{"podcast":{"title":"And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan","slug":"and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813","podcast_index_feed_id":221813,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/05db9598-9baf-443a-ab69-21a77284c034","website_url":"http://www.andthewriteris.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b76666169562d85de9508f/show-cover.jpg","author":"And The Writer Is","episode_count":296,"summary":"Every week, we sit down with an acclaimed and venerable songwriter to intimately discuss what happens behind closed doors in the music industry. There are millions of singers, thousands of artists, and only 40 top songs per genre at a time... this podcast is about the people who make them. Produced by Joe London & Ross Golan in association with Big Deal Music & Mega House Music. And The Writer Is... ™ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 245: Madison Beer | Becoming Yourself with the World Watching","slug":"ep-245-madison-beer-becoming-yourself-with-the-world-watching","published_at":"2026-03-31T16:27:57+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813/ep-245-madison-beer-becoming-yourself-with-the-world-watching","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813","url":"https://shows.acast.com/andthewriteris/episodes/ep-245-madison-beer-becoming-yourself-with-the-world-watchin","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/andthewriteris/e/69cbed7b03f0e1583066c24a/media.mp3","summary":"Today’s guest is one of the most quietly enduring artists in modern pop — a songwriter and performer who’s spent over a decade growing up in public, learning how to separate perception from identity. She was discovered online as a teenager and quickly thrust into an industry that had already decided who she was. But behind the headlines, she was doing the real work — writing, refining her sound, and slowly building a career on her own terms. This is a conversation about perception vs reality, creative control, and what it actually takes to become yourself in an industry that benefits from misunderstanding you. And The Writer Is… Madison Beer! What you'll learn: • What it actually feels like to grow up in the public eye • The gap between how artists are perceived vs who they really are • Why longevity in music requires emotional resilience • How Madison developed her sound and creative identity over time • The pressure of early success — and rebuilding from it • Why being misunderstood can either break you or sharpen you This episode is brought to you by the NMPA — supporting songwriters and protecting the value of music. And by Splice — the world’s largest library of sounds and samples, built for creators. Chapters : 0:00 Intro 1:42 Madison’s favorite songs of hers 3:00 Lyrics or melody first? 4:30 Ross meeting Madison at 13 6:00 Madison’s childhood, early memories 7:00 Going through parent’s divorce in early childhood 9:45 Why singing the national anthem is hard 10:00 Her family’s early encouragement 11:00 Madison’s first song 13:00 Starting her career at 10 18:40 Getting discovered overnight from a Justin Bieber tweet. 19:11 Contracts in music industry 19:58 Meeting Justin Bieber 21:46 Why getting dropped is a blessing 24:00 Struggling with early music identity 26:00…","meta_description":"Today’s guest is one of the most quietly enduring artists in modern pop — a songwriter and performer who’s spent over a decade growing up in public, learn…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4892,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813/episodes/ep-245-madison-beer-becoming-yourself-with-the-world-watching/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813/ep-245-madison-beer-becoming-yourself-with-the-world-watching.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}