Rick Clark
@rickclark.bsky.social
Creative: including Music Supervisor (Dark Winds, Greenleaf, Hell On Wheels, Hap & Leonard), Writer, Songwriter, Producer, and host of WYXR-FM weekly show, Air-Conditioned. Music, Movies/TV, Books, Photography, Travel, anti-trump, No porn, marketing, DMs
Why are these guys smiling? The Ramones never smile for photos. Maybe it is because they approve of this week’s 234th Air-Conditioned. It’s a stiff jolt of rock, courtesy of New York Dolls, Ramones, Plimsouls, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Beat, Cheap Trick, Cotton Mather, and The Jam.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Why are these guys smiling? The Ramones never smile for photos. Maybe it is because they approve of this week’s 234th Air-Conditioned. It’s a stiff jolt of rock, courtesy of New York Dolls, Ramones, Plimsouls, Elvis Costello & The Attractions, The Beat, Cheap Trick, Cotton Mather, and The Jam.
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“Don’t tread on me” license plates are ubiquitous in these parts. As much as these MAGA supporters talk about individual freedom, the administration they voted for is all about control. Like it or not Big Brother is already here.
Democracy Dies by Database www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Democracy Dies by Database www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Opinion | Democracy Dies by Database
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February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
“Don’t tread on me” license plates are ubiquitous in these parts. As much as these MAGA supporters talk about individual freedom, the administration they voted for is all about control. Like it or not Big Brother is already here.
Democracy Dies by Database www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Democracy Dies by Database www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/o...
Nice to see that two shows I’ve worked on are in this list. That said, I would say Dark Winds is being discovered, as opposed to “criminally forgotten." Season 4 begins airing on February 15th.
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The 9 Most Criminally Forgotten Western Shows, Ranked
Everyone knows the hit Western series, but TV shows Dark Winds, Longmire, Outer Range, and Hell on Wheels completely fall through the cracks.
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February 1, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Nice to see that two shows I’ve worked on are in this list. That said, I would say Dark Winds is being discovered, as opposed to “criminally forgotten." Season 4 begins airing on February 15th.
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When the powers that be violate a people’s trust, music often provides the air under the wings behind activism. These days are particularly troubling, but hopefully this 233rd Episode of my weekly musical journey, called Air-Conditioned, offers some inspiration and says, “You’re not alone.”
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January 30, 2026 at 2:38 AM
When the powers that be violate a people’s trust, music often provides the air under the wings behind activism. These days are particularly troubling, but hopefully this 233rd Episode of my weekly musical journey, called Air-Conditioned, offers some inspiration and says, “You’re not alone.”
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One of the most important investigative news shows in my lifetime is being killed by Bari Weiss. CBS will air celebrity reruns and bury the show.
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"60 Minutes" Civil War: No New Show Tonight, Repeat of Irrelevant Celeb Interviews from Past Seasons Flags Turmoil, Pressure from Above - Showbiz411
There will be no new episode of “60 Minutes” tonight. Instead, the Emmy winning, venerated news program is showing three archived movie star profiles with no relevance to anything current. The profile...
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January 25, 2026 at 9:50 PM
One of the most important investigative news shows in my lifetime is being killed by Bari Weiss. CBS will air celebrity reruns and bury the show.
www.showbiz411.com/2026/01/25/6...
www.showbiz411.com/2026/01/25/6...
Utter Pandemonium!!! Beginning with The Beatles in 1964, millions of America’s screaming youth eagerly surrendered to the British Invasion. The music by the Fab Four and all the great bands and artists who followed in their wake is what this week’s Air-Conditioned celebrates!
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January 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Utter Pandemonium!!! Beginning with The Beatles in 1964, millions of America’s screaming youth eagerly surrendered to the British Invasion. The music by the Fab Four and all the great bands and artists who followed in their wake is what this week’s Air-Conditioned celebrates!
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If there is one thing about the trump administration I have to give credit, they do not behave tentatively. If only they had the vision and altruistic will displayed in FDR’s time in office. Today’s Democratic Party has a history of selling out to big money corporate donors. I hope that changes.
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 AM
If there is one thing about the trump administration I have to give credit, they do not behave tentatively. If only they had the vision and altruistic will displayed in FDR’s time in office. Today’s Democratic Party has a history of selling out to big money corporate donors. I hope that changes.
