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#72 - Ken Burns' COUNTRY MUSIC; Why the Emmys suck; Ambient music; CNN's THE MOVIES
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Clint digs into why the Emmys have terrible ratings despite TV being more acclaimed than ever and Andy dives into ambient music as a popular genre among his contemporaries.
Also, Clint reviews PBS's new Ken Burns documentary on country music and CNN's lengthy documentary series THE MOVIES and why he found its title to be misleading. He also gives some horror recommendations across Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and HBO Now. Andy gives some appreciation to Eddie Money and his rarely heard deep tracks.
THE GREATEST TV SHOW THEME SONG OF ALL-TIME (this week): THE ADDAMS FAMILY.
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Clint digs into why the Emmys have terrible ratings despite TV being more acclaimed than ever and Andy dives into ambient music as a popular genre among his contemporaries.
Also, Clint reviews PBS's new Ken Burns documentary on country music and CNN's lengthy documentary series THE MOVIES and why he found its title to be misleading. He also gives some horror recommendations across Netflix, Amazon, Hulu and HBO Now. Andy gives some appreciation to Eddie Money and his rarely heard deep tracks.
THE GREATEST TV SHOW THEME SONG OF ALL-TIME (this week): THE ADDAMS FAMILY.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
106 episodes
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