This month on Roominate with EmilyRose Nulty, I expand on my article Every Love Has a Soundtrack with an accompanying audio piece reflecting on our relationship with music.

In this episode, I explore how melody creates emotion while lyrics give those emotions words, how songs can take on different meanings throughout our lives, and why music often becomes connected to our memories. It's a personal reflection on why every listener experiences music differently and how songs become the soundtrack to different chapters of our lives.

Read the full article via Phoenix FM: https://www.phoenixfm.ie/

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This month on Roominate with Emily Rose Nulty, I expand on my article The Name Game: Names, Identity and Trends with an accompanying audio piece, reflecting further on why I've always found names so fascinating.

In this episode, I explore how social media has influenced the way we think about names, what surprised me when looking at Irish naming trends, and why names often become meaningful through the people, cultures, and memories connected to them. It's a more personal reflection on identity, culture, and the stories that names can carry.

Read the full article via Phoenix FM: https://www.phoenixfm.ie/the-name-game-names-identity-and-trends/

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This month on Roominate with Emily Rose Nulty, I expand on my article The Algorithm Took the Aux with an accompanying audio piece for Roominate, reflecting further on how music culture has changed from the VEVO era in 2016 to today’s streaming and TikTok-driven landscape.

In this episode, I revisit themes explored in the article, including shared listening experiences, music video culture, and chart music in 2016, alongside how personalised algorithms and social media have reshaped music discovery. The audio offers a more personal perspective on the ideas discussed in the article, including nostalgia for 2016 and the evolving role of music videos in modern culture.

Read the full article here: https://www.phoenixfm.ie/the-algorithm-took-the-aux/

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