What's The Reason For This Podcast

What's The Reason For This Podcast is an episodic audio program which, according to its website, "explore(s) the intersection of music, culture, and community through heartfelt conversations, memorable stories, and a whole lot of laughs."

According to an official youtube playlist description, it is hosted by Kodi Nottingham and someone named Shay.

It seems to be named after a lyric in the Billy Strings song, Wargasm.

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What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E9 - Jay Faires - Jerry Tone Store: 🎙️ Kodi flies solo this week for a deep-dive conversation with guitarist, gear wizard, and Jerry Tone Store founder Jay Faires — a man on a mission...; 2025-10-28 02:36:57
What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E8 - Anthony DeCurtis - UPenn & Rolling Stone: Kodi & Shay (well, just Kodi this week!) sit down with legendary rock critic and Lou Reed biographer Anthony DeCurtis for an electric conversation that spans decades of music h...; 2025-10-21 04:22:45
What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E7 Larry Keel - Pioneers: Kodi & Shay sit down with Larry Keel — two-time Telluride Flatpicking Champion, bluegrass legend, and all-around mountain soul — for a deep dive into 🎸 roots, r...; 2025-10-14 03:35:10
What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E6 Soraya & Luciya Sullivan - The Sullivan Sisters: Kodi & Shay sit down with Luciya and Soraya Sullivan — The Sullivan Sisters — for a deep dive into 🎶 bluegrass beginnings, sisterhood, and the journey from backyard ...; 2025-10-14 02:21:17
What's The Reason For This Podcast S2E5 - Silas Herman & The Tone Unit: After a brief delay we are back! 💪 Grab your megaphone and a stein of Breck Brew 📣🍺 because things get loud and bluegrassy at Oktoberfest in Littleton! This chaotic, hila...; 2025-10-14 01:55:22
What's The Reason For This Podcast - S2E4 - Back To Our Regular Scheduled Programming: After a month-long hiatus (thanks to a full-on cyberattack 💻🔥), What’s the Reason for This? is BACK with Kodi & Shay in rare form. From losing their YouTube channel and email to clockin...; 2025-10-09 22:46:53
What's The Reason For This Podcast Season 2 Episode 3 - Brenna MacMillan - Singer-Songwriter: This week, Kodi and Shay welcome banjo powerhouse and IBMA Songwriter of the Year nominee, Brenna MacMillan. From her Kentucky roots to her Nashville grind, Brenna’s journey blen...; 2025-09-09 03:35:53
What's The Reason For This Season 2 Episode 2 - Jeremy Garrett - The Infamous Stringdusters: This week, Kodi & Shay sit down with Jeremy Garrett of The Infamous Stringdusters for a deep dive into 🎶 bluegrass roots, jamgrass evolution, and the art of pushing boundari...; 2025-09-05 13:54:42
What's The Reason For This Podcast Season 2 Episode 1 - Owen Murphy - One Drop Design Studio: 🎙️ Season 2 Kicks Off with a Bang! 💥🚀🎨✍️
No more excuses, b*tches — Season 2 of What’s the Reason for This? is officially here! 🎉 After cranking ou...; 2025-09-02 04:10:59
Episode 60 - Bela Fleck - Always Becoming: Béla Fleck’s Journey of Curiosity: In this banjo-fueled episode of What’s the Reason for This?, Kodi chats with the one-and-only Béla Fleck 🪕✨ — a living legend who has reinvented...; 2025-08-18 19:33:40
Episode 59 - Steve Szymanski - From Telluride to Lyons: How Planet Bluegrass Built a Legacy: In this special RockyGrass episode, we sit down with Steve Szymanski, co-founder of Planet Bluegrass, the visionary behind Telluride Bluegrass, Folks Fest, and Ro...; 2025-08-18 16:35:50
Episode 58 - Eric Abramson - The Secret Life of Stagehands: Live from RockyGrass in Lyons, Colorado 🌲🎶, we’re taking you behind the curtain of the festival magic! Instead of spotlighting just the bands, this episode dives deep into ...; 2025-08-18 14:59:44
Episode 57 - Seth Mulder & Midnight Run - North Dakota Nights to Nashville Lights: This week on What’s the Reason for This? we’re riverside at RockyGrass in Lyons, CO with mandolin ripper Seth Mulder of Midnight Run! 🌲...; 2025-08-18 03:43:53
Episode 56 - Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road - No Rehearsals, No Problem How Cane Mill Road Blew Our Minds: Live from Lyons, CO, we planted ourselves in the heart of RockyGrass to chat with the absolute barn-burners of Cane Mill Road—and folks, these boys didn’t just blow the roof of...; 2025-08-18 03:24:06
Episode 55 - Slay & Stinson - Pickin' with Purpose: How They Found Their Sound: In this episode of What’s the Reason for This?, we’re backstage at RockyGrass with Slay & Stinson—one of the three finalists in this year’s definitely-not-amateur Amat...; 2025-08-07 20:03:24
