Saving Country Music is Now Available in Audio Form

Too busy to stop down and read all the kick ass articles on Saving Country Music? Well now you have the option to listen to them. Starting last week, select articles began to be made available in audio form on Saving Country Music’s YouTube channel. Not every article will be made available in this manner, but a lot will. Sometimes the audio will coincide with the publishing of the article on Saving Country Music, and sometimes it might come along a little bit later, especially in breaking news situations.
Don’t want to listen to each article individually, but all at once? You’re in luck. Just launched, you can now listen to all the articles offered in audio form on the Saving Country Music Roundup Podcast that will be posted every week or so. It’s available on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music (still populating), and other select podcasting networks.
The Saving Country Music Roundup will also include other commentary from yours truly that may not make it into written form on the site itself. On the inaugural episode I talk about why it has taken so long for Saving Country Music to get into podcasting, the plan for the podcast moving forward, along with further commentary and clearing the air about the recent article about Jason Isbell that stirred some controversy.
At the moment, we’re still in the exploratory phase and testing a few things out to see what sticks. Some of the stuff we do may go away, and other stuff may be adopted more long-term and in-depth. Eventually some of the audio stuff will probably evolve into video stuff as Saving Country Music works to reach people wherever they are, and however they consume music coverage.
Not every article will be on the new Roundup podcast, so coming to Saving Country Music will still be the best way to stay informed. Also don’t forget that there is also a history podcast from Saving Country Music called Country History X. Though new episodes have not been posted in a while, more are on the way. These are just some of many changes and exciting new features on the way for Saving Country Music.
On a personal note, for those that have been waiting for my recent novel Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board to be released in audio form, it is now available on Amazon/Audible, Apple Books, and virtually anywhere else audio books are sold. As those that have read the book will tell you, it’s a very intense and enriching read, but also very dense. For some, the audiobook will be a much better way to consume it.
As always, thanks for reading and listening, and your feedback is encouraged for all the new and upcoming ventures.
–Trigger
October 17, 2023 @ 8:05 am
Trigger going all NYT and WSJ on us. I love it! Do we get the audio narrated in Trigger’s voice? I can’t wait to listen to your next Aldean, Luke Bryan or worst album ever rant lol.
October 17, 2023 @ 8:08 am
Yes, I am the narrator.
October 18, 2023 @ 3:56 am
Get Sam Elliott to narrate please.
October 25, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
The Trigger abides.
Takin’ ‘er easy for all us sinners
October 17, 2023 @ 8:07 am
Appreciate it! I’m about 3 weeks behind on articles so this will certainly help.
October 17, 2023 @ 8:25 am
Pocket Casts, please.
October 17, 2023 @ 8:44 am
It should be on Pocket Casts soon. When you launch a first episode, sometimes it takes a few days to populate everywhere.
October 17, 2023 @ 8:52 am
Loved Country History X and glad to hear more may be on the way. I just subscribed to the new podcast, looking forward to it. And thanks for the effort, I know it’s a ton of work.
October 17, 2023 @ 9:12 am
God I hope your NSFW rants will be available in audio form as well ????
October 17, 2023 @ 9:30 am
Oh, that is fabulous! Thank you for making your content available in audio format. I tend to listen as I work and will add SCM to my list of favorites!
(Plus, no temptation to read the comment section!)
October 17, 2023 @ 10:04 am
Joke’s on you. I already pay someone to read it to me.
Seriously, this is cool.
October 17, 2023 @ 10:40 am
Is there/or going to be an RSS feed for the show?
October 17, 2023 @ 11:18 am
Yes, RSS feed here:
https://anchor.fm/s/eb477c28/podcast/rss
October 17, 2023 @ 5:25 pm
What about Google podcasts?
October 17, 2023 @ 7:45 pm
It’s been registered with Google Podcasts and every other major podcast network. If you’re not seeing it on there yet, it will probably populate soon. Sometimes it takes a few days when you launch a new podcast.
October 17, 2023 @ 8:18 pm
Do you even sleep, man? I’ve gotta give you some applause on all you do to keep evolving this and keeping it current. It appears from your verbal content in interviews that I’ve listened to and the reads that you are a 100% solo operation. Is putting more people on your SCM bus any priory at all? It seems like you have lots of great and original ideas that are done very well, but you have to many plates spinning to keep them all going effectively at the level of perfection that you always aim to achieve all the time, it seems like good things get left out because of too much going at once. I often wonder how you can listen to so many albums and put out any coherent thought on it in a timely manner (even listening pre release), attend festivals, conduct interviews, be interviewed, write a book, be a journalist, plan your future stuff, and even still find time to comment and respond to your people. You do what you do very well, people love your stuff and “the why”, maybe just think about not spreading your peanut butter so thin man. Going from a damned good country music site to the GOAT could actually be what saves country music. More hands on deck could take it there. But whatever you do, PLEASE don’t quit.
October 18, 2023 @ 9:36 am
Hey Tyler,
I appreciate the words. Sure, it would be great if I could hire other people to help. But there is a reason so many outlets have either gone under or laid off people over the last 18 months. If I had hired multiple employees, there’s a good chance they would have received pink slips in Q1 of this year like happened at NPR, Rolling Stone, Townsquare, and a host of other places.
Focusing on audio and video is a way to adapt to the upcoming onset of AI, and if I do it the way I’ve planned it out, it won’t cost me significantly more time than I already spend. It will make me more efficient with my time.
The biggest drain on my time is not writing articles and doing everything else I do. It’s the excessive amount of emails I receive each week, 90% of which should never end up in my inbox, and do anyway. And since I’m one of the last outlets that take unsolicited submissions from artists without representation, I can’t just ignore my emails. I have to go through them because you never know when you’ll find that diamond in the rough. The inbox remains the biggest drag on my personal life, and the website’s biggest existential threat.
October 18, 2023 @ 1:41 am
Great news!!
who’s singing the jingle at the beginning of the episode?
October 18, 2023 @ 9:25 am
Adam Lee
October 18, 2023 @ 7:25 am
Awesome!
Who’s going to read the comment section?
October 18, 2023 @ 9:21 am
Gonna contract with whoever voices Oscar The Grouch of Sesame Street.
October 19, 2023 @ 9:19 am
Thanks for this. I’m not sure i’ll subscribe and listen to them all, but it is great to attach a voice to the name. I see every article you post through my RSS feed (I still think this is the best way to make sure you don’t miss anything). I’m surprised you didn’t mention this as a way to connect.
October 19, 2023 @ 9:35 pm
any plans for an audio version of the Complete Guide to Corning Ware & Visions Cookware?