Eric Weinstein
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Podcast Appearances
And why country though?
Why is country exploding the way it's exploding?
Well, because we're all in a meaning crisis.
If you think about the way in which country music, for example, can develop a story through tropes very, very quickly.
And so in part, the idea is that story songs and a return, try that in a small town, is transgressive.
Try that in a small town is a really powerful message.
You don't have to say a lot.
And we all want the cowboy.
We all want the girl at the county fair.
We just don't know how to get back to her.
We don't want a wholesome existence.
You know, I got a barbecue stain on my white T-shirt.
Like, you know, she's killing it in that miniskirt.
You know, heart don't forget something like that.
Very, very quickly told.