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Matt Oakley Set to Shine at the Presidential InaugurationThe Travel Wins Podcast proudly features country music artist Matt Oakley, who is gearing up for an unforgettable moment in his career: performing at the upcoming Presidential Inauguration. This latest episode highlights Matt's journey to one of America's most prestigious stages as he prepares to take part in two iconic events in Washington, D.C.Known for his deep patriotism and heartfelt storytelling, Matt Oakley, often referred to as the “Soldier's Son,” will perform at the “All American Inaugural Ball” on January 18 and the “Presidential Inaugural Ball” on January 20. “I'm proud to be an American, and to be asked to perform during a Presidential Inaugural Ball is such an honor,” says Oakley.The All American Inaugural Ball, set for January 18 at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, will celebrate the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, while also honoring American heroes. Country music legend Lee Greenwood, famous for the anthem “Proud To Be An American,” will be presented with the All American Hero Award at the event.The Presidential Inaugural Ball, organized by the Oregon Republican Party CD6, The Gateway Pundit, and The Joe Hoft Show, will take place on January 20 at The Hamilton Live. Matt Oakley will join a lineup of talented performers, including Coffey Anderson and Brandon Hartt, as they celebrate this historic occasion.Matt's recent single “Soldier's Son,” a tribute to his father, Retired U.S. Army Major Philip Oakley, and to Gold Star Families, has resonated deeply with fans, further solidifying his commitment to honoring America's military. In October, he performed at The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting & Exposition, showcasing his dedication to the men and women in uniform.With over 2 million streams and features from outlets like CMT, CountryLineTV, and Medium, Matt Oakley has steadily built a reputation as a rising star in country music. His upcoming single, “Fire & Water,” set for release on January 17, is expected to captivate audiences ahead of his Inaugural performances. Fans can also look forward to his debut album, Outside Looking In, slated for release on April 4, 2025.Growing up in a military family with strong Southern roots, Matt Oakley blends southern rock, country, and pop into a storytelling style that has earned him widespread acclaim. He has shared the stage with music legends like 3 Doors Down, Big & Rich, and Ted Nugent and worked alongside industry powerhouses such as David Ray Stevens (Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson) and Phil Mosley. His recent tracks, “Can't Take the Dogs” and “Single This Summer,” have gained significant traction with 200,000 YouTube views and placements on Spotify's “Fresh Finds Country” and “All New Country” playlists.Tune in to this special episode of The Travel Wins Podcast to hear Matt Oakley's inspiring story, his reflections on patriotism, and the exciting plans for his upcoming performances at the Presidential Inauguration. Follow Matt Oakley on social media @mattoakleymusic for the latest updates on his music and journey.

Lyndsay Keith is an anchor at Merit St. Media and on the ground at the RNC to give us the latest from Milwaukee. The RNC kicked off with a bang as Trump made an emotional walk-out with "Proud To Be An American" setting the tone. Since then it has been electric with an energized atmosphere of unity. Speeches from our representative have been poignant, classy and touching. Most impactful, have been the speeches from American moms. One mom, Anna Funder, had the crowd chanting "Weston, Weston" as she told the heartbreaking story of her 15 year old being a victim of the fentanyl crisis that has struck so many American families. Madeline Brame, mother of slain Army Sergeant Hason Correa, spoke impassioned as she witnessed first-hand Democratic DA's like Alvin Bragg rob her son of justice in the New York court system. As a former Democrat "her eyes are now open" to the soft on crime policies and liberal DAs that have ruined great cities like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. Lyndsay notes how President Trump showed a more vulnerable side as he was moved and inspired by the speeches he's watched over the last 2 days. Jim McLaughlin gives us insight to the latest polling as 538 releases a questionable poll that has Biden over Trump whilst CNN is reporting Trump is on a path to 330 electoral votes. Jim shares the latest from battleground states and how Trump is polling over Biden in every state on the issues that matter most to Americans. Featuring: Lyndsay Keith Anchor | MeritStreetMedia  Jim McLaughlin Founder | McLaughlin polls -- Available Now! Watch my documentary Front Row Joes or gift it to a friend at the links below. Front Row Joes https://frontrowjoes.movie/ Watch episode one of Front Row Joes now: https://watch.salemnow.com/series/zffpDnKocxu3-trumps-front-row-joes -- Sponsors: Gravity Defyer Your feet deserve a treat! Experience the comfort and relief yourself with Gravity Defyer shoes. Visit https://www.gravitydefyer.com/ today and use code “SPICER30” for $30 off when you spend $150 or