<p>In this special episode, host <a href="http://twitter.com/erlking"><strong>Michael
Collins</strong></a> takes you back to his preteen and early
teen years, and talks about what it was like growing up a lonely closeted gay
boy in rural Newfoundland, and how Tori Amos and the piano helped him make a
sort of sense of it all. Regular programming will resume next week!</p>
<h2>Songs in this episode.</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GXHjxvSi24"><strong>Prelude in C minor</strong></a> by J.S.
Bach.  </li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Croz1_USr3U"><strong>Precious Things</strong></a> by Tori
Amos.  </li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_W-vJ3hXhA"><strong>Hey Jupiter</strong></a> by Tori Amos.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Show Notes.</h2>
<p><a href="https://medium.com/@mikeycollins/hey-jupiter-or-a-story-of-the-closet-777a89afd692">This story</a> and more of Michael&#039;s writing can be found at his new
Medium page, &lt;<a href="https://medium.com/@mikeycollins&amp;gt">https://medium.com/@mikeycollins&amp;gt</a>;</p>
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36. One Glorious Anthem. [Derek Bolt.]

What was your favourite song when you were a kid? a teen? a young adult? Each episode, Michael asks a guest to talk about their life in five songs.