{"podcast":{"title":"The Tom Petty Project","slug":"the-tom-petty-project-4474114","podcast_index_feed_id":4474114,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37","website_url":"http://www.tompettyproject.com","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37/1783006516417-559dacc5-02ee-4f0d-b84c-4e790a325d52.jpeg","author":"Kevin Brown","episode_count":293,"summary":"This is the weekly podcast that digs into the entire Tom Petty catalog song by song, album by album and includes conversations with musicians, fans, and people connected with Tom along the way. Follow me on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject Boneless Podcasting Network: https://bonelesspodcasting.com Wirtten, produced, and performed by Kevin Brown for 8NINETY8 Productions. (This podcast is in no way affiliated with the Tom Petty estate.) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T18:23:53.480224+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tom-petty-project-4474114"},"episode":{"title":"Night Driver","slug":"night-driver","published_at":"2026-05-06T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tom-petty-project-4474114/night-driver","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tom-petty-project-4474114","url":"https://tompettyproject.com","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37/e/69fa91f01932a077a9d0478f/media.mp3","summary":"Night Driver is one of those perfect album tracks that you always want to hear on great records. There’s something to be said for albums where any song could basically be a single, but I tend to gravitate more towards albums that are very carefully curated around a central idea and Highway Companion is definitely one of those. This track sits on the second half of the record, coming after the euphoric Big Weekend, as a mood piece and a moment in time for the central character on the album. It’s a wonderfully restrained and melodically comfortable song! Song : https://youtu.be/7Fni5y-8wqo    REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE Judge Timbers' tutorial: https://youtu.be/y-dKJ8bIUGY Jake Thistle Fans Forever : https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1DQkHfK9mz/ Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show. Follow: https://linktr.ee/tompettyproject Listen: https://pod.link/1580769475 All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com A special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, \"Conversations with Tom Petty\", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way. Producer: Kevin Brown Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Night Driver is one of those perfect album tracks that you always want to hear on great records. There’s something to be said for albums where any song co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1454,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tom-petty-project-4474114/episodes/night-driver/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tom-petty-project-4474114/night-driver.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}