Cadillac Jack - My Second Act
429 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 532 ratingsThe Cadillac Jack: My Second Act podcast is a twice-weekly show hosted by Donna Choate and Cadillac Jack. Caddy was a morning show host on Atlanta radio for nearly three decades. His wife Donna has been on the advertising side of business for just as long.
In his second act, Caddy is joined by Donna on the air to bring listeners informative and entertaining conversations about current events, parenting and country music. You’ll hear a unique discussion on trending news topics, see behind the scenes of the music industry and relate to their personal stories from the home front.
Want to leave a message for Caddy and Donna? Call (770) 464-6024 or connect on Twitter @ATLCadillac.
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“Let me go get my loafers.”
April 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBThank you to Paula Hollar Baker for introducing today’s pod! Paula and Caddy go way back to middle and high school and Donna has gotten to know her well over the years, too. Our biggest fan from North Carolina! Caddy is getting a little stir crazy and needs a haircut. It’s getting rough. So rough in fact that Donna giving it a go is actually on the table. If you are going a little stir crazy too, Caddy and Donna have two social media accounts they want you to check out. On Instagram check ...
If you want to honor doctors: STAY HOME! Listen to this episode.
April 02, 2020 04:16 - 1 hour - 59.4 MBThank you to Jason Durden for introducing today’s episode! He worked in Atlanta TV and radio for 33 years. Now Jason is working on his second act just like Caddy and we wish him the absolute best of luck. Lots of good music updates today. Caddy and Donna talked about the release of Kelsea Ballerini’s third album release, Kenny Rogers catalog hitting number one on the country music charts since 1986, and The Weeknd raking in the dough right now. Georgia boy Thomas Rhett turns 30 and release...
Daytime friends and nighttime lovers.
March 31, 2020 05:18 - 1 hour - 53 MBThank you to our friend and neighbor Sean Parker for the great introduction to today’s show. We’ll save his little teaser for a future episode of the pod. Caddy and Donna brought their singing voices for the show today. Stay tuned for the outtakes. Sad news today on the show. Caddy talks about how he was impacted by the news of Kenny Rogers passing. Donna too. In some ways Kenny played a part in the start of Caddy and Donna’s relationship! Hear about the bump at the traffic light after a...
Drive thru peep shows. Tips encouraged.
March 26, 2020 04:31 - 55 minutes - 44.4 MBBig thank you to Amy Faulkner for introducing today’s show! Miss Faulkner is a teacher at Pinecrest Academy where Caddy and Donna’s daughter Charlotte goes to school. Thanks for being such an awesome teacher and part of our lives! On today’s episode of the pod Caddy and Donna talk about how the radio and the music industry has changed over the years. How do certain songs get played? Who gets to go backstage at the concerts? Caddy introduces a segment about a little kid who says that the ...
“The look in Fudge’s eyes.”
March 24, 2020 04:09 - 51 minutes - 41.4 MBThank you to our friend Thomas Fountain for introducing the show today. He is an unbelievable song writer and artist and we appreciate all of his support! Need some help getting a power bill paid during this crazy time? Tag Gallery Furniture in Gainesville on the Cadillac Jack Page on Facebook and they will be working with us to get some of those paid. What an amazing idea and offer from our pod partners over at Gallery Furniture. And thank you to Tracy Cousineau for donating a % of all ...
Velvet slides and a push up bra.
March 19, 2020 04:50 - 57 minutes - 46.1 MBThank you to our good friend Jay Grover for introducing the show. We go way back and appreciate you! On the show today Caddy and Donna talk about some changes in their lives with the coronavirus outbreak. Take some bike rides and get outside! Tune out some of that negative news all – you’ll feel better. For those who didn’t know, Caddy is a proud member of the Western Carolina Zeta Omicron Scholarship Committee. Recently the schools alumni magazine featured a picture of the two female...
Strangers touching our faces.
