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About this episode

The episode discusses unexpected emotional experiences, including a misinterpretation of a James Taylor song and personal anecdotes about Christmas and rollercoasters.

This week we're talking about expereinces that move you unexpectedly. I offer the example of a key change in a James Taylor song that moved me before realising that it doesn’t have a key change in it at all. It was the introduction of the string section at the beginning of the third verse which got me, but it's still a valid example I reckon. In other news, Martin is still struggling with Christmas, there are literal hair-raising tales about riding a rollercoaster, and a woman ge...

People in this episode

Hosts: Martin, Graham Landi, Martin Pankhurst

Topics covered

• emotional experiences
• music
• Christmas
• rollercoasters
• unexpected moments

Keywords

• emotional impact
• music analysis
• Christmas struggles
• rollercoaster stories
• unexpected experiences

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