Stay Ready: The Podcast

In this episode of Stay Ready: The Podcast, host Matt Overton sits down with 17-year-old singer-songwriter sensation, Dawson Slade. Join them as they delve into Dawson's remarkable journey from his early days with music to his big break on American Idol. Dawson shares candid insights about balancing fatherhood at such a young age and the challenges he's faced along the way. From nearly b...

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt and Scott sit down with singer/songwriter Hunter Jordan. Hunter is a Jackson, TN native who now calls Nashville home. After finishing college and not wanting to give up on dream of making it big, he decided to abruptly move to the music city in hopes of chasing his dreams.  Listen in as they talk about his up bringing in Jackson, what got him into mu...

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast Matt and Scott sit down with Mikey Duarte, a baseball player drafted by the Chicago White Sox organization.  In this emotionally stirring episode, we sit down with Mikey Duarte, a former professional baseball player whose life took an unexpected turn after his sister's tragic passing in the Route 91 Music Festival shooting. Mikey shares poignant memor...

Back with another episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt sits down with CJ Solar. CJ is a country music singer/songwriter from Baton Rouge, LA. He is most known for co-writing the #1 smash hit "Up Down" for Morgan Wallen. He also has writing credits for another #1 song, "Some Girls" by Jameson Rogers. Throughout his career he written songs for the likes of Jason Aldean, Jerrod...

We're back with another episode of Stay Ready The Podcast. Matt and Scott sit down to talk all things Super Bowl, Taylor Swift, Scott's accomplishments at work and upcoming vacation as well as some Grammy recap.  After such an amazing Super Bowl this past weekend, it's only fitting for the two of them to go over everything that happened. They discuss how the first half of the game w...

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt sits down with songer/ songwriter Cole Taylor. Cole is an in-demand country songwriter, with Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Cole Swindell, Chase Rice and others lining up to record his songs. He also has 3 number #1 songs to his name and several top 20 hits.  Cole sits down to discuss and answer questions on several topics including his music and...

Matt is back with another episode of Stay Ready The Podcast and he's brought back his good buddy and former guest, Jared Stillman. With the NFL season nearing its end here soon, Matt and Jared sit down to discuss the recent coaching hire made by the Titans, conspiracies with the referees and the viral picture that shows the Super Bowl logo featuring team colors that has correctly predicted th...

Back with another episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt sits down to talk all things NFL Wild Card Weekend, discuss the upcoming divisional round and who he's picking to win, Scott's late breaking news about Mike McCarthy, the first band to open a bar in midtown here in Nashville and so much more! 

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt and Scott sit down with Titans insider Jared Stillman to discuss all things NFL and college football. This week has been a rollercoaster for a ton of fan bases (mainly the Tennessee Titans, New England Patriots and Alabama Crimson Tide) who's teams have made coaching changes. In Tennessee, Mike Vrabel was fired abruptly, Bill Belichick stepped d...

Matt and Scott sit down to record Stay Ready's last podcast of 2023! On this episode, they open up about the tightly contested NFL playoff race, the Aaron Rodgers saga which had him come back on the Jets active roster, Scotts water fasting, Matt's holiday snacking and training and much more.  Next, they get back into main topic of the podcast which is recapping 2023. From personal highli...

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt sits down with singer/songwriter Jordan Rowe. Jordan is the leader of Music Row Ministries. Music Row Ministries is a Bible study located in the heart of downtown Nashville that brings together musicians to worship and fellowship. Jordan also recently released his hit single "Boots In A Bar."  Listen in as Matt and Jordan catch-up and discu...

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt and Scott sit down with Scott's old freshman roommate Mac Hereford. Mac is a former wide receiver for the University of Alabama. Listen in as the three of them go in depth about Mac's time with Bama football as a walk on, being around a receiving corp that included DeVonta Smith, Jerry Jeudy, Calving Ridley and Henry Ruggs to name a few, be...