March 17, 2020 09:37 - 43 minutes - 35.4 MBThank you to one of our biggest fans of the pod Nathan Roberts for introducing today’s show! And we’ll get that wrestling match with Donna set up real soon. Today’s show was all about, what else? Coronavirus. These are scary times, no doubt. But we’ve also seen some really inspirational messaging to help lift our spirits. Caddy and Donna talk about the wide cross section of people affected and who they’ve been thinking about the most. Social distancing. Find out how well that’s going ...
"I'm glad I was your first."
March 12, 2020 04:10 - 59 minutes - 47.7 MBThanks to our good friend Russell Smith for doing the intro for today’s show! You’ve got to love those cows moo’ing in the background, too. What a show! Make sure to listen all the way through because we start in one place…and land somewhere entirely different. That’s what we love about podcasting! We can be real with you and you get the most genuine version of us possible. We are also excited about our new hype song playlist on Spotify. To find it just search for “Caddy and Donna” in yo...
The tardy furniture store murders.
March 10, 2020 04:01 - 58 minutes - 110 MBEver forget to close your tabs before sharing your screen? Cathi and her goats intro today's Tuesday show where the first topic covered is a certain Fox host's interest in "Sexy Vixen Vinyl." Next up is Brittany Spears' not-so-viral son and a few Jack Tips for creative price negotiation. Caddy talks about his first cold case before the show ends with a new edition of Let's Get Appie. Don't forget to text LEFTONRED to 22828 and be entered to win a Second Act room renovation from Gall...
Deputy Caddy and the Buckboard Bandits.
March 05, 2020 05:01 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBKenda Johnson and Mark Wills intro today's hour-long set of My Second Act. Listen closely and you might even hear Travis warming up in the back- did you know he also got his start at the Buckboard? Listen in as the Jacks cover Super Tuesday, coronavirus and how Caddy may have landed a job interview with the Fulton County Sheriff's Office. Want to see pictures that go along with these stories? Text LEFTONRED to 22828. You'll get the weekly letter and be entered to win great prizes, like...
Banana boat rats with Tug Cowart.
March 03, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBWelcome to the show Tug! Good friend and former colleague at Kicks, Tug Cowart, joins Caddy and Donna in studio for this special episode of the pod. On the show Donna, Tug, and Caddy talk about some of the best and worst times at Kicks and where country music is at today. Get a peek behind the curtain at how country music radio works and hear about some of Caddy and Tug’s best memories working together over the years. Cadillac Jack. New show, same ride. Enjoy! Sponsored by Real Estate ...
Courtroom hopping with Cadillac Jack, observer.
February 27, 2020 05:21 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBThank you to Tracy and Melissa Hunt for doing the introduction to today’s show! Long time friends and big supporters. We appreciate your friendship. On today’s episode of the show Donna kicks us off by talking about a lice memo she got from school. Just the word “lice” makes a lot of our skins’ crawl. It’s the worst. Apparently there is going to be some sort of The Bachelor show for the 65+ crowd. Would you watch? Who would host? Caddy and Donna discuss. Based off some stories they have ...
If found: return red slider turtles to Cadillac Jack.
February 25, 2020 05:00 - 56 minutes - 45.2 MBWOW! Thank you Steve Ingold for that amazing intro. That’s going to be a tough one to top. And thank you for all your support over the years. On today’s episode of the pod Donna talks about her trip to the mall and going to see Jumanji 2…by herself. And then falling asleep in it only to be woken up to Nick Jonas himself on the silver screen. In more serious news, God bless the angels watching over Ryan Newman. Caddy and Donna talk about the horrific crash at the Daytona 500 and the mirac...
BONUS: See you at The Atlanta International Auto Show!
February 23, 2020 18:39 - 36 minutes - 29.3 MBThanks for checking out our first bonus episode of the pod! For a few weeks now you've been hearing all about The Atlanta International Auto Show from Donna and Caddy and NOW you get to hear it from the man himself - Shayne Wilson, President of the Metro Atlanta Automobile Dealers Association (MAADA), who is presenting the 38th annual Atlanta International Auto Show at the Georgia World Congress Center (Building C) February 26 - March 1. Hear all about the auto show and why you should ma...
