Brett Kissel | Bulls, Ballads & Belly Laughs!

Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

#867. When Kaitlyn Bristowe sits down with Canadian country music icon Brett Kissel, you know you’re in for a mix of belly laughs, heartfelt moments, and maybe even a little singing. Brett takes Kaitlyn back to where it all started — writing his first song at just 7 years old — and shares how that early passion shaped his new album, Let Your Horses Run.

They dive deep into the world of country music songwriting, swapping stories about the creative process and unpacking the emotional backstory behind his new track “Rich Is,” a moment so powerful it brings Kaitlyn to tears. But it’s not all serious — there’s plenty of laughter as they use ChatGPT to roast Brett’s life, swap Canadian slang, and relive his wild ride on a bull for his latest music video (that he almost made 8 seconds!).

It’s part heartfelt storytelling, part hilarious catch-up between two buddies — and all the reason you need to hit play.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

(10:55) Brett shares how he started songwriting at just 7 years old — and even sings a little of his very first song.
(14:32) The emotional backstory behind “Rich Is” from his new album Let Your Horses Run — Brett walks Kaitlyn through the lyrics, and she can’t hold back tears.
(32:51) The wild story of riding a bull for his latest music video — how close he came to 8 seconds, and whether he’d do it again.

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0:00.0	This episode of Off the Vine is brought to you by Quince. Go to Q-U-I-N-C-E.com
0:05.4	slash vine to get free shipping today and 365-day returns. Nutraful for a limited time
0:10.6	Nutraful is offering my listeners $10 off your first month subscription and free shipping when you go
0:16.1	to Nutraful.com and enter the promo code vine. Apartments.com, the place to find a place. And Ladyworld,
0:22.7	come join me for a fun weekend. Get your tickets now at ladyworld.co.
0:31.6	You're listening to Off the Vine with Caitlin Bristow.
0:36.1	Hey, Vino's, real quick, if you are listening right now, which obviously you are,
0:40.0	you wouldn't be hearing this, can you hit the subscribe or follow button on whatever platform
0:43.9	you're on?
0:44.6	Please, that one simple thing helps more than you even realize it allows me to keep growing
0:49.6	on this podcast and making these episodes the best they can possibly be obviously for you. That's the only favorite I'm going to ever ask, okay? It truly means the world to me. Thank you. Now let's get into it. Hey, everybody. Welcome to Off the Vine. I'm your host, Caitlin Bristow. We have Canadian country legend turned somewhat American. I mean, you've really, yeah. Rewrite that. You are so wrong. I'm not a legend at all.
1:13.0	Man, myth.
1:13.6	You're full of shit.
1:15.6	And this is basically what the podcast was.
1:17.8	It was us doing inside jokes that you would only get if you're from Alberta and talking
1:21.5	about music and hockey.
1:23.6	I haven't had this much fun in a conversation, maybe ever.
1:27.4	Oh. Yeah. Maybe ever. we did give it a lot we do well it's we're cut from the same cloth i love it and cezies he's here hey mama just a bass of ginnis on a and why not what day is it uh well tomorrow's tuesday it's a monday oh okay oh god i'm even better Yeah. It's not even better. It's a Monday. Oh, okay. Oh, God. I'm even better.
1:45.2	Yeah.
1:46.3	Even better.
1:47.2	It's a giant Guinness on a Monday. Yeah. And you get the Guinness dash? Yeah, I'm feeling the vibes. Okay. So have you ever drank a Guinness in Ireland? No, I've never been to Ireland. You haven't. Not yet. No. Okay. well you must go and you must drink you can drink unlimited amounts and feel fine i'm i'm all
1:45.6	about doing the things that are famous in the places. Oh, yeah, yeah. So scotch tastes better in Scotland. And I don't know, like Ukrainian food tastes better when you're surrounded by, like, when a Baba makes it. You know what I mean? Like that to me. So having a Guinness in Ireland, as well as having a, I really like red breast Irish whiskey.
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