The Chicks and Toby Keith | 21

Diss and Tell

Wondery

Society & Culture, Comedy

4.2 • 777 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

It's 2003, and Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks is about to step onto a stage in the UK. Just days before the U.S. invades Iraq, she takes the mic and drops a bombshell: 'We're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas.' The country music scene erupts, and Toby Keith leads the charge. Armed with his anthem 'Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue,' he launches a takedown mission against Maines and the band. In this episode, we’re diving deep into the feud that not only led to the dramatic downfall of the Dixie Chicks but also lit the fuse on a nationwide culture war.

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0:00.0	Matt, you're a stand-up comedian.
0:08.5	Have you ever said something on stage that you thought was flippant or, you know, inconsequential,
0:14.3	and then just had it blow up in your face?
0:16.8	Every time I get on stage, something bad comes out.
0:19.8	Would it shock you to learn that you are not the only person that this has happened to?
0:23.9	That other people have experienced consequences from something they've said on stage.
0:29.6	That is shocking to know.
0:31.5	I didn't know we were holding people accountable for stuff.
0:35.1	And sometimes, like, without just cause.
0:39.5	Often.
0:40.3	Sometimes the person is, like, absolutely right, and people just still get mad.
0:44.8	Would that shock you?
0:45.9	It would shock me, yes.
0:47.7	Well, I'm about to tell you a story that is basically all about that.
0:51.6	Oof.
0:53.2	So, let me set the scene.
0:55.5	2003, London, the Dixie Chicks, as they were formally known.
1:01.0	They're performing at a 2,000-person venue called, and I don't want to hear anything about
1:06.0	this, Matt.
1:07.0	It's called Shepard's Bush Empire.
1:10.2	Okay. Well, you can't set me up like that with a reaction. Of course, now I'm thinking about
1:15.7	something ridiculous. Well, it's the first night of the European leg of their tour, and this is
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