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,

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

So, whether you're a grizzled veteran, spending nine hours a day rehearsing your flat picking,

or else a scrappy upstart, spending nine hours a day posting to TikTok, 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 third Friday of July 2023 and I thank you for joining us.

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