Dadville with Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin

Drew Baldridge grew up on a small family farm in Illinois, where your value was measured in how much work you got done. In this conversation with Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin, he explains how that mindset carried him through more than a decade in Nashville and a viral wedding video that still didn’t land him a record deal.

You’ll hear how Drew pulled together his own radio team from out-of-work industry pros, hand-wrote more than 200 notes to stations, and took “She’s Somebody’s Daughter” to No. 1 five years after it came out. He also talks about what farm life taught him about risk, why he calls hard work both his superpower and a cost, and how honest feedback from his own dad shapes the way he thinks about raising kids.

Along the way: a round of Farm or Fake, a field fire fought with buckets from a cousin’s pool, his three-year-old son Lyric’s stage presence, and the night a label put Brantley Gilbert’s songs on his new CDs.

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Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin team up with Joey and Chris from the Brave and Big podcast for a special crossover episode! The guys kick off with a hilarious round of "Dadville or Slipknot" before tackling the viral golf post that had offended golfers flooding their comments.

Together, they dive deep into the real question: How do dads balance personal hobbies without escaping family responsibilities? From navigating "wartime" parenting with young kids to processing the sobering stat that 90% of time with kids happens before age 18, the hosts discuss building healthy family rhythms, "rupture and repair" in parenting, and why you should always assume the best in your relationship with your children. Plus, actionable 7-day takeaways to connect with your kids this week.

Hosted by Joey and Chris, Brave and Big focuses on taking daily steps to live a brave, big, and intentional life.

🌐 Website: ⁠braveandbig.com⁠ 📸 Instagram: ⁠@braveandbigpod⁠

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In this episode of Dadville, Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin welcome back close friend and musical powerhouse Justin Rosolino. The guys kick off with behind-the-scenes audio chaos and memories of meeting in Muncie, Indiana—where Justin initially mistook Jon McLaughlin for a jazz-fusion guitar icon.

Justin opens up about his journey from performing R&B at the Apollo Theater as a kid and touring with artists like Vince Gill and Amy Grant, to stepping away from full-time music to teach high school history. He shares how late-night conversations with Joanna Gaines led to his role leading community engagement at Magnolia, where he helps drive initiatives like the Magnolia Scholars program at McLennan Community College.

All Things Dave: https://www.davebarnes.com/

All Things Jon: http://jonmcl.com

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Danny Wuerffel's résumé reads like a movie that would be too perfect to believe. He won four straight SEC titles at Florida, a national championship, and the 1996 Heisman Trophy. He's in the College Football Hall of Fame, and there's a road named after him. In this episode of Dadville, Dave and Jon ask what it's like to live that and then decide what comes next.

Danny's website: https://www.dannywuerffel.com

Wuerffel Foundation: https://www.dannywuerffel.com/foundation/

Allstate Wuerffel Trophy: https://wuerffeltrophy.org

Join us: http://dadville.substack.com

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Welcome back to Dadville! In this episode, we’re balancing a little benevolent self-promotion with essential dad business. First up, we share our upcoming Christmas tour dates—from Jon’s live debut in Hoover, Alabama to Dave’s return to the Schermerhorn in Nashville.

Next, 44-year-old Jon details wielding a new $10 drywall saw to carve out a 6-foot hole in his wall, fix a leaking PVC pipe with IKEA kids' table scraps, and disassemble his dryer using neighbor Andrew’s borrowed multimeter. Then, we officially convene "Etiquette Court" to rule on life's burning social dilemmas.

We debate whether it's okay to ghost a party, why swiping phone photos leads to unwanted rash pictures, the glory of 2x-speed voice memos, splitting checks when you only drink "horse tea", and why touching another man’s thermostat is an absolute crime. Grab your tools, check your manners, and enjoy the show!

All Things Dave: https://www.davebarnes.com

All Things Jon: http://jonmcl.com

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