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An Honest Man's Podcast Episode 8 - A Deep Dive Into "American Fool"
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- Apr 28, 2026
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- 3972
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Summary
Don and Mike go track-by-track through John's 1982 mega-hit album "American Fool," which went to No. 1, contained three huge hit singles, and was that year's best-selling album. Join us as we present several sound bytes of Mellencamp talking about the songs on this album, go in-depth into the songs that didn't make the final version of "American Fool," present the never-before heard original track list for the album, and offer up a rare acoustic version of the key album track "Thundering Hearts."