Coming off our adventures with Square Dancing, and Jad's dive into the world of Dolly Parton, we look back at one our favorites. About a decade ago, we found out that American country music is surprising popular in places like Zimbabwe, Thailand, and South Africa. Aaron Fox, an anthropologist of music at Columbia University, tells us that quite simply, count ... Show More
Aug 14
Nigel and the Real Gannet
In 2016, Chris Bell, a ranger with New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, was the sole human inhabitant of a small island off the west coast of the country, called Mana Island. He was there to take care of the island’s fragile and recovering ecosystem, including a colony of Au ... Show More
25m 54s
Apr 2022
Our Favorite Country Songs, Nicest Artists We've Worked With, Go-To Karaoke Song & More!
Sami, Abby and Shaun Silva answer all the questions about country music: first country concert, best song ever written, favorite song, song that describes your life, nice artist you've worked with, go-to karaoke song, and artist you're dying to meet. They also make their song ch ... Show More
42m 32s
Oct 2019
Tennessee Mountain Trance
We journey into the Dollyverse dimension: "Tennessee Mountain Home."Like all law abiding Tennesseans, Jad grew up with the song on a loop. He hadn’t planned to talk with Dolly about it, but much to his surprise, he is drawn into a Tennessee Mountain Trance. The trance opens a por ... Show More
40m 27s
Feb 2022
What's Happening In Country Music, We Called A Listener, Our Other Career Choices
Chuck, Sami and Abby make their picks for New Music Monday with music from Brett Young, Thomas Rhett and Danielle Bradbery. We also call a listener to talk about our last episode where Chuck described his experience with Donald Trump. And we talk about big news in country music a ... Show More
46m 16s
Dec 2018
Nashville Revolution: Bobby Braddock, Don Schlitz, and Don Henry
Malcolm Gladwell talks to three songwriters who helped transform country music in the 1970s. Gone were cowboy hats, train whistles and church suppers. In came songs about desperation, loss, changes, and regret that changed how Nashville made music and spoke to a new generation of ... Show More
27m 32s