Let’s Talk Country

Not the LTC ladies' normal MO, this episode is a very personal one for the fathers in our lives. It's almost Christmas and at Christmas you tell the truth: We love these men and all they've taught us!

For some classic LTC country music industry commentary and to hear what we have to say about Beyoncé and The Chicks performing Daddy Lessons at the 2016 CMAs, skip to 1:02:20.

Hosts Mary Lynne and Sarah, and their guest LuVerne (aka, Lulie) discuss HARDY and Lainey Wilson's duet, "Wait in the Truck."

To listen to our episode called "Country Music on Domestic Violence":

https://www.letstalkcountry.com/episodes/country-music-on-domestic-violence

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). You can also text START to 88788.

For tips on how to help those experiencing abuse, follow the links in our companion blog post for "Country Music on Domestic Violence": 

https://www.letstalkcountry.com/blog/country-music-on-domestic-violence

Hey y'all!

Signing in for a very short mini-sode. Hope you enjoy our little news roundup from the beginning of April!

Thanks for listening! Back soon with more real sized episodes!

The LTC Ladies and the ANA continue our conversation. From PMS to tattoos, we can count on country music AND public health nurses to have something to say.

*As promised in the intro, we don't go into detail on any of the following but if you're not up to hearing mentions of child abuse/child sexual abuse, you can skip from minute 3:00 to 10:42.
*We also have mentions of postpartum depression and ppd songs from 28:20 until 32:37.
*And mentions of abortion and abortion songs from 32:37 until 42:13.

ALSO at the very end, enjoy the musical stylings of Lucile Ray, Lisa Ray, Vicki Carter and Robert Carter as they sing our family's version of "Bill Grogan's Goat".  (Spoiler Alert: we renamed him Joseph Cagle for rhyme scheme reasons.) 

Here is the official Let's Talk Country "Country Music on Public Health" Playlist: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0YFk8Qsmt6kPoxnnbRyIRE

email: letstalkcountrypodcast@gmail.com

Instagram: @letstalkcountrypodcast

Twitter: @LetCountryPod

Join us as we talk to our friend, Elliott, who tells us about growing up queer in conservative, small-town NC and the music that got him through it. He shares his music knowledge and a healthy dose of optimism to go with the difficult realities of being queer in The South and in country music.   

Here's his playlist. Listen along. Walk a mile in someone else's music.   

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7FzUqQrfeja6jjjDRRIJPs?si=5ef85648e95541f5

Hear our favorites from Orville Peck, Johnny Cash, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Kristin Andreassen (Crayola Doesn't Make a Color for Your Eyes), The Indigo Girls, Bikini Kill, The Linda Lindas, and more!

Mary Lynne and Sarah are looking back at 2021, counting their blessings, and reminiscing on Christmases Past. Hear their favorite and least favorite holiday stories set to tunes they genuinely love.  Featuring Brenda Lee, Robert Earl Keen, Mary Lambert, and more!  

Hope you've got your dancin' shoes handy! 

Mary Lynne and Sarah discuss Patty Loveless, Maren Morris, Clay Walker, and Sammy Kershaw. PLUS, the Let's Talk Country ladies take Blake Shelton to school on why "Minimum Wage" was NOT the song we needed to round off 2020.

Mary Lynne and Sarah listen to Redneck songs by and about women. We hear from Nadine Hubbs, Lady Redneck, RaeLynn, Lyle Lovett, Sammy Kershaw, The Bellamy Brothers, and of course, the quintessential Redneck Woman herself, Gretchen Wilson. 

Sarah and Mary Lynne explore the usage of the term "redneck", its historical context, and what it means to country music. Come with us into the hills and hollers, the backwoods and the sticks. We'll shout our opinions on everything from Larry the Cable Guy to miners' unions. Plus, learn how to play Redneck Celebrity Bingo!

Sarah and Mary Lynne take a deep dive on Maddie and Tae's epic clap-back song "Girl in a Country Song." Join the Let's Talk Country team for a brief history of bro country, plus a thoughtful discussion of Maddie and Tae's other hits. You'll hear songs by Jason Aldean, Thomas Rhett, Chris Young, Blake Shelton, Tyler Farr, and Florida Georgia Line, BUT ALSO Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, Lee Ann Womack, and Kitty Wells. It's a wild ride down a dark dirt road, but we'll get home safe if we stick together. 

Sarah and Mary Lynne take a deep dive on Cole Swindell's Middle of a Memory — a song that's a little bit sweet, a little bit creepy, and a whole lot entitled. We also talk about pie in honor of Pi Day, and Sarah connects the dots between Bob Dylan's Country Pie and Lou Bega's Mambo No. 5. Sorry.