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John Hiatt is Actually Not Scared to Talk about His Feelings (REISSUE)

June 5, 2025

(Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Reissue series! For the next several weeks, Basic Folk is digging back into the archives and reposting some of our favorite episodes alongside new introductions commenting on what it’s like to listen back. Enjoy!) This episode featuring Cindy Howes interviewing John Hiatt originally posted on August 5, 2021. In 2021, John Hiatt released ‘Leftover Feelings’ (which is still his latest album, by the way), a collab with bluegrass great Jerry Douglas as producer and his…

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Basic Folk 87 – Alex Sturbaum

September 24, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Alex Sturbaum is a traditional folk musician originally from Cincinnati, OH, which offers a thriving community of…

Basic Folk 86 – Ellis Paul

September 17, 2020

Powered by RedCircle Ellis Paul! The one and only. This has been a long time coming. The Maine-born musician is…

Basic Folk 85 – Jamie Fox

September 10, 2020

Powered by RedCircle A special episode of Basic Folk features First Nation person Jamie Fox, who is one of the…

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Our definition of “folk” is extremely broad, so you’ll hear interviews from

KT Tunstall,

John Hiatt,

Amythyst Kiah,

Kishi Bashi,

... and many more. Cindy and Lizzie approach their interviews with warmth, humor and insightful questions.