How Music Does That
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How Music Does That
Music -- just vibrations in the air -- can make you feel heartbroken or elated, peaceful or stabby, inspired to save the whales or to invade Poland. This is HOW MUSIC DOES THAT.Click the website link to subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Haunting of Figure 8
Schoolhouse Rock was always great. But the music from one particular episode has haunted us down the years.
How MUZAK Does That
How did wall-to-wall music find its way into every public space? Meet General George Squier.
Anatomy of an Earworm
After a month at the mercy of an earworm, I found the cure. Then it all went wrong.
When the Music Doesn't Trust You
The mark of a great film score is knowing when to shut up.
Unsung
They are some of your favorite artists of all time. And you don't even know their names.
The King of Space-Age Pop!
HOW MUSIC DOES THAT returns with a Mexican bandleader whose coloristic imagination defined the sound of the space age.
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The Bagpipe Incident on Which I Thought We Had Agreed Not to Dwell [Encore]
30,000 people. 16 measures. One bad decision.
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The Evolution of Cool [Encore]
The quality of 'cool' in music has deep evolutionary roots in the brain.
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Where Did We Put Vivaldi? [Encore]
After greatness came one bad decision—and then, the forgetting.
ENCORE: The Rage of the Third Sons (Carmina Burana)
Eight hundred years ago, they left the church and found the world.
ENCORE: The Aging White Suburban Music Professor's Guide to Hip Hop
Put on the good Dockers, Chad. We're going in.
ENCORE: The Bones of Yellow Brick Road
Most covers stay on the surface. Sara Bareilles got down into the bones.
The Man Who Tried to Strangle Film Music in Its Crib
Sternberg didn't like film music—until he needed it.
ENCORE: As White as Classical
Classical music isn't that white by accident -- and it can't afford to stay that way.
When You Were Twelve
If you love a song you don't really care about, see if it's from the year you were 12.
Dickinson's Island, and Other Unholy Monsters
When I was a boy, I sat bored in church, trying to break a code.
The Unwiggled String
Children are taught to fear and avoid this sound. All the more reason to love it.
The Long Way Home in 'Hallelujah'
The lyrics are poetic and evocative. But let's talk about that long trip home.
Where Did We Put Vivaldi?
Antonio Vivaldi was a very big deal -- and then he wasn't. But he had a plan.
TikTok and the Hypnotics
For a few weeks, TikTok forged an unholy alliance of banjo, yodeling, and scientific notation.
Music is Made of Time
The fact that music unfolds over time is key to understanding its unique power.
Whose Monkey Chant Is It Anyway?
It's an electrifying cry from the ancient heart of Bali. Or is it?
As White as Classical
Classical music isn't that white by accident -- and it can't afford to stay that way.
The Words Get In the Way
Strip language away, and the human voice becomes a pure instrument of emotion.
Shortcut: How I Solved the Musical Mystery of My Life
One tune tormented me since I was two. I finally figured out why.
The Epitome Trap
Before every music course I teach, I have the same argument with myself.