Donna robbed the cradle.
February 20, 2020 06:34 - 58 minutes - 46.8 MBThank you to Keith Rockdale Bone of The Redneck Show for the intro to today’s pod! On today’s episode of the pod Donna kicks off the show talking about taking their daughter, Olivia, prom dress shopping and what they’re expecting for the upcoming dance. Prom stories are told all around from Donna’s post party adventures at Six Flags to Caddy’s at the…Holiday Inn Express. Next up, Caddy talks about his not so great review of the new Will Ferrell movie, Downhill. Will Ferrell and Julia Lo...
Hardees sausage biscuits and the North Carolina state penitentiary.
February 18, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutes - 41.9 MBThank you to Chad Earnest, a lifelong listener of Caddy’s and friend of the pod, for the great intro to today’s show. On today’s episode, Caddy and Donna kick off the show talking about kids. First off, that Donna wants one more, but then after Caddy weathers that storm, they move on to talk about college and the stress kids endure as freshmen trying to fit in. Then Caddy tells a wild story about his mom, her boyfriends, and the tasty treats she would bribe Caddy with as a child in order...
“Is PornHub like GrubHub?”
February 13, 2020 05:00 - 40 minutes - 33 MBThank you to David Chandley, the FOX 5 Storm Team's Chief Meteorologist, for the great intro to today's episode! Somehow…someway…TikTok made its way back onto the show. Caddy talks about the #broomchallenge and his theory that the fix is in and maybe we shouldn’t be consuming our news via social media. Donna explains her obsession with loyalty cards and reward. Thanks for all the feedback and questions you send us online! One piece of feedback we received after the last episode was some ...
"Death starts at $269."
February 11, 2020 05:00 - 47 minutes - 37.9 MBThank you to friend of the pod and owner of The Punchline Comedy Club Jamie Bendall for today's show intro! Caddy kicks off the show but scaring the s*** out of us about the coronavirus. Do you realize how close we are to Hartsfield and the CDC?! We recap the Oscars and how vigilant Donna is about restaurant inspection score and much more! Cadillac Jack. New show, same ride. Enjoy! Sponsored by Real Estate Expert Advisors, HURT 911 and the Atlanta International Car Show. Hype song ...
“They didn’t have a camera on his crotch.”
February 06, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBOn the show today Caddy and Donna recap some of their thoughts on the Super Bowl halftime show. Find out who was most offended and who has watched it 23 times now! Of course we take some questions from the fans and get a little behind the curtain on what happens on the radio today. Cadillac Jack. New show, same ride. Enjoy! Sponsored by Real Estate Expert Advisors and HURT 911. Follow and connect with Caddy on Twitter @ATLCadillac Leave a message for the pod by calling 770-464-...
Three years ago, I had a heart attack.
February 04, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 50.6 MBThank you to Caddy’s angel Lynn Hogan for doing the intro for today’s show. She works at WellStar North Fulton Hospital and was one of the first people Caddy met with after his heart attack. It couldn’t have been anyone else! Donna and Caddy kick off the show with some fun stories and answering some fan mail, including the story of how Caddy got the name Cadillac Jack. Then the heavy stuff. They recount one of the worst days in their life. Donna talks about what it meant for her and the ...
“I think that performance excited Usher.”
January 30, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 44.3 MBThank you to Lily Grace from Griffin, GA for the best intro ever - and happy birthday week young lady! Poor Donna. She’s not feeling great, but she toughs it out to make sure you get the second show of the week you were promised! First off Donna and Caddy kick off the show talking about the Grammy awards. The big winners, some of the country music highlights, and some of their favorite Grammy stories and memories of all time. And of course, we talk about the sad sad news over the weekend...
