The Richard Wooten Podcast

Ep10: Science Literacy, D*ck Jokes, and Debunking Misinformation

Recorded 09/23/2021 with Robert Rabel and Allison Wooten
 
https://youtu.be/LjLOmKrnBGo
Allison’s back with more knowledge and frontline experience for us. This one is a little lighter and more general. When exactly should you go to the ER because of a prolonged erection? Why does Richard hate health and wellness types asking him about quantum mechanics? What are the ethics of ovary kicking? What does “the poison is in the dose” mean? How many times has Robert been a groomsman? We answer all these questions and more!

Ep9: The Triumphs and Cringey Faceplants of Live pt1

https://youtu.be/U_YsAzUu7zw
 
Recorded 09/16/2021 with Robert Rabel
 
Live has made some of my favorite records of all time (throwing copper and distance to here). Their music is extremely important to me. They have also made some of the most confusing records, and some of the worst songs. At times their output has left me feeling confused and other times traumatized. In this episode we cover their first few records. I criticize Ed quite a bit but please know that I do genuinely love most of this band's music.  Note: the audio cut out while we were recording so this one ends abruptly.  
 
00:00 intro
01:36 Norm McDonald, Neil Peart, and Celebrity death
29:19 Start
53:47 Mental Jewelry
01:00:44 Throwing Copper
01:12:27 What all good Live records have in common
01:13:40 Secret Samadhi (lots of Ed criticism in here)
01:46:36 Jeremy's Origin Story 
Live is a great band
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1ehStiqsl-NmFWGAvJB1UOJj
 
Live writes terrible songs
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1egRJAbHpznY0_pQXRqhHiIk

Ep8: ICU Nursing Before and During Covid, with Nurse Practitioner Allison Wooten

Recorded 09/09/2021 [audio only]
Allison joins Robert and me to talk about what it was like working in an ICU before and during COVID. This one alternates from being intense, heartbreaking, informative, and hilarious. 
0:00:57 Start
0:06:51 Covid in the beginning for Rob (software engineer)
0:10:18 Covid in the beginning for Rich (live music)
0:14:18 Allison job description, education background, 
1:02:56 Covid in the beginning for hospitals
1:23:23 Accusatory patients, ivermection, vaccines, misinformation, and lack of resources
2:02:11 "There's no appeal to authority"

Ep7: Bipolar Living: Breakdowns, Diagnosis, Hospitalizations, and Acceptance [Trigger Warning]

[TRIGGER WARNING: Mental Health, Violence, and Suicidal Ideation]
 
Recorded 09/08/2021 with Zach Robison
 
*deep breath*I am bipolar. I had a breakdown and was diagnosed in fall 2007. I had another severe breakdown in spring 2008 and I was hospitalized. My close friend Zach Robison was there for the second breakdown. In this episode we tell the story of those chaotic nights and the aftermath. We talk about my slow and messy path to stability. 
 
This one is heavy and will not be for everyone but it is a part of my story so I wanted to tell it. 
 
It is okay to get help, no matter how mild or severe the issues are. Help looks different to different people and that is okay. Help can feel uncomfortable at first and that is okay. Sometimes the process is messy and that’s okay too
Episode Video Linkhttps://youtu.be/ZwhIK7hHlqs

Ep6: Woodstock 99 ”Peace, Love, and Rage”

Recorded 09/02/2021
We watched the extremely well done HBO documentary and then talked about it. We add some context by discussing the nu metal movement and the concert climate of the time. We speculate that part of the decision to go with this lineup was to poach from the ozzfest tour. 
 
We question whether Fred Durst is the villain he's made out to be and conclude that Kid Rock has always  been an incendiary privileged s***
 
Episode video
 https://youtu.be/a1c7FJHuPyU
 
Trailer
https://youtu.be/h62RmIsx6MA
 
Woodstock99 movie 
https://youtu.be/lQVUwsdW82M

ep5: Current Faves [Cattle Decap, Avalanches, Warning, Infected Mushroom]

w/ Robert Rabel. Recorded August 27th, 2021. 
 
