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Want more Take This Pod and Shove It? Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) 2024 has arguably been one of the best years for new country music in quite a while. With acclaimed releases from favorites like Kacey Musgraves and Sturgill Simpson (er...I mean, Johnny Blue Skies), innovative LPs from rising stars like Willi Carlisle and Sierra Ferrell, country debuts from meg...

Want more Take This Pod and Shove It? Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) This week Danny and Tyler talk about their week of hanging out in Denver. Plus, we talk about the next Patreon bonus episode (coming soon!!) and play a new game, 90'S OR NAH?, in which Danny tries to figure out if a song was released during 2024 or the 1990's. Play along and let us kno...

Want more Take This Pod and Shove It? Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) After blowing out his vocal chords and leaving much speculation about if or when he might ever return to music, Sturgill Simpson suddenly dropped a new album, Passage du Desir.  This week Danny and Tyler talk about the new album, released as Sturgill's new alter ego Johnny Blue Skies, and d...

Want more Take This Pod and Shove It? Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) This week we add the great Margo Price to our playlist and discuss her career, discography, and more! Follow the link below to keep up with which songs are being added to our Ultimate Country Playlist on Spotify, now including "Hurtin' (On the Bottle)" https://tinyurl.com/takethis...

Want more Take This Pod and Shove It? Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) This week Tyler and Danny share their reactions to Zach Bryan's emotional, character-driven smash hit album, The Great American Bar Scene. How did we like it? How does it compare to his self titled album? Listen to find out! Follow the link below to keep up with which songs are being added...

This week we revisit a favorite topic: insane, pandering, patriotic country songs. Originally aired on July 4th 2022, this episode features comedian Joe Mande (Hacks, The Good Place, Parks and Recreation), who joins us in going down the un-nuanced rabbit hole of unabashedly pro-America country music. This episode has been remixed and remastered to improve sound quality and include new song clips f...

We hope you'll consider supporting Take This Pod and Shove It on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) To round out Pride Month 2024 we are joined once again by the hilarious Ali Clayton, whose new album, Country Queer , you can buy or stream now. Ali joins Danny and Tyler to discuss some of their favorite LGBTQ+ artists in the country world. (There are, of course, many more out there, too!...

Want to hear the full episode? Get it by supporting us on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) Check out our Patreon! Check out our new merch store! Instagram: @TakeThisPodandShoveIt For everything else click HERE! Want to create your own great podcast? Why not start today! We use BuzzSprout for hosting and have loved it. So we suggest you give them a try as well! Buzzsprout gets your show list...

Want more Take This Pod and Shove It? Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) Rolling Stone's country division recently posted an article titled The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time —one of their famous lists, perfect for starting arguments with your nerdiest music lover. So OF COURSE we had to talk about the list. This week we count down to the NUMBER 1 SONG!...

Want more Take This Pod and Shove It? Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) Rolling Stone's country division recently posted an article titled The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time —one of their famous lists, perfect for starting arguments with your nerdiest music lover. So OF COURSE we had to talk about the list. And we decided to count down the entire list a...

Want more Take This Pod and Shove It? Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) Rolling Stone's country division recently posted an article titled The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time —one of their famous lists, perfect for starting arguments with your nerdiest music lover. So OF COURSE we had to talk about the list. And we decided to count down the entire list a...

Want more Take This Pod and Shove It? Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE!  (Patreon.com/takethispod) This week we're a day late (and probably a dollar short too), and so discussing the ramblin', hard-workin', hard-timin' Charley Crockett seems to make a lot of sense. Crockett is one of the most prolific and beloved artists currently working in the folk/country/Americana/etc...

Want more Take This Pod and Shove It? Consider supporting us on Patreon HERE! (Patreon.com/takethispod) This week we present a remastered, re-edited, and re-mixed version of our second-ever episode, all about the great Buck Owens. We discuss his career with his musical partner Don Rich and his band The Buckaroos, plus his massive influence on country and rock music. We add his song "Act Natur...

The feud between Kendrick and Drake has dominated pop culture the last few weeks, so we decided to take a look at some of country music's greatest diss tracks. Did you know country artists took jabs? From Zach Bryan to The Chicks to Kitty Wells and more, we've got a spicy list for ya this week! Check out our Patreon! Check out our new merch store! Instagram: @TakeThisPodandShoveIt For ev...

This week Danny and Tyler discuss the excellent country-rock songs of The Rolling Stones, and add "Dead Flowers" to the Ultimate Country Playlist. Though you likely associate them with classic rock and blues, The Rolling Stones' untouchable string of albums through the late 60's and early 70's is full of country sounds. The country influence of Gram Parsons and the country...

Today the mayor of Springfield Missouri is declaring April 23rd Kenny DeForest Day. It's Kenny's birthday and in his memory today kicks off the inaugural comedy festival in his honor, DeForeFest. We wanted to honor the memory of our friend by reposting our first episode with Kenny, when we talked about Tyler Childers and his song "All Your'n." If you haven't heard thi...

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. For just $5 a month you can help keep the lights on and get access to bonus episodes! Consider supporting us on Patreon...

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. Check out our Patreon! Check out our new merch store! Instagram: @TakeThisPodandShoveIt For everything else click HERE! Want to create your own great podcast? Why not start today!...

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! For just $5 a month you can help keep the lights on and get access to bonus episodes!...

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! Check out our Patreon! Check out our new merch store! Instagram: @TakeThisPodandShoveIt For everything else click HERE! Want to create your own great podcast? Why not star...

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 gre...

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. For just $5 a month you can help keep the lights on and get access to bonus episodes! Consider supporting...

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. For just $5 a month you can he...

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! For just $5 a month you can help keep the lights on and get access to bonus ep...

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! For just $5 a month you can help keep the lights on and get access to bonus episodes! Consider supporting us on...