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  • Goldpine: Trusting When It’s Time To Share Your Story

    Goldpine: Trusting When It’s Time To Share Your Story
    Mar 11 2026
    In this special episode — and the very first filmed episode of We Should Write — Lindsay Lawler sits down with Kassie and Ben of the Americana duo Goldpine for a conversation that goes far beyond songwriting. Lindsay first met Kassie years ago during the wild Broadway days in Nashville, when Kassie was singing downtown and Ben was running sound at The Listening Room. Today, the two are 16 years into marriage, traveling the world together and creating music side by side as a husband-and-wife duo. What unfolds in this conversation is less about the music business and more about the deeper places songwriting can come from. Kassie shares about losing a parent and how grief, memory, faith, and healing eventually find their way into the songs we write and the lives we build. Together they explore the idea that the stories we carry from childhood, family, and loss often become the very things that shape our creativity—and sometimes even help us make peace with our past. Goldpine also performs two songs live in this intimate episode, and hearing them acoustically is something else entirely. Kassie’s voice, paired with the songwriting she and Ben create together, has a kind of control and emotional pull that can feel almost mind-bending. It’s the kind of performance that makes you realize these two were meant to be creating music together. More than a songwriter interview, this conversation touches on creativity, spirituality, marriage, and the quiet realization that the hardest parts of our lives often become the stories that help us grow.
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    1 h et 2 min
  • Annie McCormick: What Happens When You Sell Everything and Let the Story Lead

    Annie McCormick: What Happens When You Sell Everything and Let the Story Lead
    Feb 11 2026

    In this episode of We Should Write, Lindsay sits down with Annie McCormick, a writer who made the bold decision to sell her home, let go of her belongings, and travel the world by pet sitting in order to create space for what she was always meant to do: write. What began as a life of wandering turned into a creative awakening, leading Annie to publish her first novel Runaway Kane and build an entire fictional world shaped by freedom, risk, and imagination.

    Together, Lindsay and Annie explore what it means to model adventure as an empty nester, how fiction can become a second life where truth feels safer to tell, and why imagination is just as essential to healing as self-reflection. They talk about writing on the road, identity without reputation, discipline versus inspiration, and the quiet permission that comes from starting over later than expected. This conversation is an invitation to loosen your grip on the plan, trust curiosity, and remember that sometimes the bravest thing you can do for your writing is make room for it.

    Find out more about Annie here:

    Website

    https://anniemccormickwriter.com/

    Facebook

    https://www.facebook.com/AnnieMcCormickWriter/

    X (formerly Twitter)

    https://x.com/AnnieMWriter

    Instagram

    https://www.instagram.com/anniemccormickwriter/

    TikTok

    https://www.tiktok.com/@anniemccormickwriter

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    1 h et 1 min
  • Kelly Jean Torres: From Foster Care and Abuse, to Becoming a Caring, Creative Mother, All Through Writing

    Kelly Jean Torres: From Foster Care and Abuse, to Becoming a Caring, Creative Mother, All Through Writing
    Jan 14 2026

    In this deeply honest and grounding episode of We Should Write, Lindsay Lawler sits down with writer, singer, and mother Kelly Jean Torres for a conversation about healing, creativity, and what it means to rewrite your story without being trapped by it.

    Kelly shares her journey through foster care and childhood abuse—and how those experiences shaped her inner world. With courage and clarity, she opens up about surviving deep trauma, including a suicide attempt, while also reflecting on the profound work it took to heal, seek support, and choose a different future.

    At the heart of this episode is Kelly’s memoir, Saving the Lost Girl, and the belief that while our stories matter, we don’t have to stay inside them forever. Together, Lindsay and Kelly explore writing as a path to healing, the difference between revisiting pain to integrate it versus reliving it, and how creativity can become a safe place to tell the truth—and then let it go.

    This conversation holds space for both the hard and the hopeful—grief and gratitude, survival and self-authorship. Kelly reflects on becoming the mother she once needed, building a loving life in the present, and learning how to carry her younger self (and others) forward with compassion instead of fear.
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    59 min
  • Michelle Nicolo Prentice: On Mothering Mothers, and Being OK If You Aren't a Mother Yourself

    Michelle Nicolo Prentice: On Mothering Mothers, and Being OK If You Aren't a Mother Yourself
    Jan 8 2026

    In this episode of We Should Write, Lindsay Lawler talks with Michelle Nicolo Prentice, a world-renowned vocalist and founder of Mama’s Lullaby, to talk about motherhood, intuition, and nervous system regulation.

    They explore how music and creativity can support maternal mental health, why caregivers need care too, and how slowing down can help regulate overwhelm. It’s a calming, reflective episode for anyone navigating motherhood, creativity, or burnout.

