# An Honest Man's Podcast Episode 8 - A Deep Dive Into "American Fool"

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Podcast: [Talkin’ Mellencamp!  New Podcast before the 2026 Tour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talkin-mellencamp-new-podcast-before-the-2026-tour-7780303)
Published: 2026-04-28T02:33:48+00:00
Episode link: https://mellencougarrock.podbean.com/e/an-honest-mans-podcast-episode-8-a-deep-dive-into-american-fool/
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Duration seconds: 3972

## Resource

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."

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