Nepo, Baby!

Hud Mellencamp is the founder of Mellencamp Whiskey and the son of musician John Mellencamp and supermodel Elaine Irwin. He and his rockstar father join hosts Jake and Emily on location at John's Indiana studio.

Hud and John talk about their Indiana childhoods: Hud growing up on tour and in his dad's studio, and John playing in rock bands and acting as the high school football team's mascot. Find out the surprising advice both men hold onto and what happened when John told his sons that he invented skateboarding!

What is Nepo, Baby!?

You don’t get to choose your parents!

Nepo, Baby! unpacks the perceived privilege of being part of a famous family — with its hilarious, chaotic, often-misunderstood world of connections — and the ties that bind us all together, famous or not.

We all have messed-up families. Some are just more famous than others. So, does having a famous parent help? Does it hurt? Or does it just make therapy more expensive?