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Bonfire Cinema, Los Angeles, CA (2026)

Bonfire Cinema is a multi-platform independent studio that brings high-concept inspiring, entertaining and enlightening content across the mediums of:

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08/26/2026

How can the same words mean something entirely different when sung by the same person decades later?

Through the evolution of "Both Sides Now", Gunter Swoboda examines the psychology of aging, wisdom, autobiographical memory and life review, and why something that can sound precocious when expressed in youth may sound profoundly wise after it has been lived.

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How can the same words mean something entirely different when sung by the same person decades later? This week on The Songs That Made Us, Gunter explores Joni M

08/19/2026

Out NOW! The Songs That Made Us: Part 8. John Lennon's "Working Class Hero"

What happens when society teaches you who you are supposed to be before you've had the chance to decide for yourself?

This week, Gunter Swoboda examines the concept of class and being compartmentalized before you even have a say in the trajectory of your life.

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What happens when society teaches you who you are supposed to be before you've had the chance to decide for yourself? This week on The Songs That Made Us, Gunt

08/12/2026

This week on The Songs That Made Us, Gunter Swoboda explores INXS’ “The Stairs,” a haunting meditation on the anonymous lives unfolding around us and the strange human experience of being physically close while remaining emotionally separate.

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Music Video for The Stairs: https://youtu.be/-9FOYTwxfcU?si=mFPQVDCKASBR1oFuLive from Wembley Stadium: https://youtu.be/N8CIBNJB2FM?si=sF_SoLZtDrzyaszv There�

08/05/2026

OUT NOW! The Songs That Made Us: part 6.

This week, Gunter Swoboda discusses the classic song, "Father and Son" by Cat Stevens and asks the question: What happens when the voice you're arguing with belongs to someone you love? That voice could eventually become your own.

"Father and Son" became something much larger: a dialogue between generations, identities, and ultimately, different versions of ourselves.Through psychology, culture, and music history, Gunter examines why the song continues to resonate more than fifty years later—and why its two voices may both live within us.

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What happens when the voice you're arguing with belongs to someone you love—and eventually becomes part of your own?In this episode of The Songs That Made Us,

07/29/2026

What happens when we ask a question—not because we expect an answer, but because we need someone to remain with us inside the uncertainty?

In this episode of The Songs That Made Us, Gunter Swoboda explores Marvin Gaye’s landmark recording, "What’s Going On", and the psychological power of a song that responds to violence, war, injustice, and collective grief without becoming hardened by them.

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https://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-342-the-songs-that-made-us-marvin-gaye-s-what-s-going-on-the-psychology-of-grief--73222558

Music Video for Marvin Gaye's What's Going On? https://youtu.be/o5TmORitlKk?si=tp-xjNHA4yQ0CYpO What happens when we ask a question—not because we expect an

07/22/2026

What does real hope sound like?

This week on The Songs That Made Us, Gunter Swoboda explores Sam Cooke's timeless masterpiece "A Change Is Gonna Come" : a song born from personal injustice, the Civil Rights Movement, and an unwavering belief that change is possible even when there is little evidence to support it

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https://www.spreaker.com/episode/8-341-the-songs-that-made-us-sam-cooke-s-a-change-is-gonna-come-the-psychology-of-hope--73093823?fbclid=Iwb21leATN2JhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7wq8T7V1LIa44Z4ZXhgaUM0niO0DUc1EIeFeSjkAsBfd9usBNkPmtpjYg8WA_aem_yVkHZIHM73jF6kbzQBoaBg

What does real hope sound like?This week on The Songs That Made Us, Gunter explores Sam Cooke's timeless masterpiece A Change Is Gonna Come—a song born from p

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Tuesday	8am - 4pm
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Friday	8am - 4pm

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