Danny Lavery welcomes songwriter, novelist, and leader of the American band the Mountain Goats, John Darnielle.  

Lavery and Darnielle give advice to a letter writer who is wondering if she should align with her partner's religion. Also in this episode, Darnielle discusses The Mountain Goats just-released collection of songs, Dark In Here.

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