Burn After Listening with Nick Rynerson

<p>This is not a music podcast. Mediations into the soul of a song. Mercifully short. Far Out. Just go with it.</p>

The Cave by Mumford & Sons

I'm chained up in a dark cave. Something about this doesn't seem right.

12-01
08:34

Thirteen Silver Dollars by Colter Wall

This is a celebration of true wellbeing. It's madness.

11-24
05:28

The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton by The Mountain Goats

Don't punish people for dreaming their dreams.

11-19
05:47

Five Years Time by Noah and the Whale

In five years, it'll be 2025. What the fuck.

11-17
04:55

Hapi by Spillage Village, feat. Big Rube

Choose your destiny: dragon, beast, mice, or honey? Don't think too hard. It's not that simple.

11-05
08:37

Christmas Day by Jim White

Wake up, it's Christmas morning!

11-03
05:20

Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana

Here we are now. Entertain us.

10-29
06:02

Don't Swallow the Cap by The National

What makes you cry?

10-27
04:57

Dreams by Fleetwood Mac

"Confucius and you are both dreams, and I who say you are a dream am a dream myself. This is a paradox. Tomorrow a wise man may explain it; that tomorrow will not be for ten thousand generations." - Zhuang Zhou

10-22
05:22

Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus

It's not escapism, it's ego death.

10-20
04:55

Ursa Major by Sufjan Stevens

God is love is God.

10-15
06:29

Holy by Justin Bieber, featuring Chance the Rapper

Holy, like that Bible verse you heard that one time.

10-13
05:11

Satisfied Mind by Porter Wagoner

Is any of this what you thought it'd be?

10-08
03:19

Better Get Hit in Your Soul by Charles Mingus

It won't hurt as much as it may heal.

10-06
04:55

I'm Not There by Bob Dylan

If you know who the I don't see a way out but follow me to believe in something again because she's don't gonna lead someone. Who says no anyway? I know I do.

09-30
04:36

They Killed John Henry by Justin Townes Earle

They'll kill you, but will you fight? In Memoriam Justin Townes Earle sung songs that I’ve known since before I was even born. Songs that were as much a part of me as my own hand. "Harlem River Blues" and "Down on the Lower East Side" are a part of my permanent memory of New York City. "They Killed John Henry" feels at home on the prairies of Illinois. His music shaped me. I came of age to Justin Townes Earle. And I will forever be in debt to his music.  He didn’t make it out of this life alive. I wish he did. But maybe he’ll be John Henry for another generation of Americans trying to navigate even more novelty and progress. A lone singer who stood in front of the bulldozers. Who preserved the old time style. And who paid the price for it.

09-28
04:37

John Wesley Harding by Bob Dylan

Take shelter from America by coming to America.

09-25
03:12

Same Old Staggolee by Justin Townes Earle

I'll fucking shoot you if you don't give me that damn hat.

09-23
03:14

Casey Jones by the Grateful Dead

You're high on cocaine. You're driving the train. What's that ahead? If you wanna live, you'd better b—

09-21
04:10

Intro to American Myths

Ghosts. Myths. Legends. Welcome.

09-21
02:41

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