I disagree with the previous review that this is too short. Of course I'd love to hear more from Lucinda, and more longer pieces on the radio, in general. But since there are many three minute slots out there, these are good three minutes to fill them with.
I've never heard her Lucinda Williams speak, and it's nice, though not suprising, that her speaking voice is just like her singing voice. In this piece she says some interesting things about songwriting, and about putting her albums together. There's a lot of information and tons of music in these 172 seconds. Play this piece this month, or any month. Or if you host a music show, put this piece in right before you play one of her songs.