Music Makers and Soul Shakers with Steve Dawson
By Steve Dawson
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Music Makers and Soul Shakers is an in-depth podcast about recording, songwriting, studio sessions and record production in Americana, roots and blues music. Host Steve Dawson, a working musician and producer, leads deep conversations with musicians, producers and songwriters about their lives, their influences and how great records get made.
Guests include legendary session musicians, producers, songwriters and touring artists from the worlds of Americana, folk, blues, country and roots music. Conversations often explore recording techniques, studio stories, songwriting craft, touring life and the creative process behind great records.
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Ep. 198 - Season 9 Wrap-up
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Ep. 197 - Andy Reiss | Nashville Guitar, Session Work & The Time Jumpers
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Ep. 196 - John Hammond Remembered | From the Archive: Blues Guitar, Stories & Meeting Bo Diddley
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 195 - BJ Cole | Pedal Steel Guitar, Recording Sessions & 50 Years of Studio Work
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 194 - Brent Maher (Pt. 2) | Producing Nashville Records & Studio Stories
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Ep. 193 - Brent Maher (Pt. 1) | Nashville Producer, Songwriting & Recording Hits
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Ep. 192 - Eddie Angel | Los Straitjackets, Surf Guitar & Instrumental Rock
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 191 - Pat Bergeson | Guitar, Harmonica & Nashville Session Playing
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Ep. 190 - Dave Jacques (Pt. 2) | Bass with John Prine & Life on the Road
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Ep. 189 - Dave Jacques (Pt. 1) | Bassist for John Prine & Studio Work
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Ep. 188 - Ruthie Foster | Blues, Soul & American Roots Music
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 187 - Gary Craig | Canadian Drummer, Touring & Recording Sessions
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 186 - Chuck Mead | BR5-49, Honky Tonk & Nashville Roots Music
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 185 - Pete Finney | Pedal Steel Guitar & Nashville Session Work
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 184 - Nate Smith | Drumming, Groove & Modern Session Playing
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 183 - Mike Farris | Soul, Gospel & The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 182 - Bruce Bouton | Pedal Steel, Studio Work, Nashville Sessions & Playing with Ricky Skaggs
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 181 - Tom Hambridge | Blues Producer, Drummer, Songwriter & Recording Stories
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 180 - Kenny Vaughan (Pt. 2) | Guitar, Marty Stuart & Nashville Sessions
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 179 - Kenny Vaughan (Pt. 1) | Guitar Slinging, Touring and Recording in Colorado & Nashville
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 178 - Mark Howard (Pt. 2) | Producing Records & Studio Stories
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 177 - Mark Howard (Pt. 1) | Record Producer, Engineer, Studio Work & Classic Albums with Daniel Lanois and others
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 176 - Welcome to Season 9 | What’s Ahead for Music Makers & Soul Shakers
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 175 - Ken Coomer | Drumming, Record Production & the Early Years of Wilco
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 174 - Maya DeVitry | Creative Songwriting, Touring & Recording in the Americana Music Scene
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 173 - Chris Smither | Acoustic Blues Guitar, Songwriting with an American Roots Music Legend
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 172 - Willie Cantu | Buck Owens, The Buckaroos, The Bakersfield Sound, and Jazz Drumming
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 171 - Richard Bennett | Sessions and Touring with Neil Diamond, Mark Knopfler, Steve Earle and More
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 170 - Jen Gunderman | Piano, Keyboards with Sheryl Crow, The Jayhawks, and Finding Your Path
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 169 - Jim Kweskin | Jug Band Music, Folk Revival & American Roots
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 168 - Tony Trischka | Banjo, Bluegrass Innovation, John Hartford and Earl Scruggs
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 167 - Rich Hinman | Pedal Steel Guitar, Modern Session Work and Touring
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 166 - Missy Raines | Bluegrass Bass, Appalachian Roots Music & Bandleading
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 165 - G. Love | Blues, Hip-Hop Roots Music & Songwriting Outside the Lines
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 164 - Duke Levine | Session Guitar, Roots Music & Playing with Bonnie Raitt
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 163 - Rob Ickes | Dobro, Bluegrass & Modern Acoustic Sessions
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 162 - Margaret Glaspy | Songwriting & Guitar-Driven Recording
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 161 - Cedric Burnside | Hill Country Blues, Mississippi Groove & Family Tradition
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 160 - JJ Grey | Southern Soul, Swamp Rock & Deep Storytelling in Record Making
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May 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 159 - Welcome to Season 8
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May 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 158 - Duane Eddy Remembered | From the Archive: Twang Guitar & Instrumental Rock
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May 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 157 - Tommy Emmanuel | Fingerstyle Guitar, Building A Solo Live Sound & Chet Atkins
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 156 - John Reischman | Mandolin, Bluegrass & The Acoustic Tradition
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 155 - Larry Klein | Record Production, Bass & Making Records
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Ep. 154 - John Paul White | Songwriting, Southern Soul & The Muscle Shoals Sound
