EP #136 ★ Marissa Moss ★ Why Can’t Women in Country Win at the Same Time?

Katie has ARRIVED in Nashville and sits down with music journalist and Her Country author Marissa Moss to ask a pretty big question: why does country music still seem capable of championing only one woman at a time?

From Lainey Wilson and Ella Langley to Kacey Musgraves, Megan Moroney and the women who seem to disappear from the spotlight while the men get to stay there, Marissa breaks down the double standards that still run through country music — from radio and festival lineups to awards, interviews and the pressure on female artists to never say or do the wrong thing.

They get into why women are constantly pitted against each other, why the girls often have to work twice as hard on stage, why female artists can become more guarded as their careers grow, and what fans can actually do to help change things.

Somewhere along the way, we investigate the entire contents of Gavin Adcock’s pockets, plot Katie’s future celebrity feud, discuss Tucker Wetmore smut and discover that serious journalism and absolute nonsense can, in fact, coexist.

Two things can be true, as Kelsea once said.

📚 Marissa’s book Her Country is available to buy now in the UK and on Amazon in the US.

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