John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats): Looking Back Without Nostalgia

John Darnielle is the songwriter, author, and frontman of The Mountain Goats , one of the most influential independent bands of the past three decades. What began as Darnielle recording songs on a Panasonic boombox in the early '90s has grown into a beloved catalog spanning more than 20 albums, earning a devoted following for its literary songwriting and deeply human stories. John joins me to talk…