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Five Faves: 2005 Edition Executive producer Adam Harris walks us through some of the most memorable sets and performances from his first season with Mountain Stage, twenty short years ago. Tune in to hear The Del McCoury Band, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Lizz Wright, Guy Clark, Nanci Griffith, Odetta and more! https://bit.ly/4sptuc8

In this episode, first aired in 2014, we examine three very different kinds of black boxes—spaces where we know what’s going in, we know what’s coming out, but can’t see what happens in-between. From the darkest parts of metamorphosis to a sixty-year-old secret among magicians, and the nature of consciousness itself, we shine some light on three questions. But for each, we contend with an answerless space, leaving just enough room for the mystery and magic, always wondering what’s inside the Black Box. EPISODE CREDITS:  Reported by Tim Howard and Molly Webster Produced by Tim Howard and Molly Webster EPISODE CITATIONS: Radio Show: ABC's Keep Them Guessing (https://tinyurl.com/9r9zmftr)LATERAL CUTS: Last year we shared a story on our feed about butterfly researcher Dr. Martha Weiss, and how she befriended a little boy on the other side of the world who wanted to do his own caterpillar memory study. Martha’s daughter Annie Rosenthal captured the whole adventure on tape and produced a gorgeous audio feature, “Caterpillar Roadshow,” which was first published in the audio magazine Signal Hill.  You can find it on our feed (https://zpr.io/xPdAYXFUMr4s) –or on Signal Hill’s website. (https://zpr.io/a4bjPKeXJQWK)    Signup for our newsletter!! It includes short essays, recommendations, and details about other ways to interact with the show. Sign up (https://radiolab.org/newsletter)! Radiolab is supported by listeners like you. Support Radiolab by becoming a member of The Lab (https://members.radiolab.org/) today. Follow our show on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook @radiolab, and share your thoughts with us by emailing radiolab@wnyc.org. Leadership support for Radiolab’s science programming is provided by the Simons Foundation and the John Templeton Foundation. Foundational support for Radiolab was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

