Perfectly Good Podcast Crossover John Hiatt Birthday Special: David Wild interview

Sylvan opens an August 20 intro to a special John Hiatt birthday episode, sharing news that the November Nashville Concert for Cumberland Heights will be a John Hiatt tribute and inviting listeners to join via perfectlygoodpodcast@gmail.com. A clip follows with Kyle Williams explaining how Cumberland Heights’ scholarship funds, music therapy, and a pro music professionals program support people in recovery, especially in Nashville’s music community, and describing the long-running Ryman benefit concert founded with Hiatt and others. The episode then revisits Rolling Stone writer David Wild discussing his 1989 “Clean and Sober” Hiatt profile, his note-taking and reporting process, Hiatt’s sobriety and impact, favorite songs like “Missing Pieces,” and why Bring the Family deserved Grammy recognition for its influence on Americana, while also reflecting on media archives and Hiatt’s possible reaction to the article’s AA reference.

00:00 Birthday Intro And News 01:48 Cumberland Heights Concert 03:49 Treatment And Music Therapy 05:20 Rolling Stone Clean And Sober 06:51 Meet Guest David Wild 09:25 Writing Process And Hiatt Era 12:54 Favorite Deep Cut Songs 17:11 Grammy Time Machine Debate 22:57 Finding The Lost Article 26:48 Hiatt Reaction And Family 29:18 David Wild Kids And Music 31:38 Kids Discovering Classics 32:23 Reporting the Hiatt Profile 33:46 Dublin Trip Memories 34:52 From Rolling Stone to TV 36:39 Donny Osmond Connections 39:09 How He Finds New Music 40:17 Sinatra Favorites and Liner Notes 41:34 Joining the Song Podcast 43:47 Hiatt Songs and Daddy Issues 47:23 Early Records and Getting Sober 50:24 Wrapping Up and Next Steps

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