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Latest podcast episodes about A Boy Named Sue

PAST 10s: A Top 10 Time Machine
The Hits of 1969. Right On.

PAST 10s: A Top 10 Time Machine

Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 109:57


Right on, brothers and sisters! In this righteous trip of Past 10s: A Top 10 Time Machine, cosmic cats Dave and Milt take a far-out journey back to the Billboard Top 10 hits of May 3, 1969. From Glen Campbell's heartfelt “Galveston” to the celestial vibes of “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” by The Fifth Dimension, our mellow duo raps about the stories behind the tunes, their cultural mojo, and whether they still groove today, man. ✨ They dig deep into the righteous jam “Time is Tight” by Booker T. & the M.G.'s and blow your mind with a trippy quiz on wild and woolly story songs. So tune in, turn on, and drop into some sonic bliss while the fellas lay down the good vibes and mind-expanding history from the Age of Aquarius.

If The Shoes Fit
Reputation Management: Carlos Watson Commutation, Elon Musk Baby Mama Drama, Kid Rock | ITSF #376

If The Shoes Fit

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 72:52


ITSF EPISODE 376 Carlos Watson Commutation Reaction, Elon Baby Mama Drama, and No Love for Kid Rock LIVE AND IN PUBLIC, IF YOU WILL on this week's episode of IF THE SHOES FIT, a show where we solve salacious situations by stepping into the shoes of the shaken...the chagrined...the kerfuffed! I'm your host Alexei Auld, author of 7 Secret Sources of Inspiration: A Snappy Guide for Creative Procrastinators, and joining me are guests John Nash from Hey Not The Face Podcast and Eugene S Robinson, author of the memoir, “A Walk Across Dirty Water and Straight Into Murderer's Row”. Collectively the Puncholes. Subscribe, if you haven't already. And join our Patreon. patreon.com/iftheshoesfit. Now let's get to stepping! Step into the shoes of Carlos Watson. President Trump COMMUTED your prison sentence for conspiracy to commit securities fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Is your next act to enjoy your FREEDOM as a private citizen or is it time to hitch your wagon on the TRUMP TRAIN, live and in public, if you will? Step into the shoes of Elon Musk. You're paying one of your baby mama's TWO POINT FIVE MILLION DOLLARS on top of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR. And how does she SHOW GRATITUDE? HOCKING HER TESLA and claiming POVERTY! Walk us through how to prevent your baby mama from raising a BOY NAMED SUE looking to END YOU, live and in public, if you will! Step into the shoes of Kid Rock. You convinced our President to help your fellow musicians to CURB ticket scalping, PROMOTE FAIR PRICING, and DIRECT SALES to the FANS to FIGHT resale ticket INFLATION. And how did AMERICA RESPOND? RIDICULING YOU and your PATRIOTIC CLOTHING. How do you put some RESPEC on YOUR NAME, live and in public, if you will? REGULAR FEATURE: LEGION OF DOOM REGULAR FEATURE: GRIFTER'S DELIGHT REGULAR FEATURE: MISTYAF THANKS FOR JOINING US And join our Patreon. patreon.com/iftheshoesfit.

Something Shiny: ADHD!
From "toughen up" to "the trauma ends with me" - with guest, Marcus Soutra (For the Good Consulting)

Something Shiny: ADHD!

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 26:55


Isabelle and David welcome back Marcus Soutra, co-founder of Eye to Eye and founder of For the Good Consulting, and ask an interesting question of this nation-wide advocacy expert and fellow ADHD and LD-er: how has life in schools changed for neurodivergent kids, especially now that some of us are parents/educators/in charge? Are kids still afraid, as David was, of having to go to the nurses' office? And how has what's "cool" been redefined in the past decades? From trauma modes to collared shirts, from shifting ADHD from a diagnosis to an identity, the three explore perspectives on masking (AKA using energy to appear as neurotypical), which can be both a poison and a salve.----David wonders, given that Marcus travels across the continental United States…what is he seeing as patterns in neurodivergent culture? Marcus describes that he sees the elder millennials having kids who are now being identified as being neurodivergent, and naming, “The trauma ends with me,” and they're refusing to hand this off to the next generation, and because a generation that grew up with these labels are now turning into parents, school leaders, caregivers, people in charge. David likens this to growing up in an earlier generation where he was taught to toughen up, to take the knocks and handle it. Isabelle relates this to how when you're living in survival mode, you can't also be processing the trauma and making meaning of it, you first have to survive—and part of survival mode is to have tunnel vision, to stay tough, to not pause to feel. So it would make sense for a generation that maybe always was in survival mode to try to pass that on to their kids in the form of “toughen up.” She relates to wanting to break this cycle, though, so hard, as a parent. And also—what does David mean by the “boy named Sue” generation? (Answer: it's a reference to a Johnny Cash song, see below). Marcus describes how this compares to other movements, where something that used to be a diagnosis or label is then taken back as an identity. As he has ADHD, he was hoping this change would happen so much faster, in his small, privileged ND community this change happened so rapidly. It does take these generational shifts and changes to make these things stick. David names that individually, we all have individual struggles that rub up against the system. It felt like school was meant to take parts of us away, it was like an eraser trying to shave parts off. But we are be keepers of that. In school there was no concept of advocating for an accommodation, it was just: do you want to look weird? Leaving class early to go get his meds. How has this changed for kids and adults? It's hard to generalize because “you know one neurodivergent person, you know one neurodivergent person.” But having an open conversation about something and talk about it and acknowledge and not other it—it does set it up for students to have a teacher they can talk to and ask for what they need (even one adult in that building). The needle has moved from the average high schooler even knowing what dyslexia/ADHD/any ND or LD is. Marcus wasn't bummed out about dyslexic, but back in high school, it was other people were going to see him being different. He refused to get accommodations for the third time, because if he got accommodations for it, he wouldn't take the SAT at the same time. Isabelle remembers that as a full body memory, taking the SAT being a production back in the day and even in her own experience being bussed on the short bus into a different school for a Gifted program and how it signaled you were different but also you didn't want to belong to this select tribe, either.  David names: different is dangerous in some ways, not just for kids but for adults, too. You walk into a room and everyone is wearing a blue “I'm here for a reason” shirt and you might slowly back out of the room and go “I don't belong.” Trying to be like everyone else is both the salve and the poison—it helps keep us save when we're masking—what does everyone else is doing? It helps us mask, but David's first time being a room where people admitted they were neurodivergent, Grady was bouncing a racket ball, the relief and joy you feel when you can join in being more authentically yourself. Isabelle is thinking of the “Cool Bean” book (see below) and how in that story, the beans are ‘cool' not just because they are performing as cool and have style and whatnot, but also because they are willing to take risks and help those who are being bullied or laughed at, that are able to stand up for others and themselves in a way. This is so different than ‘coolness' as Isabelle experienced it in her little bubble growing up in suburban Chicago, where coolness felt way more about avoiding being targeting and felt meaner and scarier and more about social power and wielding it (with meanness). Marcus names how his masking helped him in a way; he didn't know if he could get away with getting into trouble so he would know how to appear wearing a collared shirt and combed hair and befriend his teachers so that he would get on their good side. David describes how with ‘coolness,' it could be more about performing as if, rather than actually being it—like Marcus wasn't actually friends with his teachers but he had the appearance of it, and how often we take those appearances of coolness and roll with it. Isabelle wonders—what about the privilege of masking? Like the way people who mask more easily and slot into neurotypical expectations have privileges and also—‘detecting' what's cool? And what about how much of coolness, at least for a time, was defined by money, or access to certain expensive clothing brands (like Abercrombie and Fitch) What it means to perform as if you are confident in who you are, Johnny Cash's “Boy Named Sue” (live at San Quentin, 1969)Cool Beans book (by Jory John) read aloud (by Harper Kids)Smart Cookie (also by Jory John) read aloud (by Magical Little Minds) about learning differences/neurospicyness according to Isabelle"White Hot: The Rise and Fall of Abercrombie and Fitch" (Netflix documentary)------Cover Art by: Sol VázquezTechnical Support by: Bobby Richards

