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On this season of With Friends Like These, Forgiveness and Reconciliation, host Ana Marie Cox looks at post-Trump America and tries to find models for how we forgive people, and if we should.

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    • 4.6 • 6.3K Ratings

On this season of With Friends Like These, Forgiveness and Reconciliation, host Ana Marie Cox looks at post-Trump America and tries to find models for how we forgive people, and if we should.

    Friend Goals: W/ Rhett Miller and Murry Hammond

    Friend Goals: W/ Rhett Miller and Murry Hammond

    Old 97’s band members and old time friends, Rhett Miller and Murray Hammond, join us for a conversation about songwriting, falling into friendship love and how a band is like an open marriage.


    For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    The Sound of Nashville

    The Sound of Nashville

    Rising artist, Ciara Rae shares her experience of living in Nashville as a songwriter and musician. She tells us about the ups and downs of surviving in a forever evolving industry, staying true to her music and how songwriting helped her into recovery from an eating disorder.


    For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese.

    • 58 min
    What Was Going on with the Go-Go's with Kathy Valentine

    What Was Going on with the Go-Go's with Kathy Valentine

    The Go-Go's made history as one of the most successful all-female bands ever. Bassist Kathy Valentine's new memoir puts their story in context and highlights her own rocky path to recovery, success, and serenity.. The author of ‘All I Ever Wanted’ joins us to talk songwriting, booze, and sex.



    For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese.

    • 1 hr 16 min
    Is a bar a bar without booze? On sober socializing with Chris Marshall

    Is a bar a bar without booze? On sober socializing with Chris Marshall

    The creator of Sans Bar, the bar without booze, Chris Marshall joins us for a conversation on recovery, community and how to make the perfect mocktail.


    For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese.

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Why you eat what you eat on Thanksgiving

    Why you eat what you eat on Thanksgiving

    This week is the 400th anniversary of what America knows as Thanksgiving. Join us as food historian Linda Civitello takes us through how the traditional meal has evolved through the decades and what items we love to indulge in owe their existence to indigenous people. We explore the good, the bad and ugly that comes along with this beloved holiday. From the food racism to legacy of the indigenous people and everything in between! 


    For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese.

    • 58 min
    Andrew Zimmern: The Road to Recovery

    Andrew Zimmern: The Road to Recovery

    Emmy and James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, writer and teacher, Andrew Zimmern joins the show to talk about Food politics, the restaurant industry post pandemic, and his journey with sobriety.



    For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese.

    • 1 hr 14 min

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