When Tina Turner declared, “We never ever do nothing nice and easy. We always do it nice and rough,” you knew she meant business when you saw her live. Tina is in good company with The Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Talking Heads, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Who, and Faces with Rod Stewart.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
When Tina Turner declared, “We never ever do nothing nice and easy. We always do it nice and rough,” you knew she meant business when you saw her live. Tina is in good company with The Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, Talking Heads, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Who, and Faces with Rod Stewart.
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I just received word that Dark Winds, Season 3, is nominated for 2 awards. Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama in the 2026 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. It feels good that this show, which stars Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Deanna Allison, and Jessica Matten, is getting love.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
I just received word that Dark Winds, Season 3, is nominated for 2 awards. Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama in the 2026 Guild of Music Supervisors Awards. It feels good that this show, which stars Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Deanna Allison, and Jessica Matten, is getting love.
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60 Minutes was preempted tonight for something very important: The Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet event. The last thing the trump administration's new propaganda outlet wants to air is a 60 Minutes investigative report about ICE's murder of Renee Good, Venezuela, or the Epstein Files.
January 12, 2026 at 12:23 AM
60 Minutes was preempted tonight for something very important: The Golden Globe Awards Red Carpet event. The last thing the trump administration's new propaganda outlet wants to air is a 60 Minutes investigative report about ICE's murder of Renee Good, Venezuela, or the Epstein Files.
It is hard to believe it was ten years ago that David Bowie passed away on January 10, 2016. His final album, Blackstar, was released on January 8th, which was his birthday. This 230th episode of Air-Conditioned is a love letter to one of the most influential artists of the last sixty years.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:21 AM
It is hard to believe it was ten years ago that David Bowie passed away on January 10, 2016. His final album, Blackstar, was released on January 8th, which was his birthday. This 230th episode of Air-Conditioned is a love letter to one of the most influential artists of the last sixty years.
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Thanks to all those with phones who captured this horror. They might have the guns, but your cell phone cameras are the most effect weapon that will bring down trump’s Hate Army, and his regime. it’s a David and Goliath dynamic, and right now cell phone cameras are 1 million slingshots.
January 8, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Thanks to all those with phones who captured this horror. They might have the guns, but your cell phone cameras are the most effect weapon that will bring down trump’s Hate Army, and his regime. it’s a David and Goliath dynamic, and right now cell phone cameras are 1 million slingshots.
It was 25 minutes into the 30-minute CBS Evening News before they mentioned the 5th Anniversary of the trump Insurrection which featured footage of insurrectionists marching and holding banners thanking trump for pardoning them. Amazing! I gave CBS one more chance. They failed miserably.
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January 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
It was 25 minutes into the 30-minute CBS Evening News before they mentioned the 5th Anniversary of the trump Insurrection which featured footage of insurrectionists marching and holding banners thanking trump for pardoning them. Amazing! I gave CBS one more chance. They failed miserably.
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I think Channel 5 Nashville sets a standard of excellence, but maybe lead investigative reporter Phil Williams needs to investigate those who run the station. We loved Bree Williams' weather reporting and hated to see her go.
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
Meteorologist Bree Smith Sues NewsChannel 5, Joins WSMV
One week after she filed a lawsuit against her former employer NewsChannel 5, local meteorologist Bree Smith has announced that she will join WSMV’s First Alert Weather team.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I think Channel 5 Nashville sets a standard of excellence, but maybe lead investigative reporter Phil Williams needs to investigate those who run the station. We loved Bree Williams' weather reporting and hated to see her go.
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithint...
This reflection on Katalin Karikó, posted by Kristen Kroll, is an inspiring account of how a person endured great hardship pursuing an idea that has saved millions of lives. When most people would give up, but Karikó and her project partner, Drew Weissman, persisted.
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Kristen Kroll (@kristenkroll)
A young Hungarian scientist, her husband, and their two-year-old daughter board a plane to America. Hidden inside the child’s teddy bear is £900, everything they own, smuggled out of communist Hungary...
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January 6, 2026 at 12:59 PM
This reflection on Katalin Karikó, posted by Kristen Kroll, is an inspiring account of how a person endured great hardship pursuing an idea that has saved millions of lives. When most people would give up, but Karikó and her project partner, Drew Weissman, persisted.
substack.com/@kristenkrol...
substack.com/@kristenkrol...
