#173 The South w/ Trae Crowder
The Road to Now
Benjamin Sawyer
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2020
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Since going viral with his Liberal Redneck videos in 2016, comedian Trae Crowder has become well-known for sharing a perspective that is southern in origin, but not quite what most people expect. In this episode, Trae joins Bob and Ben for a conversation about southern culture, the south's bizarre embrace of Donald Trump, and how his work helped a lot of southerners with less conservative viewpoints to 'come out of the closet.' We also talk about how Trae's family and education helped to shape his understanding of the world, and what it's like when you have your work suddenly go viral.
For more on Trae, visit the WellRED Comedy Tour's website and subscribe to The WellRed Podcast, w/ Trae Crowder, Corey Ryan Forrester, and Drew Morgan.
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This episode was edited by Gary Fletcher.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, my name is Tim Whedon. I'm the host of the Daddy Unscripted podcast. No, it's not just me talking |
| 0:18.6 | with dads about being dads and it's not just for dads, that's |
| 0:22.9 | for sure. |
| 0:24.1 | What it is is a varied spectrum of inspiring stories and emotional tales from a wide range |
| 0:29.6 | of guests that come from the world of sports, of music, and even the guy that lives down |
| 0:34.6 | the street from you. |
| 0:35.9 | Not that guy, but the other guy. |
| 0:37.8 | Yeah, that one. |
| 0:38.9 | I can pretty much guarantee you're going to get something out of every episode. |
| 0:42.5 | So come check out the Daddy Unscripted Podcast. |
| 0:50.2 | I'm Ben Sawyer, and this is The Road to Now. |
| 0:54.3 | Today's episode is a conversation with Trey Crowder. |
| 0:57.9 | He's a comedian. |
| 0:58.8 | You might know him as the liberal redneck, host of the well-read podcast and all-around funny |
| 1:04.5 | and great guy here from the state I'm in from the great state of Tennessee. |
| 1:09.6 | And we had a great conversation. We spoke about |
| 1:12.1 | the South, mentalities, a lot about politics and what's driving people, kind of the surprising |
| 1:20.3 | ways that the South has gone in terms of what we're willing to accept and how that doesn't really overlap with the what you'd |
| 1:31.5 | think, I guess, as so many of you know. Just wanted to say, you know, on behalf of me and Bob, |
| 1:38.1 | that we hope that all your families are doing well and we're really sorry about all the violence we're seeing |
| 1:45.2 | right now. And to our black brothers and sisters, we're with you. And we hope that justice |
| 1:52.8 | will be served and that we hope that people will figure out a way to love each other in the |
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