Back with another episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt brings his good buddy Eric Van Houten on to chat! Eric is a country music singer/songwriter from Buffalo, NY but now resides in Nashville, TN. Eric is not your typical country artist. He brings his high energy and new age songwriting styles to life through his music. Over the last few years Eric has been on tour with artists such as Canaan...

Back with another episode of Stay Ready the Podcast, Matt sits down with fellow NFL free agent Dominique Dafney. Dominique is a free agent tight end who has played for a number of teams throughout his career. Dominique is here to discuss his journey from being a walk on at Iowa to his time at Indiana State before being signed as a free agent with the Colts. His story doesn't end there though...

On this episode of Stay Ready the Podcast, Matt is back with his good buddy Scott Meyer for a special Thanksgiving Day chat. Listen in as they discuss a handful of topics ranging from the recap of their Tough Mudder competition, the controversy surrounding Morgan Wallen and the CMA awards, each of their top 5 Thanksgiving dinner sides and lastly what they are thankful for most this holiday season....

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt is back with an old friend, William Michael Morgan. William is a country singer from Mississippi but currently resides in Nashville. He is best known for his songs, "Vinyl", "I Met a Girl" and his latest single "Let Your Love Flow." Listen in as they discuss a variety of topics from each of the three singles previously m...

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt has decided to do a collab podcast with Bring The Juice. Bring The Juice is a sports based podcast making tons of noise in the podcast scene so it was only fitting to collaborate and talk all things football with the guys. Matt and Frank (host of Bring The Juice) talk in detail about Matt's journey to being a 10 year NFL veteran, the long snappi...

On this episode of Stay Ready the Podcast, Matt sits down with singer, songwriter Jasper Charles. After meeting at their weekly Bible study on Music Row recently, Matt wanted to invite Jasper on to share his story. Unlike most musicians who come to Nashville hoping to live out the dream of releasing music and being on stage, Jasper has taken a different path. From having a full-time job secured th...

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt sits down with country musician Elvie Shane. They discuss how Elvie loved music pretty much as soon as he was born and it's always been a part of his life. Growing up he started singing in church until high school when girls became a main priority. As he entered college he along with a couple of buddies formed a group called 88 and would play lo...

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast Matt sits down with another country music artist. This time the guest is Tyler Chambers a Douglas, GA native who made his way to Nashville to chase the dream of becoming a country star. As they get into the conversation, Matt lets the fans know why he loves having musical guests on the show which is he's had to face similar challenges to get to where...

On this episode of Stay Ready The Podcast, Matt sits down with country artist Brian Fuller. They discuss Brian's journey as musician, the grind he's been on to reach certain heights, his faith in Jesus, how he decided to give-up Zyns as he's embarked on the 75 Hard Challenge and much more. 

On this episode of Stay Ready the Podcast, Matt sits down for a solo episode to discuss all things week 2 of the NFL, introducing his new Stay Ready Specialist of the Week award and how he always keeps a bag packed during this time of the year in case he gets a call to come workout with a team. 

On this episode, Matt sits down for a solo episode to discuss the best time of the year, football season! Listen as Matt reflects on the drama and excitement of Week 1 in the NFL! From the unexpected upsets to the heartbreaking injuries, it was a week full of surprises. Week 1 was also the debut of the new franchise quarterback in Indianapolis, Anthony Richardson. Although he did not lead the Colt...

JD Groover by day is the Tour Manager for up and coming country artist, Jon Langston. But his other passions include a pure fandom for the Jacksonville Jaguars, finding new musical talent and supporting his entrepreneurial wife Ally. JD found himself pursuing music in Nashville but didn't mind selling hotdogs on the streets late a nite in the midst of chasing a dream. His humble beginnings ha...

Michael Lisenby is new to the music scene here in Nashville and has dove in head first. As an aspiring singer/songwriter, Mike decided to move on from his career in Law Enforcement to pursue music full time. My college teammate and I reminisce about our time playing football at Western Washington, what it meant to be a Police Officer, his personal struggles within the profession and his leap of fa...