If you were stranded on a desert island today, what’s the one song you couldn’t live without? This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot round up a handful of Desert Island Jukebox picks from previous guests of Sound Opinions. The hosts also review the new albums from Peaches and Danny Brown.Join our Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3sivr9TBecome a member on Patreon: https://bit.ly/3slWZvcSign up for our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3eEvRnGMake a donation via PayPal: https://bit.ly/3dmt9lUSend us a Voice Memo: Desktop: bit.ly/2RyD5Ah Mobile: sayhi.chat/soundops Featured Songs:The Beatles, "In My Life," Rubber Soul, Parlophone, 1965The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967Peaches, "No Lube So Rude," No Lube So Rude, Kill Rock Stars, 2026Peaches, "Be Love," No Lube So Rude, Kill Rock Stars, 2026Peaches, "Not In Your Mouth None Of Your Business," No Lube So Rude, Kill Rock Stars, 2026Danny Brown, "Copycats," Stardust, Warp, 2025Danny Brown, "Whatever The Case," Stardust, Warp, 2025Danny Brown, "Book of Daniel," Stardust, Warp, 2025Danny Brown, "All4u," Stardust, Warp, 2025Danny Brown, "Lift You Up," Stardust, Warp, 2025Roxy Music, "Virginia Plain," Roxy Music, Island and Reprise, 1972Soft Machine, "Hope For Happiness," The Soft Machine, ABC and Probe, 1968Spoon, "Let Me Be Mine," They Want My Soul, Loma Vista and ANTI, 2014Rolling Stones, "Emotional Rescue," Emotional Rescue, Rolling Stones, 1980Jeff Tweedy, "Lou Reed Was My Babysitter," Twilight Override, dBpm, 2025Tyrannosaurus Rex, "A Beard of Stars," A Beard of Stars, Regal Zonophone, 1970Tyrannosaurus Rex, "By the Light of the Magical Moon," A Beard of Stars, Regal Zonophone, 1970Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force, "Planet Rock," Planet Rock (Single), Tommy Boy, 1982The Spinners, "Mighty Love," Mighty Love, Atlantic, 1973The Delfonics, "La-La Means I Love You," La-La Means I Love You, Philly Groove, 1968Kate Bush, "Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)," Hounds of Love, EMI, 1985Local H, "How's The Weather Down There?," Whatever Happened To P.J. Soles?, Studio.E, 2004Mark Lannigan, "Solitaire," Imitations, Vagrant, 2013Mark Lannigan, "Ugly Sunday," The Winding Sheet, Sub Pop, 1990Nirvana, "Lithium," Nevermind, DGC, 1992Tsunami, "In a Name," Deep End, Simple Machines, 1993The Lemon Twigs, "Any Time Of Day," Everything Harmony, Captured Tracks, 2023Nicholas Krgovich, "Rosemary," Rosemary (Single), Tin Angel, 2018The Butterfield Blues Band, "East-West," East-West, Elektra, 1966The Third Mind, "East West (Live)," Live Mind, Yep Roc, 2025Beach Bunny, "Dream Boy," Honeymoon, Mom + Pop, 2020Redd Kross, "Candy Coloured Catastrophe," Redd Kross, In The Red, 2024See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Visitors sometimes just drop in on us. But a visitor to a home in Georgia took the notion of “dropping in” a bit far. It smashed through the roof, an air duct, and a thick layer of insulation before splatting into the floor, leaving a crater the size of a quarter. It missed smacking into a resident by just 14 feet. The “visitor” was a meteorite – part of a much larger space rock. The rock formed a glowing streak as it raced through the skies of the southeastern United States on June 26th. Hundreds of people saw it, and many more heard it – it produced a sonic boom, plus an explosion before it hit the ground. The bit that smashed into the house was one of more than 200 samples recovered. In all, they totaled about 12 pounds. Collectively, they were called the McDonough meteorite for the small town where they hit. Eyewitness reports, videos, weather radar, and weather satellites helped scientists reconstruct the space rock’s origin. It came from the asteroid belt – a wide band of debris between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It probably was a piece from a much larger body that broke apart 470 million years ago. Lab studies revealed the meteorite’s age: 4.56 billion years – about 20 million years older than Earth. That means it was similar to the rocky building blocks that came together to make Earth. So the McDonough meteorite is an ancient visitor that dropped in with a bang. Script by Damond Benningfield

It's a New Música episode! This week we highlight recent releases from Francisca Valenzuela, Nathy Peluso, The Warning, Bang Data & Santi Mostaffa, Cimafunk & Monsieur Perine, Andres Levin & Atercipelados, El Mató a Un Policia Motorizado, Cheo and more.

Stories of high drama from America's workplaces — surprising, emotional places full of the greed, jealousy, and ambition of real politics. Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription.Prologue: We hear three stories of how conflicts are resolved in offices. Two of those stories come from sociologist Calvin Morrill, who studied the executive suites at a number of large companies in his book The Executive Way: Conflict Management in Corporations. The last story comes from host Ira Glass, who talks about how he ended up punching his own boss in the stomach in front of all his co-workers. (12 minutes)Act One: Starlee Kine with the story of a company in turmoil. A young employee gets in a jam and discovers that in times of trouble, when all else has failed, companies in her industry turn to one woman in a suburban home in Long Island, who solves their corporate problems while the TV plays in the background. (12 minutes)Act Two: David Rakoff discusses the world of birthdays and other holidays, as they're celebrated on the job… and what happens when you call yourself an editorial assistant but the editor you're assisting calls you a secretary. (15 minutes)Act Three: Julie Snyder explains the office politics of street vendors on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street in New York City. With her is sociologist Mitch Duneier, who spent years working with the vendors and writing about them for his book Sidewalk. (14 minutes)Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.orgThis American Life privacy policy.Learn more about sponsor message choices.