Richard Dawson's Object-Oriented Songcraft

In this episode, I talk about some songs and objects in the work of the British singer-songwriter Richard Dawson. I discuss tensions that build when what we want to focus on is people and lives and memories and communities and connections, but all that seems to remain are traces and trails of objects. I argue that Richard Dawson’s songs are both a brilliant response to such tensions and an example of how songs bring both objects and people to life.