The Lives They're Living

Brian Fairbanks is the author of Willie, Waylon and the Boys, How Nashville Outsiders Change Country Music Forever.  Previously, he was an investigative reporter at Gawker and The Consumerist. He's also written for The Guardian, The New York Observer, and many other publications, and is the author of Wizards: David Duke, America's Wildest Election, and The Rise of the Far Right. Kris Kristofferson is a former Pomona College football hero, Rhodes Scholar, Army captain, and legendary singer, songwriter and actor.

Songs heard in this episode:

"Sunday Morning, Coming Down"

"To Beat the Devil"

"A Case of You" (with Brandi Carlile)