What Are You Listening To?
Rob Kassees of the Beverly Crushers (and Jenn!) talk about his latest music project!

What Are You Listening To?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 35:54


Rob Kassees of the 1001 Album Complaints podcast and The Chop Unlimited joins Jenn Tully to talk about his new music project the Beverly Crushers inspired by Star Trek: The Next Generation!@1001albumcomplaints@thechopunlimited @thebeverlycrushershttps://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Hb3kTF9GbmamZrLKkv4F1?si=0634d1f8ced6470a1. Kiss Me, Son of God by They Might Be Giants2. Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash3. Rockman by mk.gee4. Space and Time by The Beverly Crushers

Doing What Works
What's in a name?

Doing What Works

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 39:51


A name is often a destiny. In this edition of Doing What Works we suggest you proceed accordingly.Here are your show notes…The story behind “A Boy Named Sue.”“Play Me” was featured in Fleishman Is in Trouble.“I Got a Name” was featured in Somewhere in Queens.“A Horse with No Name” is not, shall we say, universally loved.Adding “in progress” to the name of a project is bad juju.Art is never finished, only abandoned.Wabi sabi is the beauty of imperfect things.Architect Sarah Susanka uses fruit to illustrate what's memorable.

Jackalope Tales
Ep 61 - Keep Your Day Job

Jackalope Tales

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 49:05


Send us a text Jackalope Tales takes a look at two song writers who created two major hits for other musicians to perform.  Lisa delves into the story of the governor of Louisiana who may have had some mafia ties, and Charles takes a look at a children's book writer and musician who wrote A Boy Named Sue!   New podcast episodes every Wednesday!  Be sure to subscribe, rate and comment!Be sure to buy our official Jackalope Tales merch!  So many things available.https://jackalope-tales.printify.me/products  Support the showBecome a J-Lope and follow us on social media. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and check out our YouTube page for more exclusive content!Produced by: Charles MooneyExecutive Producers: Charles Mooney and Lisa UmbargerOriginal Music by: Charles Mooney and Lisa UmbargerKazoo Solo by: Courtney Mooney

Middle of Somewhere w/Chad Daniels and Cy Amundson
Dadvice and The Father of a Boy Named Sue

Middle of Somewhere w/Chad Daniels and Cy Amundson

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 49:13


This week, Chad trims his beard and Cy seeks some fatherly advice. Today's episode is brought to you by Chime & PrizePicks! --- Follow us on Instagram! Chad Daniels (@ThatChadDaniels) is a Dad, Comedian, and pancake lover. With over 750 million streams of his 5 albums to date, his audio plays are in the 99th percentile in comedy and music on Pandora alone, averaging over 1MM per week. Chad's previous album, Footprints on the Moon was the most streamed comedy album of 2017, and he has 6 late-night appearances and a Comedy Central Half Hour under his belt. Cy Amundson (@CyAmundson) With appearances on Conan, Adam Devine's House Party, and Comedy Central's This is Not Happening, Cy Amundson is fast-proving himself in the world of standup comedy. After cutting his teeth at Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis, has since appeared on Family Guy and American Dad and as a host on ESPN's SportsCenter on Snapchat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Country Music Dads
"A Boy Named Sue:" Parenting Genius or Deadbeat Dad?

