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Jon Freeman

@thejonfreeman.bsky.social
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Lovable idiot. Probably writing words somewhere. Music, books, food/booze, exercise, general goofiness. Queer and southern, based in Nashville. He/him

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AUgetoffmygold @augetoffmygold.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wrote about all of it. Tried to, anyway. www.billboard.com/music/chart-...
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How Has Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Spent 24 Weeks Atop the Hot 100 — And Why Are People So Shocked By It?
Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" has topped the Billbaord Hot 100 for 24 weeks, making history and causing backlash. Here's why all of it is happening.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Clocked.
A map of the United States showing that I speak like someone from the Deep South, which is spot on.
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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
my debut for the @newrepublic.com! on Dolly, and how she was always entirely herself even in a world that wasn't ready for it newrepublic.com/article/2147...
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Dolly Parton Never Wavered
From making music to launching a huge literacy program, the singer always took her work seriously. Eventually, the rest of us caught up.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I took a photo with Dolly Parton after an interview some years ago. By her side, she at 5-ft-nothing and me at 6’5”, the pairing was absurd. She tilted her head up and said, “Wow, you’re a biggun, ain’t you?” Which is easily the greatest celebrity interaction I’ll ever have. Farewell to a real one.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
“It is so interesting to see all the posts happening on LinkedIn” is a thing I just heard a human say. Related, perhaps: I wonder if I should update my LinkedIn to reflect the last 7 or so years of my life.
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Nashville Banner @nashvillebanner.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
FACT CHECK: No, Tennessee’s new Congressional map does not balance urban and rural communities. Data shows it does exaggerate gerrymandering and put Black and Democratic voters at a disadvantage. nashvillebanner.com/2026/05/08/t...
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Congressional map redrawn: redistricting or gerrymandering? - Nashville Banner
A scientific look at whether Republican rationale for, or Democratic criticism of the Tennessee's redrawn congressional map is valid, or if both are true.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Hey guys should it concern me that this happened directly over my front yard because I will admit I do not feel great about that
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Wet Leg is the best band name to say when you’ve got a kinda southern Appalachian accent. It’s like “way-ut lay-gh.”
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Hello. I have been absent from this place. I need to tell you that I hosted a couple of public events at my job and they went so well that I had a few days of asking myself, “Should I start a podcast right now?” Because the world probably needs another dude talking about things.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Is moist January a thing? Because that’s apparently what I’m doing.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Respect to Hopper for the Heflin, AL Ace Hardware hat — that’s right down the road from where my grandad grew up
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Some of y’all know this already but the only correct amount of greens and beans to prepare on January 1 is a “mess.”
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Have been on a spectacular run of eating unhealthy things for most of the month. I bake things like this millionaire shortbread now and try not to consume it all.
Layered shortbread with caramel and chocolate on top.
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Craig Jenkins @craigsj.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
imo if all the richest ppl on the planet are at once begging you to lower your standards for art and media consumption you can bet that it benefits them more than whatever they selling your ass on and should consider the opposite of what's suggested
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I have been walking around for four straight days with one of my contacts inside out ama
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David Cantwell @cantkill.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
R.I.P. to one of the great ones, roots rocker extraordinaire Joe Ely. Glad we had a chance, back in August, to celebrate a Joe Ely Week at No Fences Review: I wrote about my favorite Ely solo cuts and (link in comments) @charleshughes2.bsky.social essayed the Letter to Laredo album.
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Joe Ely: A Love Letter in 16 Songs
David with some favorite songs by an artist we love
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Question: is it bad form to mute large bsky accounts with which you largely agree purely on grounds that they are annoying as fuck?
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
A surprising number of homes for sale in Davidson County tbh
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Brittany is the best. Hire her to do some of them words for you!
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Rep. Aftyn Behn @aftynbehn.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
VOTE FOR THE CANDIDATE THAT WILL WORK TO EARN YOUR VOTE Tomorrow is election day, TN-7, and I'm humbly asking for your vote. I promise to be accessible and only beholden to the voters of the district, never donors or special interests. Polls open at 7 AM & close at 7 PM. Let's go out and win this!
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Spent the holiday weekend around my people in Alabama and just across the Georgia border so now my accent has been restored to factory settings and no one in Nashville can understand anything I’m saying.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
This, I suppose, is 46. I had a good weightlifting sesh this morning and my lovely coworkers got me pastries, so things are off to an excellent start.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Some two-decade old newspaper headlines I found while doing research: “Musicians play sports in addition to music” “Gays getting greater media prominence” (I love the second one. It has that ominous ring to it, though the article was pretty positive)
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Look I know we are all thinking it but I am just going to say it: Zach Top has a very nice face.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Thing I have only just learned today because I am an idiot: slicing your finger open on aluminum foil is actually possible, and it is every bit as horrifying as you might imagine.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Shout out to the lucky fella or lady in New Orleans who wound up with the sunglasses I left on the bar at Good Friends last weekend. I hope they’ll treat you as well as they did me.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
This may be the first year that I don’t think I can name a song by any of the Best New Artist nominees, which is sorta embarrassing but also I guess means that I’m old now.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
It’s none of my business but who are people at the gym talking to on the phone at 6 am? Like, my partner would divorce me if I tried that with him, so I am being a bit judgy rn
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
A friend sent this live D’Angelo mix to me and you had better believe it is glorious on.soundcloud.com/2Lwc5rErFD6A...
