Episode Notes

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Fresh from attending her second They Might Be Giants show, Christina brings a little inspiration from a conversation she had while waiting in line. We already know TMBG “homework” is the best kind of homework, and this week, Julia listened to Glean for her first, second, and possibly even third time, and there wasn’t even extra credit involved!

Let us tell you about our favorite Glean tracks, plus a few others, and find out this episode's Sound of the Week and Word of the Week! (Our space capsule maintenance crew is still on schedule to arrive between October 2025 and January 2026, so please excuse the occasional audio blips again.)

Listen to this week’s featured album: Glean

Playlist of songs referenced in this episode: https://bit.ly/ihasep6refs

• Let Me Tell You About My Operation

• Underwater Woman

• Particle Man (we use a clip of the Flood version in the episode, but check out this recent live performance!)

• Metal Detector (another one where we use a clip from the studio album, but since we referenced it last episode as well, enjoy this live version instead this week)

• Madam, I Challenge You To A Duel

• I Can Help The Next In Line

• Aaa

• Bee Of The Bird Of The Moth

• Hate The Villanelle

• Glean

Other references:

• Tumblr Q&A that mentions Guys & Dolls

• Stop Making Sense

• Carlos Dengler

• Ben Folds

• Tiny Hummers and Bumblebirds (the Snowberry Clearwing seems to be the most “bee of the bird of the moth” in these pictures)

• Stylophone

• Villanelle (poetic form)

• Sorry, we didn’t end up drawing a diagram of the villanelle’s form (hey, we warned you), but if you draw one and send it to us, we’ll put it here and tag you!

• John Flansburgh mentions the technical limitations of Dial-A-Song (31m 32s in)

• Intro audio is from the NASA archive

• Intro spacey sounds were generated using the KORG Kaossilator app

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