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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 45 – Betsy Siggins

October 31, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Betsy Siggins is a folk boss in charge, and we’re beyond honored to welcome her as a…

Basic Folk – Field Music with Paul “Bird” Edwards

October 24, 2019

In the “Field Music” series on Basic Folk, we talk to musicians about a particular song they have learned through…

Basic Folk 44 – Emily Mure

October 17, 2019

Powered by RedCircle Emily Mure is a real life New York native! She is a life-long oboist, who had big…

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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.