{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Circling The Drain ","title":"Nashville Politics, Nantucket Sharks and Comedy Wars w/Adam Dread :: Ep 48 Circling the Drain Podcast","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4431,"description":"Nashville legend, attorney, former councilman and stand-up comic Adam Dred joins Johnny B and J. Harper from Nantucket to talk about everything from politics and scooters to sharks, data centers, cab laws and comedy wars.\nAdam walks through his infamous “English-speaking cab drivers” bill, his near-fatal stroke and brain bleed, why he splits time between Nashville and Nantucket, and how he went from radio and stand-up to law and animal advocacy. He also dishes on Trace Adkins, Ralphie May, Steve Harvey, Joe Rogan, Bob Saget, bad Californians in Nashville, and why wind farms and data centers make him crazy.\nIf you love Nashville, comedy, behind-the-scenes radio stories and unfiltered political takes, this episode is packed.\nTimed Highlights (for chapters/clips)\n02:13 Life in Nantucket and buying manfromnantucket.com from Russians\n03:27 Man From Nantucket merch and fundraising for animal charities\n03:49 Bonnie Dred, the toilet-trained cat and viral TV coverage\n04:19 Splitting life and law practice between Nantucket and Tennessee\n05:09 “Hate months,” gossip season and Nashville heat\n05:16 Asking if he can swear on the podcast and political correctness\n06:15 Fourth of July “water fight” becomes “water game” and cultural wimpification\n06:43 Growing up without helmets, seatbelts and safety culture\n07:11 The satirical “prenuptial weight agreement” from law school\n07:37 History with Trace Adkins and the “Giant Painters – Ladders Are For Fags” story\n09:37 Getting fired for on-air drinking and Lightning 100 “music for angry lesbians”\n11:18 How Adam fed the entire TV crew via ad deals and earned loyalty\n12:25 Doing good deeds, karma and his Nantucket country radio show “Cohog Wild”\n13:05 Declaration of Independence reading controversy and moving it to St. Paul’s\n14:30 Making outdoor church services pet friendly and doubling attendance\n15:39 From scooters to taxes: why Adam fought Nashville scooters and the economics\n16:48 Property tax shock on Lower Broadway and Layla’s...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jbzYKmJ73FZVZuxNcZj5UcgwQO6RpVkbuouo8pAnG9E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80ZDgz/NDgxODNlYjBlNzky/MzU1NWY1YmZjM2Jj/NDlkNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}