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Issue #64: This Week In Country Chart History - The Chicks, Hank Williams and Buck Owen's Monster Song
They were simpler times, and country-wise often better times
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Open Thread (& Playlist): Country's Best First Lines
Or "country's best starts" as a playlist I've had forever is called
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Issue #63: You Should Be Listening to Erin Rae
The Nashville singer-songwriter talks about her creative process and songwriting ambitions
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Converting the Skeptics: A Curated Guide to Ingrid Andress
Yes, we heard the anthem. But hear us out.
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Issue #62: #HeAintFromHere
JD Vance, Jason Aldean and the grift of country myth-making
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Put a Record On: All the Excellent Country Music Fit For Music Row to Completely Ignore
And the bad stuff they naturally pay full attention to...
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Issue #61: We Listened to an Hour of Country Radio So You Don't Have to (Again!)
We must really like you all.
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Put a Record On: Podcast Edition
Listening about music, not to it
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Issue #60: 2024 So Far, in 10 Country-ish Albums and 5 Songs
A slice of all the great music out this year so far!
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Put A Record On: An Anti-Patriotic Playlist
And a brief homage to a great music writer gone too soon.
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Put A Record On: Summer Porch Playlist
We gave you uptempo summer party jams - here's a mellower vibe for when it's too hot to move.
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Issue #59: Dawn Landes & 'The Liberated Woman's Songbook'
She spoke with DRTI about her spectacular, modern take on over a century's worth of protest music