Country Music Dads

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 45:19


The Dads break down the Johnny Cash Classic "A Boy Named Sue." They talk about the song's uniqueness, its backstory and its cultural significance.  Mentioned in this Episode: Huberman Lab podcast Sleep series "A Better Man" by Michael Ian Black "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth Angela Duckworth's TED Talk about Grit Video of Johnny Cash performing "A Boy Named Sue" at San Quentin Video of Shel Silverstein performing "A Boy Named Sue" with Johnny Cash Show Notes: 8:48 - Dad Life Sound Check Mick shares how water represents so many of the things we like about summer. with the help of Brad Paisley. Dave is burning the candle at both ends and just needs some quality sleep, with the help of Koe Wetzel. 14:40 - HARDY Report Dave talks about HARDY's latest single "Psycho". 17:33 - Farm Boy Update Mick has lightened his load around the urban homestead by teaching his son to use the chainsaw. 19:45 - The Dads get into whether or not "A Boy Named Sue" is a parenting triumph or failure. Along the way they discuss some parenting techniques and habits that may have run their course and no longer work in today's world. You will also learn some of the backstory of how this poem written by Shel Silverstein became a song in the first place. Be sure to watch the clip of Johnny and Shel singing it together.  You can find the playlist on Spotify and via our ⁠⁠website⁠⁠. You can find all of our back episodes on our webpage ⁠⁠www.countrymusicdads.com⁠⁠. Follow us on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠ @countrymusicdads. And most importantly, please give us a 5-star review and share the show with all of your friends. Sources: Intro Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“Dark Country Rock” by Moodmode⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HARDY Report Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“Frantic” by Lemon Music Studio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Farm Boy Update Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“The Wheels on the Bus Rockabilly Style (instrumental)” by Mike Cole⁠ "Water" by Brad Paisley "Whiskey Lullaby" by Brad Paisley feat. Alison Krauss "Creeps" by Koe Wetzel "Psycho" by HARDY "A Boy Named Sue" by Johnny Cash

Rockin' the Suburbs
1884: Country Story Songs Chapter 3: ‘A Boy Named Sue' and ‘Coal Miner's Daughter'

Rockin' the Suburbs

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 17:41


If you think Country Story Songs Week is heating up, you're right. Kevin Clement and Patrick bring you two more stories you will never forget: Johnny Cash's “A Boy Named Sue” and Loretta Lynn's “Coal Miner's Daughter.”  Rockin' the Suburbs on Apple Podcasts/iTunes or other podcast platforms, including audioBoom, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon, iHeart, Stitcher and TuneIn. Or listen at SuburbsPod.com. Please rate/review the show on Apple Podcasts and share it with your friends. Visit our website at SuburbsPod.com Email Jim & Patrick at rock@suburbspod.com Follow us on the Threads, Facebook or Instagram @suburbspod If you're glad or sad or high, call the Suburban Party Line — 612-440-1984. Theme music: "Ascension," originally by Quartjar, covered by Frank Muffin. Visit quartjar.bandcamp.com and frankmuffin.bandcamp.com.

Social Yet Distanced: A View with an Emotionalorphan and Friends

Behind “A Boy Named Sue” Johnny Cash's version of “A Boy Named Sue” is one of the first songs I can ever remember hearing. I first heard it in my now-late dad's old blue stretched-out crappy car from 1970-something... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialyetdistanced/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialyetdistanced/support

Eating Salads
Rowdy Salad

Eating Salads

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2024 5:12


It's the real life version of the fight from A Boy Named Sue.

Mick and the PhatMan Talking Music
Johnny Cash – The American Recordings

Mick and the PhatMan Talking Music

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2024 72:58


This episode looks at Johnny Cash's “The American Recordings”, a series of 6 albums released on American Records between 1994 and 2010.  By 1994, when he signed to Rick Rubin's American Records, it looked like Cash's career was all but done. However, Rubin had other ideas and, over the next 10 years, worked with Cash to produce some of the most memorable work of his career. Part of this process involved Cash covering songs by some of the greatest artists of the late 20th Century - U2, Nine Inch Nails, Nick Cave, Tom Petty and Leonard Cohen.  He's not performing the songs in his usual country style, but simply as Johnny Cash.  It's a great story, with a fabulous playlist! Jeff's found 5 bands you would not believe exist, including Mac Sabbath, a parody of Black Sabbath with lyrics about fast food, and Shat, a band that is offensive in every possible way, whose lead singer's costumes are draped with dildoes!  Our "Album you must listen to before you die" is “Arrival” by Abba.  Reviewers weren't convinced.  Neither is Jeff.  Have a listen and see what Mick thought. References: Winny Puhh, The Residents, Mac Sabbath, Shat, TISM, Taylor Swift, Tortured Poets Department, Abba, Arrival, American Records, Rick Rubin, Def Jam, Shel Silverstein, “A Boy Named Sue”, “Solitary Man”, The Highwaymen, The Man in Black, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, June Carter Cash, “Bitter Tears”, “Ballad of Ira Hayes”, Bruce Springsteen, “Highway Patrolman”, U2, Zooropa, “The Wanderer”, “Personal Jesus”, “The Mercy Seat”,  “Streets of Laredo”, John Cale   Johnny Cash American Recordings – Full albums Johnny Cash – Our episode playlist Discogs' listing of all 6 covers Interview with Rick Rubin re “Hurt”  Ten Bands you Won't Believe Exist

Calvary Church
A Boy Named Sue

Calvary Church

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 37:18


A Boy Named Sue Bro. Chitwood 2:00 PM Worship Service March 3, 2024 Voice Over By: Outlaw Peak Media Background Music Provided By: Pixabay

Music Fun Facts
Boy Named Sue

Music Fun Facts

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2024 0:42


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Your Gay Cousins with Michael & Estevan
Ep 238: “A girl named Troye and a Boy Named Sue and a They Named Fancy!!”