    Learn more about Michelle here:

    • Official website: https://www.michellenicoloprentice.com/
    • Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/michellenicoloprenticesinger
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellenicoloprentice/
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    1 h
  • Colin Stough: American Idol Put Him On The Map. Brutal Authenticity Keeps Him There.

    Colin Stough: American Idol Put Him On The Map. Brutal Authenticity Keeps Him There.
    Dec 18 2025
    On this week’s episode of We Should Write, Lindsay sits down with Colin Stough—American Idol Season 21 finalist, Mississippi native, and one of country music’s most compelling young storytellers. With over 80 million global streams, 31+ million YouTube views, and a rapidly growing fanbase of 800k+ across social platforms, Colin has built his career by writing straight from lived experience—faith, pain, resilience, and all. Signed to 19 Recordings / BMG Nashville, his songs don’t shy away from the hard stuff, and neither does he. In this conversation, Lindsay explores how writing became both his creative outlet and emotional release, and how putting truth on the page can be a form of healing—for the writer and the listener alike. It’s a reminder that sometimes the songs that reach the most people start as a way to survive. Find out more about Colin here: Official website: https://www.officialcolinstough.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colinstough/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/colinstough/ X: https://x.com/ColinStough
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    59 min
  • Tera Lynne Fister: Owning Your Feminine In a World of Masculinity

    Tera Lynne Fister: Owning Your Feminine In a World of Masculinity
    Dec 16 2025
    This week on We Should Write, Lindsay sits down with one of her favorite Nashville firecrackers, the powerhouse vocalist and songwriter Tera Lynne Fister. In true show fashion, the conversation dances between hilarity and deep vulnerability—or as Lindsay puts it, "where sarcasm meets soul." Tera Lynne opens up about a recent health scare that forced her to redefine her femininity and confront difficult questions about fertility and family. She also shares the profound impact of losing her mother, Lisa, and how that grief became the "now or never" catalyst that pushed her to abandon cover bands for original artistry. Plus, the two discuss the "conspiracy" of low-vibration radio hits, why music must be kept sacred, and the childhood trauma of realizing Santa doesn't always bring the best gifts. Tera Lynne also treats us to a live performance of her unreleased song, "Big Picture," and a moving cover of Kacey Musgraves' "Christmas Makes Me Cry."
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    1 h et 1 min
  • Chris Roberts: Balancing Family and Creativity, Even When Told Becoming a Father Would Get In The Way

    Chris Roberts: Balancing Family and Creativity, Even When Told Becoming a Father Would Get In The Way
    Dec 3 2025

    This week on We Should Write, Lindsay sits down with one of her all-time favorite humans and longtime co-writing partners, Chris Roberts—yes, that Chris Roberts: Grammy-winning, multi-instrumentalist, original Broadway cast member of The Civil War, founding member of One Flew South, and one of the most wildly versatile voices in Nashville. For nearly twenty years he’s been part of Lindsay's creative DNA—traveling the country with her singing at truck stops, writing everything from trucking anthems to pop melodies, playing writers’ retreats, and shaping so much of the music born in her corner of this city. But this week we will dive fully into HIS story of how writing has shaped his life. His songs have landed cuts with H.E.R., Ashley McBryde, Matt Stell, Ashley Campbell, and even the Super Bowl, Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed, 12 Strong, and half the networks you can name. From bluegrass to classical to video-game pop, Chris is brilliance, chaos, heart, and hilarity in one human—and Lindsay is truly honored to share him with you this week.

    Thanks for tuning in! You can catch our shows anytime on your favorite podcast app or listen on iHeartRadio using the links below.

    Nemo Nation: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ne...

    Road Gang Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ro...

    We Should Write: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-we...

    Trucking with OOIDA: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-tr...
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    58 min
  • Mark Gray & Mary Jo von Tillow: The Las Vegas Massacre and the Beautiful Connections That Came From It

    Mark Gray & Mary Jo von Tillow: The Las Vegas Massacre and the Beautiful Connections That Came From It
    Nov 26 2025

    This week on We Should Write, Lindsay sits down with journalist Mark Gray, longtime PEOPLE and Rolling Stone correspondent and the sole print reporter on the ground during the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting—and Mary Jo von Tillow, who lost her husband Kurt in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. Together, they discuss their new book The Las Vegas Massacre Connections, a deeply human exploration of the unexpected bonds, healing journeys, and acts of courage that emerged in the years after the tragedy. Lindsay shares her own intertwined story with the von Tillow family, offering a conversation that is equal parts grief, resilience, connection, and the quiet strength of everyday Americans.

    Find The Book Here: The Las Vegas Massacre Connections

    Thanks for tuning in! You can catch our shows anytime on your favorite podcast app or listen on iHeartRadio using the links below.

    Nemo Nation: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ne...

    Road Gang Radio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-ro...

    We Should Write: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-we...

    Trucking with OOIDA: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-tr...
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    1 h et 2 min