Episode 1
The debut episode of The Organist features George Saunders, Nick Offerman, five-word record reviews, and more.
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David Cross, a copyright-free Birthday Song, Sam Lipsyte and more.
View ArticleEpisode 3: Tween Anxiety
Conan O'Brien talks to Jack White, Sarah Silverman on her pet owl, 'The Blob' and more.
View ArticleEpisode 4: Richard, the Angel of Death
James Franco performs a new radio drama from Will Eno, plus Nick Cave's soundsuits and a rap battle.
View ArticleEpisode 5: Tempest Storm and Andy Kaufman
Jack White talks to the world's oldest burlesque dancer, plus new recordings from Andy Kaufman.
View ArticleEpisode 6: The Pyramid Club
This month, Hua Hsu, Sam McPheeters, Dawn of Midi and more.
View ArticleEpisode 7: Against Lineage
Thomas Lennon, Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill, Chris Stroffolino.
View ArticleEpisode 8: Kittens in a Basket
Jesse Eisenberg, Mike Kelley, Catherine Keener, Alexis Georgopoulos, Ben Greenman and more.
View ArticleEpisode 9: The Sonic Barber's Pole
Featuring a preview of our upcoming conversation between Lena Dunham and Judy Blume; Canadian medical marijuana from the 1970s; aural illusions; and much more!
View ArticleEpisode 10: Thundershirt
A conversation between Lena Dunham and Judy Blume, in Blume's Manhattan apartment.
View ArticleEpisode 11: Another Planet
The true story of Clyde Casey, a street performer who used surrealism and abstract art to fight crime in Los Angeles' Skid Row in the 1980's before he relocated to Another Planet.
View ArticleEpisode 12: Worm People
Portlandia creators Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein debut "Apologies," a new radio play, performed by Tig Notaro and Kevin Corrigan.
View ArticleEpisode 13: High-Heeled Boys
Annie Clark, better known as St. Vincent, takes us on a musical history tour, including music that influenced her from age two through high school. LANGUAGE ADVISORY
View ArticleEpisode 14: The Birthday Song
The odd history of how the sweet, simple, omnipresent "Birthday Song" became a highly contested — and lucrative — piece of intellectual property.
View ArticleEpisode 15: The Frank Story
The real-life story of Jon Ronson's new film, "Frank," which stars Michael Fassbender as an experimental musician who never removes his giant papier-mache head.
View ArticleEpisode 16: The Horse Counselor
Masterful comedic actors David Wain and Rachel Dratch perform an original radio play about a woman and her therapist... who also happens to be a horse.
View ArticleEpisode 17: Barely Not Shaking
James Franco performs an untitled radio play by Will Eno, and Harmony Korine discusses his playful and obnoxious experiments in music.
View ArticleEpisode 18: A Mind Forever Voyaging
Mike Mills' new film (available through July 1 only to our listeners!) asks the kids of Silicon Valley workers: what does the future look like?
View ArticleEpisode 19: Composing the Tinnitus Suites
What happens if you're a composer and the ringing in your ears after a concert never goes away?
View ArticleEpisode 20: Enter the Optigan
Filmmaker Rodney Ascher (Room 237) presents an excerpt from an unreleased early film on the new episode of the Organist.
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