One By Willie
Hosted by Willie and John Spong · John Spong
4.7from 1,047 ratings
- 142
- Episodes
- 46
- Transcribed
- 1,047
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About One By Willie
Each episode, music writer John Spong talks to one notable Willie Nelson fan about one Willie song they love, leading to highly personal looks at the way Willie has shaped their lives and made the world a better place. Check us out on instagram: @onebywillie (https://www.instagram.com/onebywillie/) and our website onebywillie.com (https://www.onebywillie.com/)
- Publisher
- John Spong
- Category
- arts · music · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Sept 2020
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
46 of 142 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer on "Bloody Mary Morning"
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Don Was on "Across the Borderline" (On the Pod Again, Vol. 1)
26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Buddy "Budrock" Prewitt on "On the Road Again"
Inside a recent episode
Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer on "Bloody Mary Morning"
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's been a minute. I know. We got invited into the circle, and I was really happy about that. He's so quiet. He's so kind. You know, when Dolly died, I was really thinking so much about Willie. Not because I think he's going to die, but because – I'm just like, there are so few people we meet and we meet a lot of people doing what we do. You do too. And they usually do kind of disappoint. And you're like, they're not really grounded or they're so insecure that they just like can't be real. And, you know, he's one of those rare, rare people that are, you know, such superstars and such icons. But I really think he's a genuinely kind human being. […]
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- Martie Maguire
- Emily Strayer
- Don Was
- Buddy Prewitt
- Ziggy Marley
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 902 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 145 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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Who hosts One By Willie?
Willie and John Spong host the show. Published by John Spong.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does One By Willie take guests?
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