SongWriter Ben Arthur

Mary Gauthier tells a story from her memoir, Saved By a Song, and songwriter Kelley McRae performs a song written in response

Jonathan Franzen reads an excerpt from "Crossroads," and one of his favorite bands, Wussy, plays a song written in response

Ashley C. Ford reads from her memoir, and songwriter Be Steadwell performs a song that speaks directly to Ashley

Author Tom Franklin reads two pieces of short fiction and songwriter Ben Glover plays a song written in response to both

An update for premium subscribers, including new artist announcements, and Mike Ruffino's SECOND song that he wrote in response to Laurie Woolever's story from this week's episode, Devotion Cycle Part 1 (Hey Machan). The song is extraordinary and unexpected - and like the first one, uses actual audio recorded on a shoot with Anthony Bourdain in 2018) - mixing Latin rhythms with Sri Lankan instruments and vibes!

Author Laurie Woolever tells a story about a shoot in Sri Lanka with Anthony Bourdain, and composer Mike Ruffino shares a song he created using sounds recorded for the episode