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,

re-recording a solo acoustic version of your album to juice your Spotify numbers or else a scrappy upstart,

re-recording an acoustic version of your album to boost your TikTok numbers, this is your show.

Because ultimately, it is what every writer seeks most an ironclad excuse to put off

actually writing.

Hey everybody, it's the third Friday of January, 2023, and I thank you for joining us.

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