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How We Heard It
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Veteran entertainment journalists, music columnists and longtime friends Wayne Bledsoe and Chuck Campbell host ”How We Heard It,” a breezy and sometimes offbeat take on how music and movies got to where they are today and where it’s all going.
They break down who are the most promising Generation Z singers one minute and the next they debate who are the most overrated acts from the past. Sexy songs, soundtracks, controversies and weird movies find their way into the discussion, and they also weigh in with recommendations on who to hear and what to see in music and film from the past and present.
Wayne and Chuck have more than 65 years of experience in professional journalism between them, but they don’t waste time indulging in scholarly breakdowns of their institutional knowledge. Instead, they share behind-the-scenes stories about their odd, funny, inspirational and embarrassing encounters with celebrities, managers, fans and readers. And they laugh at themselves and each other. A lot. Because being an entertainment journalist does that to you.
An important third voice in the ”How We Heard It” podcast is engineer John Baker, himself a musician and producer who reins in Wayne and Chuck when they need it. John’s tastes are a little bit Wayne and a little bit Chuck, and he’s a friendly sort.
Wayne’s primary role in his nearly four decades at the Knoxville News-Sentinel was his work as an entertainment writer and critic. He currently hosts ”The Six O’Clock Swerve” weekly radio show on WUTK, 90.3 FM in Knoxville, he’s a former Grammy nominee, and he’s an organizer of the annual concert series ”Waynestock: For the Love of Drew and Rylan.” He’s also an artist and unconventional garden writer - see more at www.waynebledsoe.com.
Chuck started his career in journalism at the Daytona Beach News-Journal in Florida before joining the staff in Knoxville. He has reviewed more than 5,500 albums, and his column was distributed by the New York Times, Gannett, Cox News Service and the Scripps Howard News Service. He was an entertainment and travel editor in both Florida and Tennessee and a regional news planner for Gannett’s South Region.
”How We Heard It” is a Cozy Planet Productions podcast recorded at The Arbor Studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. Send requests, comments and suggestions to HowWeHeardIt@gmail.com
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Creepy songs need love too
Sep 28, 202401:18:44Tap to summarizeThere are love songs, breakup songs and party songs ... But on this episode, Wayne and Chuck spotlight disturbing music. Whether or not these artists intended to chill their audiences, they somehow got under the skin of our not-so-fearless podcasters. Listen if you dare.
Transcribe →Horrors! Have you missed these scary movies?!
Sep 21, 202401:18:48Tap to summarizeFans of scary movies have their favorite go-to films, but let's be real: There are so many new ones constantly coming out that it's easy to miss some. With that in mind, Chuck and Wayne share some of their favorites that may have slipped under your radar, some you might want to see again and some that hardly anyone has ever heard of. They talk about everything from the mousy woman who has to take on the underworld to the princess who has sex with a catfish and from "'Mean Girls' in a slasher film" to a serial-killer tire (you read that right). There's something for everyone ... unless you're just weird.
Transcribe →Taylor Swift vs. Beyonce again? Get ready for more Grammys drama
Sep 14, 202401:16:31Tap to summarizeTaylor Swift has had another groundbreaking year in music, but are voters for the Grammy Awards feeling Taylor-Swift burnout? Beyonce has won more Grammys than any artist, but never for Best Album. Will voters listen to Jay-Z and finally reward her in that category, or will they snub her once again? What about Grammy darling Billie Eilish? Will voters avoid the whole Taylor Swift vs. Beyonce drama altogether and just give another Best Album win to Eilish? And what about Eminem, who has never won for Best Album? He's not getting any younger, so will this finally be his year? The nominations haven't even been made yet, but Chuck Campbell and Wayne Bledsoe take an early look at the potential subplots for the 2025 Grammys - the effect that the politicking for awards is having on the ceremony, the spotty history of the Grammys and why these chunks of metal still matter to artists and fans. Also, Wayne, once a Grammy Award nominee himself, tells his first-person account of being nominated, going to the ceremony and becoming a voter himself.
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