more! Beam For a limited time got 40% of Beam's Dream Powder. Dream Powder with Reishi, Magnesium, L-Theanine, Apigenin and Melatonin to help you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up refreshed. Just head to https://shopbeam.com/SPICER for 40% off. Bank On Yourself Head on over to https://www.bankonyourself.com/SPICER and get your free report now! You NEED to know this information that banks and Wall Street don't want you to find out about! -- Subscribe and ring the bell for new videos: https://youtube.com/seanmspicer?sub_confirmation=1 Listen to the full audio show on all platforms: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sean-spicer-show/id1701280578 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/32od2cKHBAjhMBd9XntcUd iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-sean-spicer-show-120471641/ Become a part of The Sean Spicer Show community: https://www.seanspicer.com/ Follow The Sean Spicer Show on social media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/seanspicershow Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanspicershow Instagram: https://instagram.com/seanspicershow Stay in touch with Sean on social media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/seanmspicer Twitter: https://twitter.com/seanspicer Instagram: https://instagram.com/seanmspicer/ #politics #news #theseanspicershow #seanspicer #conservativemedia #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Football Savant Zac Taylor.  The Muff Minute.  Criss crossing the last episode for Zac Taylor nuggets.  Forced Higbee on hand.  Stop being a man of principle.  16 Gus Edwards.  D'Ontantric.  2 days of ‘ohhhhhhh'.  When ‘keepin it tight' goes wrong.  Cesspool promised land.  Peak behind the curtain at board room level deal.  Supreme negotiating.  3rd Round kindling.  Cook your smores on this Muff Cabbage Draft Pick fire.  Chase POOLclay.  Lenny No Wiggle & Rachaad Sans Shake.  The OLD old fashioned way.  Just tell me when to stop clicking ‘Add Picks' to this deal.  Triple Alive.  Burning into the sun with aliveness.  Deon Jackson Pre-Buyers Remorse.  Poon locker room shame.  5 year plans in an industry built on 3 year windows is high end zagging.  Predator Profiles.  Zac Taylor stiletto Crush Fest.  Maple Grove MAX POWER.  Early 2000s Bucky building.  Touching the untouchable.  Byemedgeddon.  NYCs one TRUE team.  6th Borough Swag.  Congratulations on the sex.  Hoboken pulling a ‘Larry'?  Lifetime CPatt contract.  Behind every door is a cyclical rebuild.  What could possiblye go wrong?  Young, FRESH sticks.  Half of you in the Touch Zone.  Backyard backdoor play.  Reminder, were trying to keep it ‘tight'.  Real Kindergarten parent energy.  The extra ‘T' is for tubular.  GM to Coach miscommunication.  Bizarre interpretations of ‘feel good' stories.  Get me on that Muff Cabbage player burn mailing list.  Kenny G reconciliation.  Upstate cottage planning.  D'Onta Foreman murder police.   Shhh, you hear that?  Some say if you close your eyes, and focus hard enough, you can hear The Warlock singing Proud To Be An American from any point in the U-S-A.

In this episode: Lee Greenwood is Proud to be an American, Weekend Movie Pick, Timeout for Spanish, There's No Smoking in the Fireworks Tent, U.S. Citizenship Quiz with Guido, Dumbass of the Day, Lee Greenwood Parody, and admitting to Illegally Obtaining Fireworks.

This week, Tre’vell and Jarrett are joined by culture critic and Pulitzer Prize nominee Soraya McDonald to gain her perspective on the intersections of identity. What does it mean to be Jewish and Black in America? Whose stories are accepted as the default representation of an ethnic group? We'll examine the various ways the social construct of race operate within the Jewish faith. But first...T(ea!) Time:In a new segment,  Tre'vell  takes us on their journey to discovering more about themselves and the world through therapy. DIS/Honorable MentionsThis week, Jarrett would like to remind us all that it has been 150 days since Breonna Taylor was brutally murdered by the Louisville, KY police department. She deserves justice. An honorable mention to Amber Ruffin and Larry Wilmore who will both have new late night shows debuting on the Pacock app this fall. An honorable mention to the Democratic presumptive vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and to Maya Rudolph who are both about to be booked and busy!An honorable mention goes out to Keke Palmer who may also be booked and busy with a new show.And last but not least…An honorable mention to Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Normani and all the sex-positive folks attached to Cardi and Megan's new hit single, WAP.  Show NotesRead more from Soraya McDonald at The Undefeated here. Click here to catch Tre’vell moderating a screening of episode 7 of "P Valley" for NewFest Thursday, August 20 at 8pm ETClick here to watch the MaxFunDrive 2020 Live Finale-thon! #BlackLivesMatter#JusticeforBreonnaTaylor#BlackTransLivesMatter Go ahead and @ us Email: FANTI@maximumfun.org @FANTIpodcast@Jarrett Hill@rayzon (Tre’Vell) @FANTIpodcast@TreVellAnderson@JarrettHill@Swish (Producer Laura Swisher) FANTI is produced and distributed by MaximumFun.orgLaura Swisher is the senior producer. 

