A commentary on the last 12 songs created for the Podsongs project, with musicians Jack Stafford, Maurizio Sarnicola, Massimino Voza and Luigi Falcione. Go behind the scenes with the band to hear how they made the songs inspired by the interviews.

Episode 140 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song— Shane Thomas speaks to Kevin Hines, an American suicide prevention speaker who attempted suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California. His story gained major media coverage and he has since become a motivational speaker and advocate for suicide prevention. Shane was inspired to create a new song called 'Animam Nondum Efflavi', which will be released as a single on 22nd September.

Animam Nondum Efflavi (I Have Not Yet Exhaled My Spirit)

[Latin original]:
animam nondum efflavi,
tametsi eam vulneravi;
parce mihi frater,
tam longe meo carne.
quando te deterrui
et quo furtim effugisti?
te quoniam necavi.
mortuis adiunxisti
vel phasmatibus perditis?
redde mihi vitam
quam in noctem abstractam.
[English]:
I have not yet exhaled (flared out) my spirit,
Though I have caused her harm (wounded her) ;
Forgive me, my brother,
So distant (remote) from my flesh.
When did I cause you to flee in terror,
and whither have you quietly (furtively) fled?
For I have murdered (killed) you.
Have you joined the company of [the] depraved phasms (spirits) ?
Return to me the life (vitality)
that was dragged off into the night.
Shane Joshua Thomas 

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In Episode 138 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song—musician and producer Nicholas Gunty—most famous for being part of the folk band Frances Luke Accord—interviews James Martin, American Jesuit priest, writer, and editor-at-large of America: the Jesuit Review, as inspiration for a beautiful new solo song called 'Peace on my mind', which will be released as a single on 25th August 2023

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LYRICS

I know I am strong

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James J. Martin SJ - - - An American Jesuit Catholic priest, writer, and editor-at-large of the Jesuit magazine America. A New York Times Best Selling author, Martin's books include The Jesuit Guide to Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, and My Life With the Saints.

In Episode 139 of Podsongs—the podcast where musicians interview inspirational people as inspiration for a new song—Thomas Feiner interviews Dave McKean, an award-winning English illustrator and graphic designer, about the effect midjourney is having on their industry. Thomas uses the interview as inspiration for a new song called 'The New Convention', which will be released as a single on 8th September.

LYRICS
A journey into moments
A journey out of mind
A journey through the possible
Collated and entwined
Telescopic netherworlds
Portals into space
Hyperplexic Ferris wheels
Cut up and replaced
Welcome to the new invention
Where everyone is an artist - Why would anyone disagree?
It's dark inside the great convention
Exhibitors are reminded to be uniformly free
Pixelated prophecies
Prompted into being
Will we ever be able to
Believe in what we're seeing
Artistic instability
Call it what you will
It comes without a warranty
And this is not a drill
Welcome to the new invention
Where everyone is an artist - Why would anyone disagree?
It's dark inside the great convention
Exhibitors are reminded to be uniformly free

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www.davemckean.com

Jasper Lorentzen of Grammy-nominated bluegrass band ‘Po’ Ramblin’ Boys’ interviews Ryan Callaghan of Meateater on the Podsongs podcast, as inspiration for a new song called Public Land

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LYRICS:

We grew up on a dead-end street out on the edge of town

We didn’t have much land to call our own

We had big dreams of the mountains and tall pines

We needed those wild places we could feel it in our bones

Every weekend Dad would take us to the forest to roam around

We learned to hunt and fish just like he had planned

It was as much a part of us as that house that we called home

I thank god every time I step on public land

Those hills were like a classroom they taught me all I know

It wasn’t hard for me to understand

Leave it better than you found it cause we only get one chance

We have to be good stewards of the land

Every weekend Dad would take us to the forest to roam around

We learned to hunt and fish just like he had planned

It was as much a part of us as that house that we called home

I thank god every time I step on public land

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In episode 136 of Podsongs, Dick Forsman's deep knowledge and passion for birds provide pianist and songwriter Ruben Hein with a unique perspective on the world of raptors, inspiring him to create "Eagles," a song that delves into the profound majesty of these magnificent creatures.

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LYRICS:

We can’t soar above this

Or migrate away

Just leaden on the land without wings

We’re deafened and deceived

An outcome out of sight

Lost without non-human rights?

Oh where the eagles live

Over the rim of a far long cliff

Where I lay on my belly and look over the edge

So I could get a glimpse of what eagles have

So I could get a glimpse inside an eagle’s head

I wish I could get up there

Glide through the sky

As chaos plays out on the ground

Where money does the talking

But could it be contrite?

Can it say non-human rights?

Oh where the eagles live

Over the rim of a far long cliff

Where I lay on my belly and look over the edge

So I could get a glimpse of what eagles have

So I could get a glimpse inside an eagle’s head

It’s more than philosophical

An upgrade for us all

Replace positions we’ve been claiming for so long

It’s a necessary call

An unexpected rule of law

And change the patterns that would otherwise go on

Oh where the eagles live

Over the rim of a far long cliff

Where I lay on my belly and look over the edge

So I could get a glimpse of what eagles have

So I could get a glimpse inside an eagle’s head

Dick Forsman: http://www.dickforsman.com/

Ruben Hein: https://rubenhein.nl/

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Episode 135 features musician Karl Blau's speaking with Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. This interview sparks the creation of a new song titled "Galileo - with a microscope," set to release on July 14th.

Dillon Hodges and Heidi Feek (firekid) interview Lee C Camp and Brad Crisler as inspiration for a new song. Lee is a Professor of Theology & Ethics at Lipscomb University, and Brad Crisler is an award-winning music producer, both with strong ideas about modern Christianity. In this interesting discussion they talk about what it means to be a Christian in these days. firekid are inspired to write the song Candy Land

Stream the song: https://ffm.to/firekid-candy-land

LYRICS:

Mother, father I’ve seen signs
In the symbols of your faith
Gone are days of muscadine
Nightmares follow like a wraith
Tears of sparrows, Brothers blood
Laid a curse on holy ground
Buried boundless in the mud
For the joy of tainted crowns
Go down Moses lead the band
Fill their mouths with desert sand
Milk and honey in their heads
Dreaming of a candy land
Children’s sorrow, hidden well
Drowned out by a gospel song
Trouble hid behind the veil
Lost in plain sight all along
Go down Moses lead the band
Fill their mouths with desert sand
Milk and honey in their heads
Dreaming of a candy land
Milk and honey
Running wild
Hungry mouths are full of sand
Go down Moses, meek and mild
Raise your cane and lead the band
Say farewell to freedom child
Welcome them to
Candy land  

Episode 133 of the Podsongs Podcast: Laura Weinbach of Foxtails Brigade finds inspiration in historian of bad behavior Alissa Bennett, Co-host of the C-word PodcastIn this episode, Laura draws inspiration from the insights and experiences shared by Alissa Bennett of the C-word Podcast. The conversation between the two serves as a catalyst for the creation of "Afterlife of a Painting," a song that beautifully captures the essence of their discussion. With Laura's lyrical brilliance and Foxtails Brigade's signature sound, the song will resonate deeply with fans old and new. The song will be released on June 30th, 2023

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Two heavyweights in their respective fields of music and writing discuss their mutual friend, the late Rolling Stone writer, Paul Nelson—and go on to create a tribute song for him 'Two Cokes for Paul Nelson'.