“You are blocked from following @Travistritt.”
January 28, 2020 05:00 - 51 minutes - 41.3 MBThank you to Sandra Golden of 680 The Fan for that awesome show introduction! Make sure to check her out on The Front Row weekdays from 6 – 9 am. On the show today Caddy and Donna sit down to discuss the bizarre circumstances behind why Caddy THINKS country music legend Travis Tritt blocked him on Twitter. On a happier note, they also talk about how lovely Taylor Swift is in person, how amazing her mom is, and the thoughtful small things she does that make her such an amazing person and ...
“It’s kind of like women taking off their bras.”
January 23, 2020 05:00 - 51 minutes - 41.5 MBWow! What a treat to be joined on the show by Officers Ritchey and K9 Raider. And a big thanks to Todd Chrisley of Chrisley Knows Best for taking the time for the great show introduction. We need more Brennifer! After Donna kicks off talking about her new obsession (Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston theories), the crew kick off the show talking about the music industry, Eminem’s new album and how an artist promotes new music today. Caddy makes an attempt at explaining the Rhett family tree....
Subpoena in a pizza box.
January 21, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 46.7 MBThank you to Dennis Naughton for providing the introduction to today’s episode and congratulations on your upcoming retirement! On this week’s show Caddy and Donna open up about life as a blended family in a very raw and transparent conversation. Caddy’s son from his first marriage came to live with him and Donna early in their marriage, while Donna was pregnant with their 2nd child, and his son was still a little boy. They talk about the challenges they faced and how they handled them the...
Tug and tingles in the closet.
January 16, 2020 05:00 - 50 minutes - 40.4 MBIt’s not every day that Shaq offers to introduce your podcast, but when he does, you take him up on it! Wow. Thanks Shaq! This week on the pod Caddy and Donna talk about how crowded the gym is right now and how tired they are of group projects for the kids. Find out what Donna and Caddy fear the most (it’s not clowns). Then of course we hit the mailbag segment and follow up on some previous listener questions. All that and more! Cadillac Jack. New show, same ride. Enjoy! Sponsored by R...
The evolution of Cadillac Jack.
January 14, 2020 05:00 - 50 minutes - 41 MBThank you to Alpharetta’s own Officer Ritchey and K9 Raider for the show introduction! This week on the show Caddy and Donna take a listener question that take us all the way back to the beginning – when Caddy dropped out of school and signed his first contract at age 19. It has been a long and memory filled road since, and we hit a lot of the highlights. Caddy recounts what brought him to Atlanta and what has changed in the radio business since then. Cadillac Jack. New show, same ride. ...
Turning left on red.
January 09, 2020 05:00 - 49 minutes - 40.2 MBWow! Thanks for the introduction Mr. Kristian Bush of Sugarland and Dark Water fame. Show him some love by following him on Instagram and Twitter @kristianbush. In the second installment of the Cadillac Jack – My Second Act podcast Caddy reveals his New Year’s Eve crew, Donna talks about her bad driving habit (we do not recommend it), and the social media phenomena that Caddy can’t get enough of. Of course, we include a mailbag question from a listener and much more! Cadillac Jack. New s...
The secret to true love.
January 07, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 53.9 MBWelcome to Cadillac Jack – My Second Act! In his long-awaited return to the airwaves, Caddy partners with his new co-host – and wife! - Donna, to bring his loyal listeners everything they’ve come to expect and love from Cadillac Jack. This time, in podcast form – the fastest growing form of media in the world. In episode one, Caddy and Donna answer fan mail, talk about the enigma that is Shen Yun and play a special message from Mr. Al Rowe. Happy 100th birthday Mr. Al! Cadillac Jack. New s...
Cadillac Jack - My Second Act: Coming Soon!
December 17, 2019 20:42 - 1 minute - 2.11 MBWelcome to Cadillac Jack - My Second Act. First show will be January 7th. Do you have a question for Caddy and Donna? Call (770) 464-6024.