Thread: Podcasts

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Buff, I'm curious about your thoughts on today's Malcolm Gladwell.

It seemed too trivial to me based on his intro - the hook about why country music is sadder than rock music felt like something I had no interest in exploring this morning, so I didn't get past the first 5 minutes. I'll get to it eventually. What did you think?

Originally Posted by Buff

It seemed too trivial to me based on his intro - the hook about why country music is sadder than rock music felt like something I had no interest in exploring this morning, so I didn't get past the first 5 minutes. I'll get to it eventually. What did you think?

It was interesting in the sense that I think he's right. I think old country connects with its subject better than old rock and roll and can resonate more emotionally with an individual. What I think he leaves out of the equation is that so much early rock and roll and through the 1970s, which is kind of the eras he's examining in country music, rock and roll's emotional connection was not in its ability to make someone cry or feel strong sentimental or sad emotions, but rather for shock and exhilaration and the pure joy of being loud as shit.

Now I want to listen. What's the podcast called? Gladbags and Handwells?

Originally Posted by Hawgdriver

Now I want to listen. What's the podcast called? Gladbags and Handwells?

Yeah. That's it. Enter that into your search bar on the podcasts app...

Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History. I'm surprised you don't already listen to it.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

Yeah. That's it. Enter that into your search bar on the podcasts app...

Malcolm Gladwell's Revisionist History. I'm surprised you don't already listen to it.

I'm close. Your comments have swayed me. Like Mayor recommending Peaky Blinders. Turns out it's decent, worth the time.

I'm about to listen to the Malcolm Gladwell podcast about country music whatever.

I am sure I will have thoughts to post afterwards.

My thoughts after the pod:

-Country music is great
-George Jones is the go to "here's some whiskey now go be sad" music
-Country is sad in an earnest kind of way
-Gladwell's disrespect of "Like A Rolling Stone" offends me
-Music is subjective

Originally Posted by aberdien

My thoughts after the pod:

-Country music is great
-George Jones is the go to "here's some whiskey now go be sad" music
-Country is sad in an earnest kind of way
-Gladwell's disrespect of "Like A Rolling Stone" offends me
-Music is subjective

Worst book report ever. Your 1st and last points are contradicting. C-

Originally Posted by Timmy!

Worst book report ever. Your 1st and last points are contradicting. C-

Music is subjective; my opinion however is objective.

I'm annoyed that the one episode of Malcolm that I have no interest in is the one that you guys decided to all listen to and post about...

Anyway - the latest one is great per the usual, but maddening/heartbreaking.

Originally Posted by Buff

I'm annoyed that the one episode of Malcolm that I have no interest in is the one that you guys decided to all listen to and post about...

Anyway - the latest one is great per the usual, but maddening/heartbreaking.

It's not like the podcast went away. You could listen and join the conversation!

I have the new one on the list for today.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

It's not like the podcast went away. You could listen and join the conversation!

I have the new one on the list for today.

It just doesn't fit with the season for me... Like all of these others are about race, power and justice - listening to one talking about why country music is sad has almost no appeal to me. But I'll probably circle back to it eventually because I'm a Malcolm fan boi.

Originally Posted by Buff

It just doesn't fit with the season for me... Like all of these others are about race, power and justice - listening to one talking about why country music is sad has almost no appeal to me. But I'll probably circle back to it eventually because I'm a Malcolm fan boi.

I felt like the golf one was pretty inconsequential. Plus his facts sucked.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

I felt like the golf one was pretty inconsequential. Plus his facts sucked.

Yeah that one was kind of trivial too - except the tax angle would get my pretty worked up if I lived in LA.

I don't like Gladwell's voice. Or Canadian accent. And the rest of the episodes don't sound interesting to me.