Country artist Bryan Andrews with 4 million TikTok followers, a Billboard-charting single, and a brand-new mixtape;  joins Joy for one of the most unfiltered conversations Two Personal has had. They get into the grift of performative conservatism in country music, what it's like being the "Town Democrat" back home, why small-town white men need to be the messengers for change in their own communities, Christian nationalism, patriarchy, and what real masculinity actually looks like.

 

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro & welcome
02:03 – Country music's "conservative" problem
04:00 – The grift: exposing fake conservative country stars
08:37 – Bryan's political upbringing
09:55 – Releasing "The Older I Get"
12:01 – Small towns, inner cities, and the roots of the divide
13:18 – "Cosplay hillbilly" backlash
15:08 – Blame, scapegoating, and anti-politician fandom
19:00 – Being the right messenger
23:21 – Christianity and hypocrisy
27:03 – Are we a Christian nation?

32:07 – Midterms and political commentary
39:29 – Corporate taxes and small-town economics
44:05 – "Yee Haw, Fuck the Law" & country's Black roots
48:14 – What "alpha male" really means
49:33 – Patriarchy and submission culture
53:29 – New relationship, being a "sim"
1:00:00 – Men's mental health and suppressed emotions
1:06:20 – The James Baldwin quote he lives by
1:08:26 – Tour, charity, and goodbye

Country artist Bryan Andrews with 4 million TikTok followers, a Billboard-charting single, and a brand-new mixtape;&nbsp; joins Joy for one of the most unfiltered conversations Two Personal has had. They get into the grift of performative conservatism in country music, what it's like being the "Town Democrat" back home, why small-town white men need to be the messengers for change in their own communities, Christian nationalism, patriarchy, and what real masculinity actually looks like.
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Chapters: 00:00 &ndash; Intro &amp; welcome 02:03 &ndash; Country music's "conservative" problem 04:00 &ndash; The grift: exposing fake conservative country stars 08:37 &ndash; Bryan's political upbringing 09:55 &ndash; Releasing "The Older I Get" 12:01 &ndash; Small towns, inner cities, and the roots of the divide 13:18 &ndash; "Cosplay hillbilly" backlash 15:08 &ndash; Blame, scapegoating, and anti-politician fandom 19:00 &ndash; Being the right messenger 23:21 &ndash; Christianity and hypocrisy 27:03 &ndash; Are we a Christian nation?
32:07 &ndash; Midterms and political commentary 39:29 &ndash; Corporate taxes and small-town economics 44:05 &ndash; "Yee Haw, Fuck the Law" &amp; country's Black roots 48:14 &ndash; What "alpha male" really means 49:33 &ndash; Patriarchy and submission culture 53:29 &ndash; New relationship, being a "sim" 1:00:00 &ndash; Men's mental health and suppressed emotions 1:06:20 &ndash; The James Baldwin quote he lives by 1:08:26 &ndash; Tour, charity, and goodbye
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Two Personal with Joy Taylor

Bryan Andrews on Grifters in Country Music, Redefining "Alpha Male," and Why He Won't Quiet Down

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