Kylie's Husband at the Olympics & Chris Stapleton on Anthem Tears, Drinkin' Whiskey, & More | Ep 180
2/25/20261 hr 12 min
92%ers, welcome to another episode of New Heights brought to you by Experian!
First, Jason recaps his time as a plus one in Italy at the Winter Olympics, we get the guys thoughts on the USA being the hockey capital of the world, Travis responds to Laila Edwards claim as the “best athlete from Cleveland Heights,” and we talk about what went wrong at Travis’ trip to Pebble Beach.
Finally, we are joined by country music legend, Chris Stapleton! We get Chris’ reaction to making Jason cry at the Super Bowl, learn that Chris was a big football guy in High School, we sip some whiskey that might have been stronger than we thought, Chris shares his thoughts on the songwriting process, reveals how to write the perfect country and western song, and so much more!
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