Three musician-hosted podcasts you need to listen to
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What does a rock 鈥檔鈥 roll lifestyle look like for musicians who are also mothers?聽In her podcast 鈥,鈥澛爏ongwriter Laura Veirs interviews artists such as Rosanne Cash, Kristin Hersh, Meshell Ndegeocello, and Corin Tucker about how they go from changing chords to changing diapers. Ms. Veirs, who has two children, explores philosophies of parenting, how children inspire creativity, and why it鈥檚 OK for working moms to serve cereal for dinner once in a while.
Joseph Arthur may be the best interviewer of celebrities since Howard Stern. The songwriter鈥檚 new podcast, 鈥,鈥 features lengthy, free-form conversations with fellow creative types. The podcast is about anything and everything. Marc Cohn talks about how Steven Pressfield鈥檚 book 鈥淭he War of Art鈥 helped him overcome resistance to writing new songs. And early #MeToo whistleblower Rosanna Arquette gets candid about Harvey Weinstein, and she also sings with Mr. Arthur.
Feist has produced a novel companion piece to her album 鈥淧leasure.鈥 Her podcast 鈥溾 tackles themes related to each of its songs. In the episode 鈥淭he Wind,鈥 a sailor, a Native American, and a storm hunter talk about how air movement shapes their lives. We meet a grandmother-age BMX racer during 鈥淵oung Up,鈥 which explores how what we do and think is key to longevity. And 鈥淐entury鈥 dives into why time is a subjective experience. (The episode whizzes past.) 鈥淗ard times are made harder by feeling that we鈥檙e alone,鈥 says the songwriter. 鈥淭his podcast seeks to look at how we鈥檙e not.鈥