1 hour 33 minutes | Monday, 1 December 2025
This is a bonus episode number 8 that is curated, hosted, and guided by Ben Charles for the Musical Circle. Ben explains why this got pushed back a day. Ben also has a story within this episode about knowing someone who has never been in a relationship before, then after a few weeks, they get ghosted. Ben also reveals the next one at the very end. Here are all the songs:1. Believe In Him - De La Soul featuring STOUT and K. Butler and the Collective (from their 2025 album Cabin In the Sky)2. Last Train To London - Electric Light Orchestra (from their 1980 album Discovery)3. Love You Better - Monophonics featuring Kelly Finnigan (from their 2022 album Sage Motel)4. Little Things - India.Arie (from her 2002 album Voyage to India)5. Patience - Odeal (from his 2025 album called The Summer That Saved Me)6. What It Gave Me - Jordan Rakei featuring Jalen Ngonda (2025) 7. All That I Can Say - Mary J. Blige featuring Lauryn Hill (from her 1999 album called Mary) 8. What You Need - Tems (from her 2025 album Love Is A Kingdom)9. And We Go Gentle - Hiatus Kaiyote (from their 2021 album Mood Valiant)10. Just The Two Of Us - Home Alone. (from his 2025 album Watermelon Sugar)11. Against All Odds (Take A Look At Me Now) - Phil Collins (1985)12. Chasing Shadows - Nubiyan Twist featuring Fatoumata Diawara (2025) 13. Starship Syncopation - Cory Wong featuring the Metropole Orkest and Jules Bunkley (from the 2024 album also called Starship Syncopation) 14. Believe - by the band The Bravery (from the 2007 album The Sun and the Moon)15. Getaway - by the band Blossoms (from their 2016 album also called Blossoms) 16. Lies In the Eyes Of Love - Part Time (2019)17. Strangers In The Wind - Cut Copy (from their 2008 album In Ghost Colours)18. Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen (from their 1986 album A Kind Of Magic) (mention this is in Stranger Things S5)19. VIVID DREAMS - KAYTRANADA featuring River Tiber (from his 2016 album 99.9%)20. What A Fool Believes - The Doobie BrothersThe next bonus episode will be on Valentine's Day, February 14th or the 14th of February, 2026, with Bonus Episode number 9. Thank you for listening to this, and please continue supporting the Musical Circle. Curated, Hosted, and Guided by: Ben CharlesSpecial thank you to Elizabeth Hughes for helping me with the sound.