Your Gay Cousins with Michael & Estevan

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 31:19


In today's episode we take a swing at the spinata, get in drag with a girl named Troye and a boy named Sue, finger our Jukes on the dance floor, rank our favorite kinds of showers & much more! Available everywhere podcasts are streamed, tweet along using #YourGayCousins Be a part of the show-- call the Gay Cousins Hotline 310-431-9788 and leave us a voicemail (chisme, questions, advice, good news!) Don't forget to subscribe, rate, and listen every Tuesday for a new episode! And be sure to follow us on Instagram & Twitter: tiktok.com/@yourgaycousins instagram.com/YourGayCousins twitter.com/YourGayCousins yourgaycousins.com/shop

Hitjescollege Podcast
#19 Johnny Cash: The Man in Black

Hitjescollege Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 47:07


Johnny Cash was een van de invloedrijkste country artiesten van de vorige eeuw. Met nummers als ‘Ring of Fire', ‘A Boy Named Sue' en ‘I Walk The Line' veroverde hij harten van vrouwen, mannen en zelfs gevangenen. Achter de schermen had Cash een turbulent leven, in deze aflevering bespreken Jelle en Boyd enkele opmerkelijke feitjes over het leven van the man in black. Stay Tuned!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SBSR Podcast
Episode 1953: Rádio SBSR | SBSR Mixtape #140 - com Discos de 1ª Necessidade com A Boy Named Sue

SBSR Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2023 60:01


Uma hora de música pensada e misturada para um takeover da antena por DJs, programadores e músico

Flyover Folk Podcast
EP 9.08 | A Boy Named Sue | Johnny Cash | Bullies

Flyover Folk Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 2:08


Matt and Drew discuss " A Boy Named Sue " by Johnny Cash. To listen to the full show, visit ForgottenCountryRadioShow.com.

Dr. Duke Show
Sex Wars! A Boy Named Sue & The Girl From Ipanema | Dr. Jake Jacobs

Dr. Duke Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2023 24:39


Dr. Jake Jacobs discusses the Trans-Queer agenda to destroy sexual reality.

Music Fun Facts
Boy Named Sue

Music Fun Facts

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 0:42


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SBSR Podcast
Episode 1802: RádioSBSR | Happy Mondays #157 com A Boy Named Sue

SBSR Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 56:26


Dois melómanos e suas maracas esgrimem argumentos sobre o que mais os entusiasmou na última semana.

This Day in History Class
American children's author Shel Silverstein dies - May 10th, 1999

This Day in History Class

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 18:39


On this day in 1999, beloved children's author Shel Silverstein died of a heart attack at his home in Key West, Florida. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Overnightscape Underground
Post-Arlen Monologix 00042 (04-26-23)

The Overnightscape Underground

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2023 73:56


[01:13:55] – SUBJECT MATTER: Johnny Cash “At San Quentin” LP (1969) “A Boy Named Sue”. Shel Silverstein. Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge / Sevierville TN. Tops Woodcraft Fixed-Blade Knife. Smokey Mountain Knife Works. Premise of “A Boy Named Sue” / Toughen Up Or Die. Gray Area: Coddled & Spoiled. Coaching Baseball & Dealing With Parents. Two […]

Six String Hayride
Six String Hayride Episode 11 with Songwriter SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Six String Hayride

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 19:49


Six String Hayride Season 2, Episode 3 Mini Ride with Songwriter SHEL SILVERSTEIN. Children's Author, Playboy Cartoonist, the man who wrote A Boy Named Sue, The Unicorn Song and many other familiar classics. Get to know a bit about the man behind the words.Sarah Sylvia Cynthia Stout https://youtu.be/-104x-t85G4Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/user?u=81625843

Ajax Diner Book Club
Ajax Diner Book Club Episode 240

Ajax Diner Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2023 176:45


Johnny Cash "A Boy Named Sue"Willie Nelson "Whiskey River"Otis Redding "Ole Man Trouble"Lightnin' Hopkins "Moving On Out Boogie"Janis Martin "Bang Bang"Benny Goodman "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider"Albert King "Personal Manager"Lucinda Williams "Me and My Chauffeur"The Kinks "20th Century Man"Freakwater "Number One with a Bullet"Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Stay a Little Longer"Danny Barker "Ham & Eggs"Thelonious Monk Quartet "Blue Monk"The Big Three Trio & Willie Dixon "Don't Let That Music Die"The Carolina Chocolate Drops "Hit 'Em up Style"Coleman Hawkins "Body And Soul"Willie Brown "Future Blues"Little Miss Cornshucks "Try A Little Tenderness"Bettye LaVette "I Still Want To Be Your Baby (Take Me Like I Am)"Minutemen "This Ain't No Picnic"Mississippi Fred McDowell "Louise"Neko Case "Set out Running"Turner Junior Johnson "When I Lay My Burden Down"Songs: Ohia "Farewell Transmission"Bob Dylan "I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine"Broken Social Scene "Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl"Neil Young "L.A."Uncle Tupelo "Still Be Around"Valerie June "Astral Plane"Tom Waits "I Never Talk to Strangers"Bette Midler "I Never Talk to Strangers"Bertha "Chippie" Hill "Panama Limited Blues"Built To Spill "Understood"Townes Van Zandt "Tecumseh Valley"Elvis Costello "Dr. Watson, I Presume"Charles Sheffield "It's Your Voodoo Working"Alvin Youngblood Hart "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"Lucero "Macon If We Make It"Big Bill Broonzy "When Did You Leave Heaven"John Prine "Often Is a Word I Seldom Use"Oscar Brown, Jr. "But I Was Cool"Hank Williams "My Son Calls Another Man Daddy"Cory Branan "Jolene"The Mountain Goats "New Monster Avenue"

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Dig This With The Splendid Bohemians - Shel Silverstein - How Does A Jewish Kid From Chicago Grow Up To Write "A Boy Named Sue", "The Giving Tree" and "Sylvia's Mother"? Bill and Rich Contemplate This Very Challenge In A

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 24:46


A singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter, award-winning children's writer, and actor, Shel Silverstein grew up in Chicago. He started out as a cartoonist, publishing work in Playboy and the military publication Stars & Stripes, before turning to children's books. Silverstein is the author and illustrator of numerous books, including The Giving Tree (1964), Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974), A Light in the Attic (1981), and Falling Up (1996). His books have been commended for their appeal to both adults and children.Silverstein's poems are often darkly humorous, irreverent, and populated with invented characters, such as the “Bloath” in Where the Sidewalk Ends, who dwells “[i]n the undergrowth” and “feeds upon poets and tea.” Silverstein's poems and stories are accompanied by his simple yet energetic pen-and-ink illustrations. The Giving Tree, a fable about a lifelong relationship between a boy and a tree, has become a classic in the canon of children's literature and has sold over five million copies.As a songwriter, Silverstein wrote “The Cover of the Rolling Stone,” recorded by Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show; “Unicorn Song,” for the Irish Rovers; “A Boy Named Sue,” for Johnny Cash; and “Queen of the Silver Dollar,” which Emmylou Harris covered on Pieces of the Sky. Silverstein collaborated with playwright David Mamet on the screenplay Things Change (1988), and they and Elaine May staged a series of one-act plays called Oh, Hell (1991).

