It only took TWENTY YEARS for one of the most instantly recognizable County songs ever written to become a hit on Country radio and for fans of traditional Americana front porch pickin' and grinnin' styled down home roots of Country, music. But it DID! Finally.

Thanks to the stars aligning and as Old Crow Medicine Show bassist, Morgan Jahnig tells it, thanks to Darius Rucker hearing the song at his kid's school talent show. What a story on this edition of the Michael J Pod.

Cancer Sucks. The good news is we live in 2024 where we now have a fighting chance to beat it and hang on to our quality of life while we do!

Phuoc T. Tran, MD, PhD is a Professor and Vice Chair for Research of Radiation Oncology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and one of the experts at the Maryland Proton Treatment Center who is ready to help anyone with a Cancer diagnosis.

The Wild Card round begins today with Baltimore and Kansas City locked in a Best of Three Game series to advance to a American League Divisional Series. First team to win two games moves on so mathmatically, winning Game 1 is crucial. Stan the Fan from PressBoxOnline.com lays out what he expects to see beginnning at 4:05pm at Camden Yards today.

It is ALWAYS a thrill to get a few minutes with one of the most instananeously recognizable Country voices ever, Trace Adkins. 

Last time the Orioles won a World Series, it was 1983! Stan the Fan calls to CELEBRATE a Second Consecutive Post Season with the O's playing in it!

'Stan The Fan' has been a respected voice on the Baltimore sports skyline as long as I can remember. I'm just a few years young than Stan Charles so I certainly remember him covering the Orioles and Colts even before Charm City turned purple in 1996 with the Ravens.

These days, he is one of the faces of both, Press Box, a Baltimore sports publication AND the even more instaneously updated and interactive PressBoxOnline.com, where you'll find sports blogs and vlogs (video sports content) featuring commentary from fans and pros alike.

Today, Stan shares comment with me on his recent PressBoxOnline.com column "What went wrong in Birdland this Summer?" and reaction from Oriole's alum and 20 game winner Ross Grimsley on the lack of offense from the O's bats since early July. Finding themselves at a possible breaking point in a chase for a Wild Card spot chasing the Yankees in the American League East, what's next for the Orioles?

Stan The Fan tries to keep me from throwing in the towel on this season on this edition of The Michael J Podcast.   

I look forward to Stan becoming a regular fixture both on my 93.1 WPOC Afternoon show around 5:25 pm AND here on the Michael J Podcast!    Michael J

Drew Baldridge, an UN-SIGNED Country artist just made history with his first #1 Country hit, " She's Somebody Daughter". Not only did he write this heartfelt hit but he's single -handedly busted the ceiling for other un-signed artists behind him who now see a path to sharing their music with fans even without the support of a traditional record label. Meet Drew Baldridge on this episode of the Michael J Pod-cast.

Jason and Luke Bryan both grew up in Georgia, they both love rooting for their beloved Bulldogs and hunting so I played a little game of "Jason Aldean or Luke Bryan" and ran a list a questions by Jason.
Who do you think he said is more likely to crack a beer earlier in the morning?, Who has more unusual requests on their tour rider for the dressing room? Who's a better hunter?" and more. 

Tyler Hubbard's solo career has taken off like a Spacex rocket and his Strong World Tour will have him landing near you this Fall with shows set across the U.S. and Internationally too! 

The 37 year old Country star has plenty of tats but would he consider a FACE TATTOO ala Post Malone and Jelly Roll? LOL Never one to be afraid to ask the PERMANENT questions, I got T Hubbs response on this edition of the Michael J Pod! Thanks for listening! MJ