This week, we catch up on Alabama politics and log Dave's recent media appearances; attempt to tackle the mystery of people still thinking they shouldn't wear masks in public and check in on new releases from Margo Price and Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings.

Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports article with Dave quotes

Todd Stacy's 'In The Weeds' pod on YouTube with Dave as guest

Mask-wearing, BLM-backing country singer Margo Price on alienating fans: ‘You can’t argue with stupid’

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Release New Covers Album All the Good Times

This week, we check in on the Smoke Boys, and ask the question, "what was you cookin' on the Foath O' July?" as well as quick hits on fireworks and Steve C's Summer Blockbuster.

Then, we stay domestic and talk about some of our favorite American albums of the last 10 years. 

125 From The 2010's Playlist

This week, Dave celebrates an important anniversary and seeks enlightenment. Chris has a new History of Alt Country playlist for the masses. We talk a lot about the absurdity of the Supreme Court and also celebrate Bobby Bonilla Day with a discussion of absurd sports contracts. It's a humdinger of a show! Please subscribe and rate us on your favorite pod platform so that our fragile egos may feel the healing energy from the warm embrace of your approval.

Special thanks to Mike Bustin for voicing the new intro and outdo liners!

Chrid's New Alt Country Mix

Chrid's Spotify Mixes

This week, we stumble in to a discussion of campaign rallies and take the current temperature of the Presidential Horse Race. Then, a trip to Howard Finster's Paradise Garden and a discussion of the new Mark Lanegan autobiography, Sing Backwards and Weep.

This week, we talk about HBO's The Wire, defunct restaurant chains and the continuing mental and physical toll of the pandemic. Our recommendations include Season 4 of the Slow Burn podcast on David Duke, "Norco '80" a new book by Peter Houlahan, and some new and upcoming album releases we are excited about. If you're reading this please SUBSCRIBE and LIKE us on your favorite pod platform.

This week, "As America Burns, No Really, It's Actually Burning", the men try to make sense of the current moment; Is actual change on the horizon or are we Okie doke-ing our way through the latest act of Legit Anger over a terrible tragedy leads to performative wokeness and thoughts and prayers which then leads to zero change and a restoration of the status quo? And then, a new Athens, GA-related Facebook page shakes the show to its foundation in a debate over senseless social media-ism or cozy warm blanket nostalgia.

Show notes: Opinion: Flawed culture, not police training, led to Floyd’s death from the Atlanta Journal Constitution

The Searchers (1956) at IMDB: 

Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever on Bandcamp: 

Ice Cube On Rapping Straight Outta Compton

On the third anniversary of the death of one of the Patron Saints of Now More Than Ever, Gregory Allman (REST IN POWER) the boys review The No Angel Playlist.

One of the lodestars of the pod, No Angel also brings up one of The Chairman’s favorite tropes: The Potter Stewart Definition of Pornography.

Where else can you find two hours of unpacking power trash spawned by a grit rock drug addict’s mid career renaissance, and namecheck a cornerstone of free speech caselaw? Nowhere!

Link to playlist: No Angel Playlist On Spotify

This week, we check in on the progress of "opening" up and dive in to a discussion of state level budget and electoral politics in Alabama and Georgia. Then we continue our discussion of the innovations (or lack thereof) we've noticed during The Steve Covid Era before finishing up with our usual recommendations, this week highlighting a new collection from The Everly Brothers, an old diary from Phil Jackson and the 'Winds of Change' podcast.

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This week we talk about the career of Jason Isbell and the impending release of his 7th album, "Reunions". Then we dive in to the ongoing debate around Steve Covid's Gaping Economic and Public Health Disaster. Finally we discuss the lack of innovations in how we consume media both before and during the pandemic, and finish up with our Recommendations for the Week. Links for this episode are available on our show page at https://bit.ly/3bwdEDR . IF you like the pod, please Subscribe and Rate us at your favorite purveyor of podcasts.

This week we talk with Josh Namberg of Ampersand Strategies about his business career including time spent interning at the White House and the sausage making of professional speechwriting. If you like what you hear, please subscribe and rate us on your favorite pod platform.