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This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, features an interview with the country star Maren Morris, discussing:
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What it took to begin her career in country music
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Arriving in Nashville at the peak of “bro country,” with few women on the charts
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Receiving backlash from her earliest singles for not being faithful to the genre
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Choosing to now step back from participating in country music institutions such as award shows and radio promotion
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Speaking out against Nashville’s poor track record of providing opportunities for female and non-white performers, and also against peers like Morgan Wallen and Jason Aldean
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How the rightward politicization of country music has changed the tenor of working in Nashville, and the breakthrough of Oliver Anthony
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Her recent EP, “The Bridge,” and working on new music with Jack Antonoff
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A Texas-themed snack of the week
