284 - JUNE: THE JUNE CARTER CASH STORY

It’s June, and Johnny’s taking the show into his personal love, Johnny Cash and the people around him. Holding off for months since dropping on Paramount+, Johnny finally gets to watch the documentary on June Carter Cash, with talking heads from Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson, whilst Andrew discusses a month-long movie he’s started watching and discussions of similarly-titled movie Dune and Dune Part 2 occur, with requisite failed throat singing to boot.

234 - NASHVILLE

We’re ending the month with a SECOND music-movie, and this time it’s related to our weekly Nashville TV Show Recap podcast BACKSTAGE AT THE BLUEBIRD. Johnny loves the city of Nashville, and he’s excited to see the acclaimed Robert Altman ensemble drama. Andrew, meanwhile, is worried at the film’s length and Altman’s inherent unfocussed, improvised, overlapping-dialogue nature. Will things work out well? Will information regarding Disney’s cinema release plans of the year make the second half semi-engaging?

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BACKSTAGE AT THE BLUEBIRD - 004 - WE LIVE IN TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS

In the aftermath of Juliette’s criminal activity, Andrew and Johnny recover by discussing the geography of the city of Nashville, problematic characters from the year 2012 and the ensuing political landscape that manifests in the mayoral race on a TV show from the start of the decade. This will be the last episode on the Are You Movie Mad? Podcast feed, we’re going solo from October.

BACKSTAGE AT THE BLUEBIRD - 003 - SOMEDAY YOU'LL CALL MY NAME

Things get a little crazy backstage this week, as Andrew and Johnny contemplate the amount of ‘Daddy’ talk in this week’s episode, forget names of characters, and continually engage in the ‘will they/won’t they’ of Rayna and Juliette’s upcoming tour prospects.

BACKSTAGE AT THE BLUEBIRD - 002 - I CAN'T HELP IT (I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU)

Episode 2 of the Nashville TV Series re-watch show settles us in the world of the show, the dramatic nature of a music-themed statue, and of course more discussion about the use of the term ‘Daddy’. Stay for the coaster discussions and what it means to ‘songwrite’ with another person.

205 - BLUEBIRD

Musical/Music Documentary Month gets off to a singing start, as Johnny picks a doc about the Nashville institution that features the likes of Faith Hill, Charles (Chip) Esten, Taylor Swift, Garth Brooks and Kacey Musgraves. Andrew gets a hard indoctrination into modern country performance, and Johnny fondly recalls his travels to the landmark in the pre-pandemic world.

Finally, maybe, a new podcast is spawned from this episode? Keep your ears out!

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