This Song Changed My Life

This Song Changed My Life

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No. 082 - Enya’s “Only Time” changed my life
A tonic for Samantha Vell's sleepover anxiety
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No. 081 - The Beatles’ “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!” changed my life
An old circus poster, 2000s teen memories, and the song that transported Seth Vertelney to another dimension
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No. 080 - David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” changed my life
In a ’72 Chevy Nova, in front of a pizza parlor, Tracy McKenna saw, really saw, her mother for the first time
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No. 079 - Hop Along’s “Get Disowned” changed my life
A touchpoint traveling through time and space with Austin Tucker
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No. 078 - PK Chishala’s “Common Man” changed my life
The Zambian Kalindula song that set Chilufya Chileshe on a lifelong mission
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No. 075 - Nomeansno’s “Two Lips, Two Lungs And One Tongue” changed my life
Where braggadocio and machismo failed, a musical joke helped Joseph DeSimone feel understood and awakened
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No. 072 - Orange Juice’s “Rip It Up” changed my life
Sal Kimura dances with hope, and finds transformation, in the face of destruction
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No. 070 - The Menzingers’ “Gates” changed my life
A prescient shower thought and a fateful phone call — how James Barrett's teenage dream came true
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No. 069 - Incognito’s “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout a Thing” changed my life
As Karabo Lediga's childhood home fades away, the radio sends a message of hope and comfort
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No. 068 - Bob Seger’s “Night Moves” changed my life
From riding shotgun with her dad to road trips with friends, Laura Frizzell talks big love, good sadness, and treasuring life's great adventures and…
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No. 067 - Built To Spill’s “Time Trap” changed my life
When Tom D'Agustino got high on friendship (and weed) at the baseball field behind his house
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No. 066 - WITCH’s “Mashed Potatoe” changed my life
The 70s Zamrock song that Mwandwe Chileshe didn't believe was real
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