Full episode 737: The Daily Act One How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall? Transcript Producer Ben Calhoun investigates a daily mystery—a daily musical mystery. (15 minutes) ByBen Calhoun More in MusicView all 811: The One Place I Can’t Go Sept. 29, 2023 Act Two: Killing Me Softly Producer Emmanuel Dzotsi has a tale about something he avoids at all costs, even though it seems to follow him everywhere he goes. (8 minutes) 796: What Lies Beneath Apr. 14, 2023 Act One: Music of the Night after Night after Night The musicians in the orchestra for Phantom of the Opera tell reporter Jay Caspian Kang about what it’s like to play the exact same music every single night—for decades. 778: Me Minus Me Aug. 26, 2022 Act One: Voice Over Sandy Allen tells the story of learning to play an instrument that suddenly sounds very different — his own voice. More by Ben CalhounView all 760: A City Walks Into an Investigation Jan. 28, 2022 Act One: Chief Lewis Adds It Up The police chief in Muskegon conducts his own personal investigation into Officer Anderson’s interactions with Black people on the job. 725: Turkey in a Face Mask Nov. 27, 2020 Act One: Dead Ringer A while ago, a farmer walked through a pork processing plant in Oklahoma with a friend who managed it. 723: Squeaker Nov. 6, 2020 Act Three: Louisiana Ben Calhoun talks to a man in ICE detention in Louisiana about how he and people around him are following the election.
811: The One Place I Can’t Go Sept. 29, 2023 Act Two: Killing Me Softly Producer Emmanuel Dzotsi has a tale about something he avoids at all costs, even though it seems to follow him everywhere he goes. (8 minutes)
796: What Lies Beneath Apr. 14, 2023 Act One: Music of the Night after Night after Night The musicians in the orchestra for Phantom of the Opera tell reporter Jay Caspian Kang about what it’s like to play the exact same music every single night—for decades.
778: Me Minus Me Aug. 26, 2022 Act One: Voice Over Sandy Allen tells the story of learning to play an instrument that suddenly sounds very different — his own voice.
760: A City Walks Into an Investigation Jan. 28, 2022 Act One: Chief Lewis Adds It Up The police chief in Muskegon conducts his own personal investigation into Officer Anderson’s interactions with Black people on the job.
725: Turkey in a Face Mask Nov. 27, 2020 Act One: Dead Ringer A while ago, a farmer walked through a pork processing plant in Oklahoma with a friend who managed it.
723: Squeaker Nov. 6, 2020 Act Three: Louisiana Ben Calhoun talks to a man in ICE detention in Louisiana about how he and people around him are following the election.