S2 Episode 7: The Divine Ecstasy of Judee Sill wsg Jason P. Woodbury
Entering the world of rebel Christian mystic Judee Sill! Joined by Jason P. Woodbury of Aquarium Drunkard's Transmissions Podcast, we ponder Judee's divine inspiration, ambitions, and spiritual/sensua...
28 Sep 1h 9min
S2 Episode 6: The Only Freedom is the One You Exercise: On Bernice Johnson Reagon
Our ode to the prolific and multidimensional musician, scholar, activist, Freedom Singer, and co-founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock, Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942-2024). Guided by her writings, intervi...
31 Aug 1h 14min
S2 Episode 5 Bonus: Alice Gerrard in Her Own Words (LIVE)
Emily interviews old-time music legend and reigning “deviled egg queen” Alice Gerrard live at The Celebration of Women in Old-Time at the East Tennessee History Center in Knoxville. Alice calls her ne...
27 Maj 49min
S2 Episode 5: They'll Never Keep Us Down: On Hazel Dickens wsg Jessie Wilkerson (LIVE)
We took the podcast on the road to Knoxville and invited our friend Jessie Wilkerson to join us in celebrating the late great labor songwriter and groundbreaking bluegrass musician Hazel Dickens (1925...
1 Maj 1h
S2 Episode 4: Sing Out!: On the Singer-Songwriter and Protest Music
We caught up with Rolling Stone Senior Research Editor Jonathan Bernstein about his recent interview with Lucinda Williams on her (and Dylan's) take on "the female Bob Dylan" label. Then we ponder the...
13 Feb 1h 9min
S2 Episode 3 Bonus: Documenting Dory Previn wsg Julia Greenberg
We talk with Julia Greenberg, co-director of the excellent 2024 documentary, Dory Previn: On My Way to Where. The film recounts Dory's far-flung creative life at the intersection of classic Hollywood,...
19 Dec 202534min
S2 Epsiode 3: Screaming in the Car with Dory Previn
Paying our respects to lyricist, truth-teller, and style icon Dory Previn (1925-2012). Previn was an accomplished songwriter for film and TV for years before pivoting to the spotlight as a cult-famous...
21 Nov 20251h 2min
S2 Episode 2: Inside Inside Llewyn Davis wsg Ana Gavrilovska
Detroit music writer and film buff Ana Gavrilovska joins us on our podcast time machine to revisit the 2013 Coen Brothers' anti-biopic Inside Llewyn Davis. We discuss the film's moody representation o...
24 Okt 202554min
