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EPISODE · Dec 5, 2025 · 39 MIN

Challenges Facing Working Musicians with Ben Sooy

from Crashing The Political Party · host Kylan Savage

This week, AJ talks with Ben Sooy. Ben is a musician, member of A Place for Owls, and founder/president of the musician-support nonprofit Holy Fool. They get into the band’s backstory, the real challenges new artists are facing right now, how Holy Fool hopes to help working musicians survive, the importance of community, why DIY has become the new normal for many bands, and of course… book recommendations.

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