Chris Gaines: The Podcast

By Ashley Spurgeon / Michael Eades / We Own This TownMusic History Music Commentary Music History

Chris Gaines: The Podcast episodes

September 16, 2019 Make the Choice to Live the Dream
Ashley and Michael summarize the Gaines affair and leave a trail of ideas for Garth to pursue in the future.
44 min
September 09, 2019 Notes on Camp: Finding Success in Passionate Failure
Having discussed the facts of the matter in great detail, Ashley and Michael approach Gaines from a more academic headspace.
47 min
September 02, 2019 The Critical Assertions of Chris Gaines
Examining the press reception of a smoldering rock and roll character that put together an album of R&B songs that was then pitched to Adult Contemporary radio. Not great.
45 min
August 26, 2019 The World Meets Chris Gaines
From Jan 1999 to the Chris Gaines album release, we pull together all the disparate threads to weave the full story of Gaines birth into the world.
1 hr 15 min
August 19, 2019 Behind the Life of Chris Gaines
Who was Christian Gene Gaines? We review the known facts from birth to 1999; including Crush, Straight Jacket, Fornucopia, Apostle, Triangle and Greatest Hits.
1 hr 5 min
August 12, 2019 There Is No Chris Gaines Without Garth Brooks
Hosts Ashley Spurgeon and Michael Eades partake in a well-researched chat spanning from the birth of Troyal Garth Brooks up to the end of 1999.
1 hr 17 min
August 02, 2019 The Cultural Zeitgeist is Breathing Down Our Necks
Welcome to Chris Gaines: The Podcast. Join us as we investigate country superstar Garth Brooks mysterious fictional persona, Chris Gaines.
24 min

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The true history of Garth Brooks pop alter ego, Chris Gaines.