Radiolab
• WNYC Studios
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan fracture an occasional law to rewatch the 1987 comedy ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ starring Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, and Brigitte Nielsen. Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It feels just right that Thomasin survives her naive religious family. I'm sorry for her siblings, but the parents just deserved to die. For god's sake, they had glass windows back home in England. "Glass windows"!!1! Who in his right mind leaves behind *that* and puts themselves in a dire situation like this!??
A great analysis of my favourite song from the latest Meshuggah album. Love how he uses his fingers to illustrate it all!
I rarely dissect Meshuggah songs like this. But it’s good to sometimes have other people doing that for you.
Radiolab
• WNYC Studios
Always checking out Jack’s new outputs. Almost always enjoying his guitar playing, sounds and songs. My favourite Song so far is the closing track “Shedding My Velvet”. A drum beat like this always gets me; and the guitar parts are fantastic, too. Have I written enough “always”-es, yet?
Song Exploder
• Hrishikesh Hirway
Arooj Aftab is a singer and composer based in Brooklyn. She grew up in Saudi Arabia, but her family is from Pakistan. And earlier this year, she made history by becoming the first Pakistani artist to win a Grammy. Her song, “Mohabbat" won the Best Global Music Performance Grammy, and she was nominated for Best New Artist. "Mohabbat" was first released on her 2021 album, Vulture Prince, but it’s been a part of Arooj’s life for a long time . In this episode, she tells the story of how the song was first born, and how it lived with her and evolved over the years before she finally recorded it.
For more, visit songexploder.net/arooj-aftab
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey wish they were never artificially created in a lab! It’s time for ‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery,’ starring Mike Myers and Elizabeth Hurley. Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Radiolab
• WNYC Studios
What happened to Aaron Swartz is so unjust and tragic. But I guess thatfate is almost certain when you uncover injustices or crimes the USgovernment and institutions do not like; when you go against the stream.Doesn’t matter if you’re a kid (that’s morally right, too).
But this is not only depressing. It also celebrates Aaron’s victoriesand general accomplishments.
On a side note: it struck me as remarkable, that the internet allowed athirteen year old kid to collaborate with adults on the spec of RSS. Idoubt this would have happened in real life, simply because ofartificial societal hurdles and/or adult arrogance.
