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James McMurtry | A Man of Many Worlds
New Jan 07, 2026 50 min EXPLICIT

James McMurtry | A Man of Many Worlds

In this episode of Americana Podcast: The 51st State, host Robert Earl Keen sits down with one of the most quietly influential voices in American songwriting: James McMurtry.For decades, McMurtry h...

Our Alright Guy | Todd Snider Revisited
Dec 03, 2025 1h 7m EXPLICIT

Our Alright Guy | Todd Snider Revisited

Today’s episode is a rerun, and we bring it to you with a heaviness that is hard to put into words. When we learned of Todd’s passing on November 14th, it felt as if something vibrant had suddenly ...

Evan Felker | Worth More Than the Price of Admission
Jul 29, 2025 52 min EXPLICIT

Evan Felker | Worth More Than the Price of Admission

In this episode of Americana Podcast: The 51st State, host Robert Earl Keen heads into the heart of Red Dirt country with none other than Evan Felker, frontman of the Turnpike Troubadours and one o...

Shooter Jennings | Bridging the Gap and Producing the Future
Jun 30, 2025 54 min EXPLICIT

Shooter Jennings | Bridging the Gap and Producing the Future

In this special episode of Americana Podcast, host Robert Earl Keen takes listeners on a journey from the heart of Nashville to the sun-soaked streets of Los Angeles, exploring the rich history and...

Cheiffalo Americana | A Foray into Fashion
May 27, 2025 47 min EXPLICIT

Cheiffalo Americana | A Foray into Fashion

In this special episode, Americana Podcast steps beyond music to examine another vital thread of American culture: fashion. Host Robert Earl Keen sits down with Roger and Jackie Chieffalo, founders...

Steve Poltz | Santa Cruz, Saul Bellow, and Kidnapping John Prine
Apr 29, 2025 52 min EXPLICIT

Steve Poltz | Santa Cruz, Saul Bellow, and Kidnapping John Prine

Americana Podcast explores the artists and ideas shaping American roots music, focusing this episode on the genre-defying Steve Poltz. Poltz is celebrated for his originality, blending tradition wi...

Archival and Revival
Mar 25, 2025 48 min EXPLICIT

Archival and Revival

As Robert Earl Keen & team look forward to more touring, a new record, and a new season of the Americana Podcast, join us as we take a moment to look back, in order to look forward for what’s t...

Hiss Golden Messenger | The Art of Interpretation
Jan 16, 2024 59 min EXPLICIT

Hiss Golden Messenger | The Art of Interpretation

Hello and welcome to a new episode and a new year Americana Podcast listeners. We’re so happy to be back and we have a very exciting episode for you today to celebrate the new year. I’m particularl...

Gretchen Peters | The Write Place and Time
Oct 27, 2023 1h 11m EXPLICIT

Gretchen Peters | The Write Place and Time

Like what you hear? Feel free to support the Show!https://tiptopjar.com/americanapodcastWe have a very special guest in this episode. Today, we're diving into the rich tapestry of the extraordinary...

Americana Podcast LIVE | State of Americana Panel
May 01, 2023 1h 5m EXPLICIT

Americana Podcast LIVE | State of Americana Panel

It's time to break out the party hats and pop the champagne because the Americana Podcast is celebrating its 4th anniversary! For the past four years, this podcast has been a leading voice in the A...

John R. Miller and Chloe Edmonstone | Shakedown from Shenandoah
Mar 01, 2023 1h 1m EXPLICIT

John R. Miller and Chloe Edmonstone | Shakedown from Shenandoah

It seems we’re back in that strange space in time where there are days that can 70 degrees and sunny and beautiful. The birds are singing and the blossoms on trees are beginning to light up the bra...

Lonestar Lineup | The Voices of Red Dirt and Texas Country
Jan 31, 2023 1h 22m EXPLICIT

Lonestar Lineup | The Voices of Red Dirt and Texas Country

It’s a new year Americana Podcast listeners! And with a new year, means new discussions on what makes Americana… well Americana. When we look at this genre, we talk a lot its history and its future...

Vince Herman | Salmon and Solos
Nov 22, 2022 1h 10m EXPLICIT

Vince Herman | Salmon and Solos

Many would know Vince Herman as the guitarist and primary lead vocalist and songwriter of the renowned jam band, Leftover Salmon. Herman has been playing professionally since the late 80’s and, Lef...

Paul Thorn | Pimps, Preachers, and Blues Singers
Oct 19, 2022 52 min EXPLICIT

Paul Thorn | Pimps, Preachers, and Blues Singers

Born in Kenosha, Wisconsin but raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, Paul Thorn has had quite the roundabout career. Son of a Pentecostal preacher, Thorn wasn't allowed to indulge in music outside of the ...

Jim Lauderdale | Zen There, Done That
Apr 11, 2022 1h 21m EXPLICIT

Jim Lauderdale | Zen There, Done That

If it’s one thing that we love here at americana podcast, it is the concept of the artistic process. We’re not alone in this, it seems that when anyone speaks about artists, musical, visual, concep...

Rob Bleetstein | The Man with a Thousand Tickets
Jan 25, 2022 1h 2m EXPLICIT

Rob Bleetstein | The Man with a Thousand Tickets

Over the course of nearly three years, we at Americana podcast have spoken with a wonderful collective of artists and industry professionals alike about the workings in and of this ever expanding u...