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Ep 498: Hunting, Singing, and Going Dry with the Turnpike Troubadours

November 27, 2023

Description

Steven Rinella talks with Evan Felker, Janis Putelis, Hunter Spencer, Randall Williams, Maggie Hudlow, Max Barta, Phil Taylor, and Corinne Schneider. Topics discussed: Knowing how to conduct a...
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Books Referenced

The Three Day Blow

Author: Ernest Hemingway

Context:

Evan Felker discusses inspiration for his song 'The Bird Hunters,' explaining that part of it comes from this Hemingway short story, along with real life experiences and things he made up.

No Country for Old Men

Author: Cormac McCarthy

Context:

Steve Rinella discusses how the book feels like a hunting book because of the blood trailing scene where the protagonist finds the massacre site. They analyze how McCarthy uses hunting as a backdrop for the story.

Killers of the Flower Moon

Author: David Grann

Context:

Phil mentions seeing the movie adaptation, and Steve notes they had the author David Grann on the podcast previously to discuss this book, though he was promoting a different book at the time.

The Wager

Author: David Grann

Context:

Steve clarifies that when David Grann was on their podcast, he wasn't promoting Killers of the Flower Moon but rather his book The Wager.