2 chapters across the catalog
Adam Curry recounts meeting James Brown in a Connecticut recording studio in the early 1980s during the recording of "Living in America." Curry describes Brown as a consummate, sober professional who commanded absolute respect from everyone in the room. The segment also acknowledges Brown's "Funky Drummer" as the foundational sample for much of early hip-hop.
The discussion explores how 1980s pop culture, including films like "Rocky IV," "Top Gun," and "Red Dawn," served as propaganda that conditioned Americans to view Russians as villains. They note that this programming is being refreshed for a new generation through modern media, such as the Apple TV+ series "For All Mankind," which reimagines the Space Race. The hosts argue this conditioning makes the public susceptible to current war narratives.
