Listener Picks: Songs Of Hope And Calm
If there was ever a need for the healing power of music, now is that time. We put out a call for the songs helping you cope and, on this episode, we play your picks.
If there was ever a need for the healing power of music, now is that time. We put out a call for the songs helping you cope and, on this episode, we play your picks.
Anna Carvlin and Sussan Navabi took their wedding photos in masks and said “cheers” with tiny bottles of hand sanitizer.
Yes, it’s still possible to have a “hot date” while social distancing. Here’s how.
Light your candles and schedule your limpia because today’s episode is all about the power of intuition. Reporter Cindy Rodriguez talks to scientist Galang Lufityanto about his research into intuitive decision-making. Then, we head to the Brooklyn Brujeria festival, and learn about how intuition has been part of a growing Latinx feminist movement. Finally we hear about Cindy’s journey to accept her own sense of intuition, through her relationship to her mother.
The novelist describes her new book, “The Glass Hotel,” as a “a ghost story with a Ponzi scheme and container shipping.”
The Song That Changed My Life is a segment that gives us the chance to talk with some of our favorite artists about the music that made them who they are today. We’re joined by DJ and master of the turntable Cut Chemist. Born Lucas McFadden, Cut Chemist is best known for co-founding the iconic underground hip-hop group Jurassic 5. He’ll tell us about “Park Bench People” by Freestyle Fellowship. The Fellowship was a boundary-defying underground crew fronted by MC’s Myka 9 and Aceyalone. Find out how the song changed Cut Chemist’s idea of what hip-hop could be. When he joined us in 2018, he had just released his first record in over a decade. Die Cut is available now.
Eliza Hittman’s second feature, “Beach Rats,” got the director some attention in 2017, but her latest - NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS - came out of Sundance this year as one of the fest’s most celebrated titles. In their review, Adam and Josh talk about the movie’s patience and attention to detail along with the subtle brilliance of star Sidney Flanigan’s performance. Christopher Nolan’s breakout film was also a Sundance hit. 2001’s MEMENTO, the director’s second feature, went on to become a box office success and an Oscar nominee. Continuing their Nolan “Oeuvre-view,” Adam and Josh revisit the film that put the director on the map and find it just as surprising and astonishing as they did almost 20 years ago. Plus, the winner of this year’s Filmspotting Madness: Best of the 2010s.0:00 - Billboard1:33 - Review: “Never Rarely Sometimes Always”Waxahatchee, “Can’t Do Much”30:40 - Next Week / Notes35:22 - Filmspotting Madness: Champion50:31 - Patreon / New Poll1:02:12 - Nolan “Oeuvre-view” #2: “Memento”1:41:21 - Outro1:42:57 - “Never Rarely…” Spoilers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
This week Sound Opinons welcomes prolific singer, songwriter, and producer Raphael Saadiq. Perhaps most widely known as a member of the 1990s R&B band Tony! Toni! Toné!, he’s also released five critically acclaimed solo albums, all the while producing notable work for others, including “Lady” by D’Angelo, and “Cranes In The Sky” by Solange. Plus, Jim and Greg bid farewell to legendary songwriter John Prine.
Singer-songwriter Jeremy Dutcher talks about connecting with his fans via live stream after his tour across Quebec was cancelled due to COVID-19. Canadian musician Dana Gavanski discusses how she unexpectedly got stuck in Serbia the week her latest album, Yesterday Is Gone, was released. Actor Thandie Newton opens up about her “upfront and uncompromising” approach to fame. The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s principal double bass player, Jeffrey Beecher, explains how he brought together a virtual orchestra to perform Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring.
Let’s talk about solutions. Specifically, solutions to the problems we’re running into entertaining ourselves at home. There’s a lot to watch and read and hear, but there’s also a lot that we’re missing—like live sports, concerts, and spending nights out with friends. And we’ve got some ideas about how to fill those voids.