Episode 54 - Off The Rails - From Gospel to Grateful Dead: Bluegrass with a Twist: Strap in, folks—we’re going Off the Rails in the best way possible 🚂💥! Recorded backstage at the legendary RockyGrass Festival in Lyons, CO 🎶...; 2025-08-06 17:45:38
Episode 53 - Bronwyn Keith-Hynes - Fiddling WIth The Future: In this heartfelt and high-energy episode, we’re joined backstage at 🎻 RockyGrass by the sensational fiddle phenom Bronwyn Keith-Hynes—just hours before she takes t...; 2025-08-05 12:20:27
Episode 52 - East Nash Grass - The Creek Freak Diaries With Cory & Harry: In this jam-packed episode, we’re coming to you live from backstage at RockyGrass with two of the most dynamic forces in modern bluegrass—Harry and Cory of East Nash Grass</str...; 2025-08-04 17:19:14
Episode 51 - Mighty Holler - How Many Jams Does It Take To Start A Band?: Kodi and Shay welcome Boulder-based bluegrass powerhouse Mighty Holler into the Dungeon for an episode packed with laughs, stories, and serious music insight. The band opens up abo...; 2025-07-31 05:13:02
Episode 50 - Spencer Hatcher - When She Calls Me Cowboy: 🚨 It’s release day, y’all! Spencer Hatcher just dropped his brand-new single “When She Calls Me Cowboy” 🐎🤠🎸🔥—and he’s hanging out in the studio ...; 2025-07-25 13:00:34
Episode 49 - The Pickpockets - Salt Lake Grass Ain’t Just for Mormons: This ain’t your grandpa’s bluegrass episode (unless your grandpa drinks yerba maté and rips mandolin licks). In this full-throttle follow-up interview, The Pickpockets return to the d...; 2025-07-21 15:52:20
Whats The Reason For This Session 5 - The Pickpockets: Welcome back to the dungeon for another electric episode of What’s The Reason For This Session?, featuring a rowdy and rootsy live set from The Pickpockets, straight out...; 2025-07-21 15:23:04
Episode 48 - The Steppers - Basslines, Banter & Breakfast Showdowns with Old Ladies: 🎻🔥 In this jam-packed What’s the Reason for This Session?, we dive headfirst into the high-energy, heart-on-the-sleeve world of The Steppers — a bluegrass-rooted...; 2025-07-17 20:43:26
What's The Reason For This Session 4 - The Steppers: 🎙️ What’s the Reason for This Session 📍 Live from the Dungeon | Featuring The Steppers
We’re turning up the heat with a raw, high-energy session featuring T...; 2025-07-17 19:48:21
Episode 46 - Magoo - Breckenridge Brewery Live Interview: In this high-energy and heart-filled LIVE episode of What’s the Reason for This Podcast, we sit down with the full crew of Magoo—one of Colorado’s most exciting risi...; 2025-06-24 13:15:37
Episode 45 - Hot Buttered Rum (Part 1) - Stories, Songs & Soul from the Road: 🥁🎻 We’re in Louisville, CO with bluegrass trailblazers Hot Buttered Rum, straight outta California and into our hearts (and vintage stores). In this episode, Nat and Eric ...; 2025-06-16 12:22:18
Episode 44 - Ben Gallaher - Strings, Stomp, and Storytelling with Country’s Grittiest Guitar Slinger: 🎸🔥 In this unforgettable episode of What’s the Reason for This?, we’re joined by Nashville’s own country guitar-slingin’ outlaw, Ben Gallaher—and let’s j...; 2025-06-13 06:44:50
Episode 43 - Sicard Hollow - Bluegrass, Blunt Truths, and the Electric Bass: 🎙️ In this jam-packed and gloriously unfiltered episode of What’s the Reason for This?, Kodi and Shay welcome the full force of Sicard Hollow into the dungeon for a...; 2025-06-09 04:04:35
Episode 42 - Zeb & Kim Ross - More Than a Viral Moment: How the J Creek Cloggers Are Keeping Tradition Alive: 🎙️ In this foot-stompin’, heart-warmin’ episode of What’s the Reason for This?, Kodi and Shay sit down with the sensational mother-son duo behind the viral dance team, the J Cre...; 2025-06-02 04:09:47
Episode 41 - Jack Demurjian - Fast Grass & Camera Pass: The Rise of Red Daisy Sporting Club: 📸 In this vibrant and heartfelt episode of What’s the Reason for This?, Kodi and Shay sit down with Jack Demurjian, the passionate creator behind Red Daisy Sporting Club. Fro...; 2025-05-28 21:07:40
Episode 40 - Marc Brownstein - Basslines & Breakbeats: The Evolution of Brownie: In this boundary-blurring episode of What’s the Reason for This?, Kodi sits down with the genre-bending bass legend and co-founder of the Disco Biscuits — Marc Brownstein — for an el...; 2025-05-26 01:31:52
Episode 39 - Spafford - Jamband Sessions, Fart Confessions & Yes, A Comedy Album (Or Two): In this jam-packed and side-splitting episode of What’s the Reason for This?, Kodi and Shay sit down with the genre-hopping wizards of Spafford for a conversation that’s equal parts mu...; 2025-05-19 05:23:27

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