{"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":113,"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":"2026-07-18T06:20:04.443931+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813"},"episode":{"title":"Ep. 255: Brittany Howard | How Alabama Shakes Went From a Garbage Truck to Playing with Prince","slug":"ep-255-brittany-howard-how-alabama-shakes-went-from-a-garbage-truck-to-playing-with-prince","published_at":"2026-07-07T16:08:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813/ep-255-brittany-howard-how-alabama-shakes-went-from-a-garbage-truck-to-playing-with-prince","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/and-the-writer-is-with-ross-golan-221813","url":"https://shows.acast.com/andthewriteris/episodes/brittany-howard-how-alabama-shakes-went-from-a-garbage-truck","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/andthewriteris/e/6a4d248dad78abcff1c1d9e7/media.mp3","summary":"Today's guest is Brittany Howard — four-time Grammy winner, the voice of Alabama Shakes, and one of the most singular artists of her generation. But her real story isn't the accolades or the sold-out rooms. It's a single-wide trailer, a junkyard full of animals, and a garbage truck — and a woman who never once chased any of it. From a Cotton Patch trailer park to Paisley Park, Brittany built a career by refusing to do it the way you're supposed to. She carries three things simultaneously that most artists never figure out how to hold at once: an obsessive craftsman's ear (she'll stab an amp with a screwdriver to find a tone), an unbudging authenticity (she showed up to the deal that changed her life hungover, in her pajamas, in a mail truck), and a total indifference to the machine (0% involvement in her own charts, streams, and licensing). This is one of the more honest conversations we've had about staying true to yourself in music. And The Writer Is... Alabama Shakes! Hit subscribe and turn on notifications. Every week, we go deep with the most interesting creatives in music. Follow us on socials: @andthewriteris A special thank you to our sponsor, NMPA — the National Music Publishers Association. Your support means the world to us. Timestamps 0:00 Intro 2:09 Is hunting for tone a fool's errand? 4:02 \"Happy accidents\" — taste vs. preference 6:22 Stabbing an amp with a screwdriver for the perfect tone 9:02 Born in a single-wide in Cotton Patch trailer park 10:53 \"Are we rich now?\" — a junkyard, 96 cats, 26 dogs 12:53 Picking up guitar out of necessity (she wanted to play bass) 17:00 Recording songs at 12 on Audacity, alone in the woods 18:45 The At the Drive-In shirt — meeting Zach 19:33 Mom: \"I didn't know you could sing\" / \"Me either\" 20:46 Her first song ever 28:5…","meta_description":"Today's guest is Brittany Howard — four-time Grammy winner, the voice of Alabama Shakes, and one of the most singular artists of her generation. But her r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4253,"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-255-brittany-howard-how-alabama-shakes-went-from-a-garbage-truck-to-playing-with-prince/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-255-brittany-howard-how-alabama-shakes-went-from-a-garbage-truck-to-playing-with-prince.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}