Dirty Projectors’ Amber Coffman stopped by Andy Beckerman’s Beginnings podcast to talk about “moving to LA, NYC post offices, early relationships, rebellious phases, dating older creeps, parenting yourself, juvenile hall, fighting at high school hardcore shows, the difficulty of articulating how you want to articulate, and race and co-opting other cultures.” She also discusses her current work on a solo album. You can stream the entire conversation below.

Keep listening for the second half, which features Stereogum/Videogum friend Andrew Ti of Yo, Is This Racist?.