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Life is a Song

Rogue Media Network

In this podcast, get to know someone by the music that has shaped their life.

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42:04

Ashley Bean Thornton’s Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2026/03/02

Ashley Bean Thornton is this week’s guest and a candidate for Texas House District 56. This innovator and leader is known for her amazing laugh, love of a Whataburger breakfast and her signature red Converse. What songs shape her life? Tune in to find out.Key Moments: Her brief time living in Austin in the 1980s was when Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl Keen were making their start in the music industry. Their music has shaped her memories of that time of her life.Spotify

59:16

Liner Notes: Karaoke and Sing-Aloud Songs

Life is a Song ·

2026/02/23

In this Liner Notes, we look into the guest question: What’s your go-to karaoke song or a song you like to sing aloud? Melissa gives her thoughts on this question as well as her answers in both categories.Key Moments: The songs Melissa likes to sing aloud are not chart-topping songs by well-known artists, but deeps cuts from the 1990s and 2000s.Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mTiudNf00lxhp909AtkT0?si=FF6v9XqGRdqFswfYjl5OMw&pi=juQrcRimQMixhLearn more about your ad choices

67:03

Patrick Wright’s Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2026/02/16

Patrick Wright is a professional opera singer and stage performer, as well as a talented writer of his own stage works. Don’t let his background fool you as besides his love of opera, he’s into musical theatre, Queen and System of a Down. Check out Patrick’s Life is a Song now!Key Moments: Patrick’s love of musical theatre began early as he asked to listen to “The Music Man” as a kid. A number of musicals make Patrick’s list that shows his love of the the genre.Spotify

88:53

Wesley Walker's Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2026/02/09

This week's guest is Wesley Walker, a psychotherapist and host of the mental health and recovery based podcast “Facing the Mirror with Wesley and Gordon” here on Rogue Media Network. Wesley's life soundtrack features Rascal Flatts, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Tom T. Hall and Ariana Grande?!?! Yep. Listen to find out more of Wesley's Life is a Song.Key Moments: Wesley talks about the song "Raymond" by Brett Eldridge and how it helped him deal with his mom's dementia.Spotify

52:43

Holly Tucker's Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2026/02/02

We're back! This week's guest is Holly Tucker, a talented country music singer and multi-instrumentalist. Holly will soon take the stage in Waco Civic Theatre's "9 to 5" filling the big...shoes of Dolly Parton in the role of Doralee Rhodes. Holly was a contestant on Season 4 of television series The Voice and is the very definition of someone who's life truly is a song. Listen to see what songs shaped this musician on stage and off.Key Moments: Though Holly is primarily a country singer, the song

49:15

Adam Singleton’s Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/11/24

Adam Singleton is an Emmy award winning newsman, host of the podcast Cross-Examined and a community theatre guru. Adam loves soundtracks, Weird Al, DJ Cummerbund and much more.Key Moments: The song that makes Adam cry made him pull over in his car to cry one day. Listen to find out what song and why it hits him so hard.Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6EnXbo4BAFdbStYgaMu6Ve?si=tofD4Y_jRCyGo04VuR8eEA&pi=exZzUSuaSFWv2&pt=7616e97a52f3ad95cf7f03aaac9d9d65

61:11

Wendy Rea’s Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/11/17

Wendy Rea is a vinyl collector, mother, outspoken advocate for many marginalized communities and is this week’s guest. Wendy’s list features a lot of Gen X staples along with 70s classic and more.Key Moments: Wendy’s connection to the Depeche Mode “Enjoy the Silence” is very personal to her. Listen to the episode to find out why.Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/30rvrviHieScDJPOQJqNO1?si=_Uewh76sRKO4RAB2hEeS5Q&pi=dh47N66USc2Ad

59:08

Mary Beth Talley's Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/11/10

Mary Beth Talleyis a teacher, theatre person, vocalist and published author. Her book, “Not Bad Just Different: Living Life as a mass shooting survivor” is out now. Her list features music from several soundtracks, The Beach Boys, Taylor Swift and Queen.Key Moments: Mary Beth and Melissa have a lot in common when it comes to watching "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" WAY too young and feeling bad for the poor ladies losing their homes and jobs by the mean men.Spotify

65:03

Chris Gibson's Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/11/03

Chris Gibson is this week's guest and this local minister, counselor and jill-of-all-trades is one of our most talkative guests with one of the longest Spotify playlists to date on Life is a Song! Listen to find out why the Jock James Album is one of the best albums ever made and Bruno Mars should go to therapy based on his song "Grenade."Key Moments: Chris talks about seeing Weird Al in concert years ago and when he sang the song "One More Minute" and sang the line, "I'd rather spend eternity

