You're not going to be a Hello and welcome to the working songwriter. The show where today's best songwriters come to Talk Shop.

I'm your host Joe Pug. Each episode here we host a

distinguished guest and we ask them to go deep on their inspiration, on their

process, on the general ups and downs of making a life in music.

So whether you're a grizzled veteran frantically applying for a paycheck protection loan, or else a scrappy upstart,

frantically soliciting donations on your SoundCloud page, this is your show,

because ultimately it is what every writer seeks most.

An ironclad excuse to put off actually writing. Hey you guys, it's the first Friday of May 2020 and I'm glad that you're here.

Thanks for joining us.

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