The Beauty of Vulnerability | Zan Fiskum
About this episode
The episode explores the cost of vulnerability in art through a conversation between host Stephen Roach and guest Zan Fiskum.
What does it cost an artist to tell the truth? Singer-songwriter Zan Fiskum has built her entire creative life around finding out. In this episode, host Stephen Roach sits down with Zan to explore how her most personal songs, about a toxic creative relationship, a fractured friendship, and a complicated bond with her mother, became anthems for strangers carrying the same quiet weight. This is a conversation about the craft behind vulnerability: how to write specifically enough to be honest, a...
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Host: Stephen Roach
Guest: Zan Fiskum
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