Sara Watkins began her music career when she was only 8 years old, as one of the founding members of the Grammy-award winning band Nickel Creek. In 2016, she released her third solo album, Young in All the Wrong Ways. In this episode, Sara breaks down her song “Without a Word.”

This interview was recorded in front of a live audience at the Chicago Podcast Festival.

Buy “Without a Word” on iTunes.

Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

For a transcript of this episode, click here.