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The 30 min Songwriting Podcast where you can sharpen your songwriting skills - and have a laugh or two.It is not a singer/songwriter showcase or an interview show, but a way for songwriters to talk about the technical aspects of writing songs. The show talks about every genre you can think of: pop, rock, folk, jazz, punk, electronica, dance, and Rap. We have special theme shows where we talk about Bridges, Chord substitutions and the odd Movie show. Think of it like one of those talking head sports shows – ‘cept with less yelling.
"I love being a guest on Song Talk Radio! To have intelligent conversations about songwriting with actual songwriters is a beautiful thing. Sometimes the terrific hosts let me free-form what I want to talk about, and other times they’ll pick a songwriting subject, but either way, it’s fun, informative, and invigorating." - Blair Packham, frontman, The Jitters, Song Studio Founder
Podcasts
Glitterfox: Songwriting and life partners
Published: Dec. 31, 2023, 6:10 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 24 seconds
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The business of songwriting with Garrett Neiles
Published: Dec. 24, 2023, 8 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 41 seconds
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You wont regret listening to Delyn Grey
Published: Dec. 17, 2023, 7:55 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 39 seconds
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Writing a holiday song with Steven Taetz
Published: Dec. 11, 2023, 5:15 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 23 seconds
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The Music Movies and TV Draft Show
Published: Nov. 25, 2023, 9:52 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 1 second
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Song Talk Radios 10-year Anniversary!
Published: Nov. 13, 2023, 7:18 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 51 seconds
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Songwriting Berklee-style with Mimika
Published: Nov. 7, 2023, 6:30 a.m.Duration: 35 minutes 31 seconds
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Trying something other than a love song with Greg Wyard
Published: Oct. 29, 2023, 4 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 39 seconds
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Fixing the World with Carmen Toth
Published: Oct. 23, 2023, 12:49 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 58 seconds
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Collaborations with Maggie Andrew
Published: Oct. 18, 2023, 3:32 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 41 seconds
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Writing and Arranging Funk and Soul with The Commotions
Published: Oct. 4, 2023, 4:01 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 1 second
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Songwriting Challenge 2023: Listener Songs Volume 2
Published: Sept. 25, 2023, 3:39 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 44 seconds
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Writing a multilingual song with Amanie Illfated
Published: Sept. 18, 2023, 7:38 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 38 seconds
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Writing for radio with Kasia Livingston
Published: Sept. 13, 2023, 5:11 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 50 seconds
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Serving the song with Desiree Dorion
Published: Sept. 10, 2023, 12:35 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 3 seconds
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Songwriting Challenge 2023: Listener Songs Volume 1
Published: Sept. 7, 2023, 12:31 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 15 seconds
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Phil leans into Lydian for his songwriting challenge answer
Published: Aug. 28, 2023, 2:16 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 48 seconds
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Governor Tom is all about that Iambic Pentameter
Published: Aug. 18, 2023, 11:30 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 10 seconds
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Neel gets all nostalgic for his songwriting challenge answer
Published: Aug. 11, 2023, 1:50 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 13 seconds
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Writing a hit song with Greg Wyard
Published: Aug. 2, 2023, 10:54 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 10 seconds
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Writing a hard rock song with VILIVANT
Published: July 26, 2023, 5:48 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 43 seconds
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Writing a protest song with Ryan Hahn
Published: July 19, 2023, 5:36 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 10 seconds
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Deep Dive: This Guys in Love by Burt Bacharach
Published: June 27, 2023, 5:01 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 26 seconds
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The Magic of Songwriting with Econoline Crushs Trevor Hurst
Published: June 18, 2023, 7 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 11 seconds
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Songs with odd time signatures
Published: June 11, 2023, 10:15 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 55 seconds
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Conscious songwriting with Meris Gantt
Published: June 4, 2023, 11:04 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 52 seconds
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Reflecting on the career of Tina Turner
Published: June 1, 2023, 4:25 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 21 seconds
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Being open to new collaborations with Jeremy Voltz
Published: May 22, 2023, 11:58 a.m.Duration: 42 minutes 35 seconds
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Revisiting a song ten years later with Neel Modi
Published: May 7, 2023, 7 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 12 minutes 36 seconds
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Pete Eastmure: Writing with Images
Published: May 5, 2023, 8 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 58 seconds
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Bringing a 17th Century artist to life with Tina Ross
Published: May 1, 2023, 12:02 a.m.Duration: 43 minutes 21 seconds
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Women of the 2000s Draft Show
Published: April 27, 2023, 5:08 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 22 seconds
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Authentic storytelling in song with Jenny Mallard
Published: April 13, 2023, 3:59 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 50 seconds
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Writing a traditional style song in modern times with Gravely James
Published: April 9, 2023, 7 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 42 seconds
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Poetry meets songwriting with CALICO
Published: April 2, 2023, 11:49 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 22 seconds
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Suburban Rock n Roll with Fake Magic
Published: March 13, 2023, 4:30 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 9 seconds
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Exploring Dorian and Lydian Modes
Published: March 8, 2023, 9:01 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 31 seconds
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Co-writing Nashville style with Sarah Peterson
Published: Feb. 26, 2023, 8 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 26 seconds
