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StrongWriter On the Radio Podcast with your host DEAN OLSON

StrongWriter – Episode 231 “CINDY ALEXANDER – Music Is The Key To My Happiness”

In today’s episode, I feature a guest who not only is a talented songwriter, but a woman I consider a friend. Of all the guests that I have interviewed over the years, CINDY ALEXANDER is definitely one who stands above the crowd… if, for no other reason, you can really get the sense that she…

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StrongWriter – Episode 230 “MAIA SHARP – Gas Station Coffee Happens (But It’ll Be All Right)”

Today’s episode features an absolutely wonderful woman who has instantly become one of my favorite guests. She is MAIA SHARP, a talented recording artist with beautiful songwriting chops that have been getting noticed by other great artists since 1997. Maia and special guest Louie (her dog) sat down for a fun conversation about how she…

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StrongWriter – Episode 226 “3 PAIRS OF BOOTS (ANDREW STERN & LAURA ARIAS) – In It For The Long Ride”

Today, I wrapped up the year 2020 with a wonderful pair of guests. In fact, this married duo of ANDREW STERN and LAURA ARIAS adds up to 3 PAIRS OF BOOTS! Despite a pervasive echoing sound issue throughout the entire Zoom call, I really enjoyed visiting with these two… so much that we got to…

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StrongWriter – Episode 225 “JULES SHEAR – A Slower And Steady Afternoon With Jules”

In today’s episode, I am honored to feature imaginative and experimental singer/songwriter JULES SHEAR. Jules has recorded about 20 albums, and this fall, he released “Slower,” a more laid-back piano driven collection of songs. He has almost a dozen chart singles to his credit, and some of the most popular were existing songs that were…

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StrongWriter – Episode 224 “JACK TEMPCHIN – Rewriting The Fate Of The Gingerbread Man”

Today’s episode is fun all around, because I got to feature the return of legendary songwriter JACK TEMPCHIN, this time in living color. He is one of those musical artists who epitomizes the Southern California sound that so many of us baby boomers took comfort in, like a cool breeze coming off the Pacific Ocean….

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StrongWriter – Episode 223 “WALLIS – Christmas Isn’t So Lonely Now”

Interview with 15 year old singer-songwriter WALLIS and her dad Gene Schriver. We talked about her life growing up and singing with her two sisters, and the creation and launch of her viral holiday song “Lonely Christmas”. [Originally aired 12-14-20] Dean Olson StrongWriter On the Radio * Listen to Wallis’ Interview with Dean! * Featured…

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StrongWriter – Episode 222 “LUKE LeBLANC – When Luke Paints His Masterpiece”

Maybe you’ll recognize the title of today’s episode as sounding like a Bob Dylan song. Well, stay tuned… It was time spent well when I interviewed LUKE LeBLANC, a twenty-five year old singer-songwriter from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has a voice that sounds very classic to me, much more mature than his physical age, and his…

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StrongWriter – Episode 221 “CASS CLAYTON – Play Nice, Play Hard, Play Loud”

It was a true pleasure to spend an afternoon talking about songwriting (and other subjects) with a woman who is the face of the band that bears her name – CASS CLAYTON. This Boulder, Colorado-based songwriter and musician only got into the music game a few short years ago, but it hardly shows. The passion…

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StrongWriter – Episode 219 “ANGUS GILL – Music Hails And Gets Us Through It All”

Today I got to have a very enjoyable chat with yet another talented young artist from “The Land Down Under.” He is ANGUS GILL, a singer-songwriter-producer-engineer-comedian who started his career before the age of seven in his native Australia. He shows no signs of slowing down as a self-produced musical artist with his 2020 release…

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StrongWriter – Episode 218 “JOHN McEUEN – My Nitty Gritty Afternoon With John”

It was a genuine treat to talk with a legendary musician and songwriter who grew up here in my neck of the woods – Orange County, California. JOHN McEUEN co-founded the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band almost five and a half decades ago, but he is still playing music today on his own and with his…

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