Americana Curious Podcast
1) The Band of Heathens Went Platinum While Staying Independent (How They Did It)
0 YEARS. 0 LABELS. 1 PLATINUM RECORD.💿🔥 Most bands don’t make it past year five.They call it the “Valley of Death” because 95% of indie artists don’t make it out alive.But The Band of Heathens just ...Show More
2) Best Americana Music of 2025
Ben and Zach pull back the curtain on the albums that defined the last year and the artists poised to explode in 2026.From hard-working storytellers out of North Carolina to "super groups" creating in...Show More
3) Nicki Bluhm Moved 2,000 Miles to Find Her Real Voice (and Her New Sound on Rancho Deluxe)
The industry wanted virality. She wanted honesty. Guess who won?She walked away from the band, the marriage, the map — and somehow walked straight into her true voice.Nikki Bluhm didn’t plan the reinv...Show More
4) Jake Owen's Americana Rebirth
Jake Owen iis a platinum-selling artist with ten #1 hits, a Breakthrough Artist of the Year winner, and one of the most recognizable voices in modern country.You know him from “Barefoot Blue Jean Nigh...Show More
5) Stella Prince - Just Booked 1,000 Shows (All By Herself)
At just 21 years old, Stella Prince has already done what most artists spend a lifetime chasing.She’s been called “the artist bringing folk music to Gen Z” by Forbes, sang at a John Prine tribute in N...Show More
6) Them Coulee Boys - “Change breaks you before it makes you.” (Soren Staff)
There’s a kind of wisdom that only comes from the road.Soren Staff from Them Coolee Boys summed it up in six words:“Change breaks you before it makes you.”He wasn’t being dramatic — just honest.Becaus...Show More
7) The Rise of Briscoe - From Campfire Songs to DMB and Newport Folk Festival
Briscoe has an incredible story, and you need to hear it now!Two redheaded kids in the same pair of Chaco sandals at summer camp. A back-porch pact to start a band if they ever wound up at the same co...Show More
The Rise of Briscoe - From Campfire Songs to DMB and Newport Folk Festival
47:10 | Sep 22nd, 2025
8) Wagon Wheel, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Ketch Secour (The Untold Story of Americana’s Biggest Hit)
He’s the man behind “Wagon Wheel” — the song that went from a Bob Dylan fragment to a global anthem, covered by Darius Rucker, sung at campfires, weddings, and stadiums everywhere. But few know the re...Show More
9) Why Country Radio Will Never Play Luke Tyler Shelton (And That’s a Good Thing)
Mainstream country radio has no room for voices like Luke Tyler Shelton—and that’s exactly why his music matters.In this episode of Americana Curious, Ben and Zach sit down with rising Americana artis...Show More
Why Country Radio Will Never Play Luke Tyler Shelton (And That’s a Good Thing)
42:47 | Aug 24th, 2025
10) Sammy Rae and The Friends: The Wild Story You’ve Never Heard
Sammy Rae and The Friends didn’t just start a band—they sparked a movement. 🎤✨In this unforgettable interview, Sammy Rae and The Friends reveal the wild story behind a tour bus breakdown that turned ...Show More