Some songs don't just get stuck in your head—they set up camp in your chest.

In this episode, we're joined by South African pop artist Charlie Void, whose high-gloss sound and emotionally raw lyrics are redefining what queer pop can be. From the dancefloor to the depths of emotional survival, Charlie shares how music became both an escape and a mirror—how it held them through moments of heartbreak, identity struggle, and creative rebirth.

We talk about:

* The pressure to perform happiness (and what happens when you stop)

* How music like Sia’s “Chandelier” helped shape Charlie’s emotional honesty

* Turning personal chaos into connection—and catchy choruses

* The relationship between queerness, visibility, and vulnerability in pop

* The liberation of making music that’s as glittery as it is gutting

Whether you’ve danced through your own breakdown or found healing in a song you couldn't stop repeating, this one’s for you.

Charlie doesn’t just make bangers—they make you feel. Loudly. And unapologetically.

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In this bonus episode, we explore the haunting beauty of Radiohead’s Videotape—the closing track of their groundbreaking album In Rainbows. Together, we unravel the song’s meditation on mortality, memory, regret, and the delicate way we say goodbye when words fail us. Through a lyric-by-lyric deep dive and a reflective storytelling piece, we invite you to sit with the quiet moments that shape our legacies and the fragile truths we leave behind.

What you’ll hear:

* The emotional and spiritual layers behind Videotape’s lyrics

* How minimalism in sound mirrors memory and loss

* A short, original storytelling piece inspired by the song’s themes

* Reflections on grief, healing, and the human need to be remembered

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You know that moment when a song hits so close to home it feels like it’s reading your journal?

This episode is about that moment. The one where music doesn’t just entertain you, it names you.

In this deeply honest conversation, I’m joined by Cherish Danae, whose work has helped so many of us feel less alone in our anxiety, grief, healing, and self-discovery. We talk about:

* The first song that made us feel seen—and why it cracked something open

* The emotional cost (and payoff) of making music that tells the truth

* How certain sounds, lyrics, or moments can hold what therapy sometimes can’t

* Why music isn’t always about fixing anything—it’s about witnessing

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 Nick Potvin has spent years exploring the intersection of sound and the nervous system. His work taps into how music can regulate, express, and even co-regulate when our minds are spiraling.

In this conversation, we dive into the science, the soul, and the stories behind music and mental health, what it means to create through dysregulation, how memory lives in melody, and why some songs just hit when nothing else does.

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You’ve stumbled upon one of our deep dive episodes where each month we take a closer look at a song that has had an impact on mental health either for the artist themselves, or as a listener.

This month we’re sitting with Curtains—a track off Ed Sheeran’s Subtract album that doesn’t just speak to sadness, but to something even more honest: the slow, confusing, uneven process of healing.

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Our guest this week, Randy Ojeda, gets it. As a music lawyer he’s made a career out of turning feeling into sound. Whether it's through lyrics, melody, or the vulnerability of live performance, Randy helps artists tap into something real, something that makes the rest of us feel a little less alone.

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In this conversation, we talk about the songs that saved us, the ones that wrecked us (in the best way), and the role music plays in healing, identity, and being fully, messily human.

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You’ve stumbled upon one of our deep dive episodes where each month we take a closer look at a song that has had an impact on mental health either for the artist themselves, or as a listener.

This month we’re taking a look at Justin Beibers, Lonely. A deeply emotional and autobiographical song.

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