Neil discusses the micro-acting exercise of saying “my husband.” Writer Cassie da Costa finds deep truths in customer service language. ABOUT THE GUEST Cassie da Costa is a writer and editor who works for The Daily Beast and the feminist and queer film journal Another Gaze. Her newsletter of stories, Mildly Yours, is irregular and mysterious. ABOUT THE HOST Neil Goldberg is an artist in NYC who makes work that The New York Times has described as “tender, moving and sad but also deeply funny.” His work is in the permanent collection of MoMA, he’s a Guggenheim Fellow, and teaches at the Yale School of Art. More information at neilgoldberg.com. ABOUT THE TITLE SHE’S A TALKER was the name of Neil’s first video project. “One night in the early 90s I was combing my roommate’s cat and found myself saying the words ‘She’s a talker.’ I wondered how many other gay men in NYC might be doing the exact same thing at that very moment. With that, I set out on a project in which I videotaped over 80 gay men in their living room all over NYC, combing their cats and saying ‘She’s a talker.’” A similar spirit of NYC-centric curiosity and absurdity animates the podcast. CREDITS This series is made possible with generous support from Stillpoint Fund Producer: Devon Guinn Creative Consultants: Aaron Dalton, Molly Donahue Mixer: Fraser McCulloch Visuals and Sounds: Joshua Graver Theme Song: Jeff Hiller Website: Itai Almor & Jesse Kimotho Social Media: Lourdes Rohan Digital Strategy: Ziv Steinberg Thanks: Jennifer Callahan, Larry Krone, Tod Lippy, Sue Simon, Jonathan Taylor TRANSCRIPTION NEIL GOLDBERG: I'm so happy to have with me on SHE'S A TALKER, Cassie. Hi Cassie. CASSIE DA COSTA: Hi Neil. Thanks for having me. NEIL: Oh, it's my pleasure. It's my pleasure. When you're meeting someone for the first time, how might you succinctly describe to them what it is you do? CASSIE: Succinctly. NEIL: Yeah. CASSIE: I would say I'm a writer and an editor, and I write both criticism and sometimes reportage. I sometimes do more investigative stories. NEIL: I believe both of your parents are around. Correct? CASSIE: Yes. They are. NEIL: So how would, if they were talking to their friends, how might they describe what it is you do? CASSIE: They would say that I'm a writer, and that I write for the Daily Beast, and that I used to work at the New Yorker. Yeah, that I'm a writer and an editor, I guess they would say. My dad's always been saying I'm going to write a book, and I'm like, oh dear. It's been a struggle to get beyond 5,000 words. So, I don't know that. NEIL: Right. What's the book he would have you write, do you think? CASSIE: I think he's thinking about a novel or something narrative, because it goes along with my personality as a child growing up and making up stories and being very much in my own head and in my own world. But it's funny because I didn't go into fiction writing. I thought maybe in college that I would be a poet, and then I kind of ... I'm very scatterbrained, so I just didn't do it. I ended up just doing other things, not for any thought through reason. NEIL: But I feel like you're already, if I may, writing poetry, For me, Mildly Yours, I understand that at least partly as poetic. I don't know, I guess- CASSIE: Yeah, it is. It definitely is. And I don't think that poetry has ever left the work that I do. I got in trouble a lot because the pieces that I wrote were too lyrical, and I've done things- NEIL: In trouble with who? CASSIE: Well, not in trouble in trouble, but just, editors would be like, what is this? Or, even professors in college, I would write a term paper and they'd be like, what the hell are you talking about? NEIL: I love the idea of getting in trouble for poetry. CASSIE: Yeah. That's my orientation towards poetry, that it is a kind of trouble. NEIL: Yeah. CASSIE: In a good way. NEIL: I would love to move on to some cards. Shall we? CASSIE: Ooh, yes. NEIL: Okay. First card, in the song, Proud To Be An American, the lyric, "Where at least I know I'm free," the at least. CASSIE: Hmm. NEIL: To me, that contains so much of the depressed side effects of individualism or an acknowledgement of our unhappiness by saying, "At least I know I'm free." CASSIE: Yeah. It really gets to the core of everything that's happening now around like mask wearing and all of that kind of [crosstalk 00:00:32] where it's like, there's genocide, yet I'm free. And also, it makes you wonder who the speaker of that sentence is, or you can certainly imagine who it is. Yeah. At least I... NEIL: Exactly. At least I... That should be like an instead of E Pluribus Unum. It should be, at least I... Oh my God. But I also wonder what is the, there's something on the other side of at least. It's like, so dah, dah, dah, dah, but at least. CASSIE: Right. NEIL: There's a but there. CASSIE: Yeah. I think they're getting at something very real there, which is like they need to say, well, at least I'm free comes from a very dark place. NEIL: Right. Exactly. Yeah. CASSIE: And it means that what you've done is you've already presumed the kind of defeat- NEIL: Exactly. CASSIE: And you have to overcome it. Yeah. NEIL: Exactly. Oh my God. That's so true. CASSIE: Weirdly baked into exceptionalism is a victim narrative, which is kind of funny in a dark way. But yeah. NEIL: That's so true. That is so true. CASSIE: I'm having a lot of thoughts about this. I really feel this about that whole freedom of speech letter that was in Harper's. NEIL: The Harper's thing. Oh my God. Can you describe for those who don't know it like just in, very quickly what that Harper's letter is, although I'd like to think that the SHE'S A TALKER audience is well acquainted with this kerfuffle. This highbrow kerfuffle. [crosstalk 00:02:17]. CASSIE: [crosstalk 00:02:17] I'm sure deep in this highbrow kerfuffle. A writer, I believe for New York Times magazine named Thomas Chatterton Williams, he wrote an open letter about cancel culture let's say, what he believes to be cancel culture. And a bunch of writers signed it who are amongst a certain set of people, controversial or not liked very much. They would disagree with this obviously. And it really represents, I think this idea that there are dwindling institutions and they represent something to people who have very different ideologies. And some of those people feel like we should all get to be in these institutions as long as the head honchos approve of us and other people who say, "No, I would like to remake these institutions to be tolerant and to be rigorous." CASSIE: And so that's the argument, but it's been framed very differently by the former group as a question of free speech. NEIL: [crosstalk 00:00:03:30]. CASSIE: It's such a silly thing, but it does come from a place of self-victimization, but it's really strange to me where I'm like, wow, these people really feel like they've lost something in all of their like, I don't know, jobs at major publications where they're writing all of their ideas. They really feel maligned, that is very American. NEIL: As you're talking, it reminds me of one time I was filming something and there were a group of us and it was, I think it was raining and we held a cab. This is when one did that, and got in the cab. But it turns out there had been someone who was waiting for the cab that we didn't see and who was like, understandably made a fuss when we started getting into the cab. So I was like, "Oh, sorry, take the cab." And they said, no, they weren't going to take it. And then when we drove away, he gave us the finger. So it's like, that is it. It's like you could... I mean, it's not the same maybe. I don't know. We could deeply deconstruct it. CASSIE: I see the resonances there where it's like, yeah, someone has already decided that unless it happens in their way or the way that they already imagined, then there's no path forward. NEIL: Right. Yeah. CASSIE: And I think when the response to people saying, we live in a world that's undressed in these ways, in which opportunities are hoarded, in which there's a culture of this and it's toxic. And people's response is, "Well, this isn't who I am, and that's not the truth." And it just, it forecloses any meaningful engagement. I don't know. I get that it's frustrating to be criticized by people who you don't really know or who have followings that you don't understand. But anyway, I have nothing else insightful to say about this. NEIL: Next card, more than happy, a term with genuine spiritual potential embedded within the customer service language of late capitalism. More than happy, I'd be more than happy to help you. CASSIE: Yes. NEIL: I remember early in therapy, a million years ago, I mentioned something about being happy and my therapist is like, "That's not what it's about." But I deeply on a deep spiritual level, whatever that means, think this whole happiness thing is such a ruse because so many of the, it feels important things to accomplish as a participant in the world don't have to do with happiness, yet it's lodged itself within that, I do love the language of late capitalism in the service industry. CASSIE: Yeah. I agree. There is actually some beauty in that statement, but it's probably not in its intended meaning. The way that certainly late capitalism positions this language is very telling. And I think that sometimes what happens as a result is that we want to reject all of it outright because that's the context in which we know it, which is fair. But I do feel like there's some power in interpreting it differently and saying, actually, this is how I think about it. NEIL: That's wonderful. Talk about a kind of odd form of reclamation. You're reclaiming something that was never yours. It's not like reclaiming queer. CASSIE: Right. No one called me happy, but... NEIL: So true of me. I bet people have called you happy. CASSIE: I don't know if that's the first thing that comes out of people's mouth. NEIL: Right. CASSIE: She's happy. NEIL: God. CASSIE: It reminds me of when people are like, thank you in advance. NEIL: That's so hostile. That's so hostile. CASSIE: But it's a very hostile statement, but it also in a way speaks to something true, which is that we in polite society have to conduct ourselves in such a way as if we are already grateful for the promise of goodness to come. NEIL: We've really changed the way I think about thanks in advance. CASSIE: Oh yes. NEIL: I guess the question is then, okay, thanks in advance, but what happens if the person you're thanking in advance doesn't do the thing or whatever that you're thanking them in advance for. Does the thanks still hold? CASSIE: Yeah. I think that's where I think sometimes we talk about, ooh, the ultimate zen, like your ability to be, oh, this word is so loaded, but be grateful even when you do not get the outcome you hoped for. I actually think that maybe the best version of gratefulness is how do I hold space for myself to be okay even when