Lori McKenna released her 12th studio album titled 'The Balladeer', produced by GRAMMY Award-winner Dave Cobb in July of 2020. She was a 2x nominee at the 2020 GRAMMYs, she received back-to-back GRAMMY awards in 2015 and 2016 for “Best Country Song," and at the same time, she was the first female songwriter to win back-to-back CMA Awards for Song of the Year. In 2017, McKenna’s record 'The Bird & The Rifle' was nominated for 3 GRAMMYs and 3 Americana Awards, and that same year, she became the first woman to be awarded Songwriter of the Year at the ACMs.  www.lorimckenna.comIG: @lorimckennamaSpotify: Lori McKenna Michael’s album ‘Work Hard And Be Nice’ is out now: https://orcd.co/work-hard-and-be-nice Keep in touch with Michael online: https://michaelfranti.com/ The ‘Stay Human’ podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts: www.stayhumanpodcast.com PODCAST EPISODE CREDITS:Executive Producers: Michael Franti and Activist Artists ManagementProducer: Angie Griffith for BPOSITIIVArtist Manager: Caitlin Stone for Activist Artists ManagementManagement Coordinator: Bryce Matthews for Activist Artists ManagementSocial Media Manager: Kaitlyn Parmenter for MediaRowIn Partnership with: American Songwriter Podcast Network (Dan Wise, COO)Presenting Sponsor: Gibson Brands  Instrumental from: “Crazy For You” by Michael Franti Editing (Video and Audio) by: Janelle MeagerAdditional Editing by: Angie Griffith for BPOSITIIV