# Colder Weather & Warmer Hearts: Music, Family, and Purpose

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192/colder-weather-warmer-hearts-music-family-and-purpose
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192/colder-weather-warmer-hearts-music-family-and-purpose.md
Podcast: [Retire Southern with James Lewis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192)
Published: 2025-12-01T10:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://a19cb0be-7d92-4018-9194-6cb203b8b8a4.libsyn.com/colder-weather-warmer-hearts-music-family-and-purpose
Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/a19cb0be-7d92-4018-9194-6cb203b8b8a4/207_-_Coy_Bowles_FINAL.mp3?dest-id=4469813
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192/episodes/colder-weather-warmer-hearts-music-family-and-purpose
Duration seconds: 3820

## Resource

In this episode of Retire Southern , host James Lewis sits down with Coy Bowles — Grammy-winning guitarist, songwriter, and children's author best known for his work with the Zac Brown Band — to explore how music, family, and purpose intersect in a life built on creativity and gratitude. From his "blue-collar Wonder Years" upbringing in Thomaston, Georgia, to writing hits like Colder Weather and Knee Deep, Bowles shares how his Southern roots shaped his storytelling — and how fatherhood and faith now fuel his passion for inspiring others. He also opens up about his newest children's book, Every Amazing Story , co-written with Malcolm Mitchell , and his mission to help young readers across Georgia discover the power of imagination and literacy.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192/episodes/colder-weather-warmer-hearts-music-family-and-purpose/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/retire-southern-with-james-lewis-7029192/colder-weather-warmer-hearts-music-family-and-purpose.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.