Nick Tressler and Kurt Ozan
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Country artist stories without the polish.
The Raised Rowdy Podcast puts country artists in a relaxed room with Kurt Ozon and Nick Tressler for fast, friendly conversation. The talk moves from releases and rebrands to old gigs, music timing, family stories, and the messy work behind getting heard.
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The Raised Rowdy Podcast works best when it feels like someone left the studio door open on a catch-up. Kurt Ozon and Nick Tressler keep the tone warm and loose, giving artists room to talk around the official talking points before landing on the song, the event, or the career turn that brought them in. The interviews are fast, friendly, and full of little acknowledgments. Nothing feels too precious. A guest can ask where to look, joke about cameras, or wander into a story before the conversation locks in. Benny G’s episode turns a simple name change into a bigger story about dropping the forced parts of a brand and letting the music lead. Austin Mahone’s conversation uses his pop background and country influences to talk about how wide the genre has become. Mark Wills brings the kind of presence that does not need a current release to justify the hour. His stories move through mistaken names, old memories, distance, and an event with the ease of someone who has done a lot of rooms. Corey Kent’s episode has the feel of old friends comparing where they started and where they have landed. The talk reaches back to acoustic opening slots, Pittsburgh memories, green-screen setups, and the strange little markers of a career finally moving. Ward Davis pushes the show into rougher comic territory with childhood wake-up stories and family-volume humor. Across the recent episodes, the draw is not heavy critique or polished biography. It is access to how country artists talk when the guard drops a little. The music business is always nearby, but so are kids, old memories, old hats, busy days, and the practical weirdness of trying to get attention. Fans who like music names before, during, and after the breakthrough will find plenty to chew on. The show is scrappy in the best sense: more hang than profile, more lived memory than press cycle.
Made for: For country fans who like scene talk, career backstories, and artist interviews that leave room for jokes, detours, and road-worn detail. It especially fits listeners who follow rising acts, veteran names, and the messy middle of building a music career.
What sets it apart: The show stands out by letting the conversation stay loose instead of forcing every guest into a clean promo arc. Its best moments come from trust: old memories, offhand jokes, and practical music-business talk sitting side by side.
Hear what makes artists tick in their own words. The journey to being a professional musician/ artist is different for every person. Hear some of the stories from artists we believe in.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Artist conversations make songwriting, touring and the practical choices of a music career legible from the inside.
The Raised Rowdy Podcast turns artist interviews into working accounts of a music career. Nick Tressler and Kurt Ozon establish an easy rapport, then follow guests into songwriting, touring, band formation and the decisions behind presenting music to an audience.
Nashville's backstage math gets personal enough to make your favorite record feel newly expensive.
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A loose, encouraging hang with an artist stepping into his own name and back toward the music.
Benny G's visit follows an artist learning to stop wrestling with his own music and let it set the pace. The first stretch has plenty of movement around him - management, booking, labels, production - but the real throughline is the move from Ben Goldsmith to Benny G and the…
A relaxed hang about harmony, band-building, and why trio vocals still land.
It leans on shared voices and one live-memory moment that clearly stayed with everyone in the room. Zach Williams talks with Kurt Ozon and Nick Tressler about a Lone Bellow show at Mr.
A loose talk about outside cuts, standards, and why songs keep getting passed around.
Josh Weathers sits in with Nick Tressler and Kurt Ozon for an easygoing talk about songs that keep moving after the first writer is out of the picture.
A loose country hang that gets honest about outside cuts and who should sing them.
Josh Weathers drops into a loose morning conversation that moves from cigars and weather troubles to Miles Zero Fest travel headaches, then settles into the larger country-music question of who should sing a song.
A relaxed look at the road math and soul behind Jed Harrelson's live show.
Jed Harrelson reads as a working musician who understands both the hang and the grind. Nick Trestler and Kurt Ozon keep the conversation easygoing as he talks about moving to town in January 2020, landing just before COVID started, and shaping a road setup that has to make…
Joe Wong interviews drummers and musicians about craft, history, and the working musician's life.
Records, careers and arguments, weighed by people who listen closely.
Benny G rolls in with people finally buzzing.
This episode features an interview with Austin Mahone discussing his transition from pop music to country, his move to Nashville, and the evolving relationship between pop and country genres.
This episode features an interview with Austin Mahone discussing his transition from pop music to country, his move to Nashville, and the evolving landscape of country music.
This episode features an interview with country music legend Mark Wills, discussing his nickname origins and recent performance at a Turkey Federation conservation event.
Country music legend Mark Wills joins the Raze Rowdy Podcast to discuss his nickname origins, recent events, and his career in a casual interview setting.
Hosts interview country artist Corey Kent about his career journey and recent number one hit.
Hosts interview country artist Corey Kent about his career journey and recent number one hit.
Hosts Nick Tressler and Kurt Ozon interview musician Ward Davis about his early morning routines and childhood memories.
Hosts Nick Tressler and Kurt Ozon interview musician Ward Davis about his early morning routines and childhood memories.
Hosts interview Zach Williams of The Lone Bellow about his musical journey and experiences.
Zach Williams comes in easy.
Morning voices, barely warmed up.
Nick Tressler and Kurt Ozon welcome Josh Weathers into the room.
Hosts interview musician Brent Cobb about his recording process and career journey.
Hosts interview musician Brent Cobb about his recording process and band.
Nick and Kurt welcome Jed Harrelson and start with some Nashville neighborhood ribbing.
Hosts interview musician Liam St.
This episode features an interview with musician Liam St.
Hosts interview the band Whiskey Myers about their music career and live performances.
Hosts interview musician Will Jones about his creative process, touring, and recent music releases.
Hosts interview musician Will Jones about his creative process, touring, and recent music releases.
Hosts interview country artist Chase Rice about his upcoming album, songwriting process, and career evolution.
Hosts interview country artist Chase Rice about his upcoming album and songwriting process.
Hosts Nikki T and Kurt Ozon interview musician Trey Lewis about his career journey and upcoming projects.
Hosts Nikki T and Kurt Ozon interview musician Trey Lewis about his career journey and upcoming projects.
Hosts Nikki T and Kurt Ozon welcome back musician Austin Snell, chatting about football weather, fantasy football, and their plans for Americana Fest.
Hosts Nikki T and Kurt Ozon welcome back musician Austin Snell for a casual conversation about football, weather, and their plans during Americana Fest week.
The hosts interview musician Kolby Cooper about his life and career over the past few years, including touring, songwriting, and personal milestones.
The hosts welcome back musician Kolby Cooper to discuss his life over the past few years, including touring, songwriting, family, and reflections on his career timeline in Nashville.
The hosts interview Sean Stemaly, discussing topics like watch collecting, personal habits related to ADD, and beard grooming in a casual, humorous conversation.
The hosts interview Sean Stemaly about his watch habits, ADD tendencies, and beard grooming quirks in a casual conversation.
Hosts Nick T.
Hosts Nick T.
Host Kurt Ozon interviews country group Runaway June about their upcoming album, songwriting, and working with producer Christian Bush.