Introducing: One By Willie
27 May - 52 mins explicitEach week, music writer John Spong talks to one notable Willie Nelson fan about one Willie song that they love, leading to highly personal looks at the life, art, and legend of a genuine American folk hero. Listen here.
New Yorker music critic Amanda Petrusich looks at the other big hit off Willie and Merle Haggard’s classic 1983 Pancho & Lefty album, “Reasons to Quit.” It’s a classic Haggard drinking song, but a little more pensive than most, and Amanda reframes it—and really, all of Pancho & Lefty—as an example of what she calls the Outlaw’s Conundrum, i.e. what’s an old rebel to do when the time comes to settle down? Then we get into the all-star band that backed Willie and Merle on the...
Series Episodes
RIP Jill Sobule, Plus Opinions on tUnE-yArDs, Pelican & Shamir
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter Jill Sobule and review the new music from Shamir, Pelican and tUnE-yArDs.
50 mins
30 May Finished
The Ubu Ultimatum
Following our tributes to David Thomas and Peter Laughner of Pere Ubu, Jims rounds out the trilogy with a song by another of the band's members.
7 mins
28 May Finished
Tsunami & Opinions on Julien Baker and Torres
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot speak with Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson, founders of the '90s indie rock band Tsunami, plus they review the new collaborative album from Julien Baker & Torres.
50 mins
23 May Finished
Greg's Hall of Fame
In this bonus episode, Greg shares a track by an artist who was long overdue for their recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
9 mins
21 May Finished
Busking & Opinions on Tunde Adebimpe
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with author Cary Baker about the musical tradition of street performance, also known as busking, plus they review the solo debut album from Tunde Adebimpe.
51 mins
16 May Finished
