John Rich: Why He Wrote "Righteous Hunter" & The Threat Posed By Cyber Predators | Have A Seat
Have A Seat with Chris Hansen
Chris Hansen
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 17 December 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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| 0:27.1 | Hey, oh, let's go! |
| 0:43.9 | The next fellow to have a seat with me needs no introduction, really. |
| 0:46.4 | He's been on the country music scene for decades. |
| 0:56.7 | John Rich, who has been a part of big and rich, lone star, a phenomenal solo career, a record producer, writer, |
| 1:03.2 | amazing talent, and somebody who I've followed for a long time because I enjoy his music. |
| 1:14.0 | But recently I came across a project of his, a song, a video, and realized that John Rich is one of those guys who doesn't just play music for money. When he has an opportunity to change lives, to create |
| 1:21.8 | awareness, to create a dialogue that perhaps isn't as loud as it should be. |
| 1:28.5 | He does that. |
| 1:35.2 | And I came across a song, a video of his called Righteous Hunter, which when you first watch it, it can be, you know, disturbing a little bit because it delves into the world |
| 1:40.5 | of human trafficking, of predators taking advantage of children. And obviously, you know my |
| 1:45.5 | position on all that. I mean, conducting predator investigations to catch a predator and currently |
| 1:51.2 | take down with Chris Hansen for 21 years now. So I reached out to John and he graciously |
| 1:56.1 | joins me now from his home in Nashville, Tennessee. John, thank you for being here and having a seat |
| 2:02.4 | with me. Chris, it's an honor to be with you. Yeah, I've been watching you for years as has all of |
| 2:07.9 | America. And man, we respect you greatly for what you've done, what you continue to do. The war is real. |
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