Running Down a Stapler

This week’s caller is a mom of two young boys doing her best to face life head-on. Her oldest son is autistic and recently diagnosed with depression. She talks with Gethard about parenting a neurodivergent child, advocating in a world that doesn’t always get it, and staying groun ... Show More

This week’s caller is a pediatric nurse with a newborn at home, and she’s learning in real time how her job is both a blessing and a curse when it comes to new mom anxiety. She and Geth talk about sleepless nights, the emotional toll of pediatric care, and why it’s hard to turn o ... Show More

This week’s caller is a medieval recreationist who sews their own centuries-old clothing and has an overactive bladder. And that’s just scratching the surface. And that’s just scratching the surface. From homemade centuries-old clothing to body stuff to one wild reveal with two m ... Show More

The singer-songwriter on fast cars, football and her “more meaningful” new album. 

When PUSH comes to shove, Rob Thomas reveals he wrote love songs when he was young, not for the fame but to pick up on girls!  Of course, he did go on to find much success as the lead singer of Matchbox Twenty, the multi-platinum, chart-topping band with over 40 million records s ... Show More

20 years ago, Chris Stapleton left his small hometown in Kentucky and moved to Nashville to chase his dream of being a songwriter. Five years ago, the dream got bigger when he released his own album, won a pair of Grammy Awards, and established himself as one of the most distinct ... Show More

The country singer performed four songs from her latest album, Never Will, including one of our top 25 songs of 2019. 

With six Grammys, three Emmys and two Oscars (from 20 Academy Award nominations) - to say nothing of his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and membership of both the Songwriters and the Rock & Roll Halls of Fame - means that Randy Newman has one of the most crowded mantelpie ... Show More

Vote for “McCartney: A Life in Lyrics“ as the Webby Awards’ Best Music Podcast now: https://bit.ly/4jmkrDf Welcome to "McCartney: A Life in Lyrics". This podcast will take you into the mind of one of the greatest songwriters of all time: Paul McCartney. The result is a combinatio ... Show More

We discuss the art of songwriting – combining lyrics and music to make a hit song. 

“I’ve learnt to go a bit more personal with the Lyrics.” Sam talks To Nihal about song-writing.