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This is Talk Easy. I'm San Francisco So. Welcome to the show. Hey yo, yo, Happy Labor Day weekend to you and yours. We were really thinking about taking this Sunday off. I promise you, we were really thinking about taking this Sunday off. I promise you we were but then something special happened.

Brittany Howard decided to join us for a talk that I think is especially timely for this moment.

Brittany is a wonderful singer-songwriter, formerly of the Alabama Shakes.

That was until last year, when she decided to put a pause on the beloved Blues Rock Band and go her own way.

The result is her debut solo record entitled Jamie.

It's named after her sister who tragically passed away at the age of 12.

Howard was eight years old. Now, this record 12. release, perform, and then inevitably tour the album, obviously changed with the pandemic.

So we're here now celebrating the one-year anniversary of Jamie.

It's a piece of music near and dear to my heart,

and if you haven't listened to it yet,

that will change by the end of this episode.

But before we jump in, a bit of housekeeping. Our

friends down in Texas, Better Or Work, and Cynthia Cano, have put together this remarkable organization called

powered by people. This is not an advertisement but rather a movement I want to

let everyone know about.

Powered by people is a collective of volunteers

to help reach the Texas voters who will decide the forthcoming election.

These are people encouraging other people. decide the forthcoming election.

These are people encouraging other people to get out and vote.

In the midst of this pandemic, unable to knock on doors, hold rallies and town halls,

and totally dependent on phone to phone field work.

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