The History of Rock
Johnny Cash Was NOT Named Sue

The History of Rock

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2023 19:37


20 years ago, Johnny Cash released his version of 'Hurt'. The guys discuss this and other aspects of Johnny Cash's life, including the songs A Boy Named Sue and Ring of Fire.

Music Fun Facts
Boy Named Sue

Music Fun Facts

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 0:42


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2Fat2Play
Name's McCorkle... McCorkle Jones.

2Fat2Play

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 72:13


Six teams are on bye this week leaving Austin and Ryan's ADHD and caffeine induced derailments to allow the duo to stumble through game picks for week 9. Austin learns where a "Boy Named Sue" comes from... figuratively speaking and Ryan gives his honest opinion on the Seahawks. This one is a rollercoaster so strap on in!!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/2fat2play/support

Off the Record
Boy Named Sue

Off the Record

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 60:14


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The Chills at Will Podcast
Episode 144 with Gustavo Barahona-López, Master Crafter and Chronicler of Grief, Masculinity, and Beauty in his Poetry Collection, Loss and Other Rivers that Devour

The Chills at Will Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 74:51


Episode 144 Notes and Links to Gustavo Barahona's Work        On Episode 144 of The Chills at Will Podcast, Pete welcomes Gustavo Barahona, and the two discuss, among other topics, ideas of Chicanismo, Nepantla, and how these affected his early reading and writing, as well as salient themes of grief, loss, masculinity, and borders, real and imagined. Pete is so thankful to Gustavo for opening up about grief in his poetry collection and in this conversation. Gustavo Barahona-López is a writer and educator from Richmond, California. He is the author of the poetry chapbook, "Loss and Other Rivers That Devour,” and in 2023 his debut full-length collection will be published by FlowerSong Press.    Buy Loss and Other Rivers That Devour   Gustavo Barahona on Twitter   From Luna Luna Magazine: “gustavo barahona-lopez: on poetry, masculinity, and heritage, an interview with gustavo barahona-lopez” by Lisa Marie Basile         At about 7:50, Gustavo talks about language and reading and writing and storytelling and its impact and iterations in his childhood   At about 10:50, Gustavo recounts his father's skill in and love for storytelling, and how Gustavo was shaped by this   At about 11:40, Gustavo describes his love for science fiction as a kid   At about 12:30, Gustavo talks about important his high school “Latino Literature” class was, and about meeting/hearing from Martin Espada and Jane Hirschfield     At about 13:20, Gustavo responds to Pete's question about the type of stories that his father would tell; Gustavo describes them as “epic”   At about 14:30, Gustavo plays arm-chair psychologist in explaining what drew him to fantasy/science fiction   At about 16:05, Pete asks Gustavo about ideas of representation in what he read growing up   At about 17:50, Gustavo cites work and writers that have given him “chills at will” throughout the years, including Aldurista's “Yo Soy Joaquin,” Gloria Andaluza, and Tomás Rivera, whose title inspired      At about 22:55, Pete asks Gustavo about contemporary writers who have inspired and shaped his work; Gustavo cites, among others, Eduardo Corral, Vanessa Angelica Villarreal, Alan Chazaro, Raina León, and Marcelo Hernández Castillo   At about 26:15, Pete and Gustavo discuss evolution as used in Gustavo's collection, and Gustavo responds to Pete's questions about the evolution of the meanings of “Chicano” in literature    At about 31:30, Pete references lines from Gustavo collections and ideas of Nepantla and biculturalism/bilingualism and Gustavo discusses his own writing and history with the ideas   At about 34:40, Gustavo points out a poem that he believes best worked (only worked?) in Spanish    At about 36:20, The two discuss ideas of masculinity and father-son relationships as themes while analyzing aspects of “Mi Padre: El Más Fuerte del Mundo” and Gustavo talks about being the son of such a big personality like his father and what has been and should be passed down to future generations    At about 40:20, the two discuss ideas of awe in relation to the “indomitable” father    At about 42:15, the two discuss ideas of grief as seen in Gustavo's work    At about 43:55, The two talk about masculinity as a repeated theme and how it comes out in various poem    At about 44:30, Pete looks to make a connection between Gustavo's poem “How to Make a Man” and Johnny Cash's “A Boy Named Sue”; Gustavo describes the writing process of “Mi Padre, El Más Fuerte del Mundo,” and how it was written after his father's cancer diagnosis   At about 45:30, Gustavo traces the evolution of his examination of his own childhood and its marking his views on masculinity    At about 51:15, Pete is enthralled by a line about apologizing from Gustavo's poem and asks him to describe its background   At about 54:15, Pete lays out the outline of Gustavo's collection    At about 56:00, Gustavo responds to Pete's questions about the meanings of “rivers” from the title of the collection    At about 57:15, Pete cites the “contradictions” and “in-betweens” of the poem's collections and reads from a poem about    At about 58:30, Pete points out an incredibly moving and apt line about those who feel grief and asks Gustavo if writing about grief was cathartic    At about 1:01:15, Gustavo discusses exciting upcoming projects   At about 1:02:25, Gustavo reads from and discusses his poem “Mi Padre, El Más Fuerte del Mundo”   At about 1:06:25, Gustavo reads from and discusses his poem “Foundation”     You can now subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, and leave me a five-star review. You can also ask for the podcast by name using Alexa, and find the pod on Stitcher, Spotify, and on Amazon Music. Follow me on IG, where I'm @chillsatwillpodcast, or on Twitter, where I'm @chillsatwillpo1. You can watch other episodes on YouTube-watch and subscribe to The Chills at Will Podcast Channel. Please subscribe to both my YouTube Channel and my podcast while you're checking out this episode.  This is a passion project of mine, a DIY operation, and I'd love for your help in promoting what I'm convinced is a unique and spirited look at an often-ignored art form. The intro song for The Chills at Will Podcast is “Wind Down” (Instrumental Version), and the other song played on this episode was “Hoops” (Instrumental)” by Matt Weidauer, and both songs are used through ArchesAudio.com. Please tune in for Episode 145 with Vanessa Bee, who is “a consumer protection lawyer with a freelancing habit.” She is “primarily interested in inequality, corporate power, the American Left, and Washington D.C.,” and she “also love[s] a good meandering essay.” Her experimental memoir, HOME BOUND: An Uprooted Daughter's Reflections on Belonging, will publish on October 11. The episode will air on October 11.  

