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Purple Shed Productions

Purple Shed Productions

Patrick Michels and Andrea Grimes

Serious conversations about pop country music, straight-to-TV holiday films, and other cultural accomplishments, with Andrea Grimes and Patrick Michels.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Purple Shed Productions episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Purple Shed Productions for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Purple Shed Productions episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Purple Shed Productions - Let It Stream Episode 3: Small Towns
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12/25/20 • 39 min

Round three in Patrick and Andrea's festive tournament features a holiday visit to the small towns of St. Martinville, Snow Falls, Idyllwild and Nelson Creek:

  • Christmas on the Bayou (2013, Lifetime)
  • The Christmas Inheritance (2017, Netflix)
  • Naughty & Nice (2014, Hallmark)
  • The Christmas Calendar (2017, Hallmark)

Our theme music:
Christmas Rap by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3505-christmas-rap
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Purple Shed Productions - Nope Country Episode 5: Dwight Yoakam
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08/14/18 • 29 min

Andrea and Patrick discuss a recent Dwight Yoakam show and Don McLeese's biography, "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere," on the way to discussing Dwight's signature brand of weirdness; his country sexpot persona; and why you had better run if you see him hatless (at least if you are Jodie Foster).

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Purple Shed Productions - Nope Country Episode 6: Urban Cowboy
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08/27/18 • 26 min

After enduring the 1980 film "Urban Cowboy," Andrea and Patrick try to understand the strange power it had over the nation upon its release, how it made country cool and remade Nashville in ways that endure today. Also, why you should skip the movie and watch a Midland music video instead.

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Purple Shed Productions - Let It Stream Episode 4: Cynics and Grinches
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01/02/21 • 40 min

Round four in Patrick and Andrea's festive tournament features cynics and grinches finding the holiday spirit in some unlikely places. The films up this time are:

  • The Nine Lives of Christmas (2014, Hallmark)
  • Holiday in the Wild (2019, Netflix)
  • Holidate (2020, Netflix)
  • Operation Christmas Drop (2020, Netflix)
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Purple Shed Productions - Let It Stream Episode 2: Time Travel
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12/18/20 • 36 min

Round two in Patrick and Andrea's festive tournament to pick a winner among 16 straight-to-TV holiday romance movies. The theme this time: time travel:

  • 12 Dates of Christmas (2011, ABC Family)
  • The Spirit of Christmas (2015, Lifetime)
  • Correcting Christmas (2014, ION/MarVista)
  • The Knight Before Christmas (2019, Netflix)

Strongly recommended: Kevin Stroud's History of English Podcast.
Our theme music:
Christmas Rap by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3505-christmas-rap
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Purple Shed Productions - Let It Stream Episode 1: Royalty

Let It Stream Episode 1: Royalty

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12/08/20 • 34 min

Patrick and Andrea are pitting 16 holiday romance films against each other in a festive tournament to determine which straight-to-TV release reigns supreme. First up, four films about royalty: "A Christmas Prince," "The Princess Switch," "Christmas With A Prince" and "A Christmas in Royal Fashion."
Our theme music:
Christmas Rap by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3505-christmas-rap
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Purple Shed Productions - Nope Country Episode 8: What Makes an Artist Real Country?
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10/07/18 • 22 min

With help from our listeners, and with questionable success, we try to answer the most bedeviling question in country music: What makes an artist real country?
Artists discussed in this episode include: Kenny Chesney, Dolly Parton, Keith Urban, Eric Church, Hank Williams, plus a brief reference — "mamas, trains, trucks and prison" — to David Allan Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name."

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Purple Shed Productions - Nope Country Episode 7: The Country Authenticity Index
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09/17/18 • 31 min

We rank 20 Nashville stars according to their country-ness, and with help from a listener survey, we introduce some metrics to the age-old question of who is real country.

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Purple Shed Productions - Nope Country Episode 4: This Machine Kills Fascists
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09/05/17 • 35 min

Andrea and Patrick take a quick tour through the hot country charts; we talk Sam Hunt, Kane Brown and the future of country; and we ask, in the wake of Charlottesville, who in Nashville is speaking up about racism?

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Purple Shed Productions - Nope Country Episode 3: Mr. Haggard Goes to Washington
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06/21/17 • 39 min

Most of Nashville is treading lightly around politics in the Trump era, but it wasn't always this way. We discuss how country first embraced the GOP, riffing on J. Lester Feder's work on Nixon and Nashville. Then we consider political messaging from Brad Paisley and the Brothers Osborne. Also: "celebrity cornhole challenge."

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FAQ

How many episodes does Purple Shed Productions have?

Purple Shed Productions currently has 10 episodes available.

What topics does Purple Shed Productions cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Texas, Country, Music, Nashville, Podcasts, Music Commentary and Country Music.

What is the most popular episode on Purple Shed Productions?

The episode title 'Let It Stream Episode 4: Cynics and Grinches' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Purple Shed Productions?

The average episode length on Purple Shed Productions is 34 minutes.

How often are episodes of Purple Shed Productions released?

Episodes of Purple Shed Productions are typically released every 20 days.

When was the first episode of Purple Shed Productions?

The first episode of Purple Shed Productions was released on Jun 21, 2017.

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