Hi 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,

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

So, whether you're a grizzled veteran, typing the phrase platinum-selling folk song into chat GPT

or else a scrappy upstart, typing the phrase iconic album cover into mid-journey.

This is your show because ultimately it is what every songwriter seeks most,

an iron-clad excuse to put off, actually writing.

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