{"podcast":{"title":"Circling The Drain","slug":"circling-the-drain-7467223","podcast_index_feed_id":7467223,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/circling-the-drain","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/NiGCvDCBB0o5e5WUl84LvEXmw9YH8c-SS6_-KYxT-e8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZDgz/NDgxODNlYjBlNzky/MzU1NWY1YmZjM2Jj/NDlkNS5wbmc.jpg","author":"John E. Bozeman","episode_count":48,"summary":"Circling The Drain is a show about the current state of the music and radio businesses as well as culture in general! Hosted by John E. Bozeman and Jay Harper along with Jim McCarthy as Co-Host/Executive Producer. John has had a storied career in music and talk radio, most notably as the Executive Producer for the late and legendary Phil Valentine. Jay also has has a long career in radio as Announcer, Play-by-Play, Voice and On-Camera Actor. He was also an Artist Rep for MCA records. Jim McCarthy ALSO has had a tremendous career in radio since 1996 and has since brought his consulting/producing skillset to the podcast world. Circling the Drain is produced by ItsYourShow.co","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T22:19:39.581125+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/circling-the-drain-7467223"},"episode":{"title":"Nashville Politics, Nantucket Sharks and Comedy Wars w/Adam Dread :: Ep 48 Circling the Drain Podcast","slug":"nashville-politics-nantucket-sharks-and-comedy-wars-w-adam-dread-ep-48-circling-the-drain-podcast","published_at":"2026-07-22T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/circling-the-drain-7467223/nashville-politics-nantucket-sharks-and-comedy-wars-w-adam-dread-ep-48-circling-the-drain-podcast","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/circling-the-drain-7467223","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/180a0cd3","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/180a0cd3/554c322f.mp3","summary":"Nashville legend, attorney, former councilman and stand-up comic Adam Dred joins Johnny B and J. Harper from Nantucket to talk about everything from politics and scooters to sharks, data centers, cab laws and comedy wars. Adam walks through his infamous “English-speaking cab drivers” bill, his near-fatal stroke and brain bleed, why he splits time between Nashville and Nantucket, and how he went from radio and stand-up to law and animal advocacy. He also dishes on Trace Adkins, Ralphie May, Steve Harvey, Joe Rogan, Bob Saget, bad Californians in Nashville, and why wind farms and data centers make him crazy. If you love Nashville, comedy, behind-the-scenes radio stories and unfiltered political takes, this episode is packed. Timed Highlights (for chapters/clips) 02:13 Life in Nantucket and buying manfromnantucket.com from Russians 03:27 Man From Nantucket merch and fundraising for animal charities 03:49 Bonnie Dred, the toilet-trained cat and viral TV coverage 04:19 Splitting life and law practice between Nantucket and Tennessee 05:09 “Hate months,” gossip season and Nashville heat 05:16 Asking if he can swear on the podcast and political correctness 06:15 Fourth of July “water fight” becomes “water game” and cultural wimpification 06:43 Growing up without helmets, seatbelts and safety culture 07:11 The satirical “prenuptial weight agreement” from law school 07:37 History with Trace Adkins and the “Giant Painters – Ladders Are For Fags” story 09:37 Getting fired for on-air drinking and Lightning 100 “music for angry lesbians” 11:18 How Adam fed the entire TV crew via ad deals and earned loyalty 12:25 Doing good deeds, karma and his Nantucket country radio show “Cohog Wild” 13:05 Declaration of Independence reading controversy and moving it to St. Paul’s 14:30 Making outd…","meta_description":"Nashville legend, attorney, former councilman and stand-up comic Adam Dred joins Johnny B and J. Harper from Nantucket to talk about everything from polit…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4431,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/circling-the-drain-7467223/episodes/nashville-politics-nantucket-sharks-and-comedy-wars-w-adam-dread-ep-48-circling-the-drain-podcast/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/circling-the-drain-7467223/nashville-politics-nantucket-sharks-and-comedy-wars-w-adam-dread-ep-48-circling-the-drain-podcast.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}