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Langhorne Slim Wanted to Flee. Then He Became a Father.
58 minutes Posted Jun 3, 2026 at 7:30 am.
Intro and the Expansiveness of Love
Licensing Music to Walmart and Supporting a Family
Growing Up as an Outsider in Langhorne Pennsylvania
The Failure of the Public School System for Creators
Expectations and the Reality of the Music Industry
Falling Back Into Addiction and the Benzo Era
Losing Connection to the Divine on Skid Row
The Road Trip and Frightened Look That Led to Rehab
Detox and Treatment at Cumberland Heights
Why I am Grateful for My Relapse
Fatherhood and the Adventure of Being Still
Working with Greta Van Fleet on a New Record
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Turns out Langhorne Slim and I have a lot in common. We both grew up in the Philly suburbs, we spent formative creative years in New York and we became dads in our forties. We’re also both in recovery. Langhorne’s got a new album out called The Dreaming Kind and he stopped by the studio to chat before playing a show at the Troubadour in LA. In this episode, we talk about the ways we’ve both struggled with the idea of “home.” Plus, forgiving the teachers who failed you, building creative community and the hard spiritual work of being a parent when you’re busy re-parenting yourself.
Topics:
Struggles with the public school system
Licensing music to commercials to support family
Overcoming drug addiction and the benzo era
Seeking treatment at Cumberland Heights
The spiritual experience of becoming a father
Collaborating with Greta Van Fleet in Nashville
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