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"A playlist to acknowledge the singular sadness of romances that fall short of lofty beginnings" · by Pia Parisi-Marcoux

"It’s cold but there’s nowhere to be warm in a crowd"· by Lois Biggs

PLAYLIST: A COVID ROMANCE

PLAYLIST: POLAR VORTEX

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"Music can create connections spanning decades." · by Sean Dodd

PLAYLIST: STICKY SWEET

PLAYLIST: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

"There’s nothing I love more than a good crush song" · by Anna White

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PLAYLIST: PLEASE ENJOY THE SHOW

PLAYLIST: STRETCH THE LIMBS OUT LONG

"Going to the movies was such a big part of my life prior to the pandemic." · by Mary Cosetini

"It has been a year of heartbreak and uncomfortable growth." · by Madeline Reyno

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PLAYLIST: "INDIANS NEVER DIE": NATIVE & INDIGENOUS MUSICIANS

PLAYLIST: REAL INSOMNIA HOURS

"I hope you might find something incandescent in these songs" · by Annie Howard

"There is no one way to be or to sound Indigenous." · by Lois Biggs

PLAYLIST: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

PLAYLIST: TINY MOVING PIECES IN THE WINTER

"Some classics and fun covers to get you in the holiday spirit" · by Ramisha Sattar

"Here's to experiencing warmth and motion vicariously through music" · by Shruti Mittal

PLAYLIST: DEEP IN THE HEART OF THE BRAIN

PLAYLIST: AN END, A BEGINNING

"A starting point for your own punk journey" · by Alia Wilhelm

"We'll all come out of this year something new" · by Anna White

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ROADIE WITH THE RAYES, EPISODE 2

PLAYLIST: THE ANXIOUS EXHALE

"Exploring stories from the iconic California band, The Doobie Brothers." · by Rebecca & Jordan Stobbe

"The results of this election are a drop in the ocean of change this country needs " · by Julian Tennyson

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PLAYLIST: TRANSITIONAL PERIOD

PLAYLIST: LADIES OF THE SILVER SCREEN

"I can’t deny that the thought of the seasons changing has been freaking me out a bit." · by Mary Cosetini

"Daydream about your own Hollywood biopic." · by Nicole Stunwyck

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PLAYLIST: THE WITCHING HOUR

PLAYLIST: SEVENTEEN

"For your trip through the cornfield, wherever that might be" · by Emma W

"Why are girls in songs always seventeen?" · by Clara Alger

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PLAYLIST: HEX ON YOU

ROADIE WITH THE RAYES: HENDRIX

"Feel powerful in a witchy kind of way." · by Anna White

"Have you ever experienced that melodic, dizzying groove of driving?" · Rebecca & Jordan Stobbe

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PLAYLIST: TIME ISN'T HOLDING US

PLAYLIST: SCREECH

"I, too, feel sweaty and disoriented, shocked by a life that I didn’t know would be mine" · by Gaby Sant'Anna

"Fourteen songs that have been stuck in my head all summer" · by Caroline Cash

PLAYLIST: SEPTEMBER SONGS

PLAYLIST: MINUIT SANS TOI

"Don't you ever listen to a song and become obsessed with it? " · by Laura Rojas

"A playlist to daydream about your loved ones" · by Frasie Molina

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PLAYLIST: MISSING TRAVEL

PLAYLIST: SUNNY, FUNKY, JAZZY

"Now my only way of getting to a different place is to listen to music" · by Luna Rey Cano

"Close your eyes and you can feel the sun on your back" · by Maisie Stephens

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INTERVIEW: APOLOJEESUS

PLAYLIST: PEOPLE, I'VE BEEN SAD

"Because I can’t play live right now, releasing music is the only thing I can do that feels like a step forward" · by Anna White

"Let’s embrace these so-called “negative” feelings" · by Emily Abshire

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PLAYLIST: THIS IS ME TRYING

PLAYLIST: RADIO GARDEN

"My neighborhood seems frozen in time" · By Agustina Zabala

"I’ve been winding my way through my music library and feel like familiar songs are made new" · by Amanda Kraley

PLAYLIST: BIG GAY SPARKLE MIX

PLAYLIST: TEMPORALITY

"Songs by gay icons that are perfect for getting out of your head and into your body" · by Savana Ogburn

"Life can be both exhausting and rejuvenating in the span of a few minutes" · by Lucia Santos

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PLAYLIST: IT'S FRIDAY I'M IN LOVE

PLAYLIST: MAGIC POSSIBILITY

"I made this playlist to make the best day of the week feel like the best day of the week again" · by Riya Mahesh

"I've been yoyo-ing between where I am and where I wish to be" · by Emma W.

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PLAYLIST: ANATOLIAN & PSYCHEDELIC FOLK

PLAYLIST: FEELIN' ALIVE

"As a way to overcome the feeling of being an outsider in Turkey, I memorized the lyrics to every pop chart hit the summer I was sixteen" · by Alev Kayagil

"A playlist that helps me remember I am a human with a body in a time that feels like often I’m just a girl on a screen" · by Jaclyn Skurie

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PLAYLIST: I DON'T WRITE SONGS ANYMORE

PLAYLIST: TOGETHER ACROSS SPACE & TIME

"Songs that have inspired me throughout the years to help get the creative juices flowing again" · by Sedona LeBlanc

"My mind drifts to pictures of despair, joy, and collective liberation" · by Tavi Gevinson

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PLAYLIST: BATHTUB DISCO

PLAYLIST: SOLIDARITY

"When all of this is over, I’ll meet you on the dance floor" · by Amanda Kraley

"We must be the change" · by Emily Abshire

PLAYLIST: FEEL SO GOOD BY MYSELF

"I hope it soothes you in that special way that only listening to music in solitude can" · by Tavi Gevinson

PLAYLIST: UP AND AT 'EM

"Brimming with surf punk riffs and sun-drenched songs that evoke summer warmth, long days, and maybe most importantly — freedom" · by Alex Smyth

PLAYLIST: TEEN AGAIN

"Drive through your hometown, roll down the windows, and put these songs on" · by Anna White

INTERVIEW: FRANKIE COSMOS

"Listening to a Greta Kline recording feels fuzzy and familiar, like talking with my best friend on the phone" · by Zoe Bridgwater

PLAYLIST: SEEKING WARMTH

"These songs are comforting to me, in their sounds, textures, and messages" ·

by Mána Taylor

PLAYLIST: QUARANTINE WALKS

"I’ve been forced to adopt a new routine to create some normalcy during this strange time" · by Elyse Van Bloemen Waanders

PLAYLIST: FOR RAINY DAYS & NIGHTS

"These songs are like a wink from some unknown force saying it's alright to slow down, to feel your feelings" · by Emma W.

PODCASTS FOR PRECARIOUS TIMES

"I have travelled to different countries and felt the comfort and intimacy of being in the company of others, all without leaving my room" · by Arielle Vetro

PLAYLIST: ALONE TOGETHER

"These songs remind me that there's a whole world out there of stuff I love: people I'll get to hug, places I'll get to inhabit" · by Alex Westfall

PLAYLIST: QUARANTINE SONGS

Songs to get you through self-isolation · by Lucia Santos

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