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March 11

Week 461: “Sample Hat” by Richard Houghten

Do you have a friend who’s always doing cool stuff? You know, that person who…

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August 13

Week 431: “Dundas, Ontario” by Manitoba (Caribou)

At some point in your life, you might have gone through a phase of wondering…

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July 23

Week 428: “City Nights” by Little Glass Men

There are different kinds of city nights. There are the sweltering midsummer ones, when everyone…

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June 25

Week 424: “Le Depart (version acoustique)” by L’Imperatrice

There are three things I remember about going off to my first summer job as…

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May 28

Week 420: “Ezra Was Right” by Grandbrothers

Pianos are miracles of musical engineering. Each one is a miniature wooden cathedral, filled with…

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May 14

Week 418: “Same Dream China” by Gold Panda

Here’s a strange fact for you to start your week with: there’s a good chance…

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March 19

Week 410: “Twice” by Little Dragon

Surprising fact: the oldest form of puppetry is one that doesn’t involve puppets. Well, kind…

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November 27

Week 394: “Lovely Path” by Bels Lontano

The next time you’re out walking in your neighbourhood, see if you can spot a…

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November 20

Week 393: “The Wheel” by SOHN

We generally think of the wheel as being the invention of some industrious caveman. The…

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May 15

Week 366: “What Are We Made Of?” by Shigeto

Here are the raw ingredients needed to make you: Oxygen: 65% Carbon: 18% Hydrogen: 10%…

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April 10

Week 361: “Avril 14” by Aphex Twin

For a long while, I wondered why Richard James, aka Aphex Twin, named this song…

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March 27

Week 359: “Apollo-Soyuz” by moon:and:6

I’ve been thinking a lot about co-operation recently. On the micro level, there are a…

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March 20

Week 358: “Postpartum” by Taylor McFerrin

Most of the official, record-label-written biographies of Taylor McFerrin don’t mention that he is the…

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December 12

Week 344: “Let It Snow” by filous

If you’re surprised by what you hear when you press play this week, I don’t…

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December 5

Week 343: “Letter” by Yosi Horikawa

Today, for no particular reason beyond the title of this week’s featured song, I would…

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November 7

Week 339: “Your Planet” by Chrome Sparks

Maria Sklodowska was never one to back down from a challenge. As a woman in…

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June 6

Week 317: “Meet You In The Maze” by James Blake

As a kid, the experience of reading the books of Roald Dahl was like dreaming…

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April 4

Week 308: “Rose Rouge” by St. Germain

This is the song that made me realize I liked jazz. I never disliked it,…

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February 29

Week 303: “Artificial Sweetener” by Daisuke Tanabe

I ate a lot of candy as a kid. The problem began at age 8,…

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December 28

Week 294: “Prelude” by Thrupence

People love saying that “everything happens for a reason.” I disagree with that. But I…

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