Tolkien and Band Names w/ Dan Wilson (Songwriter of Closing Time, Someone Like You, Not Ready to Make Nice)

Dan Wilson is the lead singer of Semisonic and writer of hit songs like Closing Time, Someone Like You (with Adele), Not Ready to Make Nice (with the Chicks) and also a prolific reader. He and host Joshua Turek discuss how Dan revisits "Lord of the Rings" and discovers new meanings according to where his own life is at the moment. He talks of reading voraciously as a child and the books that were most impactful along the way. Dan also gets into a few of the science fiction books that have rekindled his love for the genre and his thoughts on the role of AI in art and the future.

Chicago and Seattle! Joshua is going to be headlining comedy shows in your cities!

SEATTLE Oct. 25 at the Here-After tickets here: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/joshua-turek-here-after-tickets/13607144

CHICAGO Nov. 8 & 9 he will be headlining at The Comedy Bar tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/november-8-9-joshua-turek-3613879

for Joshua's poetry book hit up his site joshuaturek.com

For Dan Wilson's work please check out his instagram https://www.instagram.com/danwilsonmusic/?hl=en and links to all his sites here https://linktr.ee/danwilson_music

Books Talked About Include:

The Real Book

Parable of the Sower

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