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They say there's nothing new under the sun, and ain't that the truth? The working songwriter

has been on the air for over 10 years and 300

episodes now. As you've probably noticed, only the latest 100 published episodes are available

in your podcast app and on Spotify. So we're bringing back some of the gems of past years.

Of course, if you want access to every single episode of the show at any time, you can

become a subscriber to The Vault. What is The Vault? The Vault is a private members-only

section of my website, joepugmusic.com, where you can access any episode of the show for streaming

and for download. In the meantime, we're bringing back some classic episodes to the main feed. Is that a

reason not to join the vault? Of course not, because it only means that our latest episodes

will get paywalled all the sooner. Is this a relatively convoluted system? Of course it is.

But such are the tradeoffs that the ever-changing media landscape leaves us to navigate.

Thank you for being here.

It's always an honor that you listen to the show, and I hope that you enjoy some of these classic episodes.

Today's episode with Joan Osborne was originally aired on September 18, 2020.

I hope that you enjoy this classic episode.

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