things don't turn out how I wanted them to turn out? To not to be okay right then, but to eventually be okay. NEIL: Right. Yeah. It's dispositional or it's a chosen relationship to something. Is that right? CASSIE: Yeah. A chosen relationship and not everyone has to make that choice. I think that's the argument, right? That maybe we're forcing everyone to try to have that disposition and not everyone's going to have it and that's okay. NEIL: Yeah, exactly. Oh, my God. All right. Next card. I don't like when someone pantomimes putting a gun to their head and pulling the trigger. I notice it's usually done by someone experiencing or describing something as annoying, that it's actually a privilege to experience. I have a relative who will be unnamed, who often will do that about a kind of domestic issue that they're dealing with, that actually they're secretly happy to be dealing with. CASSIE: I feel like it may be, I could be wrong, I'm making this up. But it could have originated as a slapstick gesture that was very purposefully an exaggeration. And that's why it was funny, because obviously you wouldn't shoot yourself in the head for this reason. NEIL: Right. CASSIE: Maybe you would, but the common thinking would be that you wouldn't, and now maybe the affect has changed. NEIL: Yes. Yes. It used to be ironic, I guess would it be? It used to be the mismatch between the thing and the gesture was what made it funny. And now, what makes it not funny is the mismatch between the thing and the gesture. CASSIE: Yeah. Yes. It's gotten too on the nose, which I think is so true for a lot of gestures, lot of affect has become ... Even the affect of I don't have to wear a mask and people in the grocery store yelling. I think in a way it comes from that, because it's kind of like, well, you better kill me first. NEIL: Right. Exactly. CASSIE: You know, before I ... But the thing that they're so angry about, it doesn't really matter? And they're kind of deriving glee out of all of this. NEIL: Absolutely. It is a way to have, that whole mass thing, is such a way to have outsized impact. CASSIE: It's a built narrative. It's an imagined narrative. And I think, yeah, like the shooting yourself in the head pantomime has weirdly gotten subsumed into people's own little stories, rather than like a way of entertaining other people. NEIL: Yeah. It speaks of a type of feeling of being put upon, maybe. Is that part of it? CASSIE: Yeah. Right, right. Or, if someone's nagging you and you pantomime shooting yourself in the head, or whatever. NEIL: It still has a little bit of the trace of that original irony, you know what I mean? But it really, it's flipped, or the balance has flipped, so that we really should be identifying with you for how frustrated you are because you have to whatever, be on a conference call about whatever, that you're lucky to have a job about or something. CASSIE: Yeah. Yeah. I don't know, I think that's been a big conversation across different issues that have come up in the last few years on the internet and elsewhere. Which is to say who gets to complain and to what degree? And obviously there's no straight answer, but I think there has been more criticism about whose grievances get projected the loudest, or historically have been. And how they've been positioned and taken seriously, whereas other people's haven't. A lot of the things I write about are ultimately about that, and how for some reason, the people who have maybe had dominance in those areas, somehow all of a sudden feel like, oh, I'm the victim in this, and my grievances are not being heard, and I'm oppressed. And it's really alarming. It's just like, what? NEIL: Right. CASSIE: Why do you think this. NEIL: Right. Right, and actually it does, I would think, provide a conduit through which you could feel empathy. You could actually, I think, step back from that feeling and think like, okay, I am genuinely feeling not heard. That's my subjective experience. Okay. That's unassailable. Then, maybe you might want to look at why this feels like you're not being heard. But then you could indeed then think like, well, what does not feeling heard feel like? Who has been heard? It seems like that could be a gateway drug to a type of useful transformation, I think. CASSIE: You would hope. And I think for some people it is. But, unfortunately, for many people it really isn't. I think it's also because whether it's the way that we grew up and we were taught about feelings, a lot of people, you learn that when you feel bad, then it's good to blame someone. NEIL: Yes. Yeah. CASSIE: It's not good to reflect and look around. And maybe in a way, look to your own behavior in the past. Yeah, there's just not a great template for most people, for how to deal with those feelings. NEIL: This doesn't apply here around in the political context about who's heard, who's not heard, but then there is the kind of existential scenario of there's no one to blame. And that's a tough one for me. I have a card that I've talked about in the past which is, whenever I stub my toe, I look for someone to blame. I guess, because if there's no one to blame, then it's like, I don't know. That's a much scarier world to live in, which is actually the world. CASSIE: Yeah. Yeah, and I think I have probably the stubbed toe problem all the time. I'm embarrassed, or I'm hurt, and I'm just like, this is somebody's fault. NEIL: Exactly. Exactly. Next card. Thinking about all the bad