Having grown weary of our trips into nostalgia we decided to talk about some recent favorite records of ours. Rick’s Picks
Cattle Decapitation: Death Atlas
https://youtu.be/wdw2It8GIG8
https://tidal.com/browse/album/115147560
 
Warning: Watching From a Distance
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kLVMW9XcneQ5FqOpOw0QBUVEsKRlVvwNY
https://tidal.com/browse/album/82289118
 
Rob’s Throbs
Infected Mushroom: 
https://youtu.be/RjYoZLUY9xs
https://tidal.com/browse/album/96797975
 
Avalanches: 
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvsYXqtYjMYcq0JEJxLnRHzQzCRZwoprM
https://tidal.com/browse/album/164741256
Master playlist
https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/b2967d4b-74b7-4416-8d99-250bad017056

Ep4: Mid-90s Adolescent Music Tastes [Playlists In Description]

https://youtu.be/dKJoq_NocYo
Robert and I  continue to explore the musical environments we grew up in. This covers what I call the “earl-agency” phase where we started to make decisions about what we liked and wanted to listen to. Also, what we were exposed to came from other sources besides our parents. As expected there is plenty of overlap but the most interesting divergences occur because Robert had access to MTV and I did not.   
Richard Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1ehKIhIRw4lo6pJMmc8T3xNK
https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/c7b1274b-16a8-420a-8267-fdabe4f54b05
Robert Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1egMKzREANRaDRIasGYgPaVa
https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/217c4a95-762a-4376-a80a-1de33a8ecb9c
 

Ep3. Joey Jordison Tribute and Art Album Debate

Ep 3 w/Robert Rabel. Recorded August 13th, 2021.
 
00:00 Intro
02:20 Joey Jordison Tribute  
41:00 Art Album Debate 
 
Robert and I discuss Joey Jordison's impact, influence, and untouchable legacy.  I believe he should be considered the Tony Williams or Stewart Copeland of metal drumming. Truly one of the greats that will be remembered for decades to come. 
 
What is an "Art Album" ? 
Robert and I unpack this and propose several different candidates.  I feel an art album has several possible features 
- It is a pivot from the artist's previous work
- it is often polarizing for the fanbase
- If it's a commercial success it is often seen as a "sellout"
- If their career survives then they can do whatever they want
We were still new to the podcasting format and forgot to say every album that we mentioned so here is a list of the order in which they are discussed.
Pantera: Great Southern Trendkill
Slipknot: Vol. 3
Metallica: Load
Mastodon: Crack The Skye
Marilyn Manson: Mechanical Animals
Oukast: Love Below/Speakerboxx
Mudvayne: LD50
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Stadium Arcadium
Link Park: Minutes to Midnight
Meshuggah: Catch-33/I
Smashing Pumpkins: Adore
Strapping Young Lad: Alien
Deftones: White Pony
Megadeth: Risk
Baroness: Yellow & Green
Fear Factory: Obsolete
Slayer: Undiputed Attitude
Radiohead: OK computer/Kid A
Machine Head: Burning Red
Slayer: Diabolus en Musica
Tool: Aenima
Beastie Boys: Paul's Boutique
Buckethead: Coma????
Beatles: various
The Police: Synchronicity
Alice in Chains: Jar of Flies
Soilwork: Stabbing the Drama
U2: Pop

Ep2. Displaying the Confederate Flag is Always Bull$%$! and Why Weren’t We Exposed to More Black Music

Ep2 w/Robert Rabel. Recorded August 13th, 2021. 
 
https://youtu.be/TVeb98Lf5mo
00:00 Intro
05:30 Confederate Flag discussion
24:15 How racism affects music tastes
39:10 Outro 
 
In the first episode the subject of the confederate flag came up naturally because it’s featured on the original cover of the Alabama album “Roll on.” Robert and I felt that we softballed the topic and wanted to be absolutely clear. In short: Even if the confederate flag has positive associations to someone because it was just around when they were growing up etc… Displaying it, at best, contributes to making black people feel unwelcome in a space and at worst, to making them feel unsafe. And thus displaying it is always… well read the thumbnail. I bring up examples from my childhood that I feel demonstrate this.
We also talk about some of the structural and societal factors that affected the music our parents were exposed to and thus the music we were exposed to. 
 
The ending of this was a little clunky so I added an outro which corrects some of the issues. Perhaps this is a better way to say it… I don’t think anyone should be ashamed of the music from their past that has emotional weight. But I do think we should interrogate how we continue to support artists that have promoted racist/bigoted speech.

Ep1: Our Parent’s Music and Involuntary Taste-making [Playlists In Description]

 Ep 1, w/Robert Rabel. Recorded July 29th, 2021
 
This episode is about the early music environments that we grew up in. So this mostly reflects the music our parents listened to but also other music we were exposed to by relatives, neighbors, peers, or happenstance. I call this the "pre-agency" period of musical taste development. You'll notice how close our playlists were in some places but also how they diverged wildly in others. Hope ya dig. 
 
Richard's Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1ejObQyYvGk4fMnZGod9AOSq
 
https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/64eef14c-d2a5-4ecd-a898-683332914b56
 
Robert's Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDy9MGihz1ejG0X0S51nV73fFosS3R2qX
 
https://tidal.com/playlist/56f3eac7-73db-4bf7-8a7c-cc2f3d40a1b4
 
Repo Man Soundtrack (Rob)
https://youtu.be/wZgIt5MPKqI