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Songwriters on Process

Songwriters on Process

By: Ben Opipari
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In-depth interviews with songwriters about their songwriting process. Nothing else. No talk of band drama, band names, or tour stories. Treating songwriters as writers, plain and simple. By Ben Opipari, English Lit Ph.D.

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Episodes
  • Morgan Nagler

    Morgan Nagler
    Apr 9 2026

    Morgan Nagler has co-written with HAIM, Phoebe Bridgers, Kim Deal, Madi Diaz, and Margo Price among others. And now comes her fantastic debut solo album I've Got Nothing to Lose, and I'm Losing It. We go deep into her songwriting process on the pod, including a discussion of why physical movement is so important to the creative process.
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    39 mins
  • Cameron Picton (black midi, My New Band Believe)

    Cameron Picton (black midi, My New Band Believe)
    Apr 6 2026

    My New Band Believe is Cameron Picton's new band after his time as the bassist and sometimes frontman for black midi. We go deep into his songwriting process, including a discussion of how sounds outside the studio affect his songwriting.

    My New Band Believe's self-titled debut is on Rough Trade Records.
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    40 mins
  • Carl Newman (The New Pornographers)

    Carl Newman (The New Pornographers)
    Apr 2 2026

    It's the return of Carl Newman of The New Pornographers! We were just kids back in 2015 when I first interviewed Newman and we discussed his love of the 10cc song "Dreadlock Holiday." We return to that song in this episode, and we span the entirety of Newman's songwriting process, including a great discussion of why writing badly is so important and why gibberish is a great way to jump start the process.

    The New Pornographers' latest album is The Former Site Of on Merge Records.
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    51 mins
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