SongWriter: Sarah Hepola + Matt the Electrician Discuss Unpredictable Inspiration
Matt the Electrician talks about blackouts and about a song he wrote in response to Sarah Hepola’s memoir. More
June 15, 2021
American Songwriter Podcast Network
SongWriter Podcast
SongWriter is a podcast of stories and answer songs, featuring performances from Roxane Gay, Joyce Carol Oates, Gary Shteyngart, Sarah Jaffe, Michael Ian Black, Ted Leo, Susan Orlean, and many others. SongWriter is distributed by the American Songwriter Podcast Network, and is produced in association with the syndicated radio program Acoustic Cafe, which airs excerpts and songs in their weekly show for 2M listeners.
SongWriter Podcast
SongWriter is a podcast of stories and answer songs, featuring performances from Roxane Gay, Joyce Carol Oates, Gary Shteyngart, Sarah Jaffe, Michael Ian Black, Ted Leo, Susan Orlean, and many others. SongWriter is distributed by the American Songwriter Podcast Network, and is produced in association with the syndicated radio program Acoustic Cafe, which airs excerpts and songs in their weekly show for 2M listeners.
SongWriter: the Mary Gauthier Interview
An interview with the Grammy Award-winning songwriter about a recent project with her friend Odie Lindsey. More
June 1, 2021
SongWriter Podcast: Roxane Gay + Celisse + Toshi Reagon
SongWriter is a podcast of stories and “answer songs” featuring Amanda Shires, Cheryl Strayed, Michael Ian Black, Joyce Carol Oates, Mary Gauthier, and George Saunders. I canceled and reformatted a bunch of live shows last March, but the one that stung the most was an event with bestselling author and New York Times columnist Roxane More
May 18, 2021
SongWriter: Jonathan Lethem + Tift Merritt
On Saturday there will be a live online performance of SongWriter, the podcast of stories and answer songs. Bestselling author and MacArthur genius Jonathan Lethem will read a selection from his new novel The Arrest, and celebrated songwriter Tift Merritt and host Ben Arthur will perform brand new songs written in response. In preparation for More
December 14, 2020
SongWriter: Joyce Carol Oates + Tony Trischka + Jennifer Marks
SongWriter is a podcast of stories and “answer songs,” featuring performances by Roxane Gay, Gary Shteyngart, Mary Gauthier, Susan Orlean, Toshi Reagon, and Michael Ian Black. You can hear the new episode featuring a short story from Joyce Carol Oates, and songs written in response by banjo master Tony Trischka and songwriter Jennifer Marks above. More
October 27, 2020
SongWriter: Cheryl Strayed + Maia Sharp
Cheryl Strayed is the bestselling author of Brave Enough and Torch, and the memoir Wild, which was made into a movie starring Reese Witherspoon. She’s also the voice behind the beloved advice column “Dear Sugar,” which was collected in Tiny, Beautiful Things. Cheryl is also one of songwriter Maia Sharp‘s favorite writers. Maia’s songs have More
October 24, 2020
