kind of floated his way. He's. like, "Well, you know, Junior was. looking to get into maybe running a. running a car on the 500." And and he. kind of put us together. And I think. that's how that happened. It all just. kind of came to this head of we wanted. to do it and they wanted to do it. And. I, you know, last year I sat, you know, in the pit with the headphones on and. listened to all the stuff that nobody. gets to hear and watch the race with in. that inside kind of way. And it was uh. intense. >> That is cool. That is really cool.

>> Super intense. >> Yeah. Have you always like been into. NASCAR like growing up and everything. or? >> Not necessarily. Um I'm I'm I think the. race cars are cool. I like going fast. >> [ __ ] yeah. >> Not as fast as those guys. >> I was going to say I was going to say. >> those guys are different animals. Have. you gotten in one of them cars? >> Uh, no. >> No. Do Is there a desire to? >> No. >> Said [laughter] you like going fast. >> No. I I don't have that uh I don't have. that, Gene. I appreciate the the. [snorts] uh the stamina and the will and.

the lack of fear. >> Yes. >> That it takes to get in one of those. things. >> We went to a bowl game. Was that Oh, you. weren't there. You already in the. league. So, we went to a bowl game in. Charlotte and obviously the NASCAR Hall. of Fame's out there. So, part of the. bowl game in college was that we got to. go experience like going around the. track in one of those cars and you're. basically sideways going around those. turns. >> Yeah. >> Like that is a steep steep turn. >> and you're hugging the outside of the. car and somebody else is behind the.

wheel and you it's a [ __ ] wild ride. I mean, I took a hot lap with a race car. driver in not in a in a track car that. wasn't like a race car, and he was. telling me how much more it could do if. it was like outfitted for the race. And. I was about to puke. I was just like, I. Okay, I'm good, man. Let me let me out. >> Well, I've been a major fan of yours for. a long time. Really started when you. were still with the Steel Drivers. playing with that group. Like, that was. the first time I heard your voice. I'm. like, man, this guy just has a something.

about him that I just love listening to. Then it went from there when you started. doing your solo thing and really took. off and you've gone so far. Do you have. a welcome? Do you have a moment when it. all initiated where you're like, man, I'm really I'm really doing this. Like. I'm in the music industry. >> Yeah. I mean, I was in the music. industry as a writer. That was my goal. When I moved to town, I met a guy that. was a songwriter named Steve Lesley and. who was kind enough to introduce me to. some people. And the instant um you know. I was a salary songwriter working in the. music business sitting in a room making.

up songs for a living that was making it. to me. You know I'm playing a guitar for. a living. What what more could you want? >> Was there anybody walked in those rooms. or you took those meetings with that you. were like oh [ __ ] I'm I got to create. something with this. I got to rise. >> somebody performing it and you're like I. just wrote a song that somebody like I. don't know. I did early on. I went into. the room with uh a veteran songwriter. guy cuz I was real lucky to get in the. room with some of those guys, you know. Yeah. >> And I sat down the room with him. Never. met the guy. And he goes, "Hey, man. Uh.

you must have a pretty big ego." I'm. just like, "What do you mean?". [laughter]. >> He's like, "Well, you're 23. You walking. in here thinking you can do this with us. and, you know, make a living doing it. You must have a pretty big ego." And I'm. just like, "Well, if that's how you want. to look at it, I guess. [laughter]. >> I guess not going to say no. You're not. going to say no. Let's see what Let's. Let's see what we can do. >> Well, that is awesome, >> dog. Thank you for the stories. Appreciate the wisdom. I appreciate you. taking the time and even coming over. here. Appreciate the gifts. >> Appreciate the whiskey there.

>> I don't have much more to do today, but. you probably do. [laughter]. >> We don't have much more. We only got I. think a little bit longer. >> Yeah, but this is just sitting down. talking. This isn't work. You already. know. Especially we get to hang out with. guys. >> when the talking becomes easier when. you're. >> It just flows. That's right. Oh, man. Appreciate you coming on and cheers one. last time, brother. Thank you, man. Thank you to Chris Stapleton once again. That conversation was brought to you by. Claude. >> Just the best dude, man. He's so down to. earth. So just himself, man. I got to. see him uh two days later at at an NFL.

event. Absolutely tearing it up, man. And something about him that just makes. you want to know more about him, like. the more conversations you have with him. because he's such an interesting guy, man. >> For sure. >> Appreciate him coming on and and sharing. some stories with us. >> That wraps up another episode of New. Heights. Thank you to Chris Stapleton. for being here and check out his tour, the All-American Road Show. >> Yeah, baby. >> Go get you some Traveler Whiskey today. Whatever proof you want, it's all going. to be good. And make sure to subscribe. to the New Heights channel on YouTube. and follow New Heights on the Wonder app.

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guys next week or this Friday. Peace. [music]. We've been over here crushing beers for. the past 3 hours and we had one of. those. I'm just sitting here like, [laughter] "Dude, I got to tell you. about this tiny desk you did, man. I don't know if you [laughter] remember, but.