Sad Song Queens
Sad Song Queens
Sad Song Queens
Dan Wilson "Fly Safe" | Part I
51 minutes Posted Sep 23, 2026 at 9:00 am.
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In this episode of Sad Song Queens, hosts Laura Webb and Lindsay Wolfington sit down with Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and Semisonic frontman Dan Wilson to unpack one of the most quietly devastating songs in his catalog: "Fly Safe." For a podcast built around the songs that make people cry, Dan turns out to be the perfect guest — a self-described "earnest" songwriter whose melodies, he admits, sound sad even when he's trying to write something hopeful. Dan Wilson is a Minneapolis-bor...