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Another week, another stellar round of editions to the Landman soundtrack. Landman is officially back for Season 2, which kicked off last week with its premiere episode “Death & A Sunset,” featuring an impressive round of new music from Turnpike Troubadours, Charley Crockett, Ella Langley, Benjamin Tod and more. And then yesterday’s Episode 2, “Sins of the Father,” continued to run with some Tyler Childers and Flatland Cavalry. I won’t get into any spoilers on the episode, but things are getting GOOD. Here’s a quick summary on the episode… scroll on through if you haven’t watched yet. “Sins of the Father” The episode opens with Cooper hitting big oil on his sixth well, a massive win that should’ve been all celebration, but Ariana wasn’t excited and quickly ended their relationship, telling him she can’t see a future in the chaotic, high-stakes, world he’s building. But that’s just the beginning of Cooper’s problems… He finally lets his father in on his oil business and Tommy digs into the deal and discovers that Sonrisa — the company backing Cooper’s well — might not be as clean as it looks. Even worse, Cooper signed the major contract without a lawyer, and Nate suggests Sonrisa may be tied to cartel boss El Jefe Gallino. But the heart of the episode comes when Tommy visits his estranged father, T.L., peeling back old wounds tied to his mother Dorothy’s addiction and the kind of childhood that leaves marks you don’t outgrow. On the drive home, a breakthrough finally happens. Cooper tells his dad, “You did your best, and that’s good enough for me,” giving us a rare and powerful moment of forgiveness between two men with traumatic pasts. If you haven’t given Landman a shot yet, Paramount+ offers a 7 day free trial, so you could get up to speed and cancel before getting charged, but I’m betting once you see everything on there (including Yellowstone prequels 1883 and 1923, live sports, and Tulsa King) you’ll realize it’s easy to get your money’s worth and stick around. Landman Soundtrack Much like Yellowstone, the soundtrack features some of the best in country music, particularly from the Texas scene, the independent scene, a few of the modern-day Appalachian greats like Ian Noe and Charles Wesley Godwin. It’s simply fantastic. And Season 2 picked up right where Season 1 left off with another stellar round of country music songs to add to the playlist. We’re talking Turnpike Troubadours, Charley Crockett and more featured Check it out: Landman Season 2, Episode 1: Death And A Sunset 1. Turnpike Troubadours – “Nothing You Can Do” 2. Charley Crockett- “Game I Can’t Win” 3. Turnpike Troubadours – “The Devil Plies His Trade (Sn6 Ep3)” 4. Ella Langley – “Cowboy Friends” 5. Benjamin Tod – “Wyoming” Landman Season 2, Episode 2: Sins of the Father 1. Tyler Childers – “Bitin’ List” 2. Hunter Hicks – “Cheers to Disagree” 3. Flatland Calvary – “Gettin’ By (Far Out West Sessions)” Luckily for you, we gathered up all the great country music from Season 1, as well as everything from Season 2 so far, and put it together in one convenient place, available on Apple Music and Spotify. So go ahead and gas up that Landman Soundtrack featuring GREAT country artists like Turnpike Troubadours, Red Clay Strays, Lainey Wilson, Ian Noe, Ward Davis, Zach Bryan, Kaitlin Butts, Shane Smith and the Saints, Treaty Oak Revival, Whiskey Myers, Brent Cobb, and more: Spotify Apple Music This post contains links from our Affiliate Partners program. If you use these links to make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you.The post Landman Soundtrack: Season 2 Episode 2, “Sins Of The Father,” Features Tyler Childers, Flatland Cavalry & More first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

