Tag: turning point
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09: It’s 1987 Again, with 3 Teenage DJs from WIRQ Rochester
Dust off your boombox, pop open a cold Tab, and grab your can of Aqua-Net — we’re going back to Saturdays in 1987 at New Music 93 WIRQ, the new-wave station “serving the universe from the top of Irondequoit High School,” just outside Rochester. After 30+ years I’ve had the chance to catch up live…
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07: Hello, I Love You, I Think You Should Leave
What song changed your relationship with someone? Here’s five of your stories about love, loss, and reclamation. Plus Saturday morning music discovery. Anchoring the episode: we dive deep with Grace Yeoh from Singapore on how one song changed everything for her — and how she reclaimed her perspective after a rough patch. Go Grace! Also:…
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06: Standing Next to Dad, Thinking … Damn, This is Cool
Episode 6 is tasty chunks of Mardi Gras radio and a healthy serving of global flavors, along with stories that answer three questions: Claire R. shares her turning-points story featuring a trip with her dad to Alpine Valley, Wisconsin. Annabelle in South Carolina tells her tale of growing up, but staying a child. And we…
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05: Turning Points: When the Songs Fit the Stories
Patrick Castro shares how Motown music became ‘his thing,’ while growing up Filipino-American in rural Louisiana. It’s part of a new ‘turning points’ segment focused on the soundtracks that fit the moments in our lives. Also new: I try to record each voice break in just one take. Spoiler: piece of cake. (I’m lying. And…