{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstew-on-this.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fa-conversation-with-daniel-donato-r_kcljSs","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"A Cosmic Conversation with Daniel Donato ","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/f8bca086-b645-4fd6-ba48-bfc6a3c0f49b/9b08681d-1a78-4d4a-afc8-39064d386b69/img-1095.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"Karl and Rob begin Season 2 of Stew on This by dedicating it and announcing that the new establishment next to the Epic restaurant in Hayesville, North Carolina will also be created and nourished in observance of Melvin \"Mel\" Moyer (who passed away since the end of Season One).\n\nHot on the heels of signing his first record contract and buying his first house, Daniel Donato chats with Karl and Rob about how he on the one hand cut his musical teeth in the rich musical heritage of Nashville, yet also has broken considerably away from that framework with his band Cosmic Country. Daniel discusses his approach to songwriting including thoughts specific to \"Weathervane,\" \"Double Exposure\" and (working title) \"American Beauty.\" He also talks working with Chandler Brown, watching Bob Weir work in the studio, his favorite Ryman moments, the influence of Billy Strings. Karl makes a simple, but delicious dish in Daniel's honor, and brings a more than willing Daniel into a mathematical rabbit hole that leads to Coltrane's \"Giant Steps.\" \n\nMuch more is discussed as these three launch into the conversational cosmos, with tour food guru John Lentini joining for a li'l culinary input."}