Nothing Pleases; I Like Country Teasers (...and Lucille Bogan)
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The tenth episode of Barely Human looks at boundary pushing obscenity through the lens of two vastly disconnected artists. In English garage satirists Country Teasers, we look at the slippery slope of satire and 21st Century obscenity: to find the endpoint of a long history of free speech arguments. From that "evil country outfit," we then find a blues singer from Alabama named Lucille Bogan, who was writing songs about f*****g, bootlegging, sex work and making "dead men cum" as far back as the 1920s. Barely Human is written and hosted by Max Easton, and produced by Jason L'Ecuyer and Output Media. Visit the website for show notes featuring extra discussion, sources, further reading and detailed credits here: www.barelyhuman.info The accompanying playlist called 'The Obscenity Revival' can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4I4AeVVvkQrruzdNOrrKSr Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, all @barelyhumanpod
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