I chat with singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston, a master storyteller and celebrated artist, about my favorite songs of his - "Bad Reputation" and "The Mortician's Daughter," finding much more happiness as we grow older, and his plans to make his first ever trip to Key West, Florida for a special concert at the Tropic Cinema on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

I chat with singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston, a master storyteller and celebrated artist, about my favorite songs of his - "Bad Reputation" and "The Mortician's Daughter," finding much more happiness as we grow older, and his plans to make his first ever trip to Key West, Florida for a special concert at the Tropic Cinema on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.

I chat with singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston, a master storyteller and celebrated artist, about my favorite songs of his - "Bad Reputation" and "The Mortician's Daughter," finding much more happiness as we grow older, and his plans to make his first ever trip to Key West, Florida for a special concert at the Tropic Cinema on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025.&nbsp;
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Freedy Johnston talks songwriting and how aging brings us happiness

We’re Not Finished is a podcast from Gwen Filosa, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who covered murder and political corruption for a decade in New Orleans before landing in Key West, Florida in 2011, where she covers local news, culture and assorted shenanigans.

An all-purpose reporter, Gwen worked for the local daily paper before getting hired by the Miami Herald to cover Key West. She’s also reported for WLRN public media, Keys Weekly Newspapers, Island 106.9 radio and Florida Weekly Key West. She’s appeared on NPR, CNN Headline News and MSNBC. 

In 2024, Gwen launched her own media company, Gwen Filosa Media Key West, to provide independent, local coverage for a following that relies on her reporting and public service journalism. 

Gwen’s side hustle is standup comedy. She’s been a regular at Comedy Key West since 2017 and hosts and produces events across the Keys.

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We’re Not Finished is a podcast from Gwen Filosa, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who covered murder and political corruption for a decade in New Orleans before landing in Key West, Florida in 2011, where she covers local news, culture and assorted shenanigans. An all-purpose reporter, Gwen worked for the local daily paper before getting hired by the Miami Herald to cover Key West. She’s also reported for WLRN public media, Keys Weekly Newspapers, Island 106.9 radio and Florida Weekly Key West. She’s appeared on NPR, CNN Headline News and MSNBC. In 2024, Gwen launched her own media company, Gwen Filosa Media Key West, to provide independent, local coverage for a following that relies on her reporting and public service journalism. Gwen’s side hustle is standup comedy. She’s been a regular at Comedy Key West since 2017 and hosts and produces events across the Keys.

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