Prompt Queens

Prompt Queens is songwriting/comedy podcast. Every episode we write to a new prompt, play our songs, discuss songwriting and the creative process, and invite you to play along at home. Hosted by Emily Dunbar & Hope Dunbar.

2026 01/08/2026

2026 Well I guess we're gonna call this episode 1 of SEASON 4! And I'm going to apologize that I seriously thought I had this all cued up but I didn't so it's a little late to the party, but aren't we all? /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/39658360

Something Holiday 12/25/2025

Something Holiday It's our Christmas episode that drops on Christmas Day 2025! We thought up something holiday and, it turns out, we were both thinking Christmas as our selected holiday. Thank you to all our faithful, funny, friendly listenership. We are so glad we got to share the songs and the songwriting with you in 2025. See you in 2026! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/39527590

Hello/Goodbye 12/11/2025

Hello/Goodbye And we're back and it's time for another Prompt Queens episode which means it's time for a new song and a new prompt. Today's prompt is "Hello/Goodbye." 2025 is winding down, we've made it smack into the final stretch and isn't that the time we start reflecting on farewells and greetings AND how Hope didn't get hired as a seasonal employee at Target? All those things. And so much more on this episode. Thank you for listening!!! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/39165110

Madonna 11/27/2025

Madonna Happy Thanksgiving!! It's a Thanksgiving miracle cuz this year you got two turkeys writing songs and sharing them on this podcast. Our prompt was MADONNA and we had a time getting into the groove. Listen in! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/39165055

Colorado 11/13/2025

Colorado Hello again! Just a quick reminder that we'll be posting every other week for now just so we don't get behind on posts. We love you and thank you for listening. If you've been listening, you might already know that Hope and Emily love Colorado, have had lots of good times there and so, to honor our admiration, we wrote a couple of songs. COLORADO. I need healing. And a new song prompt. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/38810200

Colored Pencils 10/30/2025

Colored Pencils Hello Prompt Peeps! We're back. Thank you for your patience while we drove about and didn't write some songs because we got busy, but not we're back and we missed you and today's episode is "Colored Pencils." That's right. The school supply that, to parents everywhere, garners the response, "Really? Again? Do you guys even use these besides that one geography assignment where you have to color in the states and rivers but still see the words?" We wrote two new songs and we're here to share them with y'all. Lots of love, Hope and Emily /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/38810150

The NFL 10/02/2025

The NFL The prompt today is "THe NFL" because you know us. We love sportsball. And this is our way to write the thing. The prompt's not the thing, the song's the thing. And we wrote two songs this week. What. Will. The. Dunbars. Do? Gotta listen to find out.... /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/38341655

Good Time Charlies 09/25/2025

Good Time Charlies This prompt came from the previous episode when Emily said something about "good time Charlies" so there ya. And here we are. It's fall, it's already the back half of September and wow, the songs keep coming. Give this one listen, keep up the writing, thanks for listening, we love you all. There's some crackling audio to this one and I have no idea why, THAD!!! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/38341565

Autumn/Fall 09/11/2025

Autumn/Fall Because we recorded this episode on the last day of August, we are feeling the pull for a change in the weather AND a change in the prompt. So this episode is brought to you by, AUTUMN/FALL. That's right. If you look in the back catalog you may find a previous episode with a "fall" prompt but, fear not, this is a new day and these are new songs. We're different people now. And so are you. Write that song, get that sweater ready and we'll see you there. Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/38056815

Willie Nelson REBOOT 2nd Attempt 09/04/2025

Willie Nelson REBOOT 2nd Attempt Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys OR podcasters who just barely know what they're doing. This is the repost of the previous episode that was experiencing technical difficulties. Willie Nelson is a dang American Treasure with a catalog of hits never to be forgotten. And then us two PLay Arounds thought we'd try our hand at being the road doggin' outlaw like he is in this one. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/38085055

Muscle 08/28/2025

Muscle Like the beach. Muscle Beach, but on a podcast, but not sweaty, but not in California, and not actual muscles. The prompt? Muscle. Cuz why? Cuz. Why. Not. Give a listen, feel inspired knowing if these two yahoos can crank out some songs, anybody can. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/37892670

Poem 08/21/2025

Poem Plath, Lorca, Whitman, OH MY! And now..the Dunbar sisters. Yes, indeed, 'tis POEM week and this is the poem prompt for the poem episode. We're back from summer break and diving into the deep end with this week's Prompt: Poem. Who didn't love the poetry portion of your beloved Literature classes? Who among us doesn't long for those days of iambic pentameter, sonnets and haikus? Well, we didn't do any of that for this episode, but we DID write some songs. You can take up the poetic torch and get more into the genre as you so choose. Write on, dear listeners! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/37892510

Summer Vacation Announcement 07/18/2025

Summer Vacation Announcement Hope and Emily are taking a brief summer holiday and be back with a brand new episode August 17th. Hope has a new album, "Happily Ever Elsewhere," out on all streaming platforms August 1st if you are so interested. Thanks for being awesome. See you soon! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/37405000

4th of July 07/17/2025

4th of July If you're lucky to have saved up enough PTO that you're still on vacation, we got you. This one's the 4th of July just two weeks after the federal holiday. The freedom train is still going. Listen in. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/37286960

Spinal Tap 07/10/2025

Spinal Tap Of course this one goes to eleven! Of course Hope and Emily are writing songs to the prompt, "Spinal Tap?" Tune in to find out what happens. And thank you for listening!!! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/37286940

Ed Sheeran 07/03/2025

Ed Sheeran LUCKY EPISODE NUMBER 20 for Season three. I think they mean, it folks. You know we mean it when we ask Ed Sheeran to be our prompt and he totally said yes (Ok we didn't ask him, but still he would've totally said yes). Listen in as Hope and Emily take on a Pop songwriting master and try to walk 3:30 minutes in his shoes. We loved this prompt. Now, go write your own Ed-inspired song. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/37148925

Window 06/26/2025

Window "Be the window, not the light." THat's what we always say over here at Prompt Queens, but also we didn't actually say that at all during this episode, but it was implied because the prompt is WINDOW, y'all. Listen in as Hope and Emily bring new work to every episode. Remember, the prompt's not the thing, the song is the thing and thanks for listening. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/37148875

Raise A Glass 06/19/2025

Raise A Glass This is "Raise a Glass" two ways. Hope and Emily take the prompt in two very different directions and invite listeners to take the prompt and make it their own. Listen in to this new installment of two songwriters just hashing it out for better or worse week after week in service to the work. High five. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/36965385

Drought 06/12/2025

Drought Don't worry. The rains of songwriting land gently on this podcast field, but even so, Drought was the prompt. Listen in as Hope and Emily talk about the prompt, share their new songs and also ramble about other stuff in a reasonable fashion. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/36965355

Postcard 06/05/2025

Postcard Welcome to this week's romp into prompts! The prompt is "Postcard" and so we wrote some songs. Keep an ear out for a future episode featuring a guest!! Remember back in the before times when we sometimes had guests On? We are looking into the future and we see one. Stay tuned and thanks for listening. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/36737050

Impressionism 05/29/2025

Impressionism Marching Band, Memorial Day, Grilling, Frisbee, rain, life, Monday, cornhole, possibly burning the house down, federal holidays and the prompt was IMPRESSIONISM. This is our first recording back since before our California trip. We love you, thanks for listening, write a song from the prompt Impressionism and we will see you next week. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/36737030

Punk 05/22/2025

Punk The prompt is PUNK. We did not discuss the ins and outs and even what that prompt meant, we just showed up with the songs we wrote just like every other week. This is us and this is punk and it doesn't get more punk than us (JKJKJKJK, yeah it does we are squares, as the kids say). /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/36348640

One Line Chorus 05/15/2025

One Line Chorus The girls tackle a structural prompt this week with the very elusive, "One line chorus." But what does that even mean??? You're gonna have to tune in to find out! Thank you for listening and for being so awesome. You're like a snappy One LIne Chorus of a person (and that's good thing). High five! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/36348610

Wilco 05/08/2025

Wilco If Jeff and the boys over at Wilco pull a hammy (or multiple hammies) preventing them from being the stellar alt country band we all know and love, don't worry, we'll just write the songs for them while they heal. Yes indeed, my friends, Hope and Emily try their best Jeff Tweedy impressions on from top to bottom and wrote these songs. Enjoy. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/36331465

Glitter 05/01/2025

Glitter OH Ok. Now it's Glitter. Last week I bumbled and jumbled and got a little confused, but I've had a good night's sleep and now, friends and dreamers, this week it's GLITTER. Take a stardustified ride with Hope and Emily and see what they do with this week's prompt, THEN, write your own song to Glitter. It's be all sparkle all the time. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/36253650

New Mexico 04/24/2025

New Mexico OK this is the right one. New Mexico. Emphasis on the NEW. Sorry that I posted the wrong one got myself all over the place. And now it's New Mexico. Everything's new here. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/36253585

The 18th Century 04/17/2025

The 18th Century You get 100 years to choose from, so EMily and Hope wrote these songs. Tune in to hear how the blank page is hard, oxygen is real, and we have lots in common with our friends and neighbors from the 1700s. And then write your own. High five. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/36134720

Murder Ballad 04/10/2025

Murder Ballad Hello!! What will happen this time? Will Emily have to call in at the end of the episode to be there for the goodbyes? Will Google finally offer us a super sweet sponsorship deal? Will Hope and Emily write and share two new songs to the prompt 'Murder Ballad?' Yes. That last one is a yes. /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/35996080

Rascal 04/03/2025

Rascal Rascal is the prompt today and who knows what's gonna happen but probably raccoons will knock over your trash cans (energetically speaking). Write one yourself. Thank you for listening! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/35996040

FERN 03/27/2025

FERN Emily's love of houseplants is the inspiration for this week's episode. The lush green of the foliage really comes out in the chorus, ya know? Tune in and find out what happens next on this week's installment! /episode/index/show/promptqueens/id/35732855

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