Thomas Maier and Anthony Sifert continue season 4 on

Johnny Cash. They discuss Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk the Line, Hey Porter, Big River, and Give My Love to Rose. This is the last episode for the next several months as well so enjoy!

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Thomas Maier and Tony Sifert open up season 4 on Johnny Cash with the song Sunday Morning Coming Down from the Johnny Cash Show Live Album in 1970. They discuss Johnny's story of redemption and the role that the song played.

Kakutani, Michiko. “The High Times, and the Hard Ones, of a Gritty Musical Outlaw.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 Dec. 2013, www.nytimes.com/2013/12/02/books/johnny-cash-the-life-by-robert-hilburn.html

Hilburn, Robert. Johnny Cash: The Life. Back Bay Books/Little Brown and Company, 2014.

New Season about country legend Johnny Cash

Hilburn, Robert. Johnny Cash: The Life. Back Bay Books/Little Brown and Company, 2014.

Thomas Maier, Sam Davis, and Aharon Dubovin revisit an episode from season 1 on the controversial book 'The Closing of the American Mind' by Alan Bloom. They discuss raising children in a highly degenerate world of gang music and the evils of the internet. They also discuss the merits of political control over the "pursuit of happiness".

Article:

Schaff, Jon D. “I Can Hear Music.” Front Porch Republic, 21 July 2024,

www.frontporchrepublic.com/2024/07/i-can-hear-music/

Thomas Maier and return guest John Maier finish season 3, Radiohead: An Airbag Saved My Life. They discuss electioneering, politics according to Machiavelli, I.M.F., and propaganda.

Lyrics to Electioneering by Radiohead

Thomas Maier and a round table of guests; Aharon Dubovin and Sam Davis (Connor Sayger was missing unfortunately) deviate from the usual Radiohead banter to discuss the origin of music, how music was, and how it was supposed to be. They discuss the aims of 'The Arts' and whether they are good by nature or not.

Disclaimer: Episode is NOT Appropriate for children!

Thomas Maier and a roundtable of guests: Aharon Dubovin, Connor Sayger, and Sam Davis discuss the differences between a utopia of no surprises and no alarms vs the “possibility of mass destruction” (by fire) presented in Hawthorne’s ‘Fire Worship’.

Sources:

‘⁠No Surprises⁠’ lyrics by Radiohead

‘⁠Fire Worship⁠’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne

‘⁠The Machine Stops⁠’ by E.M. Forester

‘⁠The Time Machine⁠’ by H.G. Wells

& ⁠Short Film⁠

DISCLAIMER: EPISODE IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN.

Thomas Maier hosts a round table discussion with Sam Davis, Aharon Dubovin, and Connor Sager discussing the song Fitter Happier by Radiohead off of their acclaimed 1997 Ok Computer album. The group deep dives into the lyrics and its connection/foresight into what we understand today about artificial intelligence.

Apologies: Sorry about the outside noises such as wrappers, phone calls, and general tumult surrounding the episode's recording.

Notes:

https://genius.com/Radiohead-fitter-happier-lyrics

https://character.ai/

https://www.cleverbot.com/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/23/technology/characterai-lawsuit-teen-suicide.html