SBSR Podcast
Episode 1468: Rádio SBSR | SBSR Mixtape #99 - Discos de 1ª Necessidade com Boy Named Sue

SBSR Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 59:46


Uma hora de música pensada e misturada para um takeover da antena por DJs, programadores e músicos.

Pick Please!
Odcinek #29 - Muzycy i ich relacje z rodzicami (część III z III)

Pick Please!

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 25:37


W odcinku #29 Pick Please Podcast zamykamy naszą Trylogię pt. “Muzycy i ich relacje z rodzicami”, podając przykłady utworów muzycznych, w których wątki rodzinne się pojawiały w samym tekście piosenek. Mamy zatem historię hymnu pokolenia lat 90-ych, opowieść o chłopcu o kobiecym imieniu czy opowieść o pewnym, kolorowym płaszczu

Pastor Dave DIY Podcast
Jabez and the boy named Sue

Pastor Dave DIY Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 1:50


How to overcome a bad start.

Kölncampus
A Boy named Sue

Kölncampus

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 1:46


"A Boy named Sue" - in dem Song von Jonny Cash geht es um einen Jungen, der von seinem Vater nichts bekommt, außer einen Namen der eigentlich eher für Mädchen verwendet wird. Unser Moderator Béla kennt die Story hinter den Lyrics und blickt zurück auf Cashs Aufnahmesessions im San Quentin State Prison.

Music Fun Facts
Boy Named Sue

Music Fun Facts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 0:42


Download the Volley.FM app for more short daily shows!

I Scream Social
Rolling Hills Asylum and Genie Wiley

I Scream Social

Play Episode Play 21 sec Highlight Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 97:01


This week Abby takes us to the rural hillside of Bethany, NY to the infamously haunted Rolling Hills Asylum. Ashlyn tells the horrific and fascinating story of the “Feral Child” Genie Wiley. This episode has everything: “leave a penny take a penny” but for horses, cute insanity, the scariest DIY project, typical Zach Bagans behavior, a Boy Named Sue but worse, a real Mama's boy, another example of what not to do as parents, the best soundbite of the episode, and a bad case of misophonia. Thanks for listening, creeps, and tell your friends!Follow us on social media: @iscreamsocialpodcastEmail us: iscreamsocialpod@gmail.comThe Clambake IncidentYour Comedy Tertiary Sports and slice of life in Clam Harbor MaineListen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify Best Job NeverFrom dumpster fire companies to wacky memorable coworkers, We all remember that one...Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

No Stone Unturned
A Boy Named Sue

No Stone Unturned

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 66:21


Today' main topic: Transgender issues. Sparked by the “controversial” decision by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to sign a proclamation declaring Emma Weyant, a University of Virginia swimmer and Olympian from Sarasota, the "rightful winner" of the NCAA 500-yard women's freestyle swimming championship event, over the first place winner, Transgender woman Lia Thomas. So…no fancy words here. (facepalm) Let's just get into it. Fun Fact: If you listen very closely, hot water and cold water sound slightly different when being poured... Quote: “If there is such a thing as a good marriage, it is because it resembles friendship rather than love.” - Michel de Montaigne Media: Intro / Outro Contact: IG / Mail / Coffee

48 Days to the Work You Love Internet Radio Show
Come see me - I'll buy lunch…

48 Days to the Work You Love Internet Radio Show

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 40:25


No tricks, no gimmicks, nothing to sell. I'm experimenting with small lunch groups as a way to increase connections and learning for you - and myself. Check out 48days.com/foodforthought to save your seat. Questions: 1. Did you ever read Og Mandino? Do you know anyone who actually met him? 2. I'm making $400,000/yr now but I want to be an artist. 3. How do you get a reluctant spouse to support your efforts in a side business or calling if they have a different vision of security and work than you do? 4. My question to you is how can entrepreneurs like you and I take precautions and action now so we can thrive in an ever-changing economy. 5. I believe parents are doing their children a disservice in the 21st century giving babies unique names instead of Dan, Sue or Tom. Yes we're going to end talking about a Boy Named Sue. Get the resources mentioned on this podcast, including the application to join me for Food for Thought, in the podcast show notes at https://www.48days.com/lunch-with-dan/  

#100malMusiklegenden - podcast eins GmbH
A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash

