This podcast, 'Listen First' features the very first performance of a brand new song as it is brought to life. Phoebe Hunt shares this intimate moment between herself and her songwriting collaborators. She says "In my songwriting process, I always document a new idea with a voice memo on my phone. In this podcast, you will hear that sacred moment, shared between me and often a co-writer on the song. I will dissect the moment you are listening to, and share what was in the mind of the songwriter in that moment."

Episode 11, “Candy” featuring Ray Duncan was written just before the pandemic and is a deep share into the world of addiction, overcoming wounds of familial lineage and the nature of being radically honest in the process of songwriting. 

This podcast, 'Listen First' features the very first performance of a brand new song as it is brought to life. Phoebe Hunt shares this intimate moment between herself and her songwriting collaborators. She says "In my songwriting process, I always document a new idea with a voice memo on my phone. In this podcast, you will hear that sacred moment, shared between me and often a co-writer on the song. I will dissect the moment you are listening to, and share what was in the mind of the songwriter in that moment."

Episode 10, “The Knot”, featuring Marysol Frost was written at the TR Ranch during a Reveille Retreat.  For 5 years Phoebe has hosted songwriting retreats for the armed forces veteran community utilizing the power of songwriting to heal past wounds and traumas. Marysol Frost, a participant of Reveille Retreat wrote with Hunt in the midst of the retreat and the two connected on the theme of unrequited love, and being haunted by a recurring dream…

This podcast, 'Listen First' features the very first performance of a brand new song as it is brought to life. Phoebe Hunt shares this intimate moment between herself and her songwriting collaborators. She says "In my songwriting process, I always document a new idea with a voice memo on my phone. In this podcast, you will hear that sacred moment, shared between me and often a co-writer on the song. I will dissect the moment you are listening to, and share what was in the mind of the songwriter in that moment."

Episode 9, “The Archer” features Maya DeVitry. You will hear a conversation that Hunt and DeVitry shared while on a walk, meandering through the various projects that Maya is a part of and how the creative process is a meandering of its own.

This podcast, 'Listen First' features the very first performance of a brand new song as it is brought to life. Phoebe Hunt shares this intimate moment between herself and her songwriting collaborators. She says "In my songwriting process, I always document a new idea with a voice memo on my phone. In this podcast, you will hear that sacred moment, shared between me and often a co-writer on the song. I will dissect the moment you are listening to, and share what was in the mind of the songwriter in that moment."

Episode 8, “Who I’m Meant To Be” features Rachel Baiman and was written on Instagram Live.  The two were getting “meta” as they created in front of an interactive audience.  The song questions our current reality - that of validating our artwork and creations through the lens of social media, and explores the existential questions of our greater purpose. 

This podcast, 'Listen First' features the very first performance of a brand new song as it is brought to life. Phoebe Hunt shares this intimate moment between herself and her songwriting collaborators. She says "In my songwriting process, I always document a new idea with a voice memo on my phone. In this podcast, you will hear that sacred moment, shared between me and often a co-writer on the song. I will dissect the moment you are listening to, and share what was in the mind of the songwriter in that moment."

Episode 7, “Reconstruction” features Lindsay Lou.  Hunt and Lou got together to write directly following the tornado that hit Nashville in February of 2020 just before the global pandemic.  The two had no idea that the pandemic was just about to shut down life as they knew it, but the tornado itself had called for a state of reconstruction, and they were reflecting on that devastation as this song emerged. 

This podcast, 'Listen First' features the very first performance of a brand new song as it is brought to life. Phoebe Hunt shares this intimate moment between herself and her songwriting collaborators. She says "In my songwriting process, I always document a new idea with a voice memo on my phone. In this podcast, you will hear that sacred moment, shared between me and often a co-writer on the song. I will dissect the moment you are listening to, and share what was in the mind of the songwriter in that moment."

Episode 5, “The Anchor”, featuring Molly Tuttle taps into how art can channel empathy, compassion and understanding of something the artist has not experienced first hand.  Listen as the duo discusses everything from putting themselves in the shoes of women who have been abused domestically, to astrology and deeper interests as artists.  

This podcast, 'Listen First' features the very first performance of a brand new song as it is brought to life. Phoebe Hunt shares this intimate moment between herself and her songwriting collaborators. She says "In my songwriting process, I always document a new idea with a voice memo on my phone. In this podcast, you will hear that sacred moment, shared between me and often a co-writer on the song. I will dissect the moment you are listening to, and share what was in the mind of the songwriter in that moment."

Episode 6, “Peaceful Unwind” is a song Phoebe wrote just before the COVID pandemic began.  She was gearing up to stay home off the road in 2020 and was mentally preparing to sink into the calm of the unknown.  Little did she know that in some way, shape of form, we were all sinking into this “Peaceful Unwind”, although it might not have felt like that to everyone. 

This podcast, 'Listen First' features the very first performance of a brand new song as it is brought to life. Phoebe Hunt shares this intimate moment between herself and her songwriting collaborators. She says "In my songwriting process, I always document a new idea with a voice memo on my phone. In this podcast, you will hear that sacred moment, shared between me and often a co-writer on the song. I will dissect the moment you are listening to, and share what was in the mind of the songwriter in that moment."

Episode 4, featuring Jillette Johnson takes an interesting turn as the conversation moves from songwriting to tantra and everything in between.  The moment these songs were written, Johnson and Hunt were pondering what it feels like to be enough, to have enough and to know a Love that is and will always be enough. Make sure to follow along with your weekly writing prompt to connect to this podcast with the most visceral experience. 

This podcast, 'Listen First' features the very first performance of a brand new song as it is brought to life. Phoebe Hunt shares this intimate moment between herself and her songwriting collaborators. She says "In my songwriting process, I always document a new idea with a voice memo on my phone. In this podcast, you will hear that sacred moment, shared between me and often a co-writer on the song. I will dissect the moment you are listening to, and share what was in the mind of the songwriter in that moment."

Episode 3, featuring Kai Welch, this episode explores the concept of gossip, as well as the potential for human connection beyond a world of gossip.  What is on the other side of gossip?  Authenticity, depth, relatability and growth.  Remember to follow along with your weekly writing prompt to get the full experience of this podcast!

What does it mean to feel both the call to be free like a child, while growing to be a woman (or human) with worldly responsibilities such as mothering a child. How can one embrace both of these sensations simultaneously? 

This was the space Jenny Weaver and I entered into as we began our songwriting session. We embodied the empathy for the "loss of freedom" that motherhood can bring while also embodying the unconditional love that must enter a mother as they honor the being born unto them.