<p>Some songs to accompany our chat with journalist and music writer <a href="https://www.santielijahholley.com" target="_blank">Santi Elijah Holley</a> on his upcoming 33 1/3 book, <a href="https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-murder-ballads-9781501355141/" target="_blank">Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads</a>. Four essential versions of the folk ballad "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stagger_Lee" target="_blank">Stagger Lee</a>," as well as 2Pac, Gil-Scott Heron, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.</p>

Novelist & Short Story Author Chelsea Bieker

Hosted by Joshua James Amberson, Karleigh Frisbie Brogan, and Jeff Alessandrelli in Portland, Oregon, The Steer features leading musicians talking about their favorite writers and books and leading writers talking about their favorite musicians and albums. Conversations often go elsewhere and following each talk is a playlist of songs or sounds discussed during the interview. New episodes drop every two weeks.