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SISTER SONGS SEASON 3
Episode 1: "By Ear" January 21, 2026
Today would have been my sister Annemarie's 52nd birthday. Sister Songs is the third and final season of The Silence Between Hello. Season one was about my mom. Season two was about my dad. This season is about Annemarie — my big sister, the eighth of nine kids. I'm the ninth. She never let me forget it. In this episode: a musical prodigy who could play hymns before she could read. The religion that gave her a gift and used it as a leash. And the sister who once told me I shouldn't have been born, but spent her whole life reaching for me anyway.
Music:
Read more: jennyskoog.substack.com
Content note: This season discusses terminal illness, death, religious trauma, and family estrangement.
Episode 1: "By Ear" January 21, 2026
Today would have been my sister Annemarie's 52nd birthday. Sister Songs is the third and final season of The Silence Between Hello. Season one was about my mom. Season two was about my dad. This season is about Annemarie — my big sister, the eighth of nine kids. I'm the ninth. She never let me forget it. In this episode: a musical prodigy who could play hymns before she could read. The religion that gave her a gift and used it as a leash. And the sister who once told me I shouldn't have been born, but spent her whole life reaching for me anyway.
Music:
- "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" — Traditional hymn (pipe organ)
- "Für Elise" & "Moonlight Sonata" — Beethoven
- "Heart and Soul" — Hoagy Carmichael, original duet recording by Jenny & Annemarie, August 2022
- Additional tracks licensed via Envato Elements
Read more: jennyskoog.substack.com
Content note: This season discusses terminal illness, death, religious trauma, and family estrangement.
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By Jenny Skoog MondesirSISTER SONGS SEASON 3
Episode 1: "By Ear" January 21, 2026
Today would have been my sister Annemarie's 52nd birthday. Sister Songs is the third and final season of The Silence Between Hello. Season one was about my mom. Season two was about my dad. This season is about Annemarie — my big sister, the eighth of nine kids. I'm the ninth. She never let me forget it. In this episode: a musical prodigy who could play hymns before she could read. The religion that gave her a gift and used it as a leash. And the sister who once told me I shouldn't have been born, but spent her whole life reaching for me anyway.
Music:
Read more: jennyskoog.substack.com
Content note: This season discusses terminal illness, death, religious trauma, and family estrangement.
Episode 1: "By Ear" January 21, 2026
Today would have been my sister Annemarie's 52nd birthday. Sister Songs is the third and final season of The Silence Between Hello. Season one was about my mom. Season two was about my dad. This season is about Annemarie — my big sister, the eighth of nine kids. I'm the ninth. She never let me forget it. In this episode: a musical prodigy who could play hymns before she could read. The religion that gave her a gift and used it as a leash. And the sister who once told me I shouldn't have been born, but spent her whole life reaching for me anyway.
Music:
- "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" — Traditional hymn (pipe organ)
- "Für Elise" & "Moonlight Sonata" — Beethoven
- "Heart and Soul" — Hoagy Carmichael, original duet recording by Jenny & Annemarie, August 2022
- Additional tracks licensed via Envato Elements
Read more: jennyskoog.substack.com
Content note: This season discusses terminal illness, death, religious trauma, and family estrangement.