Think Outside the Box Set

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S1E5. I Wanna Be a Cowboy-Baby Oct 23, 2017

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In Pieces by Garth Brooks.

Today’s Garth Brooks album: In Pieces. Nathan and Cameron discuss their cowboy-baby fetishes, and Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney show up to lend some wisdom.

Be sure to check out “Beyond the Box Set,” which is a real podcast! And it’s really good. Dammit. Now we feel worse for accidentally stealing their name.

Learnin’ Links:

The order Coleoptera, which includes beetles
Liverpool English (AKA Scouse)
The shirt Garth is wearing on the cover
Richard Nixon’s dog, Checkers
For those who don’t stand outside the fire
The dogwhistle term “welfare queen“
Reel
Andalusian cadence

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S1E4. Wokelahoma Oct 16, 2017

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The Chase by Garth Brooks.

We talk about Garth’s very good album The Chase. Garth takes a stand for what’s right, especially in his first song “We Shall Be Free.” That song was more controversial than Garth anticipated, and it won a GLAAD Media Award for its lines about people getting to love whoever they choose.

The episode runs a little long… but we just got so excited about a Garth album that we can actually really enjoy!

Learnin’ Links:

The album cover
Bill Clinton on the Arsenio Hall show
Toni Morrison called Bill Clinton “the first black president” (turns out she was actually making a point about the Monica Lewinsky scandal).
“STILL I THINK HE’S RATHER TASTY!”
Randy Newman’s Faust musical
Blue-eyed soul
James Taylor, Garth’s big man-crush on this album
“Ue o Muite Arukō”—also known under its racist renaming, “Sukiyaki”
The original version of “Dixie Chicken”
“Take a load off, Danny”
The Mountain Goats’ album Get Lonely
The complete works of Karla Jo on Songmeanings

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S1E3. Minnows Love Pom-Poms Oct 09, 2017

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Ropin' the Wind by Garth Brooks.

Cameron and Nathan discuss Garth Brooks’ third album Ropin’ the Wind—spoilers: it’s not very good. But they manage to divert the conversation to Serbia, Nathan’s great aunt, a folk singer named John McCutcheon, and the Essenes, all in the name of avoiding talking about Ropin’ the Wind!

Learnin’ Links:

Beograd Fortress
Dead Sea Scrolls
Dewayne Blackwell
John Wayne’s white supremacy
Latigo
John McCutcheon, and his song “Cup of Coffee”
Lonesome Dove

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S1E2. Country Genius Junior the Third, Esquire Oct 03, 2017

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No Fences by Garth Brooks.

Cameron and Nathan discuss Garth Brook’s second album, No Fences. Garth’s biggest-selling album, No Fences is a solid improvement on his self-titled.

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S1E1. Garth Brooks, and Here’s Why Sep 27, 2017

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Garth Brooks by Garth Brooks.

Cameron and Nathan launch their podcast, Think Outside the Box Set. They begin by explaining the premise: "learning to appreciate an artist’s back catalog."; Then, they head into a discussion of their first subject: Garth Brooks.

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