# Episode 311 - Ryan Tedder

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Podcast: [Sodajerker On Songwriting](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sodajerker-on-songwriting-954213)
Published: 2026-02-03T16:37:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2076

## Resource

Ryan Tedder, songwriter to artists including Taylor Swift, Adele, and Beyoncé, and frontman of OneRepublic , talks to Sodajerker about tracking cultural shifts, writing at scale, and staying competitive in a saturated market. Drawing on his Nashville training and his apprenticeship with Timbaland, he breaks down his belief in craft, persistence, and instinct, and explains why writer's block only has power if you let it.

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