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, playing as a mercenary in a country two-step

band, or else a scrappy upstart, playing as a mercenary in a regionally famous emo band,

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 second Friday of September 2022, and I thank you for joining us.

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