Braves Country Convos

Braves Senior Director of Marketing & Advertising Jori Palmer joins BravesVision host Lauren Sadd for a special summer edition of Braves Country Convos! From can't-miss giveaways and exclusive ticket packages to Braves Country Fest, Independence Week, and all the fun happening at Truist Park, Jori and Lauren break down everything Braves fans need to know for June and July. In this episode, you'll...

Get to know rising country artist Scoot Teasley before he takes the stage at the first-ever Braves Country Fest! On this episode of Braves Country Convos, Braves Senior Director of Marketing & Advertising Jori Palmer and BravesVision host Lauren Sadd sit down with North Georgia native Scoot Teasley to talk about growing up in Toccoa, his lifelong love for the Atlanta Braves, and the journey from p...

Country music meets Braves Country 🎶 ⚾️On this episode of Braves Country Convos, hosts Jori Palmer (Braves Senior Director of Marketing) and Lauren Sadd (BravesVision) sit down with rising country star Mackenzie Carpenter and her husband, Cole Neuber, for a fun, heartfelt, and wide-ranging conversation. Mackenzie shares her journey from growing up in Hull, Georgia to becoming a Nashville-based s...

On this episode of Braves Country Convos, hosts Jori Palmer and Lauren Sadd sit down with BravesVision broadcaster Wiley Ballard for a wide-ranging and entertaining conversation that dives into both his personal journey and his passion for the game. Wiley shares how his love for sports first took shape—even if his own playing career peaked with roller hockey—and reflects on the moment he realized...

Ben Ingram from the Braves Radio Network sits down with Jori and Lauren in this latest episode of Braves Country Convos. Ben talks growing up in Mississippi, his path to broadcasting in the bigs, his offseason adventures, and more!

Terri Weiss, wife of Braves Manager Walt Weiss, joins the show to discuss life on and off the field for a baseball family! Plus, Jori and Lauren share some very important (and exciting) personal news.

Former professional football player and current sports anchor DJ Shockley joined today's episode of Braves Country Convos. DJ chats about his football career, his turn into the broadcast world, and balancing his family life.

Sportscaster Maria Taylor joins the show this week. From her Georgia roots and UGA days to her career path and motherhood, no topic was off-limits in this chat! 

Today’s guest is someone whose name you might have heard over the years if you’re an avid watcher of Braves games – Gretchen Kaney. Gretchen is a trailblazer in the sports production industry and currently serves as Head Producer of Atlanta Braves games on FanDuel Sports Network. She knows this baseball team better than any of us, is an incredible leader, and currently one of three female producer...

Allie Kleva, who is helping pioneer the incredibly popular Athletes Unlimited Softball League, sits down with Jori for this episode. As a former softball player and now a softball mom, this conversation was especially meaningful to Jori, and after listening to her chat with Allie, we hope you’ll be an avid supporter of the AUSL...and fingers crossed we’ll get a pro team down here in Braves Country...

Jori and Lauren sit down with a man everyone in Braves Country adores, former Brave, Charlie Culberson. But to make it even better, we invited his gorgeous and talented wife Sarah to the conversation. If you didn’t already love Charlie and Sarah enough, after our convo, you’ll love them even more. They were honest and real at a time when popular culture values the opposite of that, and it was so f...

A super special guest joins the show! Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Mike Macdonald, a native Atlanta kid and former travel baseball player, sits down with Jori and Lauren. Mike talks his Georgia background, his unique career path, and the way he approaches not only his high-pressured job, but also his personal life. 

​This guest was at the top of our list when we first had the idea for this podcast. If you watch MLB Network, you know her by her shiny gorgeous hair and bright smile, or maybe you’ve seen her covering the MLB on TBS or running all around the March Madness tournaments. She's sports reporter and host, Lauren Shehadi! Lauren was so genuine and kind, and she’s now solidly number one on our list of fa...

Introducing the newest official podcast of the Atlanta Braves: Braves Country Convos! Meet your hosts, Jori Palmer and Lauren Said. Jori is the Director of Marketing & Advertising at the Atlanta Braves. Lauren is the Braves in-game host and a sports reporter. Learn about the two newest faces featured on a Braves podcast!