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Political strategist and co-host of the Circus, Mark McKinnon has spent decades in the A-league of ‘showbusiness for ugly people’ with both Democrats and Republicans, including as chief media strategist for President George W Bush.
But before that, he was a singer-songwriter whose band caught the ear of Kris Kristofferson. Mark talks about how Kristofferson’s most iconic songs shook up country music, living in Kristofferson’s Nashville apartment in the 70s and trying to keep up with his lifestyle, what politicians could learn from great musicians, 'authenticity’ and Donald Trump, when Elvis Presley almost recorded one of his songs and programming President Bush’s iPod.
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My Favorite Album is a podcast on the impact great music has on our lives. Each episode features a guest on their favorite album of all time - why they love it, their history with the album and how it's influenced them.
Jeremy Dylan is a filmmaker, journalist, concert promoter and photographer. He directed the the feature music documentary Jim Lauderdale: The King of Broken Hearts (out now!) and the film Benjamin Sniddlegrass and the Cauldron of Penguins.
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