Jon Brooks: podcast appearances and interviews

Jon Brooks is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter known for his solo performances and as the leader of Jon Brooks & The Outskirts of Approval. His music is characterized as literary, allusive, and emotionally intense, encompassing a broad range of influences and musical styles. Brooks' lyrics often explore profound themes including love, fear, death, religion, war, post-traumatic stress, technology, animal justice, ecology, esoterica, and the stars. According to Brooks, his songwriting aims to calm those who have looked deeply into their hearts and to terrify those who have not. His albums tend to be thematically driven, reflecting his diverse interests and the depth of his emotional and intellectual engagement with various subject matter.