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 153 - Alison Brown
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 152 - Julian Lage
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 151 - Bahamas
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 150 - Duane Betts
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 149 - Al Perkins
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Ep. 148 - Molly Miller
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Ep. 147 - William Bell
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 146 - William Prince
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 145 - Kaia Kater
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Ep. 144 - Peter Case
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Ep. 143 - Aaron Lee Tasjan
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 142 - Welcome to Season 7
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 141 - David Lindley Remembered
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Mar 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 140 - Jerry Douglas
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 139 - Bob Rock
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Ep. 138 - John Leventhal
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 137 - David Grissom
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Ep. 136 - Nicki Bluhm
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Jan 04, 2023 |
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Ep. 135 - Happy Holidays and Season 6 Update!
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 134 - Patric Caird
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Ep. 133 - Bryan Sutton
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Ep. 132 - Mick Flannery
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Ep. 131 - Stanton Moore
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 130 - Audley Freed
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 129 - Sierra Hull
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 128 - Rose Sinclair
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Ep. 127 - George Kahumoku, Jr.
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 126 - Fred Eltringham
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Ep. 125 - Amy Helm
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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Ep. 124 - Russ Pahl
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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Ep. 123 - Tristen
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Ep. 122 - Duke Robillard
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 121 - Aoife O'Donovan
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May 18, 2022 |
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Ep. 120 - Steve Poltz
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May 04, 2022 |
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Ep. 119 - Welcome to Season 6
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Ep. 118 - Rob Baker
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Ep. 117 - Craig Northey
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 116 - Bill Schnee
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 115 - Colin Cripps (Part 2)
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 114 - Colin Cripps (Part 1)
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Ep. 113 - Rose Cousins
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 112 - Viktor Krauss
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Ep. 111 - Will Kimbrough
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Ep. 110 - Ariel Posen
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 109 - Matt Ross-Spang
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Ep. 108 - Robert Finley
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 107 - Allison Russell
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 106 - Bill Payne (Part 2)
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May 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 105 - Bill Payne (Part 1)
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May 05, 2021 |
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104. George Porter Jr.
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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103. Peter Rowan (Part 2)
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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102. Peter Rowan (Part 1)
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Ep. 101 - Welcome to Season 5
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Ep. 100 - John Oates
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 99 - Keith Scott
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 98 - Introducing the "One Life" Podcast
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 97 - David Piltch (Part 2)
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 96 - David Piltch (Part 1)
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 95 - Gordie Johnson
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 94 - Tucker Martine
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Jul 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 93 - Joel Plaskett
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 92 - Colin Linden
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 91 - Sarah Jarosz
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 90 - Allison Russell
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Ep. 89 - Sadler Vaden
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May 27, 2020 |
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Ep. 88 - Sue Foley
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May 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 87 - Guthrie Trapp
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May 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 86 - Dave Bidini
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May 05, 2020 |
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Ep. 85 - Chris Wood (The Wood Brothers)
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Ep. 84 - Charlie Hunter
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Ep. 83 - Jim Campilongo
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Ep. 82 - Patrick Warren
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 81 - Robben Ford
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 80 - Welcome to Season 4
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Mar 25, 2020 |