Best Of: Darius Rucker- Caroline's First Every Podcast Guest

Get Real with Caroline Hobby

Nashville Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Caroline throws it back to her first podcast ever...Almost 10 years ago! And her first guest was Darius Rucker!

Front man of Hootie & the Blowfish, and Country Superstar, Darius explains his musical journey. He conquered both Pop/Rock and Country radio, selling over 30 million albums. Darius couldn’t be more down-to-earth and hilarious as we talk, career, love, marriage, life, The Grand ole Opry, and everything in between.

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast. I am going back to the beginning because it's just time. I have been
0:10.9	podcasting for close to 10 years now. I cannot even believe it. When I started podcasting,
0:17.0	I was a nervous wreck. I had no idea how to do it. I was scared to ask people to come on my podcast,
0:22.7	but my very first guest was Darius Rucker, the Darius Rucker, the lead singer of Hootie and
0:28.8	the Blowfish, the huge country star Darius Rucker, the sweetest heart ever. And my husband,
0:35.0	Michael was touring with him and his band, Michael's band is A Thousand Horses,
0:38.7	and they were opening for Darius.
0:40.3	And I just got super courageous and I asked Darius to come on my podcast.
0:43.7	And he was the very first episode that I ever had.
0:46.7	So I am throwing it back to the first episode I have ever done for my podcast.
0:52.0	And it's with the one and only Darius Rucker.
0:54.8	So let's go back down,
0:55.9	Memory Lane, and check it out.
1:12.9	She's on the inside. what's on your mind?
1:17.7	She's on the inside, she got the scoop on the ones to watch, on the ones that side.
1:21.3	No one can do it quite by Caroline.
1:30.3	Caroline, no one can do it quite like Caroline.
1:33.3	It's time for Caroline.
1:35.6	Hey y'all.
1:37.2	Welcome to Hyper Caroline Hobby.
1:38.6	I'm your host, Caroline Hobby.
1:41.1	And I am so excited that you're here with me.
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