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The Conspirators Podcast

Ep. 237 - The Devil's Music

The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In the history of the Delta blues, there is no bigger name than that of Robert Johnson. According to popular legend, Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads, in exchange for his musical talent. Patreon: theconspiratorspodcast Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Up-Jumped-Devil-Robert-Johnson/dp/1641600942 https://www.robertjohnsonbluesfoundation.org https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/obituaries/robert-johnson-overlooked.html https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/devils-music-myth-robert-johnson/ https://www.npr.org/2011/05/07/136063911/robert-johnson-at-100-still-dispelling-myths https://www.classicfm.com/composers/paganini/niccolo-gifted-violinist-deal-with-devil/ https://www.vialma.com/en/articles/266/Niccolo-Paganini-The-Devils-Violinist https://radiolab.org/podcast/199705-crossroads https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0981600212/radiolabbooks-20/ https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0452279496/radiolabbooks-20/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

New Series, those about to die only on prime video.

0:04.0

Let the game spagge!

0:06.0

Win or lose.

0:08.0

All must fight to survive.

0:09.0

My son, sure then you can fight.

0:11.0

Enter the arena of the Gladiators, starring Anthony Hopkins.

0:15.5

Nothing is more important than our beloved role.

0:18.4

From the Director of Independence Day.

0:20.8

The moment is upon us.

0:22.4

Kill or be killed.

0:26.0

Those about to die. Watch now only on Prime Video.

0:30.0

This is Michael Medved, Otto von Bismarck, the Chancellor of Germany, once said that God offers special protection

0:38.6

to drunkards, lost dogs, children, and the United States of America.

0:44.7

We'll explore that special protection

0:48.2

and what it means in the American miracle.

0:51.9

Subscribe to the American Miracle on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, or wherever you get your podcasts. Picture this. It's a hot and sultry summer night in rural Mississippi back in the 1930s.

1:17.0

A dirt road winds its way through the soybean fields to a rickety shack with a tin roof. And even as you approach that belt and you can feel the music coming from inside,

1:26.9

the thump and rhythm, that electric excitement that pulses through your veins. Inside the juke joint is jumping.

1:35.0

People are dancing and singing along.

1:38.0

The place is filled with the smells of cigarette smoke and fry oil,

1:41.0

of sweat, and the cheap corn whiskey you can get served in a paper cup.

1:47.0

This place is humming with life.

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