#100malMusiklegenden - podcast eins GmbH

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 15:56


Der Song wurde eher so nebenher bei einem Zusammenkommen im Hause Cash vorgespielt - June Carter, Johns dann neue Ehefrau hatte einen Narren an dem Song gefressen und ohne ihr Zutun wäre er wahrscheinlich vergessen worden. Aber so ist er zum größten Erfolg von Johnny Cash geworden. Episode zu Ring of Fire: https://100malmusiklegenden.de/2021/02/07/ring-of-fire-johnny-cash/ Episode zu Hurt: https://100malmusiklegenden.de/2021/02/08/hurt-johnny-cash/ Der Nachfolge Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG8G1z0CTE8 Jetzt neu, der Pro Kanal mit Musikspecials, bei ApplePodcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/de/channel/100malmusiklegenden/id6442680593 oder unter https://100malmusiklegenden.de/membership-join/ Mein Facebook Profil: https://www.facebook.com/markus.dreesen Mein Instagram Profil: https://www.instagram.com/markusdreesen/?hl=de Könnt mir gerne folgen, gibt da immer wieder Updates zum Podcast und sonst so ... Offizielle Playlists: https://music.apple.com/de/playlist/100malmusiklegenden/pl.u-JjM2F9Nv5z (Apple) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6RGcoNO671nOMpYRkTTQLV (Spotify) Songvorschläge, Episodensuche und T-Shirts unter 100malmusiklegenden.de! Infos zu möglichen Werbekooperationen unter https://100malmusiklegenden.de/werbung

Hit My Music
Episode 4 - Sue Jackson

Hit My Music

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2021 59:43


This week on Hit My Music, my guest is Sue Jackson. We start off talking about the two cassettes that his mother kept in her car, which formed his musical base. From there we talk about growing up in the early 90s, discovering grunge and hip hop, finding bands with instrumenting instrumentation choices, and the stigma of being a late 90s teen boy who liked boy bands, which evolves into a discussion of favorite *NSync members. In the second half of the show, we talk about the effectiveness of the Ultimate Warrior in bringing kids to wrestling, his different entrance themes, and his dream entrance theme. Along the way we talk about the un-suitability of "A Boy Named Sue" for an entrance, no matter how "obvious" it may seem, using one's trainer's theme in representing them, and double stomps to the back of the head...ouch. Thanks for listening! If you'd like to get these episodes early, you can check out my Patreon.  Links: Follow Sue on Twitter. Follow Dr. Magnanimous on Twitter. Check out the Stream of Inspiration      

Your Friendly Neighborhood Musicians
Boy Named Sure - A Hard Day's Work - S02 EP03

Your Friendly Neighborhood Musicians

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 81:41


We get the fellas from Boy Named Sue in for an episode where we talk craft, Gear and a little bit of what's to come for these guys. Also check out an acoustic rendition of their latest single, "Shapes", and sneak peak at something else.

Yeshiva of Newark Podcast
Standing in Two Worlds-Episode 44-Twisted or Enlightened- Definitions of Courage-Has Simone Biles' Withdrawal From Olympic Competition Been a Boon for Mental Health Appreciation?

Yeshiva of Newark Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 44:24


Rabbi Kivelevitz remarks that the supportive reaction to Simone Biles bowing out of the Olympic competition is an unusual phenomenon in the world of sports and its pundits. A bending-over-backwards forgiving perspective excusing an idealized icon, a larger-than-life hero, from owning up to our expectations,allowing people to put their mental health ahead of societal goals and prescriptions. Doctor Juni wonders whether this reaction heralds a stance which encourages our youth never to leave their comfort zones. Juni cites a recent report that 25% of the U.S. population is characterized by manifesting physical or psychiatric disabilities. The numbers suggest that the Mental Health red flag is now hoisted beyond debilitating disruptions to include what we in the past regarded as minor discomforts. The contextualization of Simone's history within the multi-year deplorable molestation scandal of Dr. Nassar, the Women's Olympic Team Physician, is analyzed. Prof. Juni explained that psychological/mental abuse is in fact a systematic feature of military indoctrination, designed to get recruits to block out and suppress any personal concerns as they keep their total attention on the singular goal of following orders. Based on Dr. Nassar's psychopathic profile, the doctor conjectures that Nassar's distorted rationalizations for his sexual abuses may have included a supposed effort to get his athletes to undergo psychiatric splitting as a self-protective effort against the abuse traumas which would then dovetail with a suspension of any personal, self-care concerns – all toward the goal of getting these hapless women to become singularly devoted to their Olympic goals. Juni suggests that this approach is poignantly reflected in the popular country song by Shel Silverstein (popularized by Johnny Cash) titled A Boy Named Sue, which recounts the travails of a derelict-absent father who gives his son a feminine name so that he learn to fight and stand up for himself from the very start, which will ensure that he prevail under adversity.

thebuzzr pod
Ryan Connolly

thebuzzr pod

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 60:50


Hey, y'all. I am Shay. This is thebuzzr podcast. Welcome & enjoy. Episode 65. First, music history for July 26th. In 1969 Johnny Cash released the single, “A Boy Named Sue”. Cash was at the height of his popularity when he recorded the song live at California's San Quentin State Prison at a concert on February 24, 1969. The song tells the tale of a young man's quest for revenge on a father who abandoned him at 3 years of age and whose only contribution to his entire life was naming him Sue. Toronto, Canada country rock artist Ryan Connolly joins us today. Ryan is the former frontman and founder of The Mudslingers. Country Rock with a “sleek twist of lyrics and riffs that will leave you craving another lick.” Ryan's EP, his debut as a solo artist, releases soon. On the show we spin tracks from the album. The resulting music is the perfect blend of old/young Nashville with several styles of classic rock. The artists builds upon his influences rather than copy traditional styles. Ryan Connolly has a sound all his own. Show up for the episode and get to know this artist. Few upcoming acts can pull off making music this good. Enjoy the show! Tracks - "Jason Aldean" 12:09 "Chained Reaction" 29:23 "Doors" 37:22 "Butterfly" 45:56 https://youtu.be/7UjC3u5ICGw Former frontman and founder of The Mudslingers (Devils Way 2015) (Game of Life 2016) debut as a solo artist. Country Rock with a sleek twist of lyrics and riffs that will leave you craving another lick. Facebook Youtube Link Instagram Previous Next

