Songwriter, actor, and musician Ernie Figueroa and I discuss embracing cringe while allowing ourselves to be seen, honest songwriting, the struggle to be sincere, and how being mean to our "baby pictures" is detrimental to our creativity and to ourselves.

Makena: @makenamerri

Ernie: @ernie.fig

Show and Tell: 69 Love Songs by the Magnetic Fields (Album), Guard Dog by Searows (Album)

Cover art by Colby Casacca (@colby.casacca_)