Such a bizarre and tragic story. Back on November 15, it was announced that country and folk singer and songwriter Todd Snider had passed away following a battle with pneumonia. Days earlier, Snider had been admitted to the hospital in Hendersonville, Tennessee just outside of Nashville after canceling the rest of his 2025 tour following a bizarre string of incidents while on the road in Salt Lake City, Utah. Earlier this month when country/folk artist, Snider was scheduled to play a show at Salt Lake City’s Commonwealth Room. However, just before he was set to go up on stage, the venue shared that the singer-songwriter would be unable to perform due to “injuries sustained in an incident.” “Due to injuries sustained in an incident last night, Todd Snider will be unable to perform at the Commonwealth Room tonight (Nov. 1) in Salt Lake City. We deeply apologize for the postponement and appreciate everyone’s understanding as he gets treated. More information on a new date will be available soon.” His team followed that up with their own statement, claiming that the singer had been “violently attacked” and announcing the cancelation of the rest of the tour. “We are heartbroken to announce the cancellation of the ‘High, Lonesome and Then Some’ 2025 Tour dates. Ahead of Todd Snider’s show in Salt Lake City, Todd sustained severe injuries as the victim of a violent assault outside of his hotel. Todd will be unable to perform for an undetermined amount of time. We deeply apologize for the cancellation and any inconvenience it causes. We appreciate your understanding as Todd receives needed medical treatment. We hope to have more information on new dates soon.” But that was just the beginning, because Snider was actually arrested at the hospital and booked into the Salt Lake County Jail for disorderly conduct, making violent threats, and trespassing. The country singer allegedly went to the hospital and said he was attacked, and once he was discharged and told he could leave, he refused and became combative. Reports say he cussed out staff, then briefly left the building before he returned to the hospital and made verbal threats to hospital staff. It was confirmed that police were called to investigate an alleged assault of a 59-year-old man (presumably Snider), but those were the only details that were provided. Body camera footage from the police responded to the calls showed a confused and possibly under the influence Snider (he has a known history of drug and alcohol abuse that stemmed from a debilitating back injury in the ’90s) leaving the hospital, and then attempting to get into their police car right away. He was apparently mistaken for a homeless person, and at one point in the video, he can be heard saying he’s “not homeless” and that he “has a band” and is “famous.” After his death, questions only intensified surrounding what turned out to be Snider’s final days, as well as the reported assault on the singer. But a police report from the incident shows that the police came to a much different determination as to what actually happened. According to Fox 13 in Salt Lake City, the assault was reported to Salt Lake City police by Snider’s manager in Nashville, who said that Snider had been taken to the hospital after suffering lacerations to his head from being hit with a glass bottle and that a doctor reported removing “broken glass” from his scalp. The final police report from the Salt Lake City Police Department calls into question the assault, reporting that surveillance video showed Snider’s tour bus outside his Salt Lake City hotel and Snider walking uninjured from the hotel to the bus. According to the hotel staff, Snider was reportedly “swaying and walking slightly off balance.” From there, Snider’s band was seen talking to him at the door of his bus later in the evening, but that after they left Snider remained in his bus alone for the rest of the night. Later that evening, Snider’s band returned from a group dinner and entered the bus to take food to the singer, where they found him “yelling out… and appeared to be in some sort of distress.” This led police to come to the conclusion that Snider likely fell in his bus and the injury was “self-induced” instead of the reported assault: “We are unable to confirm that an assault occurred on the tour bus. Due to all the reported actions above, it is likely that Todd may have fallen on the tour bus and struck his head causing the injury.” The report says that Snider may have believed he had been assaulted when he regained consciousness and realized he was injured. Regardless of what happened, it’s an incredibly tragic end to a legendary career.The post Police Find “No Evidence” Of Assault On Todd Snider, Believe Injuries Were “Self-Induced” first appeared on Whiskey Riff.

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China’s President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Monday in what Chinese state media described as a rare and strategically significant exchange. The call, first reported by China’s Xinhua news agency, touched on the war in Ukraine and growing tensions surrounding Taiwan. A White House official confirmed to news outlets that the call took place but declined to share details of the conversation. Xi reiterated Beijing’s long-held stance that Taiwan’s “return to China” remains an essential pillar of the post-World War II international order. China considers Taiwan part of its territory and has not ruled out the use of force to bring the island under Beijing’s control. On the war in Ukraine, Xinhua quotes Xi as saying “China supports all efforts committed to peace and hopes that all parties will continue to narrow their differences and reach a fair, lasting, and binding peace agreement as soon as possible to resolve this crisis at its root.”  Xi reportedly described current U.S.–China relations as “overall stable” following their recent October summit in South Korea, emphasizing the need for both countries to expand cooperation. “Both sides should maintain this momentum,” Xi said, adding that Washington and Beijing pursue ties based on “equality, respect, and mutual benefit.” The phone call comes amid growing tensions between Japan and China over Taiwan. Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has said Chinese actions against Taiwan could prompt a Japanese military response. On Friday, China’s envoy to the United Nations warned in a letter that any Japanese “armed intervention in the cross-Strait situation” would constitute aggression.   The post Trump and Xi Hold Rare Phone Call over Taiwan appeared first on The American Conservative.

The White House is poised to put forward a two-year extension for the Obamacare subsidies set to expire at the end of the month. Trump’s plan will attempt to take the healthcare issue off the table ahead of the midterm elections. Healthcare was a key part of Democrats’ successful campaign in the 2018 midterm elections. Trump’s proposal for ACA subsidies will include potential caps on income, limiting the recipients of the program, while also requiring that all enrollees pay some premium. According to the healthcare non-profit KFF, should the subsidies lapse, premiums will double for Americans and an additional 2 million people will be uninsured. Trump is expected to personally announce his plan, of which only sparse details are currently known. The timing of the announcement is also unknown. The post Trump to Support Obamacare Subsidy Extension appeared first on The American Conservative.