Rainbow Rodeo is the queer country podcast, featuring interviews and playlists with your favorite LGBTQ+ country stars.
Learn more at www.rainbowrodeozine.com

by Rachel Cholst

Rainbow Rodeo is *the* queer country podcast, featuring interviews and playlists with your favorite LGBTQ+ country stars. Learn more at www.rainbowrodeozine.com
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5/27/2022
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October 31, 2025
<p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Indie rock band Weakened Friends join us to discuss their powerful album</span> Feels Like Hell<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">. The band is tighter than ever, and that's due in large part to lead singer Sonia Sturino coming out as non-binary and feeling more confident in their voice. Sturino and bassist(and partner) Annie Hand check in to talk about what an indie rock band is doing on a country podcast, approaches to songwriting and recording, and our millennial skin care routines.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href= "https://rainbowrodeomag.com/#/portal/signup">Subscribe or sign up</a> to hear more about the pair's approach to astrology, bad habits, and touring. (Check Weakened Friends' tour dates</span> <a href="https://www.weakenedfriends.com/tour"><span style= "white-space: pre-wrap;">here</span></a><span style= "white-space: pre-wrap;">.)</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><strong style= "white-space: pre-wrap;">Songs</strong></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">4:08 – "Bargain Bin" (excerpt) – Weakened Friends</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">5:03 – "Tough Luck (Bleed Me Out)" – Weakened Friends</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">24:27 – "Not For Nothing" – Weakened Friends</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">28:20 – "Torn" – Weakened Friends</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">46:26 – "Pancho and Lefty" – Paisley Fields ft. Laura Stevenson</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">50:17 – "Kind of Girl" – MUNA</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">54:44 – "Weightless" – Weakened Friends</span></p>

August 29, 2025
<p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Want to buy a copy of Rainbow Rodeo Issue 6 but too scared to pull the trigger?</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Don't worry! Rachel is here to guide you through the zine. You'll hear from Allison Russell about Hadestown, Josh Friedberg talks us through his essay about Beyonce winning the Best Country Album Grammy, Vandoliers, Glen Meadmore's glory hole, and more!</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Subscribe for $5 or more today and you'll also got nyan cats, lavender coasts, and boisterous stage banter! Plus – a reminder about your FREE zine codes!</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Purchase your copy of the zine</span> <a href= "https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/collections/rainbow-rodeo"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> here</span></a><span style= "white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span> </p> <p dir="ltr">Sign up for our newsletter and more <a href= "http://www.rainbowrodeomag.com">here</a>!</p> <p dir="ltr"><strong>Song List</strong></p> <ul> <li dir="ltr">Willi Carlisle -- Cryin' These Cocksucking Tears (2:25)</li> <li dir="ltr">Low Cut Connie -- I Can't Shake the Stranger Out of You (6:54)</li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">Luisa Lopez -- Tired (11:02)</span></li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">Vandoliers -- Life Behind Bars (14:50)</span></li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">Hayden Stern, Elise Snoey, and Ezra Jane Landsman -- "Jig to Reel With Twin Fiddles and DADGAD Guitar" (20:42)</span> <div id="player-container" class="style-scope ytd-watch-flexy" style="touch-action: unset;" role="complementary"></div> <div id="player" class="style-scope ytd-watch-flexy"></div> </li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style= "font-size: 12pt;">Allison Rusell and Hadestown Cast -- "Livin' It Up" (24:11)</span></li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;">Jeremy Dion -- "Bend in the Middle" (28:20)</li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;">Glenmeadmore -- "Glory Hole" (30:39)</li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;">Jake Blount and Mali Obamsawin -- "What's Ya Gonna Do When the World is on Fire?"</li> <li dir="ltr" style="font-size: 12pt;">Riggings -- "Big Box Black Dress" (38:56)</li> </ul>

July 25, 2025
<p>Due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, this episode was delayed a bit -- but we're so happy for you all to hear my interview with Jenni Rose and Corey Graves of the Vandoliers. You can read excerpts of the interview in <a href= "https://thebluegrasssituation.com/read/vandoliers-find-liberation-in-life-behind-bars/"> Good Country</a>. Our discussion weaves from the Vandoliers' many influences to Jenni's newfound sobriety -- and how her extremely public coming out has energized her and the rest of the band.</p> <p>Never miss out on queer country music -- subscribe to our free newsletter or become a paid subscriber at <a href= "http://www.rainbowrodeomag.com">RainbowRodeoMag.com</a>!</p> <p><strong>Songs in This Episode</strong></p> <p>1:44 -- "Life Behind Bars" (Vandoliers)</p> <p>25:22 -- "Dead Canary" (Vandoliers)</p> <p>57:46 -- "Bible Belt" (Vandoliers)</p> <p>1:02:02 -- "Broken Horses" (Brandi Carlile)</p> <p> </p>
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Rainbow Rodeo is the queer country podcast, featuring interviews and playlists with your favorite LGBTQ+ country stars.
Learn more at www.rainbowrodeozine.com
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