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What"s The Reason For This Podcast

What"s The Reason For This Podcast

🎙️ What’s the Reason for This? is the unfiltered, unexpected, and sometimes unhinged podcast where music meets mayhem. Hosted by Kodi and Shay, two jamgrass junkies with a knack for storytelling, this show dives into the heart of the bluegrass and jam band scene—with a few nitrous-fueled detours along the way. 🤠🎻From parking lot legends and VIP miracles to deeply personal redemption arcs, each episode brings you wild tales, offbeat interviews, and honest conversations that explore the why behind

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What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E11 - Andy Thorn...

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2025/11/07

🎙️ This week on What’s the Reason for This?, Kodi and Shay sit down with one of the most beloved pickers in the jamgrass world — Andy Thorn of Leftover Salmon! 🎶You might know him as the banjo-slinging wizard who went viral for serenading a fox 🦊 outside his home in the Colorado hills… but there’s so much more to Andy’s story than that one magical moment.From his bluegrass roots in North Carolina 🎻 to earning a degree in jazz guitar 🎸 (because, yep — there wasn’t a banjo program back then),

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69:49

What's The Reason For This Podcast - Matt Mundy -...

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2025/11/04

This week on What’s the Reason for This?, Kodi sits down with the legendary Matt Mundy — the mandolin master whose innovative style helped shape the sound of the Aquarium Rescue Unit and the jamgrass movement that followed. From growing up in a bluegrass family in the deep South to jamming with icons like Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, and Oteil Burbridge, Matt takes us on a journey through decades of music, humility, and rediscovery.Matt opens up about being “born into bluegrass,” learning from his mom and

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What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E9 - Jay Faires...

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2025/10/28

🎙️ Kodi flies solo this week for a deep-dive conversation with guitarist, gear wizard, and Jerry Tone Store founder Jay Faires — a man on a mission to decode the electric alchemy behind Jerry Garcia’s legendary sound. From growing up jamming bluegrass in Tennessee to reverse-engineering vintage amps and building a tone empire online, Jay’s story hits every note of obsession, discovery, and pure love of music.🎸 This episode explores the intersection of curiosity and creativity — how chasing tone

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What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E8 - Anthony...

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2025/10/21

Kodi & Shay (well, just Kodi this week!) sit down with legendary rock critic and Lou Reed biographer Anthony DeCurtis for an electric conversation that spans decades of music history — from the British Invasion to bluegrass revival, jam bands, and what keeps great music timeless.🎸 This episode dives deep into how music shapes culture, community, and identity — and why open-mindedness might be the most rock ’n’ roll thing of all.💬 Highlights include: 🎤 Anthony’s firsthand memories of the

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What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E7 Larry Keel -...

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2025/10/14

Kodi & Shay sit down with Larry Keel — two-time Telluride Flatpicking Champion, bluegrass legend, and all-around mountain soul — for a deep dive into 🎸 roots, reinvention, and finding your center after 30+ years on the road.☕ The guys kick things off with a caffeine-fueled chat before diving into Larry’s Virginia upbringing — where a banjo-picking dad, a musical brother, and a tight-knit Appalachian community helped forge one of bluegrass’s most distinctive pickers.🎶 Larry opens up about: 🌄

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What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E6 Soraya &...

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2025/10/14

Kodi & Shay sit down with Luciya and Soraya Sullivan — The Sullivan Sisters — for a deep dive into 🎶 bluegrass beginnings, sisterhood, and the journey from backyard jams to record deals.👩‍🎤 The duo joins from opposite coasts — Soraya calling in from Berklee College of Music in Boston and Luciya from her senior year of high school in Evanston, IL — proving that talent has no age limit.🏆 From their early start in North Carolina to taking first at RockyGrass (Luciya making history as the

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What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E5 - Silas...

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2025/10/14

After a brief delay we are back! 💪 Grab your megaphone and a stein of Breck Brew 📣🍺 because things get loud and bluegrassy at Oktoberfest in Littleton! This chaotic, hilarious, and heartwarming episode dives deep with Silas Herman (yes, Vince Herman’s kid!) and The Tone Unit as they talk about music, fatherhood, train songs, and why the bassist never gets to solo.We’ve got fiddle stories, dad wisdom, band chemistry, and more “you can’t say that on mic” moments than a live mic should allow. From

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What's The Reason For This Podcast - S2E4 - Back To...

