The Untold Story of Jordan Davis's Journey to Country Fame
Post Run High
iHeartPodcasts
1 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 18 August 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In this inspiring and unfiltered conversation, Jordan Davis opens up about his unlikely path from environmental science graduate to award-winning country music star. He shares the grind of his early years in Nashville—bartending by night, writing songs by day—and the turning point that came after almost giving up. Jordan talks about the formula for a great song, the story behind “Buy Dirt,” and how becoming a dad has shaped his priorities. From playing legendary venues like Red Rocks and Radio City to balancing touring life with raising four kids, this episode is a masterclass in perseverance, authenticity, and chasing dreams.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Post Run Hi. I am so excited for today's episode because it is with one of my all-time favorite country singers, Jordan Davis. |
| 0:07.6 | If you guys follow me on Instagram, you know how often I have been sharing Jordan's songs to my stories because truthfully, I have been running to his music all summer long. |
| 0:17.5 | So to actually go for a run with him through Brooklyn and then sit down for this |
| 0:21.4 | conversation, it was a total dream come true. Also, I got him to sing along to buy dirt with me on the |
| 0:27.2 | run. So yeah, guys, safe to say I was on cloud nine. In this conversation, you are going to learn |
| 0:32.2 | all about Jordan's untraditional journey in country music. Jordan actually never set out to be a country singer, |
| 0:38.0 | which I was so surprised to learn. He thought he was going to be a Nashville songwriter. But as we all |
| 0:43.2 | know, life has a way of surprising us, and Jordan's story is proof that when you stay open to |
| 0:48.4 | possibility and keep showing up for what you love, doors can open in ways you never imagined. And before we jump in, |
| 0:55.7 | I love hearing your ideas for the show. So please follow me on Instagram at Kate Max and send me |
| 1:00.9 | a DM with your dream guest picks for the show. All right. Let's get into today's episode with |
| 1:05.5 | Jordan Davis. This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:16.1 | Jordan Davis, welcome to post run high. |
| 1:22.2 | Thank you. |
| 1:22.8 | Thank you very much. |
| 1:23.5 | That was a lot of fun. |
| 1:24.2 | We ran a little over a mile in Brooklyn. |
| 1:28.6 | How you feeling? Feel great. I don't run a lot of fun. We ran a little over a mile in Brooklyn. How you feeling? |
| 1:35.8 | Feel great. I don't run a ton. We usually on the road will work out, but mostly just weights. |
| 1:41.7 | But I feel like I handled that better than I thought. I thought at some point I was going to have to tell you like, hey, can I get five? But we made |
| 1:45.0 | it through. Yeah, we made it through. I know. I was hoping you wouldn't tell me that and you |
| 1:48.5 | didn't. Yeah, you made it through the whole run, no breaks. A lot of people take breaks. So |
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