Bigger Than Elvis? What Taylor Swift's Fame Says About America (ft. Julian Epstein, Bill Brown, Patricia Parry & James Dowdell)

The Will Cain Show

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🗓️ 14 August 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Story #1: In 'Quick Takes,' Will and The Crew dig into the absurdity of the political and cultural moment. First, Taylor Swift appears on her boyfriend's podcast, breaking the internet. And Will still doesn't understand how she became this generation's Elvis. Plus, Zohran Mamdani shows his elitist colors, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s tone deaf racial claim about President Donald Trump, and Sen. Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) imaginary friends are exposed by John Oliver. Story #2: Former Chief Counsel for the House Judiciary Committee, Julian Epstein joins Will to break down the major ideological shift underway in the Democratic Party. Why are Democrats leaning harder into woke identity politics, open borders, and unsustainable spending despite voters clearly rejecting it? Will and Julian also debate whether the Democratic establishment is still in control, and if the American center is officially up for grabs. Story #3: Will sits down with Bill Brown, Patricia Parry, and James Dowdell ahead of the annual New York City Navy SEAL Swim across the Hudson River: a 3-mile tribute to America’s fallen heroes. They share what motivates them, what the swim represents, and why remembering the cost of freedom and their loved ones are more important than ever. Subscribe to 'Will Cain Country' on YouTube here: Watch Will Cain Country! Follow Will on X: @WillCain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	One. Why?
0:14.7	I don't get Taylor Swift.
0:18.2	Chuck Schumer has imaginary friends that he has had a relationship with for almost
0:23.0	half a century and the return of a massive brand in high school football. This one will make
0:34.6	people lose their minds. Quick takes.
0:45.7	Two, Donald Trump wants somebody who loves America in charge of the image and the message from the Smithsonian.
0:49.0	We break it down with Julian Epstein.
0:55.5	Three, the New York City Navy SEAL swim is this Saturday.
1:00.0	I'll be swimming three miles across the Hudson with more than 100 Navy SEALs,
1:30.0	several of which will join us today Spotify or on Apple.
1:36.9	Just moments before going live here today, I got the breaking news.
1:45.4	News that I do not think is local, news that I do not think is regional, and news that I do not think is simply about the state of Texas.
1:53.9	The news is that the historic high school football program and the historic high school of Midland Lee, which had been renamed in the past five years, Midland Legacy has been renamed.
2:06.7	The school will be named Midland Lee again, effective for the 26-27 school year.
2:14.9	We reintroduce you to the Midland Lee rebels. Two of a day's,
2:22.7	and tinfoil, Pat, always here, present in the country. The question I have for you is,
2:29.2	are you familiar with Midland Lee? Have you ever heard of Midland Lee before this very moment just breaking news?
2:38.0	No. Midland Lee. That's not the one for Friday Night Lights? Still one. It is present in Friday Night Lights.
2:48.1	So I do the movie. It is not the star program. It is not the star program of Friday Night Lights. Friday Night Lights. So I do the movie. It is not the star program.
2:53.7	It is not the star program of Friday Night Lights.
3:00.4	Friday Night Lights, the book turned Friday Night Lights the movie, very different from Friday Night Lights, the series, is a nonfiction book based upon Odessa Permian.
3:06.5	Midland and Odessa are sister cities out in West Texas
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