theater that's going to be made about Corona. CASSIE: I'm glad I'm not a theater reviewer, but I'm sure there'll be many a TV show and movie made. NEIL: But maybe not as egregious as how it will manifest itself in theater. CASSIE: Yeah. Theater does have a way of taking things a certain place that they never needed to be taken. NEIL: [inaudible 00:23:26]. CASSIE: Yeah. Well, the opportunism that will erupt if it hasn't already. I think to be optimistic or to be kind of silver lining about it, I think there has been some good reflection that's taken artistic form. And people, who are led by their curiosity rather than their need to make things, who've made things. And that those have been good. But yeah, there's certainly going to be people who are like, all right, I got to make something out of nothing in the time of COVID. Here's my show. NEIL: Right. CASSIE: And I wish those people the best. I really do. NEIL: Yes. Thanks. And thanks in advance. I say COVID, but also there are the uprisings around racial justice, which I don't know in a certain way, maybe are not as available to the people. But I am not thinking about the bad art or theater that could arise from that. CASSIE: Yeah. NEIL: I somehow don't imagine it. CASSIE: Yeah. I see what you're saying actually, which is to say that the people who I think would have the courage to make theater about this, for the most part, at least that I'm aware of, even if I didn't love it, would probably actually do something that wasn't egregious. But, maybe I'm naive. NEIL: Yeah. Yeah. CASSIE: That did happen with Black Lives Matter. I felt like there were films that were made that I just thought were just completely ridiculous, that were made in the years following. NEIL: Is there an example? I can't think of, and maybe this is just me not going to movies a lot, but I can't think of any movies that addressed or obliquely engaged with Black Lives Matter. CASSIE: I wrote a piece about Queen & Slim earlier this year, it was very disparaging of the film. NEIL: Oh, uh-huh (affirmative). I didn't read it. CASSIE: And some people were very mad at me for going in on the film in that way, even though I think quite a few people agreed that it wasn't good. My feeling was that the film ... I'm not going to make any claims about the intentions. From what I've read in the interviews, and I think it came probably from a very earnest place, I don't really know what's in these people's hearts and minds. But the effect of the film to me felt like a kind of a stylization of Black Lives Matter that was ultimately shallow, that was hollow. And, that there's a major risk run there when there's an economy being made of these issues. It's hard if you're like, okay, if people are only going to hire black filmmakers and writers to write about these issues, and it's much harder to get hired to write about anything else, even if that's where your work is, then, okay, how do you criticize this kind of work when it misses the mark? And for me, I was just like, well, I'm just going to criticize it like anything else. Because I'm black, I guess this work is made for me, but to other people. So, I'm going to be honest about how I feel about it. But yeah, It's funny because I do think there's some very careful treading that's done around certain films, and it's not merely because of the subject. It's also because of who might be making it and how they're positioned in the industry. Do some of these critics writing want to have careers in the arts outside of criticism? And if they're too mean about this thing, will that compromise their ability to get certain opportunities? I think all of that stuff is at play. Maybe that's why it seems like, oh, I haven't seen anything or heard of anything like this. It's because people either won't write about it, or they'll just write something very lukewarm that doesn't really say anything one way or another. NEIL: Right. Yeah. Props to you for, I was going to say, for that courageousness. Although I feel like that's another word like grateful. Courageous and generous. CASSIE: Well, I laugh because I don't think it's courageous. I think people who know me would say that the reason I don't have fear is because I don't value what I would get out of not saying anything. So to me, there's not really a dilemma. I wasn't like, ooh, should I publish this? Will people even mad at me? I was like, okay, well. I'm not ambitious in that way. I'm sure there are other ways in which I'm ambitious, but it's not in that particular way. NEIL: I love it. What is a bad X you'd take over a good Y? CASSIE: Oh. Okay. This is a good question. I would take a bad Whitney Houston song over a good Taylor Swift song. Is that too easy? NEIL: It's pretty easy I'm going to say. But that's okay. CASSIE: I'm trying to think deep. NEIL: Yeah. CASSIE: But, I guess my point is that I would take a bad song from a nostalgic tradition, over a good song from something that I feel like, yeah, is kind of ubiquitous in a way. I love- NEIL: And contemporary. CASSIE: And contemporary. I love bad stuff that comes from what feels to me like a very, I don't know, something that's kind of disappeared because everything is so crafted now. Everything is so branded. So even when stuff is good, I'm kind of like, okay. I do have to, and I do listen to new music all the time because of the work I do, but I don't listen to it with the same frequency and allegiance that I listen to stuff maybe made from 