tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post9106221812637184684..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: 500 SongsAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-23653739831715030472021-11-05T17:20:14.516-04:002021-11-05T17:20:14.516-04:00Sounds like my kind of show but not my kind of hos...Sounds like my kind of show but not my kind of host...stevohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12393254273631852865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-66358846846223385852021-10-30T22:33:48.592-04:002021-10-30T22:33:48.592-04:00"The History of American Racism in 500 Songs...."The History of American Racism in 500 Songs." That's the impression I got from the podcast, too. When the Lindy Hop came up incidentally in one episode, he said something along the lines of, "...the Lindy Hop, named for famed aviator and Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindberg..." before immediately going back to the topic at hand. Did Lindberg's Nazi sympathies (I'm not familiar enough with Lindberg to say myself whether or not that's an accurate representation) have anything to do with the story? Not even a little bit. I guess Andrew Hickey just needed to let the listeners know he knows Charles Lindberg was a bad man. Deevshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03929505847502292412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-68295815084853946502021-10-30T17:44:32.870-04:002021-10-30T17:44:32.870-04:00That's a good reminder, and valuable to those ...That's a good reminder, and valuable to those readers of mine who don't listen to podcasts. Yes, the transcripts are out there at his 500 songs site. And his British accent (Kentish?) isn't so thoroughly charming that you can't miss it.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-61808328962755491222021-10-30T17:30:25.373-04:002021-10-30T17:30:25.373-04:00"It's a universal solvent for explanation..."It's a universal solvent for explanations." Heh. <br /><br />I haven't listened to any of the podcasts, but I read quite a few of the transcripts. Reading allowed me to more easily ignore the race tripe. Donna B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16771075314473811594noreply@blogger.com