Author: Tyler Snodgrass & Danny Maupin

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On this episode we have some wholesome fun roasting some musical acts we love, and some musical acts we...don't necessarily love. But we hope you have fun listening, even if one of your favs winds up in the crosshairs.

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We've hit 60 songs on our Official Playlist so it's time for another Catchup & Mustard with your favorite hosts, Tyler Snodgrass and Danny Maupin! We play "Country Trivial Pursuit" using some country music trading cards Danny found in a pawn shop, and play IS IT COUNTRY?? This week we deliberate about The Proclaimers, My Morning Jacket, Les Claypool, and some guy from Ringo Starr's band.

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We asked and you answered: what is your gateway country song? Thanks to everyone who submitted responses. We picked a few of our favorites to share on the podcast. From Townes Van Zandt to Charley Crockett to Billy Ray Cyrus, we got a wide variety of answers!

Also, we discuss the national news being made by Jason Aldean's new pop country-meets-butt rock song, "Try That in a Small Town," which has earned millions of plays after the video was cut from CMT for being racist. (Spoiler: we think Aldean is a pandering phony, and the song and video are terrible for a variety of reasons.)

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We here at Take This Pod and Shove It, want to hear from you, the listener! So tell us: What was YOUR gateway country song. Or, in other words, what was the song that got you into country music? Did you used to hate country? Is there a story your country lovin'? Tell us as much or as little as you want—we'd love to share what you have to say on an upcoming episode.

To respond to this prompt, ask questions, or say anything else, email Tyler and Danny at takethispodandshoveit@gmail.com, DM us on Instagram, or message us on Patreon.

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Have a great holiday, and make sure to respond soon so you don't miss the chance to be a part of our upcoming mailbag episode!

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Vince Gill is one of the most accomplished country musicians of all time. He's received a record-breaking number of awards, sings like an angel, and makes shredding on guitar look easy. This week we are joined by comedian James Hamilton (@thejamham, VICE) to discuss Gill's smooth country bop "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away."

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New to Vince Gill? Here's some more tunes as recommended by James,  Danny, and Tyler:

• Whenever You Come Around 
• Go Rest High On That Mountain
• Pretty Little Adriana
• I Will Always Love You (with Dolly Parton)
• Look At Us
• Ridin’ The Rodeo 
• Sight for Sore Eyes
• Oklahoma Borderline
•  She Don’t Know
• Savannah (Don’t You Ever Think of Me)
• Turn Me Loose
• I Don’t Wanna Ride The Rails No More

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This week we cover a modern favorite of the Red Dirt Country movement: Turnpike Troubadours. The boys are joined by comedian Stephen Taylor (@formerlyfatstephen, Fountain City Comedy Festival) to discuss Turnpike's history, songwriting, and recurring characters. Plus we add fan fav "Good Lord Lorrie" to our public playlist!

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Here's some other Turnpike recs from Stephen, Danny, and Tyler:

• 7&7
• Long Hot Summer Day
• 1968
• Pay No Rent
• Bossier City
• Shreveport
• Gin, Smoke, Lies
• Whole Damn Town
• Tornado Warning
• House Fire
• The Mercury
• 7 Oaks

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Since the release date of this episode happens to be Tax Day we decided to explore country music's complicated and contentious relationship with the I.R.S. Whether it's Cash or Paycheck, or the many in between, they've got beef with the government, and today we tell their stories! Who owed millions, who lost their property, who wrote songs about taxes, and who got songs written about them—it's all here in this episode!

Some announcements too!
Take This Pod and Shove It will be doing a live show at The Chief Comedy Festival in Trinidad Colorado again this year—May 5th at 5pm. Danny and Tyler will also be performing standup live at the festival.
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Good luck with your taxes, and we'll see you next week when we add another song to our public playlist.

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At long last! The incomparable Willie Nelson gets added to our public playlist! This week we dig into the innovative and influential album The Red Headed Stranger, and how Willie made the most of his newfound creative control in the early 70's. Plus we get into lots of fun Willie trivia!

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Here's some other Willie recs from Danny, and Tyler:

• Can I Sleep In Your Arms
• Denver
• Hands on the Wheel
• Buddy
• Remember Me
• Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys
• Whiskey River
• Pretend I Never Happened 
• Bloody Mary Morning
• Gotta Get Drunk
• I Don’t Go To Funerals
• Yesterday’s Wine
• Sad Songs and Waltzes
• Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other
• Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die

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King of the Hill is one of our favorite TV shows of all time, and on our newest bonus episode we discuss how frequently the show incorporates country music and country music stars. It's a lot of fun, and you can hear the full hour long episode exclusively at our Patreon!

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Thanks for listening and thanks for your support!

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After adding our 50th song to our Official Playlist,  we decided to take a moment to reflect on our last ten episodes, play some games, and catch up.

First, some key updates: We are moving our episode release date to Tuesdays. Also, we are zeroing in on which Willie Nelson solo song we will add to the playlist, but we WANT YOUR HELP! Please email or DM us your favorite Willie Nelson song.  We've been debating this behind the scenes for a while, but we'd like your valuable input too! So let us know what you think!

This week we play a new trivia game based around which musician owns which business—see if you can figure it out before we do! And we play IS IT COUNTRY? We try to determine if songs by The Breeders, The Pointer Sisters, and more are at least 51% "country."

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