Hey Friends
Two Days On It. Poem: A Boy Named Sue

Hey Friends

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 8:55


A Beautiful Thought
As Tough As The World Is: Episode 168

A Beautiful Thought

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 5:22


In the song “A Boy Named Sue”, Johnny Cash tells a story of a man with a name which invites derision and bullying. Finally, he finds his estranged father, who explains to Sue that he believed the boy had to be tough, in order to face a tough world. Then in the epilogue, Sue states that if he has a son, he will name him “anything but Sue!” Many people have similar ideas, that the cruelty of the world somehow justifies cruelty to others, especially to children, even to the point of raising their hands to a child, or teaching them lessons in ways that disappoint, like taking taxes from their allowance. Perhaps if the world is so cruel, filled with death, violence and taxes, it is our grand opportunity not to succumb to cruelty, but instead to be as kind as possible. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/beautiful-thought/message

The Yank & The Limey
The Giving Trees

The Yank & The Limey

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 56:47


Talking to best selling author Sarah Rayner (One Moment, One Morning) about her truly gorgeous Mums memoir No More Tigers by Mary Rayner (who will sign it for you from Sarah-rayner.com) and... we've had flu jabs! (The Limey was stoic The Yank less so).  What was your favourite kids book? (the Yank's is quite sad) .... and Boy Named Sue by Johnny Cash (the story behind it!) a book and a wine but we're a bit meh about them both so far...Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/210926/podcast/website)

Freedom is Scary: The Civil Rights Lawyer
Episode 4: Scopes Trial, Leopold and Loeb, a Boy Named Sue, Mayhem and Manipulation

Freedom is Scary: The Civil Rights Lawyer

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 66:06


 The Scopes "Monkey" Trial in 1925 was called the "trial of the century," and it was the second "trial of the century" in less than a year - both featuring famous lawyer, Clarence Darrow, a genius of verbal manipulation and communication. Learn about the interesting backstory of "A Boy Named Sue," by Johnny Cash, and its relation to the Scopes Trial. Learn how this "monkey trial" included the 1925 version of Hillary Clinton mixed with Franklin Graham and Fred Thompson, pitted against the 1925 the real life Atticus Finch, mixed with Johnny Cochran. It's actually pretty crazy.  Also, the first "affluenza" case, where two young rich kids tried their hand at serial killing, and discovered they weren't as smart as socialist philosophers convinced them they were....   All of this ties together in the strange real world we live in.  And of course, my commentary as a trial lawyer and lover of interesting history. Visit me online and find my contact info at johnbryanlaw.com.  This was a joint podcast with my other podcast, Scavengeology.              

The BreakPoint Podcast
A Dinosaur Named Sue

The BreakPoint Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 4:52


Every Johnny Cash fan remembers that song, “A Boy Named Sue,” about a young man's quest to find his dead-beat dad and punch his lights out for giving him a girl's name. Well, in a completely unrelated factoid, “Sue” is also the name of the Chicago Field Museum's famous Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, one of the largest ever unearthed. This tyrant lizard queen is named after discoverer Sue Hendrickson, who spotted the massive meat-eater's bones sticking out of a hillside in South Dakota back in 1990. Since then, most paleontologists have concluded that Sue the T. rex was indeed a female. Even though all we have are bones, the theory goes that theropod dinosaurs, like many animals today, were sexually dimorphic, with females being larger than males. Whether dinosaur Sue was male or female, she might have taken Cash's advice and punched out whoever put up her new exhibit—if her arms could reach them. In accordance with a Twitter announcement back in 2016, signs around the T. rex skeleton now inform museum visitors that Sue prefers to be referred to as “they/them/their,” rather than “he” or “she.” I wish I could tell you I'm making this up. In an interview with online LGBT magazine “Them,” the Field Museum's public relations manager said that docents will now be trained to answer questions about Sue using gender-neutral pronouns. “Science is for everyone,” she said. “If this makes one person more comfortable in our museum, if it helps people get more accustomed to using they and them pronouns, then it's worth it.” Sue's discoverer and namesake, Sue Hendrickson, wasn't nearly as excited about her fossil's coming-out. This dinosaur, she said, “never worried about the proper nomenclature for various descriptions of sexual preferences.” Increasingly today, some human beings seem to worry about nothing else. Writing in the Washington Post a few days ago, two scientists from the University of California, Berkeley, warned that using gendered language to refer to animals like frogs can “fuel bigotry.” “Biologists,” they complained, “too often employ imprecise terminology when describing the biology behind changes in sex, like those seen in amphibians.” Terms like “feminize” and “demasculinize,” they argue, “embolden homophobic groups” and give them language with which to attack “trans and queer people's rights...” I don't know about homophobic groups, but I can tell you our BreakPoint editorial team was emboldened to scratch their heads and chuckle loudly at this ridiculous article, as well as at a major museum giving serious thought to the gender identity of an extinct carnivorous reptile. Lost, of course, in all of this is anything recognizable as science. As several critics have pointed out, Sue was a real animal, not a persona the Field Museum created on Twitter. And as a real animal, it was either male or female. Any talk about a T. rex being “gender-nonbinary” is a fantasy—one that has no place in a museum. And the same is true of people, whether or not they are referred to by gender-neutral pronouns. Excluding the rare disorder of intersex genitalia, every human being is born objectively male or female. Unlike some animals which science tells us can switch back and forth (a list that doesn't include dinosaurs, by the way), we are fixed at birth. No amount of Twitter activism, flag-waving, parading, or museum signage will ever change that. In our own bodies, just as in the ground of South Dakota, we encounter realities that are not subject to our feelings, preferences, or chosen identities. We don't create those realities, and we're not in charge of them, not even if we conscript the king—excuse me, the queen—of dinosaurs for our cause. Our ideas about reality, including ourselves, will always have consequences. If those ideas are bad, they will have victims.

American Rambler with Colin Woodward
Episode 64: Las Vegas/Tom Petty/Johnny Cash

American Rambler with Colin Woodward

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2017 32:28


It was a horrible beginning of the week, but it got better, right? Colin discusses the tragedy that took place in Las Vegas and the sadness of Tom Petty's unexpected passing. He also talks about a rare date night and seeing a Johnny Cash tribute band in Henrico. To quote from a "Boy Named Sue": "this world is rough, and if a man's gonna make, he's gotta be tough." Let's hope next Monday isn't as rough.