Ali Siddiq on "Midnight Rider"

Ali Siddiq on "Midnight Rider"

Comedian Ali Siddiq zooms in on Willie Nelson’s 1979 cover of the Allman Brother’s tale of a desperate outlaw’s life on the lamb, “Midnight Rider.” It’s a song Ali used to blast in his Monte Carlo during his days as what he calls “street pharmaceutical rep” in Houston’s Third Ward, as detailed in his groundbreaking 4-part comedy special Domino Effect, and it gets him thinking aloud on American culture’s enduring fascination with gangsters and outlaws…plus such Willie-adjacent lessons as the significance of working every angle to control your destiny, and the importance of taking the gifts that save you--like comedy and music--and paying them forward to save others.

With cameo appearances by Aretha Franklin, Martin Lawrence, and Willie’s old drummer Paul English—who Ali can tell, just from looking at one photo, was an actual outlaw.

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Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer on "Bloody Mary Morning"

Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer on "Bloody Mary Morning"

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Don Was on "Across the Borderline" (On the Pod Again, Vol. 1)

Don Was on "Across the Borderline" (On the Pod Again, Vol. 1)

In a re-airing of one of OBW’s early greatest hits, legendary producer, bass player, and Blue Note Records president Don Was looks at the title track to one of the best, most important albums of Willi...

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Buddy "Budrock" Prewitt on "On the Road Again"

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Ziggy Marley on "Still Is Still Moving to Me"

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I'm With Her on "Wake Me When It's Over"

I'm With Her on "Wake Me When It's Over"

Three-time Grammy-winning, supergroup folk trio I’m With Her—whose individual members Aoife O’Donovan, Sara Watkins, and Sarah Jarosz also have an additional four Grammy wins outside the band—discuss ...

29 Jul 45min

Taj Mahal on "Bloody Mary Morning" - Live from Luck!

Taj Mahal on "Bloody Mary Morning" - Live from Luck!

In a special episode taped on Willie Nelson’s ranch at last year’s Luck Reunion, Taj Mahal—a true genius of the blues and roots music from all over the world—talks about the first song on Side 2 of Wi...

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Dave Stewart on "Energy Follows Thought"

Dave Stewart on "Energy Follows Thought"

Eurythmic Dave Stewart, who along with his bandmate Annie Lennox—and, of course, Willie Nelson—is a member of both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, discusses one of Wil...

1 Jul 36min

Bill Anderson on "Funny How Time Slips Away"

Bill Anderson on "Funny How Time Slips Away"

Whisperin’ Bill Anderson, a multimillion-selling Country Music Hall of Famer, 65-year Grand Ole Opry regular, and almost certainly the only living songwriter who got to Nashville before Willie did, ta...

17 Jun 57min

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