“I care about words more than music,” says musician Lucy Dacus. Lucy recently released her third album, Home Video--a compilation of stories and vignettes pulled directly from her journals, dating back to her childhood. For Lucy, deep honesty in the form of song lyrics is almost compulsive. On this week’s show, Lucy and Hanif each unpack what it means to be a confessional writer, and together explore what honesty can offer an artist, or how it can hurt them. Plus, a reading list from Lucy on the books that offer her inspiration.

/Music In This Week's Episode/

Thumbs, Lucy Dacus

I Love You, Mary J. Blige

All That You Have Is Your Soul, Tracy Chapman

Bad Religion, Frank Ocean

You Must Love Me, JAY-Z

It Hurts Me Too, Karen Dalton

Give My Love To Rose, Johnny Cash

It Hurts Me So Much, Etta James