New OBW: Ziggy Marley on Willie Nelson's Still Is Still Moving to Me, which he calls transcendent--just like his friend Willie. Note: Willie's wife Annie set up the visit, calling Ziggy and wife, Orly, Tribe, which def plays out in the ep. Ziggy's love for Willie runs deep Hear here: bit.ly/4qcuf7D

New OBW: Folk supergroup I'm With Her explore Willie Nelson's 1972 version of "Wake Me When It's Over," giving a great look about how brilliant--and young!--pickers discover Willie's music...and how thrilled they are to be playing this year's Farm Aid... Hear here: bit.ly/4vRLnAV

New OBW: Blues & roots icon Taj Mahal, taped live at last year's Luck Reunion, on Willie Nelson's classic "Bloody Mary Morning" and the heady, early-70s days at the Armadillo World Headquarters...with special guest co-host Mickey Raphael. Hear here: bit.ly/4aXKAXn

From the OBW vault...Happy Picnic Day, Willie Nelson fans! Anybody else ever think about Robert Ear Keen's old car catching fire at the '74 picnic on a day like today? Hear him tell that story, plus pledge abiding love for Willie's OG 1962 version of "Mr Record Man." Hear here: apple.co/3rVvVCw

New OBW: Brilliant comedian Ali (one-time Outlaw) on the times he'd blast Willie Nelson's "Midnight Rider" in his old Monte Carlo + his father's Willie-esque Rule #1... You don't hope, you hustle. Hear here: bit.ly/4uiamfU

That's right. George Saunders on Pancho and Lefty...and Willie and Townes...and how hearing Willie Nelson sing "Hello Walls" as a 7-yr old intro'd him to elegance in art. All here: bit.ly/435tL8N

Lazy Sunday listening: Beloved author George Saunders unlocks the mysteries of "Pancho and Lefty"...and describes how hearing Willie Nelson's "Hello Walls" as a 7-yr old intro'd him to the idea of elegance in art. Hear here: bit.ly/435tL8N

New OBW: You wanna learn how big a fan George Saunders is of Willie Nelson and Townes Van Zandt? Or what actually happens in "Pancho and Lefty?" Hear here: bit.ly/435tL8N @texasmonthly.bsky.social

New OBW: Beloved writer George Saunders on Willie Nelson's "Pancho and Lefty." If you can imagine the most thoughtful/gracious college prof you ever had exploring the mysteries of Townes Van Zandt's masterpiece, that's what George brings. Hear here: bit.ly/435tL8N

New OBW Americana star Tami Neilson, essentially an adopted member of Willie Nelson's family, on "I Thought About You, Lord" off Spirit...plus coming to Willie's music thru his Gospel (not Outlaw!) side & the gifts her kids take to pizza parties at Willie and Annie's place. Hear here: bit.ly/4cVnhik

More bday love for Willie Nelson: last year's special OBW ep with Bonnie Raitt, talking on one of the most beautiful songs either ever cut, their 1993 duet "Getting Over You," plus playing "Night Life" with BB King at Willie's Big 6-0 bday show Hear here: bit.ly/4iIBVJw

Sending Big Birthday Love to Willie Nelson by re-upping One by Willie's special 90th bday ep with son Lukas Nelson, who unwound on ancient texts, his parents' love, and "I Never Cared for You" Hear here: bit.ly/41Gw6EP

New OBW: Emmylou Harris's bday wish for Willie Nelson..."I think if they don't add Willie to Mount Rushmore, they should create another one. He's larger than life–and yet he is Everyman at the same time." Hear the whole interview here: bit.ly/4cr7WWH

New OBW: Special 93rd Bday tribute w/Country HoF'er Emmylou Harris on a song she & Willie Nelson sang together every night on tour in the 70s, Till I Gain Control Again, plus the spiritual connection Willie forges with fans and the high-wire act of singing harmony with him. Hear here: bit.ly/4cr7WWH

for your wknd listening...New OBW: Matt Berninger of the National on Stardust's "All of Me," how beautifully Willie Nelson sings, how poorly his dad whistles & the healing power of music. w/special cohost Mickey Raphael recalling the surreal sessions that produced Stardust. Hear here: bit.ly/4sn9xRV

Latest OBW: Jamey Johnson on his long friendship with Willie Nelson, going deep on songwriting and sobriety, faith and forgiveness, poker games and bus wrecks, and what it really means to be Outlaw. Hear the whole ep here: bit.ly/4bH2UDD and re-post if you dig

New OBW: the brilliant Jamey Johnson on friendship with Willie Nelson & It Always Will Be, going deep on songwriting, poker, faith, forgiveness...and what Outlaw really means. Hear here: bit.ly/4bH2UDD And repost if you dig!