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Susan Cattaneo and two of her favourite songs
Published: Feb. 21, 2023, 12:08 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 51 seconds
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Writing in a rock band with Billy Lunn of The Subways
Published: Feb. 13, 2023, 11:38 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 4 minutes 51 seconds
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2nd Annual Songwriter Challenge: Listener Songs #2
Published: March 21, 2021, 7 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 8 minutes 46 seconds
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Funky Collaboration with Jellyfish Interrupted
Published: March 14, 2021, 6:12 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 5 seconds
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Tomato Tomato and How Writing Simple Songs Can Be Complicated
Published: March 9, 2021, 7:58 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 51 seconds
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Old school reggae with Juno winner Kirk Diamond
Published: Feb. 28, 2021, 8 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 50 seconds
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2nd Annual Songwriter Challenge: Listener Songs #1
Published: Feb. 21, 2021, 9:30 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 7 seconds
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New Life to Old Songs with The Fugitives
Published: Feb. 17, 2021, 4:20 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 25 seconds
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The 2nd Annual Songwriting Challenge Results: Our Songs
Published: Jan. 31, 2021, 3:58 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 44 seconds
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Making Your Influences Your Own with Jay Gordon Wright
Published: Jan. 26, 2021, 9:32 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 23 seconds
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90s Grunge Revival with Delyn Grey
Published: Jan. 17, 2021, 8 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 49 seconds
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Recording at The Warehouse with Focus Your Audio
Published: Dec. 27, 2020, 5:46 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 42 seconds
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Writing Songs For A Living with Mark Cawley
Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 8:54 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 31 seconds
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Harpin’ Norm Lucien Returns
Published: Dec. 6, 2020, 7:17 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 18 seconds
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Writing From The Heart with Melanie Peterson
Published: Nov. 29, 2020, 8:22 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes
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Holiday Gift Guide 2020
Published: Nov. 22, 2020, 10:05 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes 32 seconds
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Songwriting tips: Don’ts to not do as much and Do’s to do more often
Published: Nov. 19, 2020, 3:59 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 13 seconds
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How To Write Songs (if you don’t play an instrument)
Published: Nov. 10, 2020, 1:44 a.m.Duration: 27 minutes 56 seconds
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Writing, recording, and releasing a song in 48 hours with The Sun Harmonic
Published: Nov. 1, 2020, 8 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 46 seconds
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Writing the same song in French and English with Izabelle
Published: Oct. 25, 2020, 9:45 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 17 seconds
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Our Listeners’ Songs – what you are writing
Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 1:21 a.m.Duration: 51 minutes 26 seconds
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How about that Eddie Van Halen, and more
Published: Oct. 12, 2020, 7 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes
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We don’t need no stinkin’ coherent lyrics – with Neel Modi
Published: Oct. 10, 2020, 1:16 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 1 second
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Creating a Concept Album with Gilbert Neal
Published: Oct. 3, 2020, 3:31 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 1 second
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Writing modern R&B with Rosh Grove
Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 7 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 13 seconds
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How to improvise in a band with Michael Johnson and Little Rambunctious
Published: Sept. 20, 2020, 7 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 26 seconds
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Making complicated sound simple with Alex Cuba
Published: Sept. 17, 2020, 7 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 20 seconds
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Get started on composing for films with Jeff Greenway
Published: Sept. 13, 2020, 2:57 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 27 seconds
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Remembering John Prine
Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 6:04 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 11 seconds
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How to use a Looper pedal in Songwriting with Jacob Moon
Published: Aug. 10, 2020, 10:05 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes 12 seconds
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Collecting Your Songs – How To Build An Album with Blair Packham
Published: July 19, 2020, 7:20 p.m.Duration: 36 minutes 18 seconds
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Being an established musician but starting out with home recording with Michael Louis Johnson
Published: July 12, 2020, 1:42 p.m.Duration: 32 minutes 10 seconds
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How to write a good love song with Jesse Parent
Published: June 28, 2020, 7 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 45 seconds
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What makes a good Protest Song?
Published: June 26, 2020, 6:07 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 17 seconds
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Throwback Thursday Themeshow: Pride Special
Published: June 25, 2020, 4:18 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 49 seconds
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Be Better At Performing – Tips from Blair Packham
Published: June 19, 2020, 12:45 a.m.Duration: 31 minutes 15 seconds
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Writing a COVID-19 song with Jesse Parent
Published: June 8, 2020, 12:56 a.m.Duration: 29 minutes 10 seconds
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Throwback Thursday Themeshow: Non-verbal Hooks
Published: May 28, 2020, 4:02 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 50 seconds
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The Best Songs Have Only 3 chords
Published: May 22, 2020, 9:34 p.m.Duration: 58 minutes 47 seconds
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Turning emotions into songs with poetry with Loryn Taggart
Published: May 17, 2020, 9 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 49 seconds
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Throwback Thursday Themeshow: The Song Talk Meetup
Published: May 7, 2020, 4:02 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 50 seconds
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Throwback Thursday Themeshow: All About Chords
Published: April 30, 2020, 4:02 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 52 seconds
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