On the road to realizing his standup comedy dream, Byron Kennedy found that being a funny guy kept landing him in gilded corporate traps. First from on-air radio talent to a lofty executive in the radio industry… then as a glitzy music executive. Now, he’s living the free-range dream night after night across the country.
In between being funny with his own unique brand of humor and dodging insults hurled from the audience he spends quality time interviewing other comedians, musicians, and interesting people on this podcast “Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation”... all while they chow down at his favorite hot chicken restaurant in Nashville, Party Fowl! Who can blame him? He’s Cage Free now!
On this episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation, Byron Kennedy chats with his new friend and rapper, Jelly Roll over a delicious plate of hot chicken!
Mountain fairies, dime sacks and pizza
Taking those special kinda naps
A movie about Jelly Roll's life in the distant future
Going in and out of jail as a teen and young adult
Selling mix tapes out of his trunk
Plan A
Breaking out of the cycle and changing his future
The "art" of bombing on stage
Jelly Roll's emotional Opry debut
Crying in the shower
Plus... find out what kind of hot chicken Jelly Roll and Byron ate on this episode.
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts!
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
12 Apr 2022
Adam Craig and Jordan Walker
On this episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation, Byron Kennedy chats with his two friends and favorite songwriters in Nashville, Adam Craig and Jordan Walker!
They talk about:
Making lucky bets -- the kind that wins you $20k+
Going on a West Coast radio bus tour with Byron
Moving from the band life to songwriting life
Working with Luke Combs
From onesies to undies on stage
Betty White -- "too soon."
Selling out at Zanies
Byron, Adam and Jordan wrote a song together!
Drugs
Comedians and country musicians
Sony revisiting their back catalogue
And a whole lot more very cage-free topics!
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts!
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
22 Mar 2022
Willie Barcena
On this episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation, Byron Kennedy chats with his mentor, coach and comedian William Barcena. While they’re not sitting over a plate of hot chicken this time, the conversation is truly cage-free.
They talk about:
Willie on the Tonight Show
Comedy Bits
Getting coached by Willie and dissecting the bad
Audience energy vs Comedian energy
Is Willie Barcena a comedy bully?!
Willie, Byron's morning show guy on the radio back in the day on KSFM in Sacramento
Building a studio in his house so Willie could work from home but the studio was "never working"
Byron firing Willie...
Willie encouraging Byron to do standup 20 years ago
Dentist visit or a porno?
And a whole lot more very cage-free topics
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts!
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
1 Mar 2022
Robert Deaton
The executive producer of all things good like the CMAs, the BBMAs and the AMAs, Robert Deaton, joins Byron Kennedy for some cage-free conversation even with Robert's insanely super busy schedule.
They talk about:
How he stays calm in stressful situations and staying positive
The CMAs 50th Anniversary and how that all went down
Being exposed to music and television as a five year old thanks to his dad
Chris Stapleton
Old school entertainment
And more...!
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts!
Recorded at Party Fowl in Nashville, TN
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
15 Feb 2022
Parmalee
American country band, Parmalee joins Byron Kennedy for a cage-free conversation and some burning hot chicken! From being confused as the band Slip Knot to a terrifying experience after one of their shows, this convo takes a bunch of turns.
They talk about:
A Terrifying experience that involve gunmen and Scott getting airlifted
The Mac Daddy Bidet
Their Blanco Brown collaboration
Losing Barry and partying a little too hard during a golf tournament
The radio industry crowd
Working with Byron
The Umbrella Method of eating hot chicken
And more...!
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts!
Recorded at Party Fowl in Nashville, TN
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
1 Feb 2022
Lainey Wilson
Country musician Lainey Wilson joins Byron Kennedy for a chat along with her manager, Mandelyn for a truly caged-free conversation. From a wet, wild and nasty 13th birthday party thrown by her mom to a “White Trash Bash” boat party before her set in Peoria, Illinois things in this conversation get weird.
You’ll also here about:
Lainey’s favorite comedian
"Lainey Pronunciations"
What “chase a rabbit down a driveway” REALLY means …
Tik Tok challenge
Taking a bite of the the Poltergeist Nashville Hot Chicken
And more…
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts!
Recorded at Party Fowl in Nashville, TN
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
1 Feb 2022
Jimmie Allen
Jimmie Allen sits down with host Byron Kennedy over a burning piece of Nashville Hot Chicken as they chat about Jimmie’s music career and hitting two #1 singles, going on a bus tour together for three months and possibly working together on Jimmie’s potential comedy career!
You'll also hear about...
Jimmie breaking Blake Sheldon’s record
Finding inspiration in the one and only Steve Harvey
Finding an excuse to make stops while on the tour bus
The Bang Bang Shrimp waiter hack
Jimmie entrusting Byron to promote his band when they were starting out
And so much more …
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts!
Recorded at Party Fowl in Nashville, TN (https://partyfowl.com/)
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
1 Feb 2022
Brett Eldredge
Country star Brett Eldredge graces the presence of the first episode of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation with host Byron Kennedy! From ghosts, jumping out of planes, shark diving and bonding over a pickle-back, Brett and Byron go way back.
You’ll also hear about:
Falling in love with travel and adventure
Brett’s photo op with sharks with his #1 Plaque
A snake in the toilet
Bears showing up on different vacations
Overcoming anxiety
And so much more...
Don’t forget to subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts!
Recorded at Party Fowl in Nashville, TN (https://partyfowl.com/)
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
28 Jan 2022
Welcome to Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation!
On the road to realizing his standup comedy dream, Byron Kennedy found that being a funny guy kept landing him in gilded corporate traps. First from on-air radio talent to a lofty executive in the radio industry… then as a glitzy music executive. Now, he’s living the free-range dream night after night across the country.
In between being funny with his own unique brand of humor and dodging insults hurled from the audience he spends quality time interviewing other comedians, musicians, and interesting people on this podcast “Hot Chicken and Cage Free Conversation”... all while they chow down at his favorite hot chicken restaurant in Nashville, Party Fowl! Who can blame him? He’s Cage Free now!
See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.1 / 5
15 ratings
Contact Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation
Guest appearances
Books guests
Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.
Host of Hot Chicken and Cage-Free Conversation?
Claim your podcast to manage its listing and keep your show details accurate.
Pod Engine is an independent podcast discovery and analytics service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by this podcast. Artwork and show content belong to their owners. Full legal notice.
Explore this show Podcast research with Pod Engine
