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Rodney Crowell on letting go of recognition, 40-year songs, and talking to trees.
Episode 163
With two Grammy Awards, 15 number-one singles, and a songwriting catalog recorded by legends like Emmylou Harris, Bob Seger, and Waylon Jennings, Nas…
2 months, 1 week ago
Mary Gauthier on the business mindset of an artist, art as recovery, and owning a clam shack.
Episode 162
GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and author Mary Gauthier, whose songs have been recorded by everyone from Tim McGraw and Blake Shelton to Boy George and …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ruby Amanfu on guarding your creative energy force field, the illusion of major-label financials, and cooking dinner for Willie Nelson.
Episode 161
This week, we dive into our archives for this special reissue of our conversation with GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter, producer, activist, and ch…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Yancey Strickler on artist power, interdependent networks, and a zip file worth thousands.
Episode 160
What happens when creative people stop looking for a seat at the table and build a table of their own? For generations society has treated an artist'…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Hrishikesh Hirway on creative wholeness, strategic dilettantism, and surrendering to sandpaper.
Episode 159
We often treat our creative identities like lanes, fearing that branching out looks like simple dilettantism. This week, we explore the delicate bala…
3 months ago
Amy Grant on unexpected healing, the invitation of aging, and craftopia.
Episode 158
What does it mean to inhabit a creative life when that container itself changes? We sit down with GRAMMY-nominated, multi-platinum crossover supersta…
3 months, 1 week ago
James Gardin on deconstructing the sync world, overcoming over-analysis, and the male affordable Lizzo.
Episode 157
How do you build a sustainable life around your art when the traditional definitions of success feel increasingly narrow? In this conversation, we si…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Lukas Nelson on shedding expectations, the antidote to egos, and training like an Olympian.
Episode 156
It is easy to look at a lifetime spent traveling on a tour bus in a famous family and assume the creative path was completely clear. We sit down with…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Judy Collins on collective dreams, keeping the channel clear, and why artist's don't retire.
Episode 155
"We write to find out who we are." For over six decades, Judy Collins has been a pillar of American music: from GRAMMY awards, platinum records, and …
4 months ago
Annie & Cranston Clements on musical lineage, tour-life advocacy, and 150 hits of acid.
Episode 154
What does it mean to treat music not as a commodity, but as a multi-generational way of life? We sit down with father-daughter side musicians Cransto…
4 months, 1 week ago