America's Dead Podcast Transcripts
Sonos · 11 episodes with transcripts
Five decades after sparking the counterculture movement, the Grateful Dead are more alive than ever, and filmmaker Emmett Malloy wants to find out how.
Spoken has transcripts of 11 America's Dead episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from September 15, 2022.
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Latest America's Dead transcripts
Margo Price and Bob Weir in Conversation
September 15, 2022
Emmett Malloy (0:10)
From Sonos, this is America's Dead. I'm Emmett Malloy. I've been a fan of the Dead's music for decades. I'm also an artist, a filmmaker, a father, and a cultural observer. And recently, I've become obsessed with understanding why the Dead means so much to so many people today. I mean, the Dead have been performing…
Margo Price is a true force in country music. She's political, opinionated, and incredible creative talent. Her latest project is a new podcast, also from Sonos. It's called Runaway Horses, where she interviews artists who are pushing the limits and challenging the conventions of music. Legends like Emmylou Harris…
Margo Price (2:09)
Yeah, I was turned on to the Dead via an ex-boyfriend who was also my weed dealer when I was in college. After we broke up, I got into them on my own. I think a lot of people are surprised that I am a deadhead. I don't know why they would be.
Think about if Jerry was still around. We are missing out on ambient, like, pedal steel records that he no doubt would have made.
Emmett Malloy (2:40)
Oh, man. I love Jerry Garcia on pedal steel. It works for me every time.
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