In this episode of Plot Twist Radio, host Erin Egnatz sits down with acclaimed Americana singer-songwriter Digney Fignus to explore the deep connection between music and narrative. From his early days in Boston’s rock scene to his evolution as a roots-driven storyteller and former Columbia Records artist, Digney has built a career on songs that feel like short stories set to sound.

We talk about his latest album, Black and Blue: The Brick Hill Sessions, the influence on his lyrics, and why a great bridge in a song functions much like a plot twist in a novel. Digney shares insight into character-driven songwriting, world-building through music, and the quiet emotional turns that make a song linger long after it ends.

This is a conversation for writers who love music, musicians who love stories, and anyone who believes the best narratives don’t always live on the page.

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Today’s guest brings us a story that started exactly the way childhood creativity does — with a simple doodle.

Susan K. Fairchild is a lifelong artist and the debut author of The Turkey Hands, a children’s book that was born not from a sentence or a scene, but from a traced hand that suddenly came alive on the page. From that one sketch grew a joyful, mischievous story about play, imagination, and the power kids have when they’re encouraged to create.

Her journey reminds us that art isn’t just something we look at, it’s something we listen to. It’s the spark that nudges us toward storytelling, whether we’re six years old with crayons or adults rediscovering our creativity.

Hailing from the Texas Panhandle and now living in New York City, Susan has spent her career supporting education through nonprofit work.

Today, we’ll talk about how a spontaneous doodle became a fully illustrated children’s book, the crossover between visual and written storytelling, the freedom and vulnerability of indie publishing, and the childlike joy that fuels her creative work.

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In a world that loves certainty, what if curiosity is the real act of leadership?

This episode features Bill Hulseman, an educator and leader whose work lives at the crossroads of faith, education, and culture. Together, we unpack how belief systems shape institutions, why pop culture matters more than we think, and how advocacy begins with listening. From Harvard Divinity School to middle school hallways, Bill brings insight, warmth, and humor to a conversation about building spaces where people feel seen, valued, and challenged to think more deeply.

A conversation full of insight, humanity—and a few unexpected plot twists.

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