Country Mile, the USA TODAY NETWORK’s new podcast series, explores the evolution of one of America’s truest art forms through the stories told by the stars who lived them. The format is simple: Two artists, two stools and an unscripted evening of memories taped before a live audience. Guests include Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, Ashley McBryde, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Tenille Townes, Marty Stuart and more.
Latest episodes
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49 min
Episode 10: Brad Paisley counts his blessings – a sold out European arena tour, his first TV special, but most…
Brad Paisley thinks he’s special – Europeans know it.Paisley’s first television special “Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special” will air 7 p.m. Dec. 3 on ABC. He filmed the television s…
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23 min
Episode 9 — Unpacking the CMAs with Luke Combs, Lil Nas X, Dan+Shay and more
The 53rd Annual CMA Awards took place in Nashville last week, and Cindy Watts was there to talk with the artists that took home the heavy trophy. She grabs Lil Nas X and Billy Ray…
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Episode 8: Garth Brooks & Ashley McBryde take us to songwriting school
The first seven installments of The USA TODAY NETWORK's Country Mile podcast were taped in some of Nashville's most storied, intimate rooms – with just a few lucky folks on hand to…
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51 min
Episode 7: Marty Stuart & Chris Scruggs
Recorded in the historic RCA Studio B, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Marty Stuart and Chris Scruggs talk the history of country music, and preserving it for the next gener…
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51 min
Episode 6: Requested Material — Sara Evans & Martina McBride
Martina McBride and Sara Evans talk about breaking through in country music, their similar origin stories, and raising families while on the road.
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41 min
Episode 5: '90s coming back ‘like a rocket ship’ — Travis Tritt & Tracy Lawrence
Travis Tritt and Tracy Lawrence have been friends since the ‘90s. Over the last three decades, the country singers built a friendship on making memories – and keeping secrets.“We d…
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18 min
Episode 4: ‘I got enough stories to last a lifetime’ — Dolly Parton
“It’s been a long year, and I’m about sick of Dolly Parton,” Parton quipped Saturday backstage at the Grand Ole Opry.Parton capped the Opry’s Dolly week with two performances Satur…
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53 min
Episode 3: On the Road — Dierks Bentley & Tenille Townes
In episode three of Country Mile, Tennessean reporter Cindy Watts and producer Ayrika Whitney take the show on the road to Buena Vista Colorado, where Dierks Bentley recently held…
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54 min
Episode 2: Lovin' on the People — Ricky Skaggs & High Valley
Country Music Hall of Fame member Ricky Skaggs and up-and-coming country duo High Valley — composed of brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel — talk about the rich crossroads of country a…
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60 min
Episode 1: Can't Touch that Hope — Vince Gill & Chris Young
What was the first music that moved you? The first song you learned to play? The first time you heard yourself on the radio?Cindy Watts sits down with 21-time Grammy winner Vince G…
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1 min
Coming Sept. 26: Introducing "Country Mile"
Country Mile, the USA TODAY NETWORK’s new podcast series, explores the evolution of one of America’s truest art forms through the stories told by the stars who lived them. The form…