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Podcast: Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Episode: Loudon Wainwright III
Description: In 2022, at 75 years-old, Loudon Wainwright III released Lifetime Achievementâan aptly titled album from a songwriter whose debut came more than fifty years earlier. Over the decades, Loudon has built a reputation for his confessional style, writing candidly about the struggles and absurdities of family life, failed relationships, and the scars of parental abandonment. While his subject matter can be heavy, he often balances it with wit and humor. Youâll hear that today when he performs âFam Vacâ and âBack in Your Townâ from Lifetime Achievement. In this conversation with Bruce Headlam, Loudon reflects on how he lea...