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D'Angelo Live
DOWNLOAD (via Okayplayer): http://bit.ly/A3ENGZ Tracklist: 1. Fantastic Intro 2. Brown Sugar 3. Devil's Pie 4. Crisco 5. Left & Right 6. Chicken Grease 7. Lady 8. Left & Right (Reprise)
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Oh hey everybody, I wrote a few entries on this shiny new list: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far
The 250 greatest songs of the 21st century so far -- from all over the musical map and every corner of the globe
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Oh hey everybody, I wrote a few entries on this shiny new list: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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The 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far
The 250 greatest songs of the 21st century so far -- from all over the musical map and every corner of the globe
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Have been in Utah for long enough (5 days) that I am wondering if my life will be complete without an overlanding van
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Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
RIP Kaleb Horton, one of the most dazzling, funny, kind, & truly original writers to ever grace this endangered medium. I was lucky enough to edit him for the most popular piece we ever did theLAnd. A strange poultry odyssey of true brilliance. thelandmag.com/pioneer-frie...
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The Rise and Fall of Pioneer Chicken, the Last Great L.A. Chicken Shack
There are two Pioneer Chickens left in Los Angeles: One in Boyle Heights and one in Bell Gardens. I made it my mission to see both.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Overheard at brunch in Las Vegas: “Tailgating at the Grove is, like, a spiritual experience.”
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Carl Wilson @carlzoilus.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Once & for all, let's specify what "poptimism" was & wasn't, and why many people can't stop blaming it for every cultural change of the past 20 years. Most recently the esteemed Kelefa Sanneh, who's often (wrongly) said to have started it! Today in @slate.com slate.com/culture/2025...
A screenshot of the headline of an article by Carl Wilson, reading, "Criticism's Biggest Strawman: What was 'poptimism,' and why are people still saying terrible things about it?" It's illustrated by a picture of a straw-stuffed scarecrow in a field, wearing a Taylor Swift T-shirt.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
🚨🚨🚨 (screaming in gay, etc)
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Natalie Weiner @natalieweiner.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Amanda Shires spent an afternoon introducing me to Lubbock and a small portion of those very fun hours is now chronicled in Texas Monthly ahead of her new album :) gift link: www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
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Amanda Shires Tells Her Side of the Story After Divorce From Jason Isbell: “I'm Not Scared”
After a marriage in the spotlight ended in brutal divorce, the singer-songwriter-fiddler is telling her story, her way.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Dadcore
A man with a mustache leans forward with his hands on his knees. He’s wearing a dirty hat with a red brim, a blue shirt that is damp with sweat, and green shorts. He’s satisfied from a long day of working in the yard.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Also just remembered I muscled several packs of shingles up a ladder (a practical weightlifting application, yay!) and onto a roof on Sunday, so maybe that had something to do with it
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Need you all to know that I did something horrible to my back yesterday. Not at the gym while trying to lift something heavy, but after, when I was trying to pick up a shoe.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
I have tucked my shirt into my pants like a grownup every day this week what is my reward
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Does teenage Taylor Swift in the tiny conference room of my first job count? If not, Alabama Shakes at the Basement (150 capacity) in 2011 and Sturgîll Simpson at the same venue in 2013ish, before either had blown up.
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Gym update: I still hate bench press
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
“I’m just trying to get this bag of kettle chips eaten down to where we can safely close it,” I say, altruistically, mouth half full
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Look, I’m not one to demand credit for things, but I’ll have you know that I’ve had a jar of Biscoff cookie butter in the pantry for months and it is still mostly intact, so… (It’s good as hell on saltines fyi)
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
David Byrne telling anecdotes about Lou Reed’s prodigious ice cream consumption is everything. Bravo, @simonwilliam.bsky.social
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
I suppose I should feel bad about eating three hot dogs for dinner but I do not feel anything besides satisfaction for eating three hot dogs for dinner
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slowfi @theslowfi.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Dragon’s Mouth Spring #yellowstonenationalpark #yellowstone #mudvolcano #nationalpark #wyoming
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Dragon’s Mouth Spring #yellowstonenationalpark #yellowstone #mudvolcano #nationalpark #wyoming
YouTube video by Slowfi
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Jon Freeman @thejonfreeman.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I should find a side hustle that’s just a barter for cool shoes or luxury automobiles
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