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

So, whether you're a grizzled veteran who once adopted a fake English accent when the British invasion was happening in the 1960s or else a scrappy upstart, currently adopting a fake Southern accent because country music is booming right now.

This is your show because ultimately it is what every writer seeks most, an iron-clad excuse to put off

actually writing.

Hey, everybody, it's the second Friday of September 2025, and I thank you for joining us.

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