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The Bobby Bones Show

BOBBYCAST - Little Big Town on Almost Breaking Up, Luxury Guilt & What Comes Next

The Bobby Bones Show

iHeartPodcasts

Entertainment News, News, Music Interviews, Comedy, Music, Society & Culture

4.810.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Little Big Town sits down with Bobby for an honest conversation about the highs, lows and close calls that have shaped the band’s career. They open up about nearly breaking up, getting dropped, losing their tour bus and navigating a death within the band. They also discuss whether this could be their final album, performing at Alan Jackson’s last show and learning to feel comfortable with success. Plus, Karen calls out Bobby and shares how she accidentally offended Luke Bryan.

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0:00.0

This is an IHeart podcast.

0:02.6

Guaranteed Human.

0:10.8

I got hit one time by a tractor trailer and it swung me around the highway.

0:16.2

I climbed down to a cellular one store or something and used a phone, a pay phone to call my dad.

0:23.0

And I told the truck driver, I said, don't leave.

0:25.7

Stay here. You hit me. Don't move.

0:30.4

So we got two of the voices behind one of the most iconic groups in country music.

0:35.3

So joining me in studio will be Karen Fairchild and Kimberly

0:37.8

Shlatman from Little Big Town. They've been making music together for nearly three decades

0:42.4

with massive songs like Boondocks, jam, pontoon, jam, girl crush, you get the point. Betterman,

0:51.5

day drinking, tornado. They have so many awesome songs. But it's about their new

0:57.6

music because they are back with the brand new album. The album is called It's a Dying Art. Out August 28th,

1:03.1

plus a new single called Sucker for a Sad Song with Ashley Monroe, and they're going out on tour.

1:09.2

For the Art of It Tour tour this fall. Get tickets at

1:12.5

LittleBigtown.com. They are so good live. They always have a great opener as well. We'll talk

1:17.3

about all that. So here's my conversation with Karen and Kimberly of Little Big Town.

1:23.6

Good to see you guys. Good to see you. Before we started this, we were talking about kids.

1:28.3

I just had one. Yeah, look at me. I'm going to show you guys this video. I love her name too. Thanks, yeah. Thanks. I really was rooting for Bobby with an eye. Bobby. That's what they call my mama. Her name's Barbara, and they call her Bobby. Oh, that's a good nickname. My wife said we're not naming a kid after you.

1:46.3

I like your wife. Barbara, and they call her Bobby. Oh, that's a good nickname. My wife said we're not naming a kid after you.

1:46.3

I like your wife.

1:48.4

I do, too.

1:50.7

She's the only person that's ever really just, like, whip me around.

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