This piece in the Washington Post is particularly rich coming from a newspaper owned and controlled by one of the world's wealthiest men. I wouldn’t miss billionaires anywhere. Many of these people have way too much power and influence.
January 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
This piece in the Washington Post is particularly rich coming from a newspaper owned and controlled by one of the world's wealthiest men. I wouldn’t miss billionaires anywhere. Many of these people have way too much power and influence.
If this is how things work, then maybe we can have the Russian asset in the Oval Office face “American justice on American soil in American courts.”
January 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
If this is how things work, then maybe we can have the Russian asset in the Oval Office face “American justice on American soil in American courts.”
A soulful photo of Laurie Anderson and husband Lou Reed (taken by Guido Harari) inspired this 229th episode of my weekly music journey, Air-Conditioned. Along with Laurie and Lou, we also have Brian Eno, Anohni, Kristeen Young, David Bowie, Kronos Quartet, Samora Pinderhughes, and Kate Bush.
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January 1, 2026 at 10:23 PM
A soulful photo of Laurie Anderson and husband Lou Reed (taken by Guido Harari) inspired this 229th episode of my weekly music journey, Air-Conditioned. Along with Laurie and Lou, we also have Brian Eno, Anohni, Kristeen Young, David Bowie, Kronos Quartet, Samora Pinderhughes, and Kate Bush.
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Here we have a MAGA nightmare of what will happen when the young, groovy AOC Liberals take back the country.
I saw this film when it came out in the theaters. According to this film, I should’ve tripped the Light Fantastic and been chunked into an old folks' prison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7d6...
I saw this film when it came out in the theaters. According to this film, I should’ve tripped the Light Fantastic and been chunked into an old folks' prison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7d6...
Wild in the Streets 1968
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December 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Here we have a MAGA nightmare of what will happen when the young, groovy AOC Liberals take back the country.
I saw this film when it came out in the theaters. According to this film, I should’ve tripped the Light Fantastic and been chunked into an old folks' prison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7d6...
I saw this film when it came out in the theaters. According to this film, I should’ve tripped the Light Fantastic and been chunked into an old folks' prison. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7d6...
One of my favorite female singers from the British Isles is Sandy Denny. Her voice possessed the Earth and Sky. This 228th episode of my weekly musical journey, Air-Conditioned, shines some love on her. We’ll hear her with Fairport Convention, Led Zeppelin, and some fine solo demos, along with 1/3
December 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
One of my favorite female singers from the British Isles is Sandy Denny. Her voice possessed the Earth and Sky. This 228th episode of my weekly musical journey, Air-Conditioned, shines some love on her. We’ll hear her with Fairport Convention, Led Zeppelin, and some fine solo demos, along with 1/3
AMC dropped a brief trailer for Dark Winds, Season 4. Some of you might like seeing this. Season 4 begins airing on February 15, 2026. It'll be here before we know it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTWB...
This Isn't A Game | Dark Winds Season 4 | Premieres February 15 | AMC+
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December 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
AMC dropped a brief trailer for Dark Winds, Season 4. Some of you might like seeing this. Season 4 begins airing on February 15, 2026. It'll be here before we know it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTWB...
Raul Malo and Joe Ely, two artists I’ve been a fan of for years, passed away this month. Each had a great solo career. Raul was the frontman of The Mavericks, and both were part of a project I was involved in called Los Super 7. This episode of Air-Conditioned shines some love their way.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Raul Malo and Joe Ely, two artists I’ve been a fan of for years, passed away this month. Each had a great solo career. Raul was the frontman of The Mavericks, and both were part of a project I was involved in called Los Super 7. This episode of Air-Conditioned shines some love their way.
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Joe Ely passed away today at his home in Taos, New Mexico. I was listening to his music this afternoon, before I heard this news. He was such a thoughtful, kind-spirited man, and his music had fans from Springsteen to The Clash.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Joe Ely passed away today at his home in Taos, New Mexico. I was listening to his music this afternoon, before I heard this news. He was such a thoughtful, kind-spirited man, and his music had fans from Springsteen to The Clash.
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Rob Reiner made some of my favorite movies. Tonight, it’s The Princess Bride. I always loved Mark Knopfler's score in The Princess Bride. There are so many quotable lines. Don't forget: “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
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December 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Rob Reiner made some of my favorite movies. Tonight, it’s The Princess Bride. I always loved Mark Knopfler's score in The Princess Bride. There are so many quotable lines. Don't forget: “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.”
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