Thomas Rhett and Lauren Akins Are Superfans (and Rivals)

Biscuits & Jam

Meredith Corporation

Music Interviews, Arts, Food, Music

4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Country star Thomas Rhett grew up in Valdosta, Georgia, with a father and grandfather who primed him to be a Bulldogs superfan. Meanwhile, his wife, Lauren Akins, bleeds the orange of the Tennessee Volunteers. Somehow they’ve managed to build a lasting romance and a loving family in spite of rooting for teams on opposite sides of the field. In this episode, they talk about where they grew up, how they came to love their favorite teams, and the one thing they can always agree on - Frito Pie. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Biscuits & Jam is produced by: Sid Evans - Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living Krissy Tiglias - GM, Southern Living Lottie Leymarie - Executive Producer Michael Onufrak - Audio Engineer/Producer Jeremiah McVay - Script Editor Jennifer Del Sole-Director of Audio Growth Strategy & Operations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.7	Welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.
0:38.3	I'm your host, Sid Evans.
0:40.3	And for this episode, I sat down with multi-platinum country star Thomas Rett and his wife, Lauren Aikens, at their farm just outside of Nashville.
0:48.3	We talked a lot about college football and how this duo has managed to stay married for more than 10 years despite
0:55.9	rooting for some very different teams. Thomas Rett grew up in Valdosta, Georgia, where his father
1:02.0	and grandfather primed him to be a Bulldog Superfan. Meanwhile, his wife Lauren bleeds the orange
1:08.8	of the Tennessee Volunteers, where she went to nursing school.
1:12.4	We talked about the deep roots of their fandom, some of their game day traditions, and the very
1:17.5	hot topic of which team their kids are going to root for. All that and their favorite
1:23.2	tailgate recipe on this week's Biscuits and Jam.
1:33.3	Thank you. tailgate recipe on this week's Biscuits and Jam. Thomas Rhett and Lauren Aitons, welcome to Biscuits and Jam.
1:36.6	Thanks for having us.
1:37.3	Thanks for having us.
1:38.4	So I've got to start out by asking y'all a little bit about the place where we're sitting. This is actually the first
1:45.8	podcast that I've ever done live and in person. Wow. Wow. I know. Because you started in 2020, right?
1:52.6	It was all on Zoom. Yeah. So tell me a little bit about this place and what it means to y'all.
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