This Song Podcast
1) This Song: Beth Ditto (Rerun)
In this rerun from 2018, Beth Ditto, former lead singer of the band Gossip, talks about how Nina Simone’s “Mississippi Goddam” helped her grapple with complex feelings about her home...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) This Song: Beth Ditto (Rerun)
In this rerun from 2018, Beth Ditto, former lead singer of the band Gossip, talks about how Nina Simone's "Mississippi Goddam" helped her grapple with complex feelings about her home state, Arkansas. ...Show More
3) This Song: Liz Phair (Rerun)
In this rerun from 2018, Liz Phair describes how the 1980s rock song “I Wanna Destroy You” by The Soft Boys put her in touch with her youthful desire to destroy something. We also hear Pha...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) This Song: Liz Phair (Rerun)
In this rerun from 2018, Liz Phair talks about hearing The Soft Boys "I Wanna Destroy You," revisiting her 1991 Girly-Sound Tapes and 1993 debut album, and parenting realities.
5) This Song: John Prine (Rerun)
John Prine explains how Bob Dylan's "The Lonsesome Death of Hattie Carroll" changed his life and goes in depth about his own songwriting process for his album "The Tree of Forgiveness."
6) This Song: John Prine (Rerun)
Beloved American singer-songwriter John Prine is on many people’s minds right now. He is currently in stable condition on a ventilator due to symptoms from COVID-19. Our hearts go out to him and...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) This Song: Thao and The Get Down Stay Down
Thao Nguyen from Thao and the Get Down Stay Down talks to host Elizabeth McQueen about the inspiration behind her new song "Temple," and about what it was like to release music during a pandemic. She...Show More
8) This Song: Thao and The Get Down Stay Down
On March 10th, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down released a new single called, “Temple” along with an accompanying video. 6 days later residents in the San Francisco Bay Area, where lead sin...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) This Song: Kathy Valentine
Kathy Valentine, bass player in the seminal 80s all-girl rock group the Go-Go’s, recently wrote a memoir titled All I Ever Wanted. In the book, Valentine explores her unconventional childhood, h...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) This Song: Kathy Valentine
Kathy Valentine, bass player in the seminal 80s all-girl rock group the Go-Go's, recently wrote a memoir titled All I Ever Wanted. In this episode of, Kathy explains what "Sunshine of Your Love" by C...Show More