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this podcast from NPR. From W.H.Y.Y. I'm Sam Brigger with Fresh Air Weekend. Today, musician

Jason Isbell. The songs on his new album are about old relationships, new relationships, gratitude,

fear, loss, grief, joy.

Several songs allude to the fracturing of his marriage to musician Amanda Shires.

Terry asked if they could find a way to talk about these songs without being invasive.

We need an audio intimacy coordinator.

I love that idea.

Also, we hear from Scottish actor David Tennant.

When he was three, he told his parents he wanted to grow up to play Doctor Who on TV.

As a teen, he held on to that dream.

You know, I was sort of quite weedy and I wore glasses and I had a terrible haircut.

So all those things still felt possible in the world of

the doctor. There was something about that character that I could be. Tenet was Doctor Who for five years.

This is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Sam Brigger. Terry has our first interview. I'll let her introduce it.

My guest, Jason Isbell, was described in variety as the poet laureate of American rock.

The quibble I have with that is that I'm not exactly sure I'd call it rock,

because there's country and folk music blended into many of his songs.

Maybe the word Americana more suits him. He's won nine

Americana Music Awards and six Grammys. His lyrics are as well written as a good poem or short story.

They're often very personal, and that was especially true of his album, Southeastern, which was

released in 2013 and was his first album since getting sober. It's also true of his new

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