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, grudgingly a green to appear on the masked singer on your

new manager's advice or else a scrappy upstart, grudgingly a green to play last at the

open mic.

This is your show because ultimately it is what every writer seeks most in iron-clad

excuse to put off, actually writing.

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

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