host / author of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S (book out tues. 11-14-23), ringer senior staff writer, gawky ohioan

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hello friends, our newish podcast is called 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S and will cover rad jams from 2000 to 2009; here is a trailer where i say that title as many times as possible in 60 seconds open.spotify.com/episode/6wG…
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e53 of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S is on bon iver's "SKINNY LOVE," in which a sad bearded guy in a cabin in the woods becomes a jovial pop-star-whispering myth
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ooh featuring the god @joncaramanica, of NYT popcast superfame, who does a great impression of justin vernon's early anti-charisma stage presence
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e52 of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S is on the black eyed peas' "I GOTTA FEELING," because lyrical cleverness is overrated and "my humps" is eternal
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e51 of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S is on lee ann womack's immortal "I HOPE YOU DANCE," which only gets better the older you get and the sadder it sounds
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delighted to talk once again with MARISSA R. MOSS, author of the essential book HER COUNTRY and an expert at the way country stars slowly become "americana stars" as they get older and wiser and maybe sadder us.macmillan.com/books/97812…
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hey i was super honored to jump on the fantastic Classic Books podcast ZERO TO WELL READ to talk about jonathan franzen's THE CORRECTIONS; topics include oprah, christmas magic, aging parents, and Rude Literary Guys
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sorry it took me like a month to mention this but let's say i was too busy THINKING ABOUT LITERATURE 🤔🤔🤔🤔
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hello please enjoy this MAILBAG EPISODE of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S, in which my dear friend @yasisalek determines that the official chain restaurant of the '00s is definitely the cheesecake factory
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hello friends, we are doing a fabled 60 SONGS MAILBAG EPISODE: please email your questions + comments + gripes (but be nice) to [email protected], an email address i was not previously familiar with
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e50 of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S is on peter bjorn and john's modest supernova "YOUNG FOLKS," a Peak Indie anthem we can all agree on even if you're not swedish and can't whistle
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featuring Indie Rock scholar and great ohioan @chrisdeville, happy birthday to his fantastic book SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS suchgreatheights.substack.co…
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e49 of 60 SONGS THAT EXPLAIN THE '90S: THE 2000S is on evanescence's majestic "BRING ME TO LIFE," in which a dorky meddling record label has a good idea exactly once
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featuring our dear friend @ohheybrittany she of the fantastic substack BRIT POP, who discusses the classical-music-friendly mall-goth greatness of amy lee brittanyspanos.substack.com/
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