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2025/10/09

After a month-long hiatus (thanks to a full-on cyberattack 💻🔥), What’s the Reason for This? is BACK with Kodi & Shay in rare form. From losing their YouTube channel and email to clocking 3.6 MILLION views in 30 days 🚀, this episode is equal parts chaos, comedy, and comeback story. You’ll hear about: ✨ The hack that almost shut everything down 🤘 Why Billy Strings fans are pushing for bluegrass circle pits 😂 Shay getting mistaken for Tom Segura on a plane 🎶 Magoo’s rise, giveaways, and why

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67:25

What's The Reason For This Podcast Season 2 Episode 3...

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2025/09/09

This week, Kodi and Shay welcome banjo powerhouse and IBMA Songwriter of the Year nominee, Brenna MacMillan. From her Kentucky roots to her Nashville grind, Brenna’s journey blends tradition, resilience, and artistry in unexpected ways.She opens up about:✈️ Touring the world (including an international festival in Tunisia) and why musicians really get a “bathroom tour” more than sightseeing.🎶 Picking up the banjo at age nine thanks to her “Pappy,” growing up in a harmony-filled family of singers,

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What's The Reason For This Season 2 Episode 2 -...

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2025/09/05

This week, Kodi & Shay sit down with Jeremy Garrett of The Infamous Stringdusters for a deep dive into 🎶 bluegrass roots, jamgrass evolution, and the art of pushing boundaries.👴 The guys kick things off with some “this is 40” aches & pains before Jeremy reminds them he just turned 50 and is still raging harder than ever.🎼 From teaching at RockyGrass Camp with his daughter to sharing the story of his one-of-a-kind 1914 Hagberg fiddle (that once survived being tossed down an airport ramp

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58:50

What's The Reason For This Podcast Season 2 Episode 1...

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2025/09/02

🎙️ Season 2 Kicks Off with a Bang! 💥🚀🎨✍️No more excuses, b*tches — Season 2 of What’s the Reason for This? is officially here! 🎉 After cranking out 60+ episodes last year, we’re back, rearranged, upgraded 🔧🎛️, and ready to cause even more podcast chaos.To kick things off, we brought back fan-favorite artist Owen Murphy (One Drop Design) 👨‍🎨. From poster walls to live painting at Red Rocks 🎶🎨, Owen’s been full throttle since his last visit — and this convo proves it.Inside this season

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Episode 60 - Bela Fleck - Always Becoming: Béla...

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2025/08/18

In this banjo-fueled episode of What’s the Reason for This?, Kodi chats with the one-and-only Béla Fleck 🪕✨ — a living legend who has reinvented bluegrass, jazz, classical, and everything in between.Here’s what you’ll hear:🎶 New Grass Revival origins → the misunderstood meaning of “newgrass” and how it shaped a generation 🌱🎵🪕 Béla’s musical curiosity → blending bluegrass with jazz 🎷, Celtic 🎻, classical 🎼, and even Shakira’s rhythms 💃🔄 Constant reinvention → from traditional roots to the

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Episode 59 - Steve Szymanski - From Telluride to...

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2025/08/18

In this special RockyGrass episode, we sit down with Steve Szymanski, co-founder of Planet Bluegrass, the visionary behind Telluride Bluegrass, Folks Fest, and RockyGrass. Steve shares how a chance encounter in the late ’80s led him into the bluegrass world and eventually to shaping the thriving festival culture we know today.We dive into:🌱 The Origin Story – How a struggling festival and a meeting on the streets of Boulder sparked the creation of Planet Bluegrass.🏔️ Building RockyGrass – From

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Episode 58 - Eric Abramson - The Secret Life of...

