This week spotlights Loretta Lynn’s 1975 crossover hit, “The Pill,” one of the most controversial country singles of all time. To discuss Loretta, birth control, and the normalizing of sexual health education, Danny and Tyler are joined by the brilliant and hilarious Alex Kumin (@alexkumin, Comedy Central, Comedians You Should Know). 

Everyone from Owen Bradley to Reba McEntire to Jack White says that Loretta Lynn is one of the smartest country songwriters of all time, and they’d all agree she’s a fearless badass too. According to Tyler Mahan Coe, Loretta Lynn had more songs banned from radio than all male country artists in the 20th century combined. What gets a female vocalist banned from country music radio? What makes a woman "radical" within a male-dominated industry? Is wanting birth control even controversial? Give this week’s episode a listen, where we answer those questions.

New to Loretta? Want to hear more? Here are our other recs:

Fist CityYou’re Lookin’ At CountryYou’re The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly (with Conway Twitty)Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man (with Conway Twitty)Portland Oregon (with Jack White)High On A Mountain TopOut of My Head and Back In My BedDon’t Come Home A’ Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind)

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