Field Notes

The Blog

Deeper dives. Extended thoughts. Stories that didn't fit in an episode.

Music

The Hook Isn't the Song: On Writing Beyond the Algorithm

March 12, 2025

A conversation about resisting shorter, louder, faster — and what happens when artists remember that a song is a story.

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Life

Why the Green Room Is the Real Interview

February 27, 2025

The five minutes before we hit record are usually the most honest. Here's what those minutes have taught me.

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Love

The First Time I Lost a Guest to the Industry

February 09, 2025

An artist I loved talking to disappeared into the machine. This is what I learned about protecting people over podcasts.

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Music

How to Ask a Better Question

January 24, 2025

The best interviews aren't scripted. They're prepared. Here's the framework I use to walk into every conversation.

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Life

The New Middle Class of Music

January 08, 2025

A quiet generation of artists is building sustainable careers without ever going viral. This is their playbook.

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Love

One Hundred Episodes In, Here's What Changed

December 18, 2024

What three years of long-form conversation has taught me about listening, love, and letting silence do the work.

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