After a two-week break, Timm Green and Willa May are back for Episode 93 of Why Make Music? with a question every artist, musician, writer, podcaster, filmmaker, and independent creator eventually has to face:

Why keep creating when nobody is watching?

For Timm and WDMNation MEDIA, the answer starts with understanding that the work isn't only being created for today. Every song, podcast episode, idea, experiment, success, and failure becomes part of a larger body of work—a catalog and creative archive that someone may discover tomorrow, next year, or ten years from now.

In this relaxed conversation, Timm and Willa discuss the difference between chasing attention and building something with lasting value. Timm reflects on creating hun ...