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The sound of Substack

Presenting live performances by Andrew Bird, Margo Price, Jeff Tweedy, and dozens more

Published on The Substack Post • Apr 7

Chatting with Rick Rubin

A recording from our live video

Apr 2 •

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April 2024

The art of losing

Someone stole my laptop in New York a few weeks ago. It either happened as I navigated the crowds in Grand Central, or on the sidewalk as I lowered my…

Apr 3, 2024 •

December 2023

Here's a truck stop instead of Saint Peter's

A quick, pre-holiday hello

Dec 21, 2023 •

November 2023

A Thanksgiving note from Tobias Wolff

I find in this piece a deep hope many parents share—that our children will be curious and open and bright enough to recognize great art when they…

Nov 23, 2023 •

Lucinda Williams grew up chasing Flannery O'Connor's peacocks

A piece about artistic inheritance—what we glean from our elders and pass down to our kids

Nov 14, 2023 •

October 2023

Gunplay at the dog park

You already know there’ll be a gun. This is Florida—and not just Florida, but the Panhandle, a hotbed of evangelical conservatives—so there’s always a…

Oct 24, 2023 •

How John Steinbeck tricked his kids into reading great books

from an interview with his son, Thom Steinbeck

Oct 11, 2023 •

September 2023

On death in childhood

My kids, at 6 and 8, haven’t truly experienced death yet.

Sep 26, 2023 •

Pico Iyer reflects on his father & the mystery of inheritance

Pico Iyer is certifiably the Nicest Man Alive. Any occasion in which I’ve been fortunate enough to be in his presence, no matter how brief, has inspired…

Sep 6, 2023 •

August 2023

In the pebbles of the holy streams

My wife and I can’t shake the desire to move elsewhere. Even during times when we’re living somewhere great, surrounded by friends and culture and…

Aug 24, 2023 •

July 2023

An hour in a hotel room with Anthony Hopkins

What was your first experience with art that changed your life?

Jul 12, 2023 •

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