Country Crocked: I Can't Believe It's Not Better Podcast

About Country Crocked: I Can't Believe It's Not Better Podcast

Honest conversations about trauma, memory, family systems, and the stories we inherit. This podcast centers lived experience rather than expert commentary and explores what happens when silence breaks, memory is fragmented, and truth doesn’t follow a neat recovery arc.

Publisher

Cousins Unfiltered

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

12 Jan 2026

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   The Funny Thing About Grief

   This one was hard for me to record. I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the ways I’ve been hurt, the people and relationships I’ve lost, and the things I wish had turned out differently. Lately, though, I’ve been asking myself a much more uncomfortable question: What has it been like for other people to love me while I’ve been hurting? I don’t love all the answers I’m coming up with. In this solo episode, I’m talking about the things I learned growing up, the ways I’ve carried those lessons into adulthood, and how grief has sometimes shown up in my life as anger, anxiety, defensiveness, and fear of losing people. I’m also looking at the difference between being honest about my struggles and actually making room for someone else’s. There are things I wish I’d understood sooner. Things I regret. Things I’m still trying to figure out. And some apologies I needed to say out loud, without expecting anything in return. I also talk about my faith, the peace I find in prayer, and how damn hard it is to accept that loving someone doesn’t mean I get to control what happens next. I haven’t figured all this out. I’m still grieving, still learning, and still occasionally getting in my own way. But I’m starting to understand that I can take responsibility for my behavior without taking responsibility for everything that’s ever gone wrong. And I can miss what I’ve lost without missing the life that’s still happening around me. This is probably the most vulnerable I’ve ever been on Country Crocked. I’m nervous about sharing it, but I think it’s worth the conversation. Content note: Childhood trauma, depression, grief, and difficult family relationships.

2. 

   12 Oct 2026

   Previously on Country Crocked...

   Previously on Country Crocked… Twenty-something episodes, several questionable decisions, and an impressive amount of material that probably should’ve been edited out. We’re rewinding the tape. From childhood stories and family dysfunction to faith, forgiveness, trauma, and the occasional complete derailment, we’re revisiting some of the conversations that made Country Crocked what it is. We’ve got favorite moments, unforgettable guests, accidental comedy, technical difficulties, and a blooper reel that raises legitimate questions about how we managed to produce a podcast in the first place. It’s a look back at where we started, what we’ve learned, and all the ridiculous, heartbreaking, hilarious stuff in between. Consider yourself caught up. Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. 🍿 Country Crocked: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Better.

3. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Garbage In, Garbage Out

   Garbage in, garbage out—and unfortunately, your brain does not come with curbside pickup. This week, Angela and Kendra are joined by their friend Melanie for a conversation about everything we consume that never comes with a nutrition label: food, stress, trauma, information, relationships, social media, fear, gratitude, faith, and the stories we tell ourselves. Melanie opens up about surviving cancer and the relationships that looked very different once she needed people to show up. From there, the conversation goes everywhere it should: listening to your body, the wellness industry, kidnapped squirrels, toxic buckets, why “just cut toxic people off” isn’t always the answer, and how to know when educating yourself has crossed over into inundating yourself. Because the body keeps receipts...and apparently so does the brain. Content note: This episode includes discussion of childhood sexual abuse, cancer, trauma, difficult family relationships, and physical and mental health.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

5 ratings