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Music Saved Me Podcast

Music Saved Me Podcast

Finding Your Voice : Shrimpnose/Riley Smithson on Stuttering, Survival and The Sound that Set Him Free-Encore

Jul 1, 2026 · 24m

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What happens when the thing you struggle with most becomes the very thing that saves you? In this encore episode, host Lynn Hoffman sits down with Riley Smithson — the LA-based electronic and hip-hop producer known as Shrimpnose — for a raw, unforgettable conversation about music as medicine, identity, and transformation. This Music Saved Me episode is a testament to the healing power of music. Riley Smithson grew up navigating the world with a stutter, a condition that shaped how he moved through life, how he connected with others, and ultimately, how he found his voice — not through words, but through sound. He opens up about the profound emotional weight of feeling…