Musicians, writers, and hosts from the Current are taking over the Local Show this fall for a special run of 12 guest-hosted episodes, beginning Sunday, September 16, with the rapper and producer Greg Grease and running through the first weekend in December.

The reason? I am preparing to welcome my first child into the world and heading out on a maternity leave (!!) for much of the remainder of 2018. My last episode of the season will air on Sunday, September 9 from 6-8 p.m., and will feature a candid conversation with Dessa about her incredible and brave new memoir, My Own Devices.

I am beyond excited to tune in as a listener for these 12 weeks and to catch all of these special episodes. Check out this lineup! In addition to Greg Grease, we have musicians PaviElle French, Paddy and Christy Costello (of Dillinger Four and Pink Mink, respectively), Maria Isa, Davina Sowers, Greg Norton of Husker Du, and Laura Larson of Scrunchies and Kitten Forever all on deck to host, in addition to Current hosts Mary Lucia, Mark Wheat, and Sean McPherson; Local Current writers Jay Gabler and Cecilia Johnson; and the Current's music assistant Jesse Wiza, who will also be producing the entire run of shows.

Each episode airs Sunday night from 6-8 p.m. on the Current, and will be archived afterwards at thecurrent.org.

September 16: Patrick and Christy Costello
September 23: PaviElle French
September 30: Mary Lucia
October 7: Greg Grease
October 14: Maria Isa
October 21: Davina Sowers
October 28: Sean McPherson
November 4: Greg Norton
November 11: Jay Gabler and Cecilia Johnson
November 18: Laura Larson (Scrunchies/Kitten Forever)
December 2: Jesse Wiza
December 9: Mark Wheat