Category: 3-MusicSometimeTalk

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Song Exploder - Book Exploder: James McBride – Deacon King Kong

The final episode of Book Exploder is with author James McBride. He was born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn’s Red Hook Houses housing projects until the age of seven. That housing project became the setting for his novel, Deacon King Kong. In 2015, President Obama awarded him with the National Humanities Medal, and in 2021, Deacon King Kong won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction.

Deacon King Kong tells of the upending of a Brooklyn neighborhood, after a young drug dealer is shot in broad daylight by a deacon known to everyone as Sportcoat. In his conversation with Susan, James discusses a passage from the book’s opening, which takes place in the immediate aftermath of the shooting.

For more, visit bookexploder.com/episodes/james-mcbride.

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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Episode 157: “See Emily Play” by The Pink Floyd

Episode one hundred and fifty-seven of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “See Emily Play”, the birth of the UK underground, and the career of Roger Barrett, known as Syd. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a twenty-five-minute bonus episode available, on “First Girl I Loved” by the Incredible String Band.

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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Take This Pod and Shove It - LIVE in Chicago with Clark Jones, Lucia Whalen, and Mike O’Keefe

This week we present the fun and slightly-chaotic live show recorded at The Lincoln Lodge in Chicago in late October 2022. On this episode we chatted with comedians Clark Jones (@clarklarewjones ), Lucia Whalen (@luciawhalen), and Mike O'Keefe (@themikeokeefe) about what they think is the best "gateway" country song. This, of course, turned into a friendly competition, and was followed by some panel vs audience country music trivia.

This episode was guest produced by Jesse Betend (@jessebetend), a talented podcast producer and editor living in Chicago.

Get bonus episodes, blog posts, and more by supporting us on Patreon HERE! A new Patreon-exclusive episode recapping our recent trip doing comedy in Chicago is out now! Special thanks to our newest patrons, Stefanie and Tom!!

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ST. LOUIS TICKETS tickets HERE - 11/10 at The Improv Shop

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Song Exploder - Iron & Wine – Flightless Bird, American Mouth

In 2002, Sam Beam’s first album as Iron & Wine was released on Sub Pop Records. He’d given them a bunch of demos, and rather than have him re-record these songs, they released the demos themselves. Since then, he’s put out five more full-length albums and been nominated for multiple Grammys.

For this episode, Sam looked back at the making of his song "Flightless Bird, American Mouth," from his 2007 album The Shepherd’s Dog. A year after that album came out, the song was used prominently in a scene in the movie Twilight, and it’s been one of the most popular Iron & Wine songs ever since. I talked to Sam at Blue Rock Artist Ranch and Studio in Wimberley, Texas, in front of a small audience. You’ll hear the original demo he recorded, and how that transformed into the final version of the song.

For more, visit songexploder.net/iron-and-wine.

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Take This Pod and Shove It - “(It’s a) Monster’s Holiday” and other Halloween Songs!

Happy Halloween to you! And happy 50th episode to us! This week Danny and Tyler discuss four of country music's finest spooky novelty songs. PLUS, a few ghost stories!

Hear the full songs below:
"(It's a) Monster's Holiday" by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
"Haunted House" by John Anderson
"Swamp Witch" by Jim Stafford
"Marie Laveau" by Bobby Bare

Get bonus episodes, blog posts, and more by supporting us on Patreon HERE! A new Patreon-exclusive episode recapping our recent trip doing comedy in Chicago is coming soon!

See Danny and Tyler do the podcast live in St. Louis MO this November at the Flyover Comedy Festival!
ST. LOUIS TICKETS tickets HERE - 11/10 at The Improv Shop

Check out our Patreon!
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Instagram: @TakeThisPodandShoveIt
For everything else click HERE!

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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Song Exploder - Book Exploder: George Saunders – Victory Lap

George Saunders has won the Booker Prize, and he’s the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant. He won the Folio Prize for his collection of short stories, Tenth of December, which includes the short story “Victory Lap.” In this episode, Susan and George talk about a passage from “Victory Lap.”

“Victory Lap” is about two teenagers, Alison and Kyle, and what happens when a stranger tries to abduct Alison. In his conversation with Susan, George discusses a passage from the light-hearted opening of the story, before it takes its darker turn.

For more, visit bookexploder.com/episodes/george-saunders.

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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Episode 156: “I Was Made to Love Her” by Stevie Wonder

Episode one hundred and fifty-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “I Was Made to Love Her”, the early career of Stevie Wonder, and the Detroit riots of 1967. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode.

Patreon backers also have a twenty-minute bonus episode available, on “Groovin'” by the Young Rascals.

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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Take This Pod and Shove It - Country Music Goes To Hell w/ Bailey Norton

In honor of the spooOOoOoOOky season, we put together another themed playlist—this time full of country songs about Satan, Hell, and devil-adjacent stuff! We've got near hymns, boot-stompin' tall tales, and loads of eerie Southern Gothic tunes for you. Listen to our new playlist RIGHT HERE!

On this episode we are joined by the hilarious Bailey Norton (@baileyenorton, Permanent Vacation show, Hot Topic podcast) to discuss the Devil and all of his works. We chat with Bailey about our favorite songs on our Hell playlist, growing up in the Ozarks, and we even tell a few scary stories.

Get bonus episodes, blog posts, and more by supporting us on Patreon HERE!

See Danny and Tyler do the podcast live in St. Louis MO this November at the Flyover Comedy Festival!
ST. LOUIS TICKETS tickets HERE - 11/10 at The Improv Shop

Check out our Patreon!
Check out our new merch store!
Instagram: @TakeThisPodandShoveIt
For everything else click HERE!

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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A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs - Admin: Podcast Now Fortnightly

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You'll have noticed that my experiment with timings has been only a qualified success. While my buffer did allow me to get episodes going out weekly for a while, they've started to lag again, as events and health have derailed things -- though I have managed to get a bonus episode up for Patreon backers every week. As the upcoming episode is the second one in a row to have a significant delay, I've decided that that's a sign the weekly rate for the main podcast is clearly unsustainable with these longer episodes, even with the skip weeks -- but it's also clear that I can do a main episode every two weeks without any problem, and can get a bonus episode done every week, and that that is very, very sustainable even in times of stress. I now know for sure what my productivity rate can be. So this is an official announcement that for the foreseeable future, this is a fortnightly podcast, with episodes going up every other Monday, but with backer bonuses every week. It may return to the weekly schedule at some point, but for now that's the plan. Episode 156, on Stevie Wonder, will be up on Monday, and then the episode after that, on Pink Floyd, will be on the seventh of November. See you then.

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Song Exploder - Santigold – Ushers of the New World

Santigold is a singer, songwriter, and producer. She’s put out 4 albums since 2008, and she’s been featured as a collaborator on songs with Jay-Z, Beastie Boys, Diplo, and more.

In this episode, Santi takes apart her song "Ushers of the New World," from her 2022 album Spirituals. She made it with some other collaborators she’s worked with before, including Grammy-winning producer Rostam, and producer Ricky Blaze. She told me about how she tries to channel her gut instincts, and how she wanted to transform some of the darkest feelings of 2020 into something galvanizing.

For more, visit songexploder.net/santigold.