Latest OBW: Country HoF'er Kenny Chesney on brilliant simplicity of Willie Nelson's sublime '76 cover of Lucky Old Sun. The magic? "His voice leads the track, rather than the track leading the vocal." An OBW listener asks, Is he talking about the song? Or how to live life? Hear here: bit.ly/4b46uJ1

NEW OBW! County HoF'er Kenny Chesney on Willie Nelson's 1976 version of "That Lucky Old Sun" & the power of a hushed vocal, plus duet'g w/him on it in mid-2000s--a pivotal record for Willie (hint on how in pic below) & why he calls Willie a "creative compass in being yourself" Listen: bit.ly/4b46uJ1

Need some good news? We're bringing it tomorrow. New OBW ep's with Kenny Chesney, Taj Mahal, George Saunders, Tami Neilson, Matt Berninger, Jamey Johnson...all talking on how Willie Nelson's music shaped their lives and makes the world a better place. Hear trailer here: bit.ly/4aZa3yU

Hey Willie fans! New OBW ep's hitting next week. Hear Kenny Chesney, Taj Mahal, George Saunders, Tami Neilson, Jamey Johnson, Eurythmic Dave Stewart y mas talk on the way Willie Nelson's music has shaped their lives and makes the world a better place. Hear trailer here: bit.ly/4aZa3yU

Calling all Willie fans! New OBW hitting next week. Hear Kenny Chesney, Taj Mahal, George Saunders, Tami Neilson, Jamey Johnson, Matt Berninger, and way more...talking on why they love Willie Nelson. Hear the new trailer here: bit.ly/4aZa3yU

Friends, neighbors and Willie Nelson fans, it's your last chance to vote for the Signal Awards' Best Music Podcast. So click the link below and, to paraphrase Willie himself...VOTE HIM IN! Cast your vote here: bit.ly/4nPu27Q

Bonnie Raitt did a special Willie's Bday OBW ep, bringing little valentines for BB King, Kris Kristofferson, Don Was, Stephen Bruton, John Prine, Farm Aid, Trigger's low strings, cows who dig easy listening...and the sweetest birthday wishes for Willie Nelson Hear here: bit.ly/4iIBVJw

OBW Season 7 finale: Brilliant indie rock-pop-and-folk icon @conoroberstreal.bsky.social on the craft of songwriting, 4-track recording, and the counterintuitive wisdom of Willie Nelson's "Undo the Right" Hear here: bit.ly/3DTJ3Eo

New OBW: indie rock-pop-and-folk icon @conoroberstreal.bsky.social on Willie Nelson's 1961 demo of "Undo the RIght," the counterintuitive wisdom in his lyrics, and a look at a songbook of original compositions Willie made when he was only 11. Hear here: bit.ly/3DTJ3Eo

New OBW: Can't figure out what's cooler, Mark Seliger describing a lonely roadtrip w/nada but a Stardust cassette, how that expc informs his Willie Nelson portraits, or finding the song he & Willie cut w/Mark's band, Rusty Truck. It's called "1000 Kisses" & it's en fuego. Hear here: apple.co/3XXa7JK

New OBW: Larry Gatlin, one of the last guys left from Shotgun Willie sessions besides Willie Nelson himself, on that LP's "She's Not for You," the legendary picking parties Willie hosted with coach Darrell Royal, & the joys of just being around Willie consort Roger Miller. Hear here: bit.ly/3Fm93sl

New OBW: Black Puma Adrian Quesada on Teatro and "I Never Cared for You," marveling at the surreal workings of Daniel Lanois, the Latin elements of Willie Nelson and Trigger...and how that makes Willie "the most American thing we have." Hear here: bit.ly/4hpR41P

New OBW: music critic Amanda Petrusich reframes Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard's Pancho & Lefty LP as a concept album on The Outlaw's Conundrum: What's an old rebel to do when time comes to settle down? Plus a beautiful explanation of how sad songs help us through grief. Hear here: apple.co/4khQndl