The Volume Knob Keith Serry

Meg's dad recorded with The Bird, but not according to the liner notes. They called him "oboe unknown."

Her story is a lovely series of snapshots, a reminder that people stay with us, in many ways, long after they're gone.

Greg's 15. The new kid at a new school. He's "got a girlfriend in Canada".

Then he meets Joe and an 80s John Hughes story begins all to the sounds of Billy Ocean's Suddenly.

Some moms think that their kids are destined for great things.

John's mom was convinced he was the King of Kings.

This week's episode is about mental illness. It's also about faith and belonging and the layers of meaning that can come through a song, and a parent's love.

Sweaty palms. Forgetting the words. It's the nightmare of anyone who's ever been on stage, or anyone who's ever dreamed of it.

Aida had a solution to her own stage fright. David. He was beside her when they performed. He showed her how easy it could be.

But what would it be like on stage when David was gone?

It's Christmas time, but Frank doesn't celebrate.

There is still something to celebrate, though. Frank's wife is about to give birth to their first born child. A daughter named Mathilde. That said, it's not going to be an easy holiday season for Frank, his wife, and their daughter at the fancy celebrity hospital in Beverley Hills.

Parenting is hard. Obviously, right? But the challenges of being a good dad are often different than those of being a mom.

Gastor's story is about living in that challenge. Trying to get close to his newborn son any way he can, Gastor ends up finding connection in the strangest of places (and via the foulest of language).