Can a mix bring you happiness? That's the question our special guest Dr. Benjamin Rathert explores on today's Blank Cassette with his Volume 116, a mix made during a pretty intensely unhappy period. Music clearly has a transformative power, but will this collection of songs do it? Ben shares a really personal journey with us today that I think you'll all enjoy.

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Ben's Volume 116 contains:

1. The Corrs ft. Bono - Summer Wine
2. Tracy Chapman - The Promise
3. Garth Brooks - The Change
4. Billie Holiday - Ill Wind
5. Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love
6. The Police - King of Pain
7. Kenny Chesney - Better as a Memory
8. AC/DC - Moneytalks (live)
9. Yael Naim - New Soul
10. Alan Menken - One Jump
11. Jans Lekman - Friday Night at the Drive-In Bingo
12. Alan Jackson - That'd Be Alright
13. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
14. Van Morrison - Wavelength
15. Coldplay - Viva La Vida
16. Vertical Horizon - You're a God
17. Paul McCartney - Calico Skies
18. Cyndi Lauper - True Colors (acoustic)
19. Frank Sinatra - It Was a Very Good Year