Hi!
It’s me, Meredith (Hobbs Coons)! I’ve been a busy little guy writing articles, uploading podcast episodes, momming, and making things like mad, and I yearn to share those things (and/or my perspectives on them) with all of you. Right here. As often as I can manage it.
What do I write about?
Music and television—at least professionally—which means I’ll show off my published pieces for you here (why wouldn’t I?) But that’s not all! As I said, I’m BUSY, so sometimes pitches don’t get sent, subjects lose their timeliness, or I had a pencils-down moment, and didn’t get to prattle on like I had wanted to before I had to hit submit. As I develop and analyze new interests, learn new things related to my speech therapy day job (usually concerning neurodiversity), explore more cozy games, celebrate the seasons, and bother my cats, I’m sure you’ll hear about those things, too.
Will life updates be part of the equation?
Probably! Find out: Subscribing is the best way. Otherwise you’d have to search me or something, and that sounds harder. Plus, I don’t really have paid tier stuff (yet).
Do I have a professional bio or something?
Yes:
Meredith Hobbs Coons (she/her) is an eager creative, writer, musician, and podcaster. She obtained her BA in Creative Writing at San Francisco State University, then studied Communication Disorders and Sciences at CSUN, achieving a Master’s Degree. Since then, she has learned her way around tracking and mixing audio exclusively through the mentorship and instruction of women+ engineers at Denk Studios, Mix Like a Girl, Omni Sound Project, and Women's Audio Mission.
Her writing has appeared in Tape Op, Talkhouse, SoundGirls, Aquarium Drunkard and The A.V. Club as well as Shenandoah and The Washington Post. Meredith hosted a weekly Instagram Live series called Single Song Shows from May of 2020 till August of 2022, and she has produced and co-hosted the fan podcast Wilco Will Love You with Mary MacLane Mellas since 2021. She also works as a speech therapist, an occupation that perpetually deepens her commitment to community care through art and action.
Meredith records and performs companionate, lyrical folk songs as Lamb’s Ear, and plays and sings with her husband Kevin Coons and father Paul Hobbs in their band Nine Pie Picnic. She lives with her family among the Dune Buckwheat and Black Sage of California's Central Coast, unceded Chumash land.
