Prompt Queens

Prompt Queens

By Emily Dunbar & Hope Dunbar: songwriting & comedyComedyMusic
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Prompt Queens episodes

  • 43 Prompt Queens Two Hooky Choruses

    Two turntables and a microphone. Two birds with one stone. Two hooky choruses and no verses. The latter is what Emily & Hope tackled this week: they each took a stab at two choruses, and two choruses alone. They have vowed never to do that again, but you should listen to hear what they came up with AND you should write your own hooky choruses and send them in!

    28 min
  • 42 Prompt Queens: And Then Some

    Hope & Emily wrote new songs and then some. They crack some jokes and then some. The Prompt Queens talk about songwriting and then some. They encourage you to write a long at home and send it in...(wait for it)...and then some.

    36 min
  • 41 Prompt Queens: Straight Edge

    Is it a razor? Is it the tool you use to draw a line? Is it a goody-goody? Listen and find out how Emily and Hope interpreted this prompt. THEN, write your own song and send it in!

    30 min
  • 40 Prompt Queens: Fruit

    Hope and Emily write songs about fruit, share their favorite smoothie recipes, try on new accents, and discuss songwriting and the creative process. You should write along at home!

    35 min
  • 39 Prompt Queens: Pat Benetar

    Hope & Emily pay homage to an amazing lady of the 80s, rocker Pat Benetar. Do things go a little off the rails? Slightly, but don't they always? The Prompt Queens write two songs a la Pat. They talk songwriting. They welcome their pal Lisa into the studio. They crack each other up and they invite you to write along at home.

    39 min
  • 38 Prompt Queens: Titanic

    Do you like nautical puns? Do you like historical dramas? Do you like your songs rife with metaphors and tragedies? Then have we got a show for you! Emily & Hope tackle Titanic on this week's episode. Got a song about a sinking ship? Send it in!

    43 min
  • 36 Prompt Queens: Motown

    You know who is just like Stevie Wonder, The Supremes, and The Temptations? Prompt Queens. This week Emily and Hope try their hands at writing a song for Motown.

    39 min
  • 35 Prompt Queens: School Days

    Tis the season for sending the children back into the loving arms of their educators. Hope & Emily write odes to school days on this week's episode. You should write one, too! Send it in.

    33 min
  • 34 Prompt Queens: Minor Key

    We're way down yonder in the minor key this week. It's well-worn territory for Hope and new terrain for Emily. What about you? Have you written in a minor key? Write one and send it in. It could a real feeler about love and escape (like Hope's) or a horror story (like Emily's) about...well...you're going to have to listen.

    37 min

About Prompt Queens

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Prompt Queens is songwriting/comedy podcast. Every episode we write to a new prompt, play our songs, discuss songwriting and the creative process, and invite you to play along at home. Hosted by…

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