EARS: Everyday Artists. Real Songs.

EARS: Everyday Artists. Real Songs.

A song you’ve never heard by an artist you don’t know, followed by a conversation with the songwriter. We explore the stories, process, honesty, and little mysteries behind original songs. Do you have a song we should talk about? If you've got any thoughts, ideas, comments, or just want to say hi, holler at EverydayArtistsRealSongs@gmail.com. I'd love to hear from you!

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June 14, 2026 25 mins

Whether it's a new instrument, a new genre, or a new challenge, Carl Rubino is always creating. In this episode, we talk about inpsiration, change, and the joy in exploring something new.

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Inspired by nature, guided by emotion, and driven by the simple urge to share, Macyn and I explore what brings a song to life, from the spark of ideas to the courage to perform. We talk about creativity, how it begins, how it evolves, and how you can keep it alive over a lifetime.

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October 12, 2025 17 mins

Joe's banger about his hometown, Watertown, NY, demonstrates how a certain kind of energy manages to both hide and reveal deeper feelings. This episode is all about that kind of contrast;  how music theory knowledge can both sharpen and stifle the songwriting process, how collaboration can inspire and frustrate at the same time, how our home towns can be both grounding and isolating. It's a conversation about dualities and fin...

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August 7, 2025 18 mins

Rosemary’s song about her father walks that fine line between deeply personal and universally relatable. In this episode, we talk about what inspires us to write a song, and what can hold us back.

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June 15, 2025 26 mins

Jillian took an image of koi trapped in ice and turned it into a song about how feeling stuck has ripple effects on yourself and those around you. She also tells how her own musical life was frozen for a while, and how, when things finally thawed, the creative flow came rushing back.

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April 21, 2025 22 mins

"Big Sky Country" is the kind of song that unfolds like a novel you can revisit endlessly. In this episode, Camilla opens up about the roots of the song and reflects on her early days of learning to make music with others.

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April 21, 2025 18 mins

Having a brain is exhausting, and Zoë wrote a song about it. In this episode, she shares where the idea came from and how it evolved into something that feels true, even if it isn’t strictly factual. We talk about the weight of overthinking and what happens when you let go of it. 

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