Category: 3-MusicSometimeTalk

NOTE: This is LESS THAN HALF of a special episode, but you can hear the FULL THING right now by subscribing to our new PATREON! Just go to patreon.com/takethispod and become a patron at the tier that works best for you!

This is the first episode that Danny and Tyler recorded together in person since starting the podcast states apart, and it's a lot of fun! If you'd like to listen to full versions of the themed songs discussed, they are listed below:

"Denver Haircut" by The Hold Steady
"O.D.’d in Denver" by Hank Williams Jr.
"Gone to Denver" by Waylon Jennings
"Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver
"A Mile High in Denver" by Jimmy Buffet

PLUS more songs (and many more bits) are found in the full Patreon-exclusive episode!

Speaking of Denver--Tyler will be visiting Denver and doing standup this week, before the boys perform in The Chief Festival on May 6/7! If you're in the area, come hang out! Check out TylerSnodgrass.com for more info.

We'll be back with a regular episode next week, and we'll add a new song to our Ultimate Country Playlist, which can be found here:
 https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
And now on TIDAL!
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Episode one hundred and forty-eight of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Light My Fire” by the Doors, the history of cool jazz, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on “My Friend Jack” by the Smoke.

Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/

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After adding 20 songs to our Ultimate Country Playlist, we are back with a  new Catch-Up and Mustard! This episode is business in the front, party in the back!

First of all, we now have a Patreon! You can subscribe to our Patreon and regularly get bonus Take This Pod and Shove It content by going to patreon.com/takethispod! We are really excited to finally launch this, and we hope you'll consider being a patron! Also, our first ever LIVE recording will happen on May 6th at The Chief Bicycle and Comedy Festival in Trinidad, CO. Check it out if you're in the area! And if you're in the Denver area, Tyler will be doing shows in Denver (where you can see of course see Danny regularly!) the first week of May. Go to TylerSnodgrass.com for more info.

Aaaaaand following what we did in our first Catch-up and Mustard episode, we've got some games for you! Danny put together a hilarious new trivia game called "WHO DUNIT?" And we once again play "Is It Country?"

Next week will be part one of a special episode Danny and Tyler recorded IN PERSON. You can hear the ENTIRE episode by subscribing to our Patreon for $5 or more (and keep in mind that more bonus eps are on the way!)

Thanks, and see you next week!

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This week, I want to introduce you to another podcast that I make, called Partners. It’s a show about partnerships that was born out of Song Exploder. I’ve made a bunch of episodes with bandmates, or co-writers, or an artist and a producer who worked together, all these stories where the songs were the result of a really special collaboration. And I was always fascinated by the origins of the relationship, as part of the story of the origin of the song. When you hear those stories, it becomes clear that what these people made together is something that reflects not just each of them individually, but this other, unique entity that only exists where the two of them meet. And I wanted to make a podcast that was entirely about that idea. And I feel like all successful long-term partnerships could be thought of as love stories. It’s a matter of luck, and being in the right place at the right time, and also work and patience, plus some ineffable magic spark. So that’s what Partners is about. The first season came out in 2020, and the second season just began last week. You can subscribe to the show at partners.show, or wherever you get your podcasts, etc, but I also just want to play you this episode from season 2, with two music greats, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, who have made two incredible albums together.

For more, visit songexploder.net/partners.

You can now support us on Patreon!

This week Danny and Tyler discuss the phenomenal songwriting and gut-busting honky tonk sound of Sarah Shook & The Disarmers. The North Carolina five-piece band is still a relatively new presence in the country music/alt country scene, but we think if you like barn burners you're gonna like 'em. We especially think you'll enjoy our song of the week, "New Ways to Fail," a brutally blunt, scream-along honky tonk tune.

In addition to talking about Sarah Shook and the talented members of The Disarmers, Tyler and Danny discuss country and punk's intertwined history, Sarah's activism, and (once again) a few choice phrases that would make excellent titles for ZZ Top b-sides.

Here's the other recommendations for anyone looking to check out more of Sarah Shook & The Disarmers:
Dwight Yoakam
The Nail
Years
No Name
Keep The Home Fires Burnin’
Good as Gold
Heal Me
Damned If I Do, Damned If I Don’t
Stranger

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including the "New Ways to Fail":
 https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
And now on TIDAL!
https://t.co/MHEvOz2DOA

For everything else:
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Episode one hundred and forty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Hey Joe” by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and is the longest episode to date, at over two hours.

Patreon backers also have a twenty-two-minute bonus episode available, on “Making Time” by The Creation.

Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt’s irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/

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At long last, the boys cover Hank Williams Sr., the "Hillbilly Shakespeare" himself. This week Danny and Tyler are joined by Greg Hess (@heygreghess, MEGA Podcast, Live from Here, Improvised Shakespeare) to discuss Hank Williams' final recorded song before his untimely passing. Is "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive" dark comedy country? A knowing farewell? Straight up cursed? Or perhaps one of the most Buddhist country songs ever recorded? All of the above? We dig in to find out, plus we talk about a lot of other fun stuff, including (but not limited to) our theories on the evolution of pop country, ideal child names, and Hoobastank. This is a real fun one!

You've probably heard "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and "Move It On Over" just from being alive and in the world, but we have a few other Hank Sr. recommendations for you!
Hey Good Lookin’
Mansion On A Hill
Your Cheating Heart
I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
Jumbalaya (On The Bayou)
Honky Tonkin’
My Bucket’s Gotta Hole In It
Howlin’ At The Moon
Rockin’ Chair Money
I Saw The Light

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including the "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive":
https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
And now on TIDAL!
https://t.co/MHEvOz2DOA

For everything else:
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Peaches is a musician, producer, and performance artist. She’s released six albums and in 2015, she won the Polaris Heritage Music Prize. Her fourth album, Impeach My Bush, came out in 2006, and features the song “Boys Wanna Be Her.” She produced the song with Mickey Petralia, whose other production credits include Beck, Ladytron, and Flight of the Conchords. “Boys Wanna Be Her” has become kind of an anthem since it came out. It’s been used in a lot of film and tv. To name just a couple examples, it was in the season 2 finale of ‘The Boys,’ and it’s the theme song for ‘Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.’ In this episode, Peaches tells the story of what inspired the song originally, and how she made it, with a few thoughts from Mickey Petralia.

Peaches will be on tour throughout 2022. Visit teachesofpeaches.com for tickets.

For more info, visit songexploder.net/peaches

This week finally covers one of the Kings of Country Music, the Man in Black himself: Johnny Cash. It was not an easy task narrowing down which of Cash's many excellent songs would be the first of his to add to our Ultimate Country Music Playlist (TM), but we decided to go with his recording of "Folsom Prison Blues" from his legendary live album, At Folsom Prison. We  discuss how "Folsom Prison Blues," one of his earliest songs, became an enduring statement of his empathy for the incarcerated throughout his career. We also go through the dynamic shifts in his Folsom Prison concert setlist and talk about the lesser-appreciated concept albums that even predate his Man in Black persona.

We know you know Johnny Cash, but if you'd like to check out a few of our favorites, we've made a list:

• Man in Black
• A Boy Named Sue (Live from San Quentin)
• A Satisfied Mind
• Walk The Line
• Hurt 
• Personal Jesus
• San Quentin
• Sea of Heartbreak
• Rusty Cage
• Country Boy (American rerecording)
• Nine Pound Hammer
• All of God’s Children Ain’t Free
• Amen

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including the Folsom Prison recording of “Folsom Prison Blues”:
 https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
And now on TIDAL!
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This week we discuss the short and elusive career of Michael David Fuller aka Depty Dawg aka DAWG aka The Duct Tape Messiah aka Blaze Foley aka BLAZE. Danny and Tyler are joined by comedian Shane Torres (@shanetorres, Conan, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Comedy Central) to talk Blaze’s small but mighty catalog of songs (including "Clay Pigeons"), and his sharp wit and unrivaled authenticity.

Blaze has never been a household name, and is more so a gone-too-soon folk hero troubadour. Still, his influence has been heard on DIY songwriters since the 80’s, and he’s beloved by such recognizable names as John Prine, Merle Haggard, Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, Kings of Leon, and many more.

If you’re new to Blaze, Shane and the boys have some songs they’d recommend you check out:
If I Could Only Fly
Big Cheeseburgers and Good French Fries
The Way You Smile
Springtime in Uganda
Living in the Woods in a Tree
Election Day
Oval Room
WWIII
Picture Cards Can’t Picture You
Let Me Ride In Your Big Cadillac
Cold, Cold World

"He's only gone crazy once. Decided to stay."--Townes Van Zandt

Follow the link to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including “Clay Pigeons”:
 https://tinyurl.com/takethispodplaylist
And now on TIDAL!
https://t.co/MHEvOz2DOA

For everything else:
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Check out our Patreon!
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Instagram: @TakeThisPodandShoveIt
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Want to create your own great podcast? Why not start today! We use BuzzSprout for hosting and have loved it. So we suggest you give them a try as well! Buzzsprout gets your show listed in every major podcast platform, and makes understanding your podcast data a breeze.
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