{"podcast":{"title":"The Working Songwriter","slug":"the-working-songwriter-463927","podcast_index_feed_id":463927,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/2d22ef83-2890-4340-aee9-d0d0157225f3","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/the-working-songwriter","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2026/3/10/17/fbd9f80b-8714-4443-a55c-c4465042f2c4_TWS_Logo_-_w_BGS.png","author":"Joe Pug","episode_count":344,"summary":"Joe Pug hosts a weekly conversation with one of today's best songwriters. The Working Songwriter is a part of the Bluegrass Situation Podcast Network. Interested in sponsoring us? Contact: https://bit.ly/sponsorBGSpods Over 300 catalog episodes available to stream in the Nation of Heat Vault. Visit joepugmusic.com/vault","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T18:21:22.102556+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-working-songwriter-463927"},"episode":{"title":"Eddie Schwartz","slug":"eddie-schwartz","published_at":"2026-05-15T06:47:13+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-working-songwriter-463927/eddie-schwartz","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-working-songwriter-463927","url":"http://theworkingsongwriter.com/rss/","audio_url":"https://audio2.redcircle.com/episodes/f29cb905-387f-47d7-b9ea-017fe7fffaa5/stream.mp3","summary":"Our guest this week on the Working Songwriter hails from Canada and has spent over four decades writing hit songs. Eddie Schwartz got his start as a solo artist, but has found great success writing for and with other artists. His song \"Hit Me With Your Best Shot\" was recorded by Pat Benatar and became a certified platinum crossover hit. He went on to pen songs for Donna Summer, the Doobie Brothers, the Pointer Sisters, and many others. As a former president of the Songwriters Association of Canada and North American and a president of the International Council of Music Creators, Schwartz has been a tireless advocate for songwriters. He's received multiple BMI, SOCAN, and JUNO Awards. In 2012, he was awarded the Order of Canada, one of the country's highest civilian honors. I got a chance to catch up with Mr. Schwartz a few months ago to hear about his musical journey so far. Interested in sponsoring us? Contact BGS: https://bit.ly/sponsorBGSpods","meta_description":"Our guest this week on the Working Songwriter hails from Canada and has spent over four decades writing hit songs. Eddie Schwartz got his start as a solo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3466,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-working-songwriter-463927/episodes/eddie-schwartz/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-working-songwriter-463927/eddie-schwartz.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}