{"podcast":{"title":"Spin It! The Record Ranking Podcast","slug":"spin-it-the-record-ranking-podcast-6684949","podcast_index_feed_id":6684949,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/63613a3a0759420012e3e0a8","website_url":"http://www.spinitpod.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/63613a3a0759420012e3e0a8/show-cover.jpg","author":"James & Connor","episode_count":271,"summary":"The Record Ranking Podcast for people who would rather be listening to music. Each week James and Connor give their spin on a popular album. James has listened to each one dozens of times, but Connor's only heard them once. Come check out our unprofessional insights and learn a little more about the music you love from every genre, artist, and era! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-10T14:24:06.480396+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spin-it-the-record-ranking-podcast-6684949"},"episode":{"title":"Highwayman - The Highwaymen | Album Review & Ranking: Episode 238","slug":"highwayman-the-highwaymen-album-review-ranking-episode-238","published_at":"2026-01-30T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spin-it-the-record-ranking-podcast-6684949/highwayman-the-highwaymen-album-review-ranking-episode-238","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spin-it-the-record-ranking-podcast-6684949","url":"https://shows.acast.com/spinit/episodes/highwayman-thehighwaymen","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63613a3a0759420012e3e0a8/e/69793c349b5ca1c75ce72b74/media.mp3","summary":"Happy Gopher Day! Join James and Connor (aka the Country Road Kid) as we rank and review Highwayman, the debut studio album by country supergroup The Highwaymen! In an attempt to stay relevant in an ever-changing country music landscape, four legends came together to create something different: Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. After collaborating and admiring each other's work for decades, the Mount Rushmore of rugged outlaw country took to the studio, armed with ten hits like Against The Wind, Deportee, and Cash's own Big River. Would this Hail Mary effort jumpstart their iconic careers? We'll talk about the four episodes that led us here -- one about each individual Highwayman-- and learn about the holiday specials and films that brought them all together in the first place. We'll explore their group dynamics and talk about the ways music had changed around them between their debuts and 1985. All the while we'll reminisce about panning for gold in the sandbox, hearing these songs as kids, and more. The Mixtaper has facts (or spins) about hotel horses, midwife pranks, and a suspiciously Bill-Murray-adjacent Midnight Breakfast fact. Turn those suits inside out and get ready to ride with some of the genre's greatest. What do you think about the Highwaymen supergroup? Is this album over- or under-ambitious, and is it the best of their three records to cover in an episode? How do you think the Groundhog Day time loop mechanics work? Let us know in the comments or on socials, and be sure to follow for our Grammy Special coverage next week! Keep Spinning at www.SpinItPod.com! Thanks for listening! 0:00 Intro 2:05 Relevant Past Episodes 5:20 About The Highwaymen 9:10 About Highwayman 17:48 Awards & Accolades 18:41 Fact Or Spin 21:39 Wa…","meta_description":"Happy Gopher Day! Join James and Connor (aka the Country Road Kid) as we rank and review Highwayman, the debut studio album by country supergroup The High…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3963,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/spin-it-the-record-ranking-podcast-6684949/episodes/highwayman-the-highwaymen-album-review-ranking-episode-238/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/spin-it-the-record-ranking-podcast-6684949/highwayman-the-highwaymen-album-review-ranking-episode-238.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}