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A Song for Fathers Day

Our friend Matthew Joel stops back by to share a song about early first days of fatherhood

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Good morning!

Today, Matthew Joel stops back by to share his latest and most personal track.

Driving in Portland can be a blood sport. It’s one thing when you’re 19 and fearless. It's another when someone in the back seat is barely 19 years old. The drive from the hospital to our apartment was only a few miles, but it might wel…

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Stopped trying to quit music. Also phd, history of philosophy.
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