62:30

Crystal Waldron's Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/10/27

Crystal Waldron is a librarian and free speech and equal rights advocate. She has a crush and love of Billy Idol, who appears on her list along with Jackson Browne, Tegan and Sara and Bruce Springsteen.Key Moments: These women in their 40s discuss how Miley Cyrus's "We Used to Be Young" hit them in their feels the first time they heard it.Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0wJxt14QwqgYYomLKday4l?si=823860bd5d664ef3&pt=59944bb1e2a71a6182a7eaa647e5827c

62:32

Terry Sauls' Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/10/20

Terry Sauls is a vocalist and a college friend of Melissa and this week’s guest on Life is a Song. Terry’s list is influenced by choral numbers from his past along with Josh Groban, Disturbed and Tupac.Key Moments: Terry talks about his memories singing in college choir and how they shaped his life.Spotify playlist: https://spotify.link/KK995ZgYxXb

64:10

Dr. Sue’s Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/10/13

Our most requested guest is FINALLY on the podcast, Dr. Sue Robinson, aka my Mom! Dr. Sue tells about seeing Elvis, The Rolling Stones and Commodores in concert, along with her well documented love of Tupac Shakur. Tune into wherever you find podcasts to hear more!Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/541R4UNmNdFIURyr8OVTld?si=az6CFUjYR_2_OEG-ONO7qw&pt=5f1354ae3df7b0451d29c43a9d546986&pi=2P2n3XvwSU6db

38:14

Happy Birthday Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/10/06

After 1 year and over 50 episodes, Melissa looks back at the top songs and artists discussed on the podcast while looking forward to a new year of Life is a Song.

43:35

Liner Notes: Live Music and Concerts

Life is a Song ·

2025/08/25

We’re back with another episode of Liner Notes and in this episode, Melissa explores live music and concerts she’s seen and would like to see. There are a couple questions asked during our episodes about concerts, and we’re going to explore these questions through some of my answers and memories.Key moments: The inspiration for this episode is Radiohead’s new live drop of Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009).Spotify

48:13

Rachel Harsley' Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/08/18

Rachel is a triple threat performer and marketing guru whose list features Disney and musical classics, Coldplay and Fleetwood Mac. Key moments: Rachel's childhood dog was named Benny after Elton John's classic Benny and the Jets. What other Elton John song makes her list? Tune in and see.Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/15YhsLiZSD8vVcnpITlax5?si=rNosoeVnTDm6J8ZkW6Hplw

71:46

Alex Arias' Life Is A Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/08/11

59:53

Kevin Miner's Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/08/04

Kevin Miner is this week's guest on Life is a Song! On top of being an amazing vocalist himself, Kevin's list features a number of great vocalists including Ben Platt, Pentatonix and a number of Broadway standards and classics.Key moments: Kevin talks about how he relates to Olaf from Frozen and various songs from "Dear Evan Hansen" with some touching, personal anecdotes.Spotify

55:20

Ashlee Schmiedekamp's Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/07/28

Local music teacher Ashlee Schmiedekamp is this week’s guest on Life is a Song. She has a deep love of the musical RENT, classic pop hits from the 1980s and Harry Connick, Jr.Key moments: Ashlee and Melissa talk about the importance of the Broadway musical RENT in their lives including Ashlee’s tattoo quoting a famous lyric from the show.Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2yw80AN5rfT6AnRQZQztfY?si=PCbBB2IhTo-mvJI_gE7bqw&pi=9CIFcpplTeKaH&pt=5b38ebbb396853dd571227d73686a13b

47:12

Amanda Harman's Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/07/21

Amanda Harman is a community service queen and this week’s guest on Life is a Song. She loves Death Cab for Cutie, Taylor Swift and Florence and the Machine. What else has made Amanda’s list? Tune in to find out wherever you find your podcasts.Key moments: Amanda’s fandom of Taylor Swift is connected to her relationship with her daughter. Listen to her story of listening and singing along to Swift’s Midnights album together.Spotify

49:16

Victoria Brewer's Life is a Song

Life is a Song ·

2025/07/14

This week's guest is Victoria Brewer, a creative woman whose list features songs from Broadway musicals, television and film along with Fleet Foxes, Lou Rawls and Whitney Houston.Key moments: Victoria tells a story of how her aunt remembers her as a toddler in the backseat of her aunt's car belting "I'm Every Woman" along with Whitney Houston.Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/39eoUgAPaY5XiKBmxZksEV?si=QbqNjzeZScOX9S1Chb00yw&pi=0tRFuCjqSmyB5

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