SongWriter
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SongWriter turns stories into songs, ft. Questlove, Joyce Carol Oates, David Gilmour (Pink Floyd), George Saunders, Steve Earle, Susan Orlean & David Sedaris
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best SongWriter episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to SongWriter for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite SongWriter episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Keith Rosson + Antje Duvekot
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09/07/21 • 33 min
Author and artist Keith Rosson reads his story, "Forgive Me This," and songwriter Antje Duvekot shares a studio recording of her song written in response, "Lottery Ticket." Keith, who has illustrated covers for Green Day and the Goo Goo Dolls, talks about his design and art work, and how his partial blindness informs his approach. Antje talks about her strained relationship with her father, and describes the inspiration for her "confessional" song.
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Sarah Hepola + Matt the Electrician
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06/15/21 • 31 min
Bestselling author Sarah Hepola reads an excerpt from her memoir "Blackout," and songwriter Matt the Electrician shares his own experiences with blackouts and studio recordings of TWO songs that he wrote in response.
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George Saunders + Amanda Shires (Part 2)
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08/10/21 • 41 min
Bestselling author and MacArthur genius George Saunders reads the second half of his story, "Tenth of December." George and Grammy Award-winning songwriter and fiddle player Amanda Shires (of The Highwomen) discuss art, suffering, and love over a lifetime. Amanda talks about the process of writing a song in response to the story, and shares a studio recording of "You Don't Get to Go."
This is part 2 of the story. For the first half you can listen to part 1 (episode 8).
The song Amanda wrote for this song, "You Don't Get to Go" is available everywhere music streams, as is the song Ben wrote, "If You Need Me."
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Malachy McCourt + Louise Cairns
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06/09/20 • 24 min
Malachy McCourt is the 87 year-old brother of Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirist Frank McCourt, who wrote Angela’s Ashes about their childhood in Ireland. Malachy tells a story about a walk he and his father took together when he was a small boy, and Scottish songwriter Louise Cairns performs her response song, “Baby Rocks.”
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Odie Lindsey + Mary Gauthier
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06/01/21 • 18 min
Author and veteran Odie Lindsey reads an excerpt from his novel, "Some Go Home." Odie's friend, Grammy Award-winning songwriter Mary Gauthier, talks about how she came to know him, and shares a studio recording of her song, "Then Go Home," written in response.
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Season 3 Trailer
SongWriter
04/20/21 • 2 min
Season three of SongWriter will feature stories from George Saunders, Cheryl Strayed, Roxane Gay, and Joyce Carol Oates, and brand new songs from Amanda Shires, Tift Merritt, Celisse Henderson, and Mary Gauthier.
09/12/23 • 37 min
Andrew Sean Greer won the Pulitzer Prize for his comic novel, Less. For this episode he reads an excerpt from the follow up book, Less is Lost, and describes how he thinks of the book as more serious than many readers. For the songwriter in this episode, Andrew requested Torquil Campbell of the band Stars, and Torq secretly invited Andrew’s close friend Daniel Handler (aka the wildly popular children’s author Lemony Snicket) to collaborate on it. Unbeknownst to many of his fans, Daniel is a seriously experienced songwriter and session musician, who has collaborated with Death Cab for Cutie, The Decembrists, and Magnetic Fields, and he and Torq trade anecdotes, make fun of each other relentlessly, and talk about the truly sweet surprise they cooked up together for Andrew, a song called "Not the Best."
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Season Four Trailer
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03/22/22 • 2 min
Delighted to announce the fourth season of SongWriter, which will feature stories from Questlove, Mary Gauthier, Anthony Doerr, and George Saunders, and songs from Carrie Brownstein, Drew Holcomb, and Steve Earle
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Gary Shteyngart + Elissa LeCoque
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06/25/19 • 27 min
Gary Shteyngart reads from his novel Lake Success, about the flame out and subsequent freak out of hedge fund manager Barry Cohen, and Elissa LeCoque shares her song written in response, "Weak Wrists."
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11/26/19 • 37 min
Novelist and MacArthur "Genius Grant" award-winner Jonathan Lethem reads his story "Vivian Relf," and songwriter Cindy Lee Berryhill performs a song written in response.
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FAQ
How many episodes does SongWriter have?
SongWriter currently has 87 episodes available.
What topics does SongWriter cover?
The podcast is about Music, Podcasts, Music Interviews and Music Commentary.
What is the most popular episode on SongWriter?
The episode title 'Sarah Hepola + Matt the Electrician' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on SongWriter?
The average episode length on SongWriter is 28 minutes.
How often are episodes of SongWriter released?
Episodes of SongWriter are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of SongWriter?
The first episode of SongWriter was released on May 7, 2019.
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