The (murder) Ballad of Joe Exotic “Tiger King” (with Robert Moor)

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Scandal and intrigue surround Joe Exotic, the central character of the new Netflix documentary Tiger King. Among the many bizarre traits of this zoo keeper, Exotic tries his hand at country music. Interspersed throughout the series, Joe sings about his love of big cats as well as his hatred for his nemesis in a gruesome murder ballad. But it turns out that amongst his many lies, Exotic’s country career may be yet another fabrication. Charlie speaks with journalist Robert Moor, host of the podcast Joe Exotic: Tiger King about who’s really behind the music. Songs Discussed Joe Exotic - I Saw A Tiger Vince Johnson Band - He’s Loving You Jake Owen - Down To The Honkytonk Lonestar - My Front Porch Looking In Joe Exotic - Here Kitty Kitty Spindrift - Speak To The Wind Johnny Cash - Long Black Veil Joe Exotic - This Is My Life George Straight - Living For The Night Sean Watkins - I Saw A Tiger More Robert Moor’s Twitter Thread on what Tiger King left out NY Mag: Tiger King Joe Exotic and His American Animals Podcast: Joe Exotic: Tiger King Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to a bonus episode of Switched On Pop.
0:13.2	I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
0:17.3	One of the things that I feel like is bringing us together right now are the programs that
0:21.4	we're watching apart, but we have this shared experience of.
0:25.3	And right now, that has got to be the Netflix documentary Tiger King about the very strange
0:31.7	person, zookeeper, reality star, and country singer, Joe Exotic.
0:37.4	It's got some very bizarre music.
0:41.1	And when I heard these songs that he sings in the documentary, it brought back a rush
0:47.4	of memories.
0:48.4	I'm at this Shabbat dinner with friends years ago around a table and I'm seated next to
0:53.9	this guy who I don't know.
0:55.8	He's a journalist and he's telling me the absolute strangest story about this very singer,
1:01.8	Joe Exotic.
1:05.0	My name's Robert Moore.
1:06.0	I'm the reporter and host of season two of Over My Dead Body, Joe Exotic, which is now
1:12.6	called just Joe Exotic Tiger King.
1:15.4	About five years ago, I met you at a dinner party and you brought to me this very strange
1:21.6	quandary.
1:22.8	What was that?
1:23.8	This guy named Joe Exotic, who I had been reporting on.
1:27.7	And I had heard these rumors that Joe was not actually singing his country songs that
1:33.1	he claimed to be singing.
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