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Episode 157: Andrew Gretes / XTC [Part 1]
From Political Beats by National Review
April 30, 2026 · 3h 5m · Episode 158
About this episode
Scot and Jeff discuss the first part of XTC’s career with guest Andrew Gretes.
People in this episode
Hosts: Scot Bertram, Jeff Blehar
Guest: Andrew Gretes
Topics covered
- XTC
- music history
- post-punk
- band analysis
- creative rhetoric
Keywords
- XTC
- post-punk
- music analysis
- Andrew Gretes
- band history
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Georgetown University, George Washington University
Books & works: XTC
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