2005 and before that. NEIL: Okay. I love that highly specific demarcation point. CASSIE: I don't know. I might have to amend it in the post. NEIL: Okay. The question is, what are you looking forward to when all this is over, but I'm not really sure what the all this is anymore. CASSIE: Well, on a very simple level, I can't wait to see my family. My parents, I really miss, and my sisters. And I look forward to, hopefully, I guess more instances in our society of people being proactive to take care of each other, rather than waiting until when things go wrong. But I don't know if that's actually something that will happen. NEIL: Right. CASSIE: It's a hope. NEIL: Why would it happen? Why would it happen? CASSIE: Well, because I think that the vulnerability of this time, for not everyone, but for a lot of people has meant that they've had to become more engaged. Whether it's with their own family members and friends or wider communities, that they've had to be more attentive and more aware of things going on around them that maybe don't necessarily directly affect them. But I also think that people really struggle to do this and fail to do this in many ways. So I hope that there's learning there, and change that happens as a result. But also it's very possible that that really won't happen. So, we'll see. NEIL: On that note, Cassie, thank you so much for being on SHE'S A TALKER. CASSIE: Thank you, Neil. This was a real pleasure, and a very welcome break from my day.  

Happy 4th of July. Some of my Favorite Freedoms are Fridays at 5, not only for the weekend, and happy hour, but for the podcast too. Lee Greenwood’s song, Proud to be an American is one of my favorite to sing. Seeing our flag rise as Olympians win medals always strikes such a cord in me, and them. I love the freedom to eat what a want, say what I want and worship, as I want. Eleanor Roosevelt is one of those folks so filled with wisdom, I always wish I had met her. Her words are quoted all over the world, 90 years after she was in the White House, from 1933 to 1945. She said: “Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.” I’m Irish and I know things. Freedom of speech carries with it some freedom to listen. It is wonderful, right up there with the freedom to not listen. Be the Adult - You don’t HAVE TO argue, turn away. You don’t have to attend every fight you are invited to. I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person. If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t more people happy? Examine what is said, not who speaks. Or what party, religion, or other description they or you choose to embrace. It’s better to keep your mouth shut and have people think you are a fool than to open it and remove any doubt. You know, that two ears, one mouth communication tools we have, and there being a reason for that? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Slater says the U.S. likely went into lockdown too soon and it's causing unnecessary suffering. Mike is also joined by country superstar Lee Greenwood to talk about home schooling during lockdown and Lee's book, "Proud To Be An American"

This week, we continue our "Proud to Be an American?" series. We're talking to Brian De Los Santos, digital strategist at the Desert Sun and the West Coast social lead for the USA Today Network, about his Latinx experience. We’re talking about the ways he engages pride, patriotism, and simply existing as Americans.He talks to us about his experience as an undocumented American, the push and pull some Latinx Americans feel/face in terms of being viewed as "American" enough and the way his parent's generation experienced American patriotism differs from his own understanding of the country that he calls home.Plus, we'll hear from other listeners within the Latinx community who tell us about their own unique experiences with American pride.EPISODE NOTESREAD Brian De Los Santos’s piece in The Los Angeles Times: I was 9 when my parents told me I was undocumented. With DACA ending, I have no idea what's next DIS/Honorable MentionsJarrett has an honorable mention for Ms. Tabitha Brown and her inspirational videos. Go to all her socials and watch a few videos. Watch all of them, if you want to. That ain't none of our business! Also, shout-out to J. August Richards. His new show Council of Dads features a black gay male couple raising children. The actor recently game out as gay.Jarrett also has an honorable mention for the always cool Babyface and a "Make it make sense, Jesus!" to Teddy Riley for their Versuz performances this week on IG Live.And lastly, Jarrett would like to give an honorable mention to everyone out there for their warm birthday wishes! This week, Tre'vell would like to give a hearty church clap to the series finale of Lee Daniels' Empire. The show, which debuted in 2015, just wrapped production. Also, an honorable mention to RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 contestant Widow Von'Du who turnt it out in a lip sync for her life in front of none other than Chaka Khan!A Dishonorable Mention goes out to the states opening up early. This includes Georgia, Texas and the Tre’vell’s home state of South Carolina. Stay safe, y'all.Go ahead and @ usEmail: FANTI@maximumfun.org Instagram:@FANTIpodcast@Jarrett Hill@rayzon (Tre’Vell) Twitter:@FANTIpodcast@TreVellAnderson@JarrettHill@Swish (Producer Laura Swisher) FANTI is produced and distributed by MaximumFun.orgLaura Swisher is the senior producer.

