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I've noticed there's a point where healthcare stops feeling like just appointments and starts feeling like constant admin work. That's why I'm glad I came across Solace. It's a platform that connects you with a dedicated healthcare advocate who steps into that process with you. A Solace advocate can find the right doctors and schedule appointments, fight denied insurance claims to help get care approved and make sure your doctors are actually staying in sync so you're not repeating yourself everywhere you go. They can also join your appointments remotely, translate medical jargon into plain language, and break down test results and treatment plans so you actually understand your care. You connect with your advocate by phone, text, email or video call through the platform and instead of handing you more to manage, they take on the work patients usually end up doing alone. These are experienced healthcare professionals, often nurses with an average of 16 years in the field, and they've already helped tens of thousands of patients. Go to SolisHealth.com to see if you qualify. It takes about two minutes and it's covered by insurance. That's Solish. Health.com must be 18 or older. Advocates do not provide medical or legal advice. You're probably not drinking enough water. I'm probably not either. We all mean to and then we don't. That's where Ello comes in. They make the viral water bottles and tumblers you've seen all over Instagram and TikTok, but they're not just cute, they're designed to make daily routines easier. Their Oasis tumbler has a lid that twists to tuck the straw away so it stays clean and totally leak proof. And the pop and fill bottle has a push button lid so you can refill it without unscrewing the top. If you're into meal prepping or love leftovers, their leak proof glass containers are made for life on the go, not leaks in your bag. Ello's mission is replacing single use plastics with reusable products that look good, work well and last. Plus they're backed by a limited lifetime warranty. Visit eloproducts.com and use code TRYLO20 for 20% off your first purchase. That's E L L O products.com code TRYLO20 for 20 percent off your first Elo purchase. A few years ago I learned that the wife of famous Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser had been exhumed more than 50 years after her death. She'd supposedly been killed in an ambush back in 1967, but now there was a growing belief that Buford himself, who became Famous as the real life hero of the hit movie Walking Tall was the one who killed her. We did a pair of episodes about the case last season. While we were working on it, I happened to hear a song called the Buford Stick by the band Drive By Truckers. I knew about Drive By Truckers. They'd been around for 25 years and they still tour regularly. Last year they performed on the Late show with Stephen Colbert, but I'd never really listened to them. That changed after I heard the Buford Stick. The song's title refers to the giant wooden stick Buford's character in Walking Tall carries while enforcing the law, but in the lyrics, lead singer Patterson Hood flips the symbolism, writing in the voice of a working class guy from McNary County, Tennessee. He describes the stick as a weapon of intimidation and portrays Buford himself as a crooked cop who terrorized his community. Listening to it now, the song feels almost eerily ahead of its time, questioning the Buford Pusser legend decades before it began to publicly unravel. But the song also speaks to something deeper we've been circling in a few episodes of this show, which is the South's ongoing efforts to reckon with its complicated history and to reevaluate men it once held up as heroes. These weren't ideas I expected to find in the lyrics of a Southern rock band that for years was known for its whiskey soaked live shows. I thought the Buford Stick might have been a one off, but as I listened to more Drive By Trucker songs, I realized that they've always grappled with big ideas, from Southern identity and abuse of power to racism, addiction and intergenerational trauma. And they do it in a way that never feels luxury or like they're preaching to the choir. Earlier this year, I had the chance to speak with Drive By Truckers co founder Patterson Hood from his home in Portland, Oregon. We talked about how growing up progressive in Alabama shaped his songwriting, why he's drawn to Southern history and myths, and how he's using music to make sense of the chaotic era we're now living through. Here's our conversation.
