Episode 175: Have Yourself an Amicable Little Divorce
Hark, Herald Angels! It’s milestone time! For our latest experiment in extremes, Ian tries to claim the highest spot with a special recording by an artist who you may… Read more »
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Episode 174: Melted Snow and Frozen Water
It’s World Oceans Day, and in honor of that big blue sea we listen to “Christmas Under the Sea” by The Aqua Kids, which is impressively heavy on sea creature… Read more »
Episode 173: Aggressively Wholesome
National Doughnut Day seems to get earlier every year, eh? This year, instead of celebrating with those delicious sufganiyot, we kick of the episode with a different Hanukkah treat: “My… Read more »
Episode 172: New Funky Mode
We learn a lot in this episode – about music, about ourselves, and about New Kids on the Block. I guess mostly that last thing. We are, for reasons that… Read more »
Episode 171: Gritty Mele Kalikimaka Reboot
This week we’re back to requests! “The Atheist Christmas Carol” by Vienna Teng delights us with its beauty and complexity, while “Snow in Los Angeles” by Dead Sara delivers some… Read more »
Episode 170: The Feminine Mystique (North Pole Edition)
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, so we’re listening to two songs about Mother Christmas! The first – “Mother Christmas” by J.S. Ondara – uses the right nomenclature, but is actually… Read more »
Episode 169: Kylo and the Rens
This week is MAY the FOURTH, so you know what that means! That’s right, it’s Rhode Island Independence Day!! We celebrate with holiday songs by two bands from our beloved… Read more »
Episode 168: Grown Up Songs for Grown Ups
This week, we cover two requests for songs about Christmas wishes – mature, adult Christmas wishes. “My Grown Up Christmas List” by Amy Grant is a sentimental classic that doesn’t… Read more »
Episode 167: Tis the Weed
OK, look. We’ve run out of funny things to say about April 20th, the weed holiday, here in the episode description. But we will never, ever run out of winter… Read more »
Episode 166: Flirtatious Trumpet and Mournful Accordion
This week on HARK, we cover two songs by request: the haunting reverie of Loreena McKennitt’s “In Praise of Christmas” and the playful brevity of the Squirrel Nut Zipper’s “Winter… Read more »