061: Spinoza, Psalms and Songcraft: A Conversation with David Coile

What does an ancient prayer have to say to a songwriter today? Host Shep Rosenman sits down with singer-songwriter David Coile to explore “Listen Up!”, a song inspired by Psalm 86. Their conversation moves from Psalms to Spinoza to Parmenides and Heraclitus, taking on free will, sacrifice, and the hard truth that hope only means something when set against its opposite. They also get into the craft: co-writing with Liz Hanellin, writing against the clock, giving and taking critique, the musical choices that shape a track, and how time in nature keeps a creative life grounded. The result is a conversation where personal story, political art, and spiritual searching meet in one unforgettable chorus: one heron, one fox, one deer.