American rock and roll is still manufactured, packaged, and presented to you by a lot of old-brained people who think they know what music's about.

But if you are the discerning group that I know you to be, then you'll make more demands, as kids once did and created some progressive radio and the positive

atmosphere for a lot of great bands. I'm Deirdre O'Donohue on KCRW with Snap. It's Thanksgiving

week in 1985, and Deirdre is delivering one of her passionate sermons on the importance of non-commercial

radio. Meanwhile, out in Radioland, two young women are coming of age in the San

Fernando Valley. In a few years, when they're teenagers, they'll both latch on to Deirdre for

totally different reasons. Felicia becomes obsessed with the new music Deirdre is playing on Snap.

And Tanya enjoys Deirdre's deep dives into the past on her Sunday morning show, Breakfast with the Beatles.

It was just so beautiful because she spoke to both of us and both of our styles of music that we loved at the time.

On this week's episode of Bent by Nature, we paid tribute to the listeners, whom Deirdre called the heart and soul of Snap.

It's a story about two young women finding their way and the courage that music gives us to imagine our futures.

I'm Tricia Hallorin, and from KCRW, this is Bent by Nature, Deirdre O'Donohue and the Lost Snap Archives.

Episode 7, Ages of You.

Do you want me to start?

Yeah, you do it.

Okay.

Okay. They say you heard the ones you love, but I don't think it's true. The ones you love, they're just the most so bad.

You heard what I thing you do.

So why so bitter, sweet thing?

Why so up in arms?

It's only a lover's sympathies.

Here's this director chance.

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