Resisting Enlightenment

Antsy McClain
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Singer/Songwriter Antsy McClain unwisely revisits the painful moments of our lives, and laughs with you as we all try to figure it out

  1. 03/26/2020

    Resisting Enlightenment Episode 21: Rusty and The Guitar

    Antsy McClain recalls his stepfather's love for acoustic guitar music, and wanders down a path of honor, pain and loss as he pays tribute to one of the most decent, but most complicated men he has ever known. Songs include "My Own Kind of Mojo," "Drive Thru Life," "Good Times Roll" and a new demo never heard before, "First World Problems."

    29 min

  2. 03/26/2020

    Resisting Enlightenment Episode 20: Misfits

    Antsy McClain talks about the band Misfits, Marilyn Monroe's last film, The Misfits, and talks with his wife, Deana Lynn and neighbor Niles Andrew Ingalls about what really causes us to be misfits. Also included in this episode is the poetry of Dylan Thomas, the classic magazine Famous Monsters, and Antsy's songs, "A Better Past," "My Own Skin" and "I'm Everyone." A new song, "The Program" is also introduced and shared for the first time.

    44 min

  3. 01/04/2020

    Resisting Enlightenment Episode 19: What's So Bad About Comfort Zones? 1_4_2020

    Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain explores how living in bubbles and comfort zones are dangerous to our health, citing how Amish and rogue Mormon communities are isolating themselves at their own peril. It's the same with our creative lives. Songs include "Another Happy Song," "Lillian" and "Joan Rivers."

    27 min

  4. 12/29/2019

    Resisting Enlightenment Episode 18: STUFF OUR DADS USED TO SAY 12_29_2019

    Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain goes down the memory lane of his childhood recalling his father's catch phrases, things he picked up from the pop culture of the 50's and 60's; phrases that are all but gone now. Antsy also recalls the songs his father would sing around the house, and one song his mother sang to him as a child, which created a generational favorite. Antsy shares his never-before-released song, "A Hundred Years."

    21 min

  5. 12/24/2019

    Resisting Enlightenment Episode #17: How I Write a Song 12_24_19

    Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain shares his creative process, from first idea to finished song. Using clips from his iPhone voice memo app, Antsy gives you his step-by-step writing method and introduces a new song, "Yard Sale Saturday." Other songs include "Having a Good Time Tonight" and "The Folkabilly Shuffle."

    27 min

  6. 12/08/2019

    Resisting Enlightenment #16: WHY STORYTELLERS LIKE FOOTBALL 12_8_19

    Singer/Songwriter Antsy McClain delves into why storytellers like football, and details a recent game in which Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri narrowly escapes "the agony of defeat," and explains why it matters to us. Songs include "Don't Go Looking Back That Way," "If the Trailer Ain't Level Ain't Nothing Right" and "The Last Man on Earth to Get The Cooties."

    28 min

  7. 10/08/2019

    Resisting Enlightenment #15 MY BUDDY NILES 10: 8: 19, 11.13 AM

    Antsy McClain talks with his neighbor, friend and webmaster, Niles Ingalls about life, technology and ice cream. Songs include "The Blah Blah Song," "Seems Like Old Times" and "In a Class All by Myself" from his very fist album, a demo recording made in 1993.

    29 min

  8. 07/13/2019

    Resisting Enlightenment #13 - Road Tripping 6/16/19

    Singer/songwriter Antsy McClain shares conversations from a recent road trip with talented Nashville musicians Myles Thompson and Chris "Spoons" Long. They talk about life, music and the intestinal fortitude it takes to go on the road. Songs include "Larry Anne," "Time Machine," "Don't Stop to Rest" and "Drive Thru Life."

    35 min
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4.9
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Singer/Songwriter Antsy McClain unwisely revisits the painful moments of our lives, and laughs with you as we all try to figure it out

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  • Creator
    Antsy McClain
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2020
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
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  • Show Website
    Resisting Enlightenment