This Song Changed My Life

This Song Changed My Life

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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. 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. 077 - Stevie Wonder’s “Come Back As A Flower” changed my life
A deceptively simple song invites Sarah Conarro to draw a deep breath and spread the sweetness of love
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No. 073 - Ali Sethi & Shae Gill’s “Pasoori” changed my life
Salena Malhotra on the 1947 Partition of India, ancestral stories never fully told, and the invisible borders we cross in search of self
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No. 071 - Nick Drake’s “Road” changed my life
A rotting picnic table, the Grand Tetons, and a secret stash of film reels under the stairs — Josh Cohen assembles memories of his grandfather
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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. 066 - WITCH’s “Mashed Potatoe” changed my life
The 70s Zamrock song that Mwandwe Chileshe didn't believe was real
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No. 063 - Scott McKenzie’s “San Francisco” changed my life
The Prague Spring, Soviet invasion, and hopeful emigration — how a Czech film set in 1968 changed Gabi Cinkova as a child in the early 2000s
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No. 059 - Los Lobos' “Saint Behind the Glass” changed my life
Immigrating, serendipity, and the virtuosic sounds that showed John Tsung what was possible
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No. 057 - Lush’s “De-Luxe” changed my life
Dani Laundry levels up from Guitar Hero extraordinaire to real-life musician
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No. 053 - Sum 41’s “The Hell Song” changed my life
Record shops, album art, and the song that cracked Nick D'Agostino open
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