A Chat With Bachelor's Christina Mandrell & Her Mom Irlene Mandrell of The Mandrell Sisters

[@sherijackmtbc]

Love that Irlene was on too. I’m old enough to remember the Mandrell sisters’ show and remember Irlene and her talents. So good to hear her tell about how she has been a part of music history. Grateful that Christina is sharing her family with us.

[@henriettavanderfloof8104]

Meeeee toooooooo! Watched their variety show as a little girl!

[@LisaL20000]

I was actually excited when I read Irlene is on. About to watch... 🍿

[@cookinginthecucinawithrose2214]

Yes same❤❤❤❤

[@cheriereuther7037]

Great interview 👍

[@maybeme94]

I loved this…watched the Mandrel sisters on their tv show…this was fantastic! Dave you’re so respectful, and, of course a great interviewer…you ask great questions and leave time for them to answer…great job!

[@stokesclnn1]

So enjoyed this! Thank you for having Christina and Irlene on. The Mandrells have always been my favorites!

[@nanbearb]

Loved this Driving with Dave! Irlene is the best! Christina is so fun too! Have them again! ❤❤❤

[@tamifayette]

I grew up watching the Mandrell sisters variety show. I love love love Irlene!

[@celestemerryman3905]

Me too!

[@jenashe]

What a treat! As someone who fell in love with all things Nashville and country music after visiting the Barbara Mandrell museum in the late 80s, this was so wonderful to watch! They are both so lovely. What an awesome family!

[@louisechopyak2384]

What a great interview. I remember the Mandrell sisters and it was so great to see Irlene with you!

[@sharondevoto9572]

I remember the Mandrel sisters!! Wow. Great interview

[@plumsmom8043]

Hee-Haw was on point and I loved the Mandrells

[@jupiterjanes]

Short Shorts Dave, love it! What a great time this was, thanks, Dave!!

[@elbow7991]

This was such a great interview! Love Irlene, I used to watch her show as a kid. ❤

[@janina8559]

Irlene was the comedian and beauty of the show!

[@nancymay6687]

I would have listened for Christina, but having Barbara on and listening to music history…..amazing. Thanks Dave, Christina & Barbara. 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

[@henriettavanderfloof8104]

That’s not Barbara! That’s Barbara’s sister Irlene! Irlene is Christina’s mother, so Barbara is her Auntie!

[@nomadchica]

what a great interview - this was so much fun! i always love hearing from christina, and it was so interesting to hear about her mom's experiences. i hope they're both back on DND in the near future! :)

[@Sunnyatbeach]

Amazing interview! Need to visit Nashville for all this history and goodness . I love Christina and her mom.

[@janetatum8966]

This was great! My grandpa was clinically dead I think 7 minutes...maybe longer, resuscitation efforts had stopped...& he was brought back. His heart just re-started. He had a supernatural heaven or near so experience but could never fully share it b/c it made him so emotional. And that was a time that men being emotional wasn't as accepted so I guess that's partly why he'd never fully shared the experience.

[@juliehalverson623]

This was so fun!! Great to see Irlene, too! So fun she was a cornfield girl on HeeHaw. I’m pretty sure I remember which one she was! 😂 Also great getting to know Christina even better! ❤

[@alexp2915]

I loved this! ❤️ The Mandrell family is obviously iconic and it’s so interesting to hear the types of family stories etc. one doesn’t normally get to hear and in a more relaxed conversation setting. Irlene is delightful! And I’ve wanted to be Christina’s friend since watching her on the Bachelor haha - she’s so warm and has the best sense of humor 🙂 She’s carrying on the family’s performance tradition with her reels - they’re seriously next-level brilliant! They’re like an art form all their own! 🙌 I’m glad y’all have become friends! Good people gravitating to good people 🙂

[@nancymaclean8979]

More! ❤️

[@irakohler5591]

I watch podcasts as if it were a talk show.

[@magr9357]

Dave, you didn't know who legendary comedian Phyllis Diller or Bob Hope was?

[@alexp2915]

He didn’t say that

[@Linda-pq9uf]

I think the long form is great for this format. But when people do gossip KZbin podcasts, I think more than 10 minutes is pushing it. Kristina‘s mom was so interesting. I would’ve loved to hear the last portion where she had the people return from the dead. It’s too bad you had to end it there. I was trying to figure out why Irene’s Starbucks’ order went back to Kristina to hold. Was that for your wife? One last piece of advice, please don’t take this with criticism it’s meant to help you. But with country royalty like you had in the car, time to get a haircut, shave, and upscale your wardrobe it can still be casual, but not shorts- at least longer shorts- if you need to, and a linen top that’s buttoned one button up and maybe a better color. Navy blue is really your color. You remind me of a younger Tom Cruise and you have the looks to pull anything off. I think a slightly shorter haircut would actually suit you. I’m one of your OG followers, so I always want you to succeed.❤

[@nancymaclean8979]

Judge much? This is criticism. No other way to say it. Dave, be you. Don't need to change for anyone.

[@alexp2915]

This comment is so crazy, I have secondhand embarrassment for you. It’s interesting that you claim to be an “og follower”, yet have never left comments on this channel before…

[@sherijackmtbc]

you do know that Dave has been a little busy? Baby at home and trying to keep us entertained. I love that he’s so casual. Just out for a drive.

[@plumsmom8043]

Dave has built a loyal following so he must be doing something right. The whole point of driving with Dave is to be casual and real. Nothing more real than a friend and her Mom hanging out with a comedian, creator, and new Dad!

[@Linda-pq9uf]

@@alexp2915 You have a right to your opinion, but when you attack my comment, I have to reply. First of all, I don’t need your secondhand embarrassment. And your claim that you haven’t seen my comment means that I’m not an OG follower of Dave’s. First of all, he has several iterations of his podcast, lives, and other formats and he also has many different channels. So please inform yourself before you start accusing people by making spurious claims that aren’t backed up by fact. Secondly, when you use something that doesn’t support your argument in trying to tear somebody else down.