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 an online benefit for the

beer-stained rock club that supported you for years, or else a scrappy upstart, playing an online

benefit for the craft cocktail pop-up that supported you for months, this is your show, because

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