What if the stillness we crave isn’t peace, but shutdown?

In this episode, we explore the quiet spaces we mistake for healing and the music that finally speaks the truth we’ve been holding in. Inspired by the haunting swell of Disturbed’s cover of “The Sound of Silence,” this story opens with a moment of misrecognition: assuming silence meant safety, when in reality, it was where all the unsaid things were hiding.

I’m joined by Jamie Lammers, a genre-blurring artist who makes synth-forward music that doesn’t just sound good it feels honest. Their work is part electronic atmosphere, part emotional confession. It’s the kind of music that invites you to stop pretending and finally feel something.

We talk about:

* The difference between emotional stillness and emotional numbness

* How music helps us tell the truth when words won’t cooperate

* The quiet power of making space for hard feelings

* Learning to recognize what we’ve buried and gently bringing it back to the surface

If you’ve ever held your breath through hard things… if you’ve ever worn silence like armor… if you’ve ever needed a song to say what you couldn’t—this conversation is for you.

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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.

Connect with Charlie Void HERE

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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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