Song Diving With Ani Difranco

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We dive in with Ani DiFranco to talk about the songs she’s written, including “32 Flavors,” “Genie,” and “This Bouquet,” along with the music and voices that shaped how she hears and writes songs, from Suzanne Vega and Betty Carter to Baaba Maal.

Ani also reflects on the ideas at the heart of her new book, The Spirit of Ani, and shares how her relationship to songwriting has changed over the years. We talk about songs that begin as feelings, the challenge of finding words for things that resist language, and why some songs seem to arrive long before the world is ready to hear them.

It’s a thoughtful conversation about creativity, patience, presence, and learning to trust what wants to come through.

*Bonus: Ani Difranco’s Song Diving Mixtape with songs from the conversation!