About this episode

The episode explores the themes of redemption and the human condition through the lens of Tom Petty's song 'Saving Grace'.

“You keep running for another place To find that saving grace” probably doesn’t hit in the same place for most Pettyheads as “Most things I worry about never happen anyway” but I think there’s a comparable profundity to it. That search for spiritual, or social, or emotional redemption is a journey and one that can often feel just out of reach and unattainable, but you run on anyway. Maybe it isn’t given equal billing with the sensational line in Crawling Back to You because this song is more of an uptempo rocker rather than a baleful mid tempo ballad. Either way, it’s another excellent line that examines the human condition without either prescribing a remedy or casting any judgement. Song : https://youtu.be/vPYFWnzjIy0   REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE Judge Timbers: https://youtu.be/RVFSiRUAkys   Jack McNey - Turn this Car Around : https://youtu.be/SGhvLR6dCiw   Honest and Unmerciful Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/ysz3cd2d Boogie Chillen : https://youtu.be/w512YXe75mg Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject Bluesky…

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