120 - The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo - Wayne Federman

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers

Music Commentary, Music, Music History, Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Comedian and cultural obsessive Wayne Federman returns to The 500 to dig into Sweetheart of the Rodeo by The Byrds, unpacking how a rock band’s leap into country music reshaped American songwriting, sparked controversy, and quietly changed the future of popular music. Follow Wayne on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/⁠ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Samantha Fish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNsGGAhP5xw Follow Josh on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/⁠ Follow Josh on TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@joshadammeyers⁠ Follow Josh on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers⁠ Follow Josh on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/joshameyers⁠ Josh’s Website: ⁠https://www.joshadammeyers.com/⁠ Follow DJ Morty Coyle on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/djmortycoyle/⁠ https://www.instagram.com/alldaysucker/ Follow The 500 on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/⁠ Follow The 500 on Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/the500podcast⁠ Follow The 500 on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/⁠ Email the show: ⁠500podcast@gmail.com⁠ Check the show's website:⁠ ⁠⁠http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Next Chapter Podcasts.
0:03.0	Ready to launch your business?
0:06.0	Get started with the commerce platform made for entrepreneurs.
0:09.0	Shopify is specially designed to help you start, run and grow your business
0:13.0	with easy customizable themes that let you build your brand.
0:17.0	Marketing tools that get your products out there.
0:19.0	Integrated shipping solutions that actually save you time
0:21.5	from startups to scale ups online in person and on the go
0:25.7	Shopify is made for entrepreneurs like you
0:28.0	sign up for your one dollar a month trial at shopify.com slash setup
0:32.4	um
0:32.4	let up
0:32.5	the fire The 500 The 500
0:46.3	The 500
0:47.3	J.A.M.
0:51.3	Walking us down through that
0:53.3	2012 edition, so it ain't nothing to new.
0:57.7	Hundreds more to go and in need of a friend, the king of the feast for Angelo,
1:03.2	talking the 500 until the end, talking the 500 until the end With mom and jam
1:13.6	On the 500
1:17.6	Talking the 500 until the end
1:22.6	Get your mind off wintertime
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Next Chapter Podcasts, Josh Adam Meyers and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.