{"podcast":{"title":"Rolling Stone Nashville Now","slug":"rolling-stone-nashville-now-7413776","podcast_index_feed_id":7413776,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/IMP9041229783","website_url":"http://www.rollingstone.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6561b276-619e-11f0-9977-0f4e203e5cf4/image/e6dfb5d012a74942b0b210819069ad96.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Rolling Stone","episode_count":52,"summary":"Rolling Stone’s weekly deep dive into the hottest genre in music: country. Hosted by Senior Editor Joseph Hudak, each episode breaks down the biggest stories in country, spotlighting rising artists and legends alike and delivering the must-hear songs — all with the insider access only Rolling Stone can provide. From Americana to outlaw to Red Dirt, we’ll bring you behind the scenes of the genre’s biggest moment yet, with sharp commentary, rich history, and just the right amount of attitude.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T04:19:04.855084+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rolling-stone-nashville-now-7413776"},"episode":{"title":"Adam Mac and His Courageous Brand of “Queer Country”","slug":"adam-mac-and-his-courageous-brand-of-queer-country","published_at":"2026-05-06T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rolling-stone-nashville-now-7413776/adam-mac-and-his-courageous-brand-of-queer-country","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rolling-stone-nashville-now-7413776","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/GShUDppPATUMmMhYllkv/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP1749973926.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/GShUDppPATUMmMhYllkv/traffic.megaphone.fm/IMP1749973926.mp3","summary":"Adam Mac is leading a proud, new charge for queer country music, but getting to this point wasn’t without its challenges. The Russellville, Kentucky, native joins us in the Nashville Now cabin to talk about the discrimination he’s faced, including harsh public words from a pastor in his hometown, and how he’s overcome it. Mac also shares the origin of his band the “Cowgays”, with Brooke Eden and Chris Housman, and how he approaches his version of masculinity. And in a candid display of courage, the singer opens up about rewriting a homophobic song by Hank Williams Jr. He’s a new face of country music, only on Nashville Now. Country is Here… Nashville is Now. Check out our Hear Now playlist on Spotify, updated weekly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"Adam Mac is leading a proud, new charge for queer country music, but getting to this point wasn’t without its challenges. The Russellville, Kentucky, nati…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2825,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/rolling-stone-nashville-now-7413776/episodes/adam-mac-and-his-courageous-brand-of-queer-country/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/rolling-stone-nashville-now-7413776/adam-mac-and-his-courageous-brand-of-queer-country.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}