The mark of a great film score is knowing when to shut up.

How Music Does That

When the Music Doesn't Trust You

The 1977 Line

Schoolhouse Rock was always great. But the music from one particular episode has haunted us down the years.

The Haunting of Figure 8

How did wall-to-wall music find its way into every public space? Meet General George Squier.

How MUZAK Does That

How a few inaccurate jingles came to represent entire cultures.

Riffing on Each Other

After a month at the mercy of an earworm, I found the cure. Then it all went wrong.

Anatomy of an Earworm

They are some of your favorite artists of all time. And you don't even know their names.

Unsung

HOW MUSIC DOES THAT returns with a Mexican bandleader whose coloristic imagination defined the sound of the space age.

The King of Space-Age Pop!

Clap When You Damn Well Please [Encore]

30,000 people. 16 measures. One bad decision.

The Bagpipe Incident on Which I Thought We Had Agreed Not to Dwell [Encore]

Música

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.<br /><br />Click the website link to subscribe on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts.