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No. 141 - Titus Andronicus’s “A Pot in Which to Piss” changed my life
Connor Zaft missed the point, at first
15 hrs ago
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No. 140 - Violent Femmes’ “Add It Up” changed my life
Constance Brichford was the new kid in school, but the least annoying kid at camp
May 8
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No. 139 - The Mountain Goats’ “Love Love Love” changed my life
The Pandora Radio song Dan Neilan felt in his chest and guts
May 1
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April 2026
No. 138 - Tori Amos’s “Silent All These Years” changed my life
An early-90s alternative radio find emboldened Sarah Brown to become weird, insufferable, then totally herself
Apr 24
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No. 137 - Jerry Douglas’s “Intro” changed my life
Nick Rubin on the transformative, infectious joy of a 1992 music festival
Apr 17
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No. 136 - The Used’s “All That I’ve Got” changed my life
In revisiting a middle school playlist, Daysi Sanchez found self-compassion
Apr 10
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No. 135 - Judas Priest’s “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” changed my life
Sean McNally was a three-year-old metalhead
Apr 3
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March 2026
No. 134 - Lady Gaga’s “Hair” changed my life
The song that saved Aaron Stewart
Mar 27
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No. 133 - Radiohead’s “Let Down” changed my life
Actively discouraged by adults in her life, Angela Simione grew wings anyway
Mar 20
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No. 132 - Aerosmith’s “Livin’ on the Edge” changed my life
Michael Munnik should have hated this song, but instead he was transfixed
Mar 13
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No. 131 - Beck’s “Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime” changed my life
Masha Makutonina swore off The Sims and found solace in the soundtrack to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Mar 6
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February 2026
No. 130 - Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Three Little Birds” changed my life
Joshua Murray goes back to the roots
Feb 27
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