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This week the boys discuss one of country's best voices (not to mention one of the best guest voices ever on King of the Hill): Randy Travis! We add Randy's No. 1 country hit "Forever and Ever, Amen" to our ultimate playlist and talk about his infamous career.

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This week Tyler and Danny give their reactions to Cowboy Carter, act ii of Beyoncé's Renaissance trilogy. Check out the episode for our thoughts, analysis, praise, and what we would have liked to have seen more of.

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After a 2-year protest,  Neil Young is back on Spotify, and we are more than ready to add him to our Ultimate Country Playlist. This week Danny and Tyler discuss Young's country-rock catalog, and focus on his critically acclaimed album Everybody Knows This is Nowhere—and add its title track to our playlist!

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The Year of Yeehaw continues! We forgot to mention a few exciting albums on our previous episode, so we recorded this quick addendum for y'all. It includes info about Willie Nelson, Adeem the Artist, Orville Peck, and more!

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This week Danny and Tyler discuss what is, to them, the most exciting country releases of 2024, as it is truly the Year of Yeehaw. Already this year we've gotten excellent releases from Kacey Musgraves, Sierra Ferrell, and Willi Carlisle (to name a few), and soon we'll have new releases from Beyonce, Charley Crockett, Lana Del Ray, and more! Let us be your humble guides regarding the great country, folk, roots, Americana,...

This week Danny and Tyler discuss some of the highlights of 80's and 90's hitmaker Patty Loveless. From her prodigious start as an opener for Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton to her current status as a dedicated bluegrass musician, we dig into Loveless's long, impressive career.

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This week Danny and Tyler finally cover "The Poet of the Common Man," Merle Haggard. One of the biggest names in country music history, Haggard has dozens of No. 1 hits and went on to influence countless artists and songwriters from across all genres. For today's episode we add his iconic classic "Mama Tried" to our Ultimate Country Playlist.

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This week we explore the connection between punk rock and country with comedian Kevin Casey White (Close Calls Podcast, Harangue standup special—out now on YouTube!).

Specifically, we dig into Me First and the Gimme Gimmes' punk cover album of country songs. If you haven't heard it, you're in for a treat!

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This week Danny and Tyler discuss Alan Jackson, one of the most successful artists in country music history. We add his pro-lake, coming-of-age classic "Chattahoochee" to our ultimate country playlist—though he has tons of hits to choose from, including over thirty No. 1 hits!

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For the newest bonus episode—available exclusively on our Patreon page—Danny and Tyler talk about their predictions and hopes for this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction. If you enjoy this preview, we hope you'll listen to the full episode over at our Patreon page!

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Beyoncé will be releasing her first full-length country album, Act II, this spring. But it isn't her first country song—that honor goes to "Daddy Lessons" from her 2016 masterpiece Lemonade. To celebrate the new country singles from Queen Bey, we are re-airing a remastered version of our 2022 episode about Beyoncé, featuring comedian Ashely Ray (TV I Say with Ashley Ray podcast, Ice Cream Money comedy album).

We think Willi Carlisle is one of the best and most-interesting songwriters in folk and country music today. He'll make you laugh, make you cry, and sings about empathy in a way that is radical and sincere. This week we're joined by comedian Deanna Ortiz (@deannaortiz_, Crushes Podcast) to discuss Carlisle's newest LP, Critterland, which is heartbreaking, hopeful, and beautiful from beginning to end.

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This week we are joined by comedian Melody Kamali to discuss the music of Plains, aka the country/Americana duo Waxahatchee & Jess Williamson. We dig into Plains' acclaimed 2022 album, I Walked With You A Ways, and add their song "Problem With It" to our Ultimate Country Playlist!

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This week Danny and Tyler catch up by talking about hot dogs and hot news (see: gossip). They discuss the Zach Bryan and Walker Hayes situation, Elle King's drunken performance at the Dolly Parton tribute, and play IS IT COUNTRY? featuring songs by Metallica and more.

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This week on the pod we add song #70 to our Ultimate Playlist: "Sour Mash" by Cory Branan, a killer guitar player who Tyler Childers calls a "songwriting machine." Branan is a critically acclaimed songwriter who has never hit the mainstream, but today we're here to sing his praises and spread the good word of the country/folk/rock/punk troubadour.

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Tommy McNamara (new special SMOLDERING now on YouTube) joins Danny and Tyler once again, this time to talk about legendary songwriter and Queen of Americana, Lucinda Williams. We add her infinitely catchy "I Just Wanted To See You So Bad" to our Official Playlist, and discuss her seminal and untouchable LP Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.

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For the first episode of the new year we take a moment to reflect on our favorite albums of 2023. Danny, Tyler, and comedian Stephen Taylor each mention their five country albums released last year. Listen to hear the results and find out when the boys' opinions overlap!

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Last week we lost comedian and friend, Kenny DeForest. We wanted to say some words about our amazing friend, though we could never say enough to do him justice. If you're a comedy fan, we encourage you to check out his comedy, which is available all over the internet. We'll post some links below as well. He'll be dearly missed.

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Everyone loves to share their yearly Spotify Wrapped, and we decide to get in on the fun. Tyler and Danny share their top 5 artists, according to their Wrapped stats, and talk  about how much of the results are intentional and how much was the result of doing a weekly podcast about country music.

Got a favorite country album from 2023? Let us know what it is, and it might make its way into our annual Best of 2023 episode! ...