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#1 in Music & Music Interviews, #3 in Top Series & and peaked at #41 in Top Shows worldwide on Apple Podcast Charts
Surpasses 1 million downloads in more than 1000 cities & 100 countries worldwide
Upcoming guests include Nashville songwriter Bobby Tomberlin, musician David Paul Brooks, & singer/bassist Suzi Quatro
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (October 08, 2025) – Veteran Nashville music producer Tony Mantor’s popular podcast on music and the entertainment business, Almost Live…Nashville, has topped several categories of the Apple Podcast Charts, including consistently holding the #1 spot in Music & Music Interviews, along with peaking at the #3 spot inTop Series, and the #41 spot of Top Shows category of all podcasts worldwide.
Since its launch in the Fall of 2024, Almost Live…Nashville has consistently grown its audience with more than 1 million downloads to date from being heard in more than 1,000 cities and over 100 countries worldwide. Mantor also recently signed a worldwide distribution deal with Bleav, a premier audio and video network that produces, distributes, and sells a diverse range of sports and lifestyle content.
Past guests on Almost Live…Nashville have included Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan (click to listen), GRAMMY nominated American pop music singer Taylor Dayne (click to listen), Genesis guitarist & British musician Steve Hackett (click to listen), British rocker Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull (click to listen), American musician and recording artist Mark Bryan of Hootie & The Blowfish (click to listen), among others. New episodes publish every other week on Tuesday at 6p EST/5p CST and are available across all major podcast streaming platforms including Bleav, Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and iHeart.
About Almost Live…Nashville Podcast:
Nashville based veteran music producer Tony Mantor’s Almost Live… Nashville podcast takes its listener on a journey through the business of music and entertainment. Following the success and popularity of his top-rated Why Not Me? podcast on Autism & Mental Health awareness, Mantor hosts thought-provoking conversations and behind-the-scenes stories from various celebrity guests from the world of music, television and entertainment. With more than 30 years as an accomplished music producer based in Nashville, Mantor welcomes a worldly guest list of musicians, actors and entertainers who share their unique stories about the roles they’ve played in creating and sustaining what we know as popular American culture. Conversations and stories that also give a deeper understanding on what it takes to achieve success in the entertainment industry for aspiring entertainers who are currently pursuing their own dreams of being a star someday. Whether listening for the entertainment or storytelling factor alone, or for tips on how his guests faced their life’s challenges, Almost Live… Nashville will have a story for anyone who has been a fan of popular culture in music, movies and television over the last few decades.
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