Singer-songwriter Caitlin Cannon shares a knack for quotable lyrics with her album of choice, and lyrics are quoted liberally through this celebration of Jason Isbell's seminal 'Southeastern', as Caitlin discusses how the album's closing song 'Relatively Easy' hit her for six and led her to the record, an early encounter with the Drive By Truckers, the excitement of loving a contemporary artist like a classic music hero, how Isbell's singing voice has evolved over the years, the difference between poetry and song lyrics, and much more.

With a new Paul McCartney album on the horizon, I'm joined once again by Steven Cockcroft of the great Nothing is Real podcast to delve into the 21st century albums of a 20th century icon. We look back on McCartney's underdiscussed and to varying degrees underappreciated output from Driving Rain to McCartney III and everything in between, looking at the music, the critical narrative around these albums, what they say about McCartney and what McCartney is trying to say about himself and what we're hoping for from The Boys of Dungeon Lane.

Singer, producer and the songwriter behind iconic songs of Carrie Underwood, Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Keith Urban, Faith Hill and many many more, Gordie Sampson joins me this week to talk about the 1985 Dire Straits classic 'Money for Nothing', how Mark Knopfler and co chased the edges of new digital music recording technology, the stories behind 'Money for Nothing' and that signature guitar sound, the personnel changes in the band during recording, how Gordie connected with the album as a Canadian teenager, how 'Brothers in Arms' has found a second life in some of TV's greatest moments and more.