Pop & Prose

In this episode, my guest is my favorite person in the universe: my incredible wife Lisa Gott. We talk about two TV shows we’ve been watching—Survivor and Farmer Wants A Wife. Connect with Lisa online @lisamgottwrites or her website: lisamgott.com.

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In this episode I'm joined by writer and music lover Terry Barr. I've known for a while that Terry is a fan of country music, so I recently asked him to recommend some country albums to me, since it's a music genre I'm not very familiar with.

Among the ones he suggested to me were the two albums we discuss in this episode:

SIDELONG by Sarah Shook &The Disarmers - originally released in 2015 and re-released in 2017

BACK TO THE COUNTRY by Loretta Lynn - released in 1975

In addition to talking about the music on the albums, Terry and I also delve into several other topics related to them, including misconceptions about - and prejudices against - country music. We also talk about the growing public acceptances (thankfully) of openly queer artists like Sarah Shook, Orville Peck and others, and we also discuss...well, a LOT of other things!

Give us a listen and then go and listen to the great music we talked about - or listen to those two albums first and then join us. I'm not going to be bossy about it. Do whatever works best for you!

To learn more about Terry Barr, you can find his many Medium articles here. He's also recently begun writing a newsletter on Substack. The first one can be found here.

In addition to all of that, Terry is also the author of four books, including ⁠The American Crisis Playlist⁠, which was released in 2022.

Check out his writings. You'll be glad you did.

Thank you very much for reading and listening. I hope you have a wonderful day!

Buddy Gott

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A look at remakes and reboots in movies and television. Among the ones I discuss are The Fantastic Four, West Side Story, Quantum Leap, Night Court, and Grease: Rise of The Pink Ladies.

I also share my thoughts about new and classic music I’ve recently discovered: The Record by boygenius (which features Phoebe Bridgers), Daydream by The Lovin' Spoonful, and three new songs by the legendary rock band Whitesnake.

Also included is my review of the new blockbuster animated movie The Super Mario Brothers, which features the voices of Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, and Jack Black.

In the episode, I mentioned that I created a Spotify playlist featuring the music I discussed throughout the show. It has 17 songs on it and is just under one hour long and can be found here.

I also mentioned that my wife Lisa and I recently started co-hosting a podcast about books and writing called The Storied Page. It can easily be found in most places that carry podcasts, but you can find a list of those places here. If you're a book lover, I hope you join us!

Thanks for reading and listening. Have a wonderful day!

Buddy Gott

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In the premiere episode of Gotta Pop, me and my guest Chris Zappa talk about our love of the music of the legendary band Steely Dan. We cover our favorite songs and albums by them and also each share some trivia you may not know about the band.

In the show, Chris mentioned an article he read about interesting cover versions of Steely Dan's music by other artists. If you'd like to check it out, you can find it here. And speaking of Chris, you can subscribe to his awesome Zappagram newsletter here.

Also, if you find yourself wanting to listen to some Steely Dan music after listening to this episode, here's a link to a Spotify playlist I created that features 25 of my favorite songs by them.

Thanks for reading and for listening. Have a wonderful day!

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