Is Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains Good or Bad + Prison Talk #15

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Johnny Hobo & The Freight Trains can be viewed as a single project or part of a larger whole when it comes to the music of Pat The Bunny. Either way it has been loved by some and divisive for others since it was first released and presently. We dive into some of the history associated with Johnny Hobo and try to understand what it all means. After that we discuss some funny, absurd, confusing and difficult stories of life inside prison.

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HIGHLIGHTS:

• Pepe's connection to Pat (The Bunny)
• What is viewed as problematic with Johnny hobo & the Freight Trains
• Pat's role in folk punk's reputation as a bunch of unhoused, drug addicts
• Could the pro-drug message actually be a helpful tool?
• Hesitating to release the first Ramshackle Glory album
• Calling Pat the Bunny an asshole
• Is Folkpunk in a season of getting sober
• The value of Pat's music as a whole
• Prison Haircuts & Pepe's big toe
• How Pepe (real name Scott) got his nickname
• The role race plays in prison
• We play Whiskey is my kind of lullaby by Johnny Hobo & the Freight Trains

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