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The Other 22 Hours

Aaron Shafer-Haiss, Michaela Anne

Booking Overview

An interview-led arts and creative-life show focused on the realities of sustaining artistic work, featuring intimate conversations with established musicians, authors, visual artists, and actors. Credible pitches include accomplished creatives with meaningful perspectives on process, resilience, doubt, ambition, or long-term careers; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include Grammy winners, bestselling authors, major songwriters, and other highly recognized artists.

Metrics

Episodes: 171

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 1.9k subscribers

Instagram: 1.7k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

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Host

Aaron Shafer-Haiss - Working musician, producer, and mixer who facilitates conversations about the realities of creative work.

Michaela Anne - Songwriter and creative coach who facilitates intimate conversations about artistic practice and sustaining a creative life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Established musicians, songwriters, authors, visual artists, or actors with recognized professional careers and substantial insight into creative practice, artistic resilience, or life in the arts.
Required Achievements:  
Grammy awards or nominations, New York Times bestseller status, Major songwriting or recording credits, Tony Award-winning creative work, Hall of Fame recognition, Long-standing, widely recognized artistic careers

Recent Guest Discussions

Madison Cunningham - Creative Ambition, Failure, Teaching, Creative Permission, And Maintaining An Artistic Practice Outside Public Praise And Criticism.

Jim James - Perfectionism, Sobriety, Therapy, Rest, Creative Vitality, And Moving Beyond Achievement-driven Work.

Brandy Clark - Self-doubt, Creative Breakthrough, Standing Out, Identity In Country Music, And Sustaining Confidence Over A Long Career.

Maggie Smith - Self-trust, Solitude, Artistic Instincts, Scarcity, And Integrating Everyday Life With Creative Work.

Rodney Crowell - Longevity, Recognition, Daily Creative Discipline, Songwriting, And The Evolving Meaning Of Artistic Work.

Recent Topics

Art, Creative Practice, Music, Songwriting, Creative Careers

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Other 22 Hours
:

Dan Wilson (Semisonic, Adele) on rewriting career ambition, unlearning "should," and the agony of a #1 hit.

October 07, 2026

Dan Wilson’s songs have shaped our collective cultural landscape, from Semisonic’s enduring anthem "Closing Time" to Grammy-winning collaborations like Adele’s "Someone Like You," The Chicks' "Not Ready to Make Nice," Chris Stapleton's "White Horse" and Jon Batiste's "It Never Went Away." Yet behind four decades of catalog mastery lies a quiet, rigorous inner examination of what it means to build an artistic life.In this spacious conversatio...

Medium Build on shadow work, hedges of protection, and fearing your barista.

September 30, 2026

Between late-night TV appearances and relentless album sprints, how does a working artist remain anchored in their own life? This week, we sit down with Nick Carpenter (Medium Build), whose catalog of raw, empathetic storytelling has earned him critical acclaim, tours with Mumford and Sons and Tyler Childers, and fans likes of Elton John, John Mayer, and boygenius. We discuss the exhausting trap of algorithmic omnipresence, the Jungian necessity of integrating our shadows rather than suppress...

Lindsay Lou on rebuilding the self, generational visibility, and 1am baby sets.

September 23, 2026

What does it mean to witness ourselves transform? Singer-songwriter and bluegrass powerhouse Lindsay Lou, a frequent collaborator with artists like Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, and Sierra Hull, as well as a member of the Sweet Water Warblers and a festival staple in her own right, joins us to explore the tender, high-stakes choreography of modern artist-parenthood. Celebrating her landmark all-women project, Bluegrass Women, Lindsay reflects on giving historical weight to the women who shaped...

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