Welcome to In The Blind Podcast, where we dive deep into the wild and inspiring worlds of artists, entertainers, athletes, hunters, and anyone with a story to tell! Hosted by Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles of country duo Love And Theft, this fresh show is rooted in country music and the laid-back country lifestyle. Our mission is to create a relaxed space where guests feel at ease sharing personal struggles, life lessons, untold stories, and more. Tune in every week for a new episode packed with authentic conversations and heartfelt insights!
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Love And Theft (Eric Gunderson & Stephen Barker Liles)
Dustin Lolli of "Sanctus Real": Christian Music Just Got Honest | In The Blind Ep. 81
In The Blind is the raw country music and lifestyle podcast filmed inside Riley Green’s Duck Blind in midtown Nashville. Hosts Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles of platinum selling duo Love and Theft sit down artist to artist for unfiltered talks on the music, the road, family, and real life. This week’s guest is Dustin Lolli, lead singer of Christian rock band Sanctus Real. The Toledo band has stacked eight No. 1 songs, a Dove Award, and Grammy nominations on hits like “Lead Me,” “I’m Not Alright,” and the platinum single “Confidence.” Dustin stepped in after years as a worship leader, and nearly a decade later the band is writing and releasing on their own terms.
We talked about the wild turn Christian culture has taken in recent years and how that has hit his ministry and the music he is writing and releasing. In a world fueled by cancel culture, this one may ruffle a few feathers. It is an honest and raw conversation about the modern day church, modern day Christian music, and the culture that comes with it. An interesting perspective for a country music podcast. Tune in, like and subscribe, and share it with a friend who needs to hear it. 🦆
1 Oct 2026
Corey Kent: Heartland Rock And Roll, His Sound, His Terms | In The Blind Ep. 80
In The Blind is the raw country music and lifestyle podcast filmed inside Riley Green’s Duck Blind in midtown Nashville. Hosts Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles of platinum selling duo Love and Theft sit down artist to artist for unfiltered talks on the music, the road, family, and real life. This week’s guest is Corey Kent, the Bixby, Oklahoma native who hit the road young, broke through with the triple platinum No. 1 “Wild As Her,” and built a career of more than a billion streams by refusing to fit in anybody else’s box. He just released Heartland Rock and Roll, the most personal record of his career and the first time he has put a name on the sound he has been chasing.
We got into Corey’s brand new project Heartland Rock and Roll, the grind, how he has walked a unique path, doing things on his terms, family, mental health, the music business, community, and so much more. This was an incredible conversation. Tune in, like and subscribe, and please share it with your country music loving friends. 🦆
18 Sept 2026
Max McNown on the Price of a Crazy Ride That Won’t Slow Down | In The Blind Ep 79
Welcome back to In The Blind, the raw artist-to-artist country music podcast hosted by Eric Gunderson and Stephen Barker Liles of Love and Theft and filmed inside Riley Green’s Duck Blind in midtown Nashville. Unfiltered. No script. Just real conversation.
Episode 79 sits down with Oregon-bred, Nashville-based Max McNown…the guy who taught himself guitar, jumped out a Starbucks drive-through window, and somehow turned that leap into a career that still hasn’t hit the brakes. “A Lot More Free.” “Better Me For You (Brown Eyes).” Sold-out rooms. Festival stages. A ride that keeps getting faster.This one got deep fast. Max opens up about the scammers who came with the rise, the business nobody prepares you for, mental health when the wins and the weight show up at the same time, life on the road, family, faith, and why it doesn’t look like things are slowing down anytime soon.
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Who has been a guest on In The Blind Podcast
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Steven McBee Jr
Koe Wetzel
Ashley Walls
Styles Haury
Clint Black
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
68,466
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
20 ratings
Spotify
4.5 / 5
12 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100
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