Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation

On this episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation, Byron Kennedy chats with his two friends and favorite songwriters in Nashville, Adam Craig and Jordan Walker!

They talk about:

• Making lucky bets -- the kind that wins you $20k+
• Going on a West Coast radio bus tour with Byron
• Moving from the band life to songwriting life
• Working with Luke Combs
• From onesies to undies on stage
• Betty White -- "too soon."
• Selling out at Z...

On this episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation, Byron Kennedy chats with his mentor, coach and comedian William Barcena. While they’re not sitting over a plate of hot chicken this time, the conversation is truly cage-free. 

They talk about:

• Willie on the Tonight Show
• Comedy Bits
• Getting coached by Willie and dissecting the bad
• Audience energy vs Comedian energy
• Is Willie Barcena a comedy bully?!
• Willie, B...

The executive producer of all things good like the CMAs, the BBMAs and the AMAs, Robert Deaton, joins Byron Kennedy for some cage-free conversation even with Robert's insanely super busy schedule.

They talk about:

• How he stays calm in stressful situations and staying positive
• The CMAs 50th Anniversary and how that all went down
• Being exposed to music and television as a five year old thanks to his dad
• Chris Stapleton
• Old scho...

American country band, Parmalee joins Byron Kennedy for a cage-free conversation and some burning hot chicken! From being confused as the band Slip Knot to a terrifying experience after one of their shows, this convo takes a bunch of turns.

They talk about:

• A Terrifying experience that involve gunmen and Scott getting airlifted
• The Mac Daddy Bidet
• Their Blanco Brown collaboration
• Losing Barry and partying a little too hard dur...

Country musician Lainey Wilson joins Byron Kennedy for a chat along with her manager, Mandelyn for a truly caged-free conversation. From a wet, wild and nasty 13th birthday party thrown by her mom to a “White Trash Bash” boat party before her set in Peoria, Illinois things in this conversation get weird. 

You’ll also here about: 

• Lainey’s favorite comedian  

Jimmie Allen sits down with host Byron Kennedy over a burning piece of Nashville Hot Chicken as they chat about Jimmie’s music career and hitting two #1 singles, going on a bus tour together for three months and possibly working together on Jimmie’s potential comedy career! 

You'll also hear about...

• Jimmie breaking Blake Sheldon’s record 
• Finding inspiration in...

Country star Brett Eldredge graces the presence of the first episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation with host Byron Kennedy! From ghosts, jumping out of planes, shark diving and bonding over a pickle-back, Brett and Byron go way back. 

You’ll also hear about:

• Falling in love with travel and adventure
• Brett’s photo op with sharks with his #1 Plaque 

On the road to realizing his standup comedy dream, Byron Kennedy found that being a funny guy kept landing him in gilded corporate traps. First from on-air radio talent to a lofty executive in the radio industry… then as a glitzy music executive. Now, he’s living the free-range dream night after night across the country. 

In between being funny with his own unique brand of humor and dodging insults hurled from the...