On the This Song podcast Musician, composer and radio host Elizabeth McQueen talks to artists about the songs that formed and transformed them. These stories about life changing songs serve as a jumping off point for conversations about inspiration, songwriting, the creative process and more. Produced at KUT & KUTX Studios.
Episodes
- 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. She also talks about returning home after heartbreak and explores making her first record "Fake Sugar." The post […]
- 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. The post This Song: Liz Phair (Rerun) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios — Podcasts.
- 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." The post This Song: John Prine (Rerun) appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios — Podcasts.
- 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 also shares how making the new album helped prepare her to address her sexuality […]
- 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 Cream taught her about herself when she was 9 years old, describes how she found her […]