Grand Ole Opry
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Grand Ole Opry has come up in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts in TMT, including The Shawn Ryan Show, On Purpose with Jay Shetty, Good Hang with Amy Poehler. 3 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Dusty SlayAmerican stand-up comedian and author from Opelika, Alabama
Slay says he has performed at the Grand Ole Opry over 40 times despite not being a musician.
“I've gotten to do the Opry over 40 times. And I'm like, I love country music, but I can't sing”
The Shawn Ryan Show: #344 Dusty Slay - Moon Landing Conspiracies, Flat Earth, Aliens and the Nephilim (Oct 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:41:29
Lucy HaleAmerican actress known for Pretty Little Liars
Hale recounts waking from a blackout in a Nashville hotel and going to rehab instead of performing at the Grand Ole Opry, cancelling her tour.
“I went to rehab instead that morning I said I called my manager and I said I'm really scared I don't want to stop drinking but I know I have to stop drinking”
On Purpose with Jay Shetty: LUCY HALE: “I Was Sabotaging My Life.” (Sep 21, 2026) · Listen from 38:04
Brandi CarlileAmerican singer-songwriter and member of The Highwomen
Carlile recalls that her first stage appearance at age eight, singing 'Tennessee Flat Top Box' at the Northwest Grand Ole Opry, convinced her performing was where she belonged.
“This is the safest, most understood and loved place I could, I could ever, I could ever be like, this is my job now”
Good Hang with Amy Poehler: Brandi Carlile (Mar 31, 2026) · Listen from 28:39
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Shawn Ryan Show · 1 episode
- On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 1 episode
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler · 1 episode
Episodes
#344 Dusty Slay - Moon Landing Conspiracies, Flat Earth, Aliens and the NephilimThe Shawn Ryan Show · Oct 1, 2026 · 2 h 52 min
Comedian Dusty Slay tells Shawn Ryan about his Alabama upbringing, sobriety, comedy career, Torah-observant Christian faith, and doubts about the moon landing and round earth.
LUCY HALE: “I Was Sabotaging My Life.”On Purpose with Jay Shetty · Sep 21, 2026 · 1 h 24 min
Actress Lucy Hale tells Jay Shetty about self-sabotage, early fame, four years of sobriety, freezing her eggs and finding healthy love.
Brandi CarlileGood Hang with Amy Poehler · Mar 31, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Amy Poehler talks with Brandi Carlile about solitude, singing with her heroes, aging, sleep and stage mistakes, with an opening chat with Maren Morris.