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2025/08/18

Live from RockyGrass in Lyons, Colorado 🌲🎶, we’re taking you behind the curtain of the festival magic! Instead of spotlighting just the bands, this episode dives deep into the unsung heroes—the stagehands, volunteers, and the tight-knit crew that makes the music flow seamlessly.Our guest, Eric Abramson 👷‍♂️🎛️, shares stories from his dual life as a firefighter 🚒 and stagehand ninja 🥷, weaving together tales of precision, chaos, and community. From swapping basses on the fly 🎸, to wrangling

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Episode 57 - Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - North...

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2025/08/18

This week on What’s the Reason for This? we’re riverside at RockyGrass in Lyons, CO with mandolin ripper Seth Mulder of Midnight Run! 🌲🎶From growing up in North Dakota (not exactly a bluegrass hotbed 🤠) to leading a house band in Gatlinburg, Seth’s story is all about chasing sound, building community, and finding his voice on stage. He shares:✨ The moment Del McCoury shook his hand as a teen — and how it changed everything. 🎻 Starting on violin, switching to fiddle, and discovering the mandolin

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Episode 56 - Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road - No...

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2025/08/18

Live from Lyons, CO, we planted ourselves in the heart of RockyGrass to chat with the absolute barn-burners of Cane Mill Road—and folks, these boys didn’t just blow the roof off… they power-washed it, repainted it Hi-Viz yellow, slapped a dome-swap hat on it, and then crowd-surfed it into the next county. 🧢⚡We dive headfirst into the glorious chaos, covering everything from viral Wook Fame (yep, Costco run-ins and airport “chair guy” sightings included) to their Halloween plan of dressing as Béla

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Episode 55 - Slay & Stinson - Pickin' with Purpose:...

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2025/08/07

In this episode of What’s the Reason for This?, we’re backstage at RockyGrass with Slay & Stinson—one of the three finalists in this year’s definitely-not-amateur Amateur Band Contest! 🎻🔥 These Colorado-based bluegrass rockers aren’t strangers to the stage, and host Kodi dives deep into their journey from Telluride pick-up band to RockyGrass contenders. THIS INTERVIEW WAS COMPLETED BEFORE THEY WON THE 2025 BAND CONTEST!!!!🎶 Highlights include:🪕 How a one-off Telluride band evolved into a

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Episode 54 - Off The Rails - From Gospel to Grateful...

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2025/08/06

Strap in, folks—we’re going Off the Rails in the best way possible 🚂💥! Recorded backstage at the legendary RockyGrass Festival in Lyons, CO 🎶⛰️, this episode is a wild ride with the 2024 Amateur Band Contest Champions, Off the Rails 🏆🔥.From alien-level banjo skills 🛸🪕 (yep, Frank has the visa to prove it 🇨🇦➡️🇺🇸), to porta-potty QR code pranks 🚽🤳, dubstep remixes 🎧⚡, and teaching kids Appalachian music 🎒🎻, this isn’t your average bluegrass interview.🎧 Episode Highlights:🤪 Backstage

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Episode 53 - Bronwyn Keith-Hynes - Fiddling WIth The...

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2025/08/05

In this heartfelt and high-energy episode, we’re joined backstage at 🎻 RockyGrass by the sensational fiddle phenom Bronwyn Keith-Hynes—just hours before she takes the stage for the final 🎤 show with Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway. 😢 But don’t cry yet—this is just the end of one chapter 📖 and the start of a thrilling solo adventure 🌟.🔥 Episode Highlights:🎶 Golden Goodbye: Bronwyn reflects on 3.5 years of nonstop touring 🚌, deep friendships, and what it means to say goodbye to a band that’s

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35:32

Episode 52 - East Nash Grass - The Creek Freak...

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2025/08/04

In this jam-packed episode, we’re coming to you live from backstage at RockyGrass with two of the most dynamic forces in modern bluegrass—Harry and Cory of East Nash Grass. From fanboy moments to mandolin heroes, this candid convo dives deep into the heart of the music, the madness of touring, and the magic of festivals like RockyGrass.🎶 Episode Highlights:🪕 Banjo Beginnings & Mandolin Magic: Hear how Cory and Harry each found their musical footing—from childhood jams to Chuck Hicks and Ricky

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