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Boys of Dungeon Lane, McCartney's collaboration with producer Andrew Watt, arrived when McCartney was 83 and and he came out swinging: the opening track greets listeners with a dissonant, unresolved guitar chord that sets the album's tone. Harmonic instability runs through the en ...  Show more

A sci-fi ballet imagined a 2080 where AI strips people of purpose, and the day before its New York premiere, an actual dystopia arrived. Arc Iris, the trio of Jocie Adams, Zach Tenorio and Ray Belli, built iTMRW as a concept record set in a future ruled by a mega-corporation that ...  Show more

“Sound is the forgotten flavor sense,” says experimental psychologist Charles Spence. In this episode, we discover how manipulating sound can transform our experience of food and drink, making stale potato chips taste fresh, adding the sensation of cream to black coffee, or boost ...  Show more

Find out how Amy lost a piece of her ear over the weekend, and how she plans to get it fixed! Plus, hear Abby perform her original song "Hey There Hometown" live for the first time at Bobby's Comedically Inspirational shows! Also, what did someone in the crowd yell at her while s ...  Show more

A list of the most hated country songs of all-time and Bobby reads them off to see if the studio loves it, hates it or is indifferent about it. Plus, Amy's plumber shows her a new music genre when doing work at her house. After a girl sets a new world record for most chicken nugg ...  Show more

How does sound influence the way we eat, drink and taste? We discover our hearing makes a bigger contribution to flavour than we think. Mike Johnson explores the concept of 'sonic seasoning' - the idea that different sounds can accentuate the sweetness, bitterness or spiciness of ...  Show more