EPISODE #18

Can you be a country star and critical of the country at the same time? Grammy Award Winner, Kacey Musgraves, has two hit albums that challenge the small-town clichés of modern country music. Is she bucking the trend of big trucks and dirt roads, or embracing an old tradition of transgressing social norms? To answer the question, we’re joined by New Yorker editor, Andrew Marantz, who shares insights from his recent piece: Kacey Musgraves, Harper Lee, and the Home-Town Dilemma.

SONGS DISCUSSED

Kacey Musgraves – Follow Your Arrow

Kacey Musgraves – Merry Go Round,

Jason Michael Caroll – Where I’m From

Loretta Lynn – Coal Miner’s Daughter

Kacey Musgraves – It is What it is

Kacey Musgraves – Are you Sure (ft. Willy Nelson)

Kacey Musgraves – Dime Store Cowgirl

Kacey Musgraves – Pageant Material

Kacey Musgraves – High Time

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