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Roots Rewind: Amanda Shires On Her Song The Problem, And Writing About Women's Reproductive Rights

Roots Rewind: Amanda Shires On Her Song The Problem, And Writing About Women's Reproductive Rights

Update: 2025-10-13
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In 2020 Amanda Shires released a song about the topic of abortion and women's reproductive rights. I had the chance to interview her about this song and it was such a great conversation. She really is an insightful and empathetic writer. She just put out a new album at the end of September and I wanted to bring this conversation to you again. A number of songs on the album deal with her divorce to Jason Isbell, and it just reminded me of the courage she has to take on difficult topics. 

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Roots Rewind: Amanda Shires On Her Song The Problem, And Writing About Women's Reproductive Rights

Roots Rewind: Amanda Shires On Her Song The Problem, And Writing About Women's Reproductive Rights

Will Houk