Also, amid popular demand, you can now stream the audio of the first five episodes of The Hook via Spotify<\/a><\/strong>, Apple Podcasts<\/a><\/strong>, Amazon Music<\/a><\/strong>, PocketCasts<\/a><\/strong>, as well as Deezer<\/a><\/strong> and other major podcast networks. You can also subscribe to the show\u2019s RSS Feed<\/a><\/strong>. Episode 6 will be posted in audio form shortly. <\/p> Veteran Air Force combat aircraft pilot Thomas M. Pritchett absolutely stunned The Hook with his incredible song \u201cPilot\u2019s Lament.\u201d So many thoughts get stirred, so many emotions get evoked by the playing of this song. Pritchett flew in the Air Force for 20 years, and recently moved to Austin, TX after retiring. <\/p> \u201cThe way I like to tell people about the song is that you fly combat aircraft long enough, you come out feeling bent, not just physically, but also emotionally. Moral injury was a phrase I started hearing getting thrown around. I don\u2019t know that I could claim that I have that. But I have friends that do.\u201d<\/em> Pritchett said. \u201cYou come out with a lot of questions. Maybe more questions than answers.\u201d <\/em><\/p> The second Gold Patch winner was Kory Quinn. He wasn\u2019t the only one weeping at the end of the performance of his unreleased song \u201cTo Dream.\u201d He was passing through Austin after touring from Stanley, Idaho, trying to get home to Houston for Father\u2019s Day. Above and beyond the big Gold Patch winners, the June 23rd show at Sagebrush in Austin might have been the best showcase of songs overall. Austin-based songwriter Ali Holder started off the show with her song \u201cA Different Kind of Lonely,\u201d and then joined Silas Lowe on the panel who was filling in for regular co-host Caitlin Cannon who was off conducting her Beyond Bars prison program.