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Brian Wilson was not just a songwriter; he was a seismograph for the tremors of the American Century. His passing marks the end of an era, and in this special episode of the podcast, I sat down with Toby Manning to discuss why Wilson belongs in the pantheon alongside Lennon, McCartney, and Dylan. The popular image of the Beach Boys is one of endless summer—surfboards, hot rods, and girls in bikinis. But as we discussed, this imagery was always a construction. It was a “white bread” version of rock and roll, stripping the rebellion from the genre and packaging it…