Come join us today at 2 PM Eastern for a conversation on The Chris & Sandy Show with Guest Robert HenryRobert Henry Wasman was born in Winter Park, FL. on September 9th, 1992. The oldest son of four children, Robert enjoyed a loving Catholic family who fostered a sense of hard work and patriotism where everyone was expected to carry their own weight. At age four Robert entertained a crowd of over 100 people with his singing of Lee Greenwood's " Proud To Be An American " during his grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary celebration. It was evident to all that he was not shy and loved to sing! His family moved to Oregon when he was seven years old and it was in High School that Robert started playing guitar and found his true love of country music through artists like Hank Williams, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, and Buck Owens. 

Friday January 10th (00:00) Schmuckers, Proud To Be An American, and I hope you cleaned your gutters. (9:02) 13’s Tony Geftos on the aftermath downtown. (16:52) I think everyone secretly know this fraternity they’re in. It just doesn’t come up much. (20:28) Remember the duo that used a 13 year old to rob the bank? No self driving vehicles for TARTA for now. New flower exhibit coming to the PM museum at the zoo. Things to do this weekend. (27:38) Oprah got pulled into the Harry/Meghan drama. Ellen helps Australia. Will raps with Jimmy. (35:01) Kim from TSA is here to talk about the jazz event, Songs For Our Sister at the school next Sunday. (40:28) Things people lose, things they don’t lose, places you put mustard and more the Five Second Rule. (46:20) Demi on Will and Grace. American Horror Story renewed. We’re still proud Americans. (52:18) Most beautiful place you’ve ever been, most embarrassing work incident, and more in PFOL. (59:31) Two Truths and a Lie. (1:05:31) The Harry Potter experience coming to NYC and Dean Cain is still in Toledo.

Proud To Be An American is a terrible song. It's even worse when sung by drunk white people at a karaoke bar.  Lee Greenwood is a chump. It's impolite Company with Chris Cyr.

Episode #37: Proud To Be An AmericanHey All, We're hanging out on the deck of the newly refurbished, structurally sound Liki Tiki Lounge on this July 4th weekend and bringing this episode to you. We've got a great conversation with Spooner from SpoonerRadio.com, a Trop Rock calendar report brought to you by the Margarita Mafia, brand new debuts from Laidback Larry, New York Minute, Johnny Russler and The Beach Bum Band and Bryan Gorsira, your requests and more of the newest and best Trop Rock out there.Enjoy,JimmyPirateClick To Access Episode #37Websites mentioned in Episode #37http://www.snoloha.comhttp://www.spoonerradio.comhttp://www.spoonershows.comhttp://www.margaritamafia.comhttp://www.tropicastradio.comhttp://www.angelsintropicalshirts.comhttp://www.meetthephlockers.comhttp://www.tropicaldreams.netSong / Artist / AlbumRevolution (The Beach Chair Song) / Laidback Larry / Mojito MondayFrozen Drinks / New York Minute / Gumbo BeachFat Guy in A Hawaiian Shirt / Johnny Russler and The Beach Bum Band / Amigos Out At SeaAcross The Sea / Scotty Lee Shuffield / Angels in Tropical ShirtsInterview with Spooner from SponerRadio.comI'll Burn Down The House / The Bad Monkeys / Coastal GirlHula Girl (Dancin ON My Dash) / The Bonedaddys / WaterslideBlame It On Buffett / Kelly McGuire / Boat in Belize / BY REQUESTPainkiller / Tomson and Parish / PainkillerWash Me / Bryan Gorsira / The Best YearsBuffett All Day / Jonathon Brandmeier / Thongs 2 / BY REQUEST

Emergency Alert Here comes the rain again. Today on Rebels Romper Room 02/07/2017 Missing teen alert. There is a storm rolling through the area. Take cover. Super Bowl Sunday. Taking a knee. My thoughts. Take pride in being an American! Proud to be an American! Make weed federally legal. Arthur Hardy Mardi Gras Guide parade schedule 2017. Mark your calendars. Starkers are out there. The Bet! Welcome to Rockville! Rock on the Range! Dimestore Troubadours music was on the show today. Erase negativity. The dream states. Read and share. Some things to live by.https://dimestoretroubadours.bandcamp.com/

Lee Greenwood would be the first to tell you America has given him the freedom and opportunity to be a successful entrepreneur, songwriter and entertainer. In this CyberCountry Minute Lee tells Lance Yelvington about what he has coming up and a children's book he's written called, "Proud To Be An American".