George Saunders + Ben Arthur

<p>This is part one of a two-part episode featuring "Sea Oak" by George Saunders. Part one contains a song written by <a href="benarthur.com">Ben Arthur</a>, <a href="viennateng.com">Vienna Teng</a>, and George Saunders; Part two contains a new song written by Craig Finn.</p><p>Bestselling author and MacArthur genius <a href="https://georgesaundersbooks.com/">George Saunders</a> reads a comic-but-serious zombie story called “Sea Oak” – which was made into an Amazon TV show starring Glenn Close – and shares wisdom on writing dark things. </p><p><a href="craigfinn.net">Craig Finn</a> of <a href="https://theholdsteady.net/">The Hold Steady</a> talks about heartbreak, advice from Bruce Springsteen, and shares his song “Swan’s Glen.”</p><p><a href="songwriterpodcast.com">SongWriterPodcast.com</a><br /><a href="Twitter.com/SnogWriter">Twitter.com/SnogWriter</a><br /><a href="Facebook.com/SongWriterPodcast">Facebook.com/SongWriterPodcast</a><br /><a href="Instagram.com/SongWriterPodcast">Instagram.com/SongWriterPodcast</a><br /><a href="TikTok.com/@SongWriterPodcast">TikTok.com/@SongWriterPodcast</a></p>