This Song Changed My Life

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No. 092 - Alabama Shakes’ “This Feeling” changed my life
After a winter of loneliness, hopelessness, and overwhelm, Alison Ameter knows she’ll be alright
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No. 091 - Coma Cinema’s “Running Wide Open” changed my life
Stagnating in his 9-to-5 life, Andrew Ameter hits the road
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No. 090 - Lady Gaga’s “Paparazzi” changed my life
Music didn't mean much to middle-school Gaby Muiño — until the 2009 VMAs
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No. 089 - MF DOOM’s “Rhymes Like Dimes” changed my life
From Yorkshire to London and back again, Kambi Thandi reinvents himself and finds his people
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No. 085 - Kishi Bashi’s “Penny Rabbit and Summer Bear” changed my life
Alone in a hospital room, Sean Devare finds catharsis and a new beginning
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No. 084 - Tori Amos’s “Cornflake Girl” changed my life
Emily Curran rekindles her love for a forgotten favorite
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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. 076 - Vampire Weekend’s “White Sky” changed my life
How cheeseburger Fridays helped Sean Swaby cope with an untimely cross-country move
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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. 064 - Vinnie Caruana’s “Somehow the World Keeps Turning” changed my life
The song that found Matthew Welch in the stockroom of a Target
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No. 051 - 311’s “Love Song” changed my life
The couple danced, the baby slept, the parents split, and Devon Balfour found new meaning in a cover of a love song
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No. 043 - Fred again..’s “Kyle (i found you)” changed my life
Thato Noinyane's big crush, aha moment, and "Year of Being Brave"
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