{"podcast":{"title":"Caropop","slug":"caropop-4326665","podcast_index_feed_id":4326665,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/thecaropopcast/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thecaropopcast","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/thecaropopcast/20210923_222107_f86600be468f0a94861a761a0e383d24.jpg","author":"Mark Caro","episode_count":247,"summary":"There may be nothing more inspiring and entertaining than relaxed, candid conversations among creative people. Mark Caro, a relentlessly curious journalist and on-stage interviewer, loves digging into the creative process with artists and drawing out surprising stories that illuminate the work that has become part of our lives. The Caropopcast is for anyone who wants to dig deeper into the music, movies, food and culture that they love.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-11T00:21:00.797589+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/caropop-4326665"},"episode":{"title":"Jason Ringenberg (Jason and the Scorchers/Still Standing)","slug":"jason-ringenberg-jason-and-the-scorchers-still-standing","published_at":"2026-07-16T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/caropop-4326665/jason-ringenberg-jason-and-the-scorchers-still-standing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/caropop-4326665","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/thecaropopcast/2995375","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/81118/2995375/thecaropopcast/2026_07_16_04_43_15_ad7972be-cafe-4121-96e4-c962088dc080.mp3","summary":"Jason and the Scorchers (née Jason and the Nashville Scorchers) were cowpunk trailblazers before anyone was talking about alt-country or Americana. Frontman/songwriter Jason Ringenberg and his bandmates, including fiery guitarist Warner Hodges, infused country music with punk energy to thrilling effect. After EMI America signed the band and added its high-octane cover of Bob Dylan’s “Absolutely Sweet Marie” to its 1983 EP, Fervor , hopes were high. The first album, Lost & Found , generated rave reviews, yet when it came time to make the follow-up, the band had reached a pivot point. To mark the 40th anniversary of that second album, Still Standing , Ringenberg digs deep into the life-altering experience of making it and its aftermath. How did his songwriting change? Why did they hire Cheap Trick producer Tom Werman? Was the plan always to release a cover of the Rolling Stones’ “19th Nervous Breakdown” as the first single? How did Ringenberg get from a downstate Illinois farm to this point? Bonus: There are baby chicks. (Photo by Marty Howell)","meta_description":"Jason and the Scorchers (née Jason and the Nashville Scorchers) were cowpunk trailblazers before anyone was talking about alt-country or Americana. Frontm…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4396,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/caropop-4326665/episodes/jason-ringenberg-jason-and-the-scorchers-still-standing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/caropop-4326665/jason-ringenberg-jason-and-the-scorchers-still-standing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}