199: Rod Gator
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09/16/21 • 81 min
On Episode 199, I'm joined by Louisiana singer-songwriter Rod Gator, who is releasing his latest album, the radiant For Louisiana, this Friday, September 17. During this conversation, we talk about his Louisiana roots, writing about natural disasters & conflict, hear stories about near-death experiences, recording and collaborating with Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas and Will Walden, and dive into more film and TV talk about Michael Mann, True Detective, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol, The Blue Light Live, and Charlie Stout Photography.
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On Episode 199, I'm joined by Louisiana singer-songwriter Rod Gator, who is releasing his latest album, the radiant For Louisiana, this Friday, September 17. During this conversation, we talk about his Louisiana roots, writing about natural disasters & conflict, hear stories about near-death experiences, recording and collaborating with Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas and Will Walden, and dive into more film and TV talk about Michael Mann, True Detective, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol, The Blue Light Live, and Charlie Stout Photography.
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*Pre-Order The Lubbock Way, the debut book by Thomas Mooney, here.
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This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol, The Blue Light Live, and Charlie Stout Photography.
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New Slang - 199: Rod Gator
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Thomas Mooney 0:00
Hey yo, welcome back to New slang. I music journalist Thomas Mooney. And this is Episode 199, where I'm joined by Mr. Rod Gator. I've been lucky enough to have gotten to know rod a little over the past few years. And we've had some really great conversations about cinema and songwriting and regionalism. And really, I think this one that we did right here is no different. It just so happens that we recorded the conversation this time around, we go back to Episode 84. That
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