About this episode

Ben Opipari interviews Dragos Chiriac of Men I Trust about the influence of philosophy and literature on songwriting.

It's not often (ever?) that I get to talk Hegel, Jung, and Goethe with songwriters. But Dragos Chiriac of Men I Trust and I go deep into philosophy in this episode. I am a huge fan of the band and enjoyed our discussion immensely as we talk about the impact these writers have on Chiriac and why he returns to them over and over. Lest you think this episode was all about existential angst, we also discussed the relatively simple reason why the band wrote my favorite Men I Trust song "Billie Top...

People in this episode

Host: Ben Opipari

Guest: Dragos Chiriac

Topics covered

• philosophy
• songwriting